Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
The author argues that in "Great Expectations", Charles Dickens updated "David Copperfield" and rewrote novels by various contemporaries. He parodically revised his competitor's themes, characters, and incidents to discredit their novels as unrealistic and imbued with Cinderella motifs. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122281
- ISBN
- 9780813122281
Condition: New
€ 47.25
€ 47.25
In her own time and ours, Hannah More (1745-1833) has been seen as a benefactress of the poor, writing and working selflessly to their benefit. This work argues that More's agenda was to control the poor, to prevent them rising in revolt against Church and King. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSB; HBTB; JFSC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122229
- ISBN
- 9780813122229
Condition: New
€ 47.84
€ 47.84
In "The Tempest", Shakespeare created Caliban as an archetype used to depict black men as slaves, savages, and threats to civilization. This study traces the Caliban legacy in modern and post-modern novels, exploring the work of black male writers such as John Edgar Wideman and Clarence Major. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; DSK; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122045
- ISBN
- 9780813122045
Condition: New
€ 46.81
€ 46.81
There was an active transatlantic black literary tradition as early as the 1760s. This book situates this literature in its own historical terms. It addresses the shifting meanings of race and gender during this period and explores how black identity was cultivated within a capitalist economy. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent; Gould, Philip. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3photos. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KB; 1KJ; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122038
- ISBN
- 9780813122038
Condition: New
€ 47.65
€ 47.65
The American Southwest has long fascinated audiences. Authors and filmmakers of the 20th century have created a pantheon of mavericks who often cross a metaphorical boundary among the literal ones of Anglo, Native American and Hispanic cultures. This text focuses on such border crossings. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; APFA; DSA; DSBH; DSK; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121802
- ISBN
- 9780813121802
Condition: New
€ 47.35
€ 47.35
This work analyzes by subgenre the ways in which Restoration playwrights attempted to reinscribe feudal aristocratic ideology after the English Civil War. It demonstrates, for example, how heroic romance and romantic tragedy reaffirm the older ideology after it was tested in the fires of conflict. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121253
- ISBN
- 9780813121253
Condition: New
€ 46.72
€ 46.72
Offering a previously unexplored view of derogatory representations of women, this text demonstrates the ways in which a range of authors used misogyny to promote, resist and critique new capitalist forms. The book also reveals how feminist critics could have misunderstood misogyny's function. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121161
- ISBN
- 9780813121161
Condition: New
€ 46.87
€ 46.87
This study considers both such well-known works as Roth's "Portnoy's Complaint", Plath's "The Bell Jar" and Lodge's "Therapy", and lesser-known works to discuss how patients react to psychotherapy as a cure for mental and emotional disorders. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121130
- ISBN
- 9780813121130
Condition: New
€ 45.50
€ 45.50
Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120881
- ISBN
- 9780813120881
Condition: New
€ 41.87
€ 41.87
Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120638
- ISBN
- 9780813120638
Condition: New
€ 46.92
€ 46.92
Num Pages: 176 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120539
- ISBN
- 9780813120539
Condition: New
€ 40.72
€ 40.72
"At Zero Point" presents a new way of looking at Restoration culture, discourse and satire. The book locates a rupture in English culture and epistemology not at the end of the 18th century (when it occurred in France) but at the end of the 17th century. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120393
- ISBN
- 9780813120393
Condition: New
€ 46.69
€ 46.69
Editor(s): Folks, Jeffrey J.; Folks, Jeffery J. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120324
- ISBN
- 9780813120324
Condition: New
€ 54.16
€ 54.16
Though only one of Burney's dramas as performed in her lifetime, this text places the plays in the context of performance and feminist theory, declaring that in exposing the failure of such institutions as marriage and the church, Burney's dramas often exceed her novels in their social commentary. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120225
- ISBN
- 9780813120225
Condition: New
€ 46.54
€ 46.54
Editor(s): McCarthy, Patrick A.; Tiessen, Paul. Num Pages: 216 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120027
- ISBN
- 9780813120027
Condition: New
€ 46.83
€ 46.83
Num Pages: 195 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813119397
- ISBN
- 9780813119397
Condition: New
€ 46.09
€ 46.09
Hardback. Series: Eighteenth-century Novels by Women. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813119380
- ISBN
- 9780813119380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.79
€ 47.79
Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813119229
- ISBN
- 9780813119229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.77
€ 40.77
Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813118321
- ISBN
- 9780813118321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.21
€ 46.21
A lively translation of the 1489 collection of fables that became the most read book in Spain for three centuries. See other books in the series Studies in Romance Languages . Num Pages: 239 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813118123
- ISBN
- 9780813118123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.36
€ 48.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813117867
- ISBN
- 9780813117867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.31
€ 47.31
Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813117805
- ISBN
- 9780813117805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.44
€ 47.44
Num Pages: 249 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813117645
- ISBN
- 9780813117645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.35
€ 47.35
Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813117249
- ISBN
- 9780813117249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.54
€ 46.54