Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Her book is a history of the literary act, a history of words, a history of ideas and works-monuments rather than documents-that calls into question modern concepts of literature. Translator(s): Preisig, Sara L. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403038
- ISBN
- 9781421403038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.37€ 62.48
€ 68.37
€ 62.48
Paperback. America is a nation making itself up as it goes along. From the first conception of a New World in the sixteenth century to the latest re-envisioning of that world in cartoons, television, science fiction, and hip hop, this book gives us a fresh, kaleidoscopic view of what Made in America means. Editor(s): Marcus, Greil; Sollors, Werner. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 163 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1580.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 1128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064102
- ISBN
- 9780674064102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.91
€ 45.99
€ 37.91
Hardback. Featuring over 140 Chinese and non-Chinese contributors, this landmark volume, edited by David Der-wei Wang, explores unconventional forms as well as traditional genres, emphasizes Chinese authors' influence on foreign writers as well as China's receptivity to outside literary influences, and offers vibrant contrasting voices and points of view. Editor(s): Wang, David Der-Wei. Num Pages: 644 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 25 x 16. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967915
- ISBN
- 9780674967915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.15
€ 49.99
€ 42.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DD; DSB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196240
- ISBN
- 9781845196240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.25
€ 52.99
€ 47.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFP; DSB; HP; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Harvard Graduate School of Design
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728691
- ISBN
- 9780674728691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 49.19
€ 52.99
€ 49.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Hayot, Eric; Walkowitz, Rebecca L. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165211
- ISBN
- 9780231165211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Hardback. Editor(s): Hayot, Eric; Walkowitz, Rebecca L. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231165204
- ISBN
- 9780231165204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.74€ 79.41
€ 103.74
€ 79.41
Hardback. Analyzing novels such as The Sheltering Sky, Fahrenheit 451, and Peyton Place, Evan Brier reveals how novelists and the book trade positioned their works as antidotes to mid-twentieth-century mass culture, even as new partnerships between publishers and mass-culture institutions contributed to the success of these writings. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812242072
- ISBN
- 9780812242072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 96 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 6. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582414624
- ISBN
- 9780582414624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Hardcover. In a literary environment dominated by men, the first American to earn a living as a writer on both sides of the Atlantic was, miraculously, a woman. This is Hannah Adam's biography, which focuses primarily on the intimate connection between Adams's reading and her own literary work. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press Virginia
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922720
- ISBN
- 9780813922720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.55
€ 74.55
Paperback. Paul Green was winner of a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1927 and helped bring southern writing to the attention of the world. This volume features Green's drama and fiction, with texts of three plays and six short stories. His life is also outlined and examined by Laurence Avery. Series: Chapel Hill Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustration, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228250
- ISBN
- 9780807847084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. There is no more powerful symbol in American political life than the presidency, and the image of presidential power has had no less profound an impact on American fiction. This book illuminates the fundamental concern with democratic sovereignty that informs the literary works of the twentieth century. Series: 20/21. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136950
- ISBN
- 9780691136950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.73€ 55.15
€ 70.73
€ 55.15
Paperback. When the author travelled to Manchester in 1966, he packed in his bags certain literary favourites which would remain central to him throughout the rest of his life and during his years in England. In this book, he reflects on six of the figures who shaped him as a person and as a writer, from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Jan Peter Tripp. Translator(s): Catling, Jo. Num Pages: 224 pages, With 4x 4pg. full-colour insets and b/w integrated photographs throughout. BIC Classification: DSB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141037011
- ISBN
- 9780141037011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. This new book examines how a range of authors today perpetuate Virginia Woolf's literary legacy, by creating new forms adapted to their new ages and audiences. Addressing questions about the current penchant for refashioning our canon in order to update, this book will be valuable reading for both students and scholars of Woolf. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490797
- ISBN
- 9781137490797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jasper, David; Youzhuang, Geng; Wang, Hai. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GDC; CFP; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781481304184
- ISBN
- 9781481304184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.91
€ 98.91
Hardback. A biography of the Anglo-American poet and activist Denise Levertov that brings to life one of the major voices of the second half of the twentieth century, when American poetry was a powerful influence worldwide. It chronicles Levertov's role as a passionate social activist in volatile times and her importance as a teacher of writing. Num Pages: 532 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 36. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272460
- ISBN
- 9780520272460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.07
€ 49.99
€ 36.07
Hardback. Kottman's readings of the drama of William Shakespeare and others against two major treatises in political philosophy-Plato's Republic and Hobbes's Leviathan-contest the figural ground from which political philosophy emerges and suggests how a Shakespearean sense of the 'scene' might open up new avenues for thinking about politics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804758345
- ISBN
- 9780804758345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.26
€ 76.26
Paperback. One of the most significant literary works of the twentieth century, and one of the most innovative. Young Irish Catholic, Stephen Dedalus, rejects religion and national ties to develop unfettered as an artist. Stronly autobiographical, the novel is one of the founding texts of Modernism and the precursor of Ulysses. Editor(s): Johnson, Jeri. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199536443
- ISBN
- 9780199536443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.61
€ 9.99
€ 9.61
Hardback. This is the first book in the English language devoted to an analysis of the work ofthe Mozambican author Mia Couto. The book provides essential background details about Mozambican political and cultural history. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611482102
- ISBN
- 9781611482102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.29
€ 115.29
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691621722
- ISBN
- 9780691621722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.31€ 72.70
€ 94.31
€ 72.70
Paperback. Originally published in 1925 with two purposes in mind: to provide a collection of material to prepare students to read ordinary medieval Latin texts and, to meet the need of advanced students by furnishing an anthology of medieval Latin prose and poetry, this classic work has been reprinted. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813206356
- ISBN
- 9780813206356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.56
€ 26.56
Paperback. This work builds an argument about liberalism and the realist movement by shifting the focus from the rise of both in the 18th century, to their breakdown at the end of the 19th century. The decline of realism and the eroding logic of liberalism is related to the question of Jewish characters. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; JFSR1; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226815350
- ISBN
- 9780226815350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. A biography of the poet and libertine the Earl of Rochester. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684. The Life of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester. 480 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. A biography of the poet and libertine the Earl of Rochester. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight: 646.
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463362
- ISBN
- 9781580463362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.10
€ 52.99
€ 44.10
Hardcover. The Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins was a practitioner of strict asceticism, and his commentators have often approved or disapproved of his rigorous self-discipline. This study uses Lacanian theories of sublimation and courtly love to reconfigure this rift in the field of Hopkins criticism. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919409
- ISBN
- 9780813919409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.32
€ 67.32