Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Hardback. A comprehensive collection of 20th century research on Joseph Conrad, this volume outlines the shift from a humanist and anthropological interest in Conrad as a 'metaphysical' author to the appreciation of Conrad as a nihilist and skeptic of the modernist epoch. Editor(s): Seeber, Ulrich; Windisch, Martin; Goebel, Walter. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336178
- ISBN
- 9780880336178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.02
€ 23.99
€ 18.02
Approaches to Teaching "the Story of the Stone (Dream of the Red Chamb...
. Ed(S): Schonebaum, Andrew; Lu, Tina
Paperback. The Story of the Stone (or Dream of the Red Chamber), a Chinese novel by Cao Xueqin and continued by Gao E, tells of an amazing garden, of a young man's choice between two beautiful women, of his journey toward enlightenment, and of the moral and financial decline of a powerful family. Editor(s): Schonebaum, Andrew; Lu, Tina. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature. Num Pages: 515 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 716.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America United States
- Number of pages
- 515
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603291118
- ISBN
- 9781603291118
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.76
€ 41.99
€ 41.76
Hardback. This comprehensive history takes us from the birth of the novel in the 18th century through its growing pains in the 19th century to its angst-ridden maturity in the 20th century. Editor(s): Richetti, John J.; Bender, John; David, Deirdre; Seidel, Michael. Num Pages: 1064 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1679.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1064
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078580
- ISBN
- 9780231078580
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Condition: New
€ 134.97€ 125.37
€ 134.97
€ 125.37
Hardback. Featuring the interplay of fictions and "the real world," these 12 essays explore and expand ideas of what fictions and reality might be. They for the most part concern themselves with aspects, examples, and problems of the novel as the principal form of fiction. Editor(s): Polhemus, Robert M.; Henkle, Roger B. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps,facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722438
- ISBN
- 9780804722438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.75
€ 104.75
This broad-ranging companion brings together respected American and European critics and a number of up-and-coming scholars to provide an overview of Twain, his background, his writings, and his place in American literary history. One of the most broad-ranging volumes to appear on Mark Twain in recent years. Editor(s): Messent, Peter; Budd, Louis. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 592 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1165.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405123792
- ISBN
- 9781405123792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.07
€ 273.07
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
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Condition: New
€ 49.14
€ 49.14
Editor(s): Mathews, Cheyenne; Haedicke, Janet V. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442234659
- ISBN
- 9781442234659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.57
€ 154.57
hardcover. Kafka's Creatures: Animals, Hybrids, and Other Fantastic Beings is an interdisciplinary collection of essays on Franz Kafka's use of non-human creatures in his writings. It is written from a variety of interpretive perspectives and highlights diverse ways of understanding how Kafka's use of these creatures illuminate his work in general. Editor(s): Lucht, Marc; Yarri, Donna. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739143940
- ISBN
- 9780739143940
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Condition: New
€ 169.95
€ 169.95
Paperback. Nietzche and Dostoevsky are collected essays on Nietzsche Dostoevsky and twentieth-century intellectual history. Editor(s): Love, Jeff; Metzger, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Russian Literature and Theory. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810133945
- ISBN
- 9780810133945
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Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
Editor(s): Lawlor, Peter Augustine; Smith, Brian A. Series: Political Companions to Great American Authors. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813141886
- ISBN
- 9780813141886
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Condition: New
€ 62.02
€ 62.02
Paperback. A Companion to American Fiction, 1865-1914 is a groundbreaking collection of essays written by leading critics for a wide audience of scholars, students, and interested general readers. * An exceptionally broad-ranging Companion to the study of American fiction of the post-civil war period and the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Lamb, Robert Paul; Thompson, G. R. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 108 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195539
- ISBN
- 9781405195539
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Condition: New
€ 74.31
€ 74.31
Paperback. The British Romantic era was a vibrant and exciting time in the history of the novel. Yet, aside from a few iconic books it has been ignored or dismissed by later readers and critics. This title challenges us to rethink our ideas of the novel as a genre, as well as our long-held assumptions about the literary movement of Romanticism. Editor(s): Heydt-Stevenson, Jillian; Sussman, Charlotte. Series: Liverpool English Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846315022
- ISBN
- 9781846315022
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Condition: New
€ 56.24
€ 56.24
La Vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus Fortunas y Adversidades
. Ed(S): Hesse, Everett; Williams, Harry F.
Paperback. Banned by the inquisition, this classic began a new genre - the picaresque novel. This book has had enduring popularity as a literary expression of Spanish identity and emotion. This edition includes the annotated Spanish-language text and prologue, a full vocabulary, and concise footnotes explaining allusions and translating difficult phrases. Editor(s): Hesse, Everett; Williams, Harry F. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299005450
- ISBN
- 9780299005450
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Condition: New
€ 21.98
€ 21.98
Paperback. In 1957 and 1958, William Faulkner was Writer-in-Residence at University of Virginia. This volume includes what he said at 37 conferences where he answered over 2000 questions on a wide range of concerns, from exegetic problems in his novels to the role of the writer in modern society. Editor(s): Gwynn, Frederick; Blotner, Joseph. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916125
- ISBN
- 9780813916125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Conversations with Julian Barnes (Literary Conversations Series)
. Ed(S): Guignery, Vanessa; Roberts, Ryan
paperback. Brings together eighteen interviews by journalists and literary correspondents throughout the world with Julian Barnes, the author of such highly acclaimed novels as "Flaubert's Parrot" (1984), "A History of the World in 10-1/2 Chapters" (1989), and "Arthur & George" (2005) that address the entirety of Barnes' varied works. Editor(s): Guignery, Vanessa; Roberts, Ryan. Series: Literary Conversations Series. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604732047
- ISBN
- 9781604732047
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Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
paperback. Editor(s): Gladstein, Mimi R.; Sciabarra, Chris Matthew. Series: Re-Reading the Canon. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penn State University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271018317
- ISBN
- 9780271018317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.03
€ 44.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. Bringing together short stories, lectures, essays, op-ed pieces, interviews, and excerpts from her longer fiction and non fiction, A Lillian Smith Reader offers the first comprehensive collection of her work and a compelling introduction to one of the South's most important writers. Editor(s): Gladney, Margaret Rose; Hodgens, Lisa. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820349992
- ISBN
- 9780820349992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.31
€ 38.99
€ 35.31
Hardback. Editor(s): Gerard, W. B.; Taylor, E. Derek; Walker, Robert G. Num Pages: 312 pages, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611490589
- ISBN
- 9781611490589
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Condition: New
€ 171.10
€ 171.10
Hardback. Editor(s): George, Stephen K.; Heavilin, Barbara A. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810860100
- ISBN
- 9780810860100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.32
€ 120.32
Hardback. This volume provides new insights into some of the best examples of this form of writing in the twentieth century and also includes a chapter which explores ways in which the genre is evolving as the century draws to a close. Editor(s): Flower, John; Flower, J.E. Num Pages: 184 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895699
- ISBN
- 9780859895699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.12
€ 142.12