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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Paperback. The State of the Novel offers a lively yet rigorous investigation into the present state of the contemporary novel--in Britain and beyond--and some speculation about its future. Against the backdrop of globalization, Dominic Head establishes the interests shared by contemporary theorists, cultural commentators, and consumers of novels. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170109
- ISBN
- 9781405170109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.18
€ 44.18
Hardback. The State of the Novel offers a lively yet rigorous investigation into the present state of the contemporary novel--in Britain and beyond--and some speculation about its future. Against the backdrop of globalization, Dominic Head establishes the interests shared by contemporary theorists, cultural commentators, and consumers of novels. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170116
- ISBN
- 9781405170116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.93
€ 99.93
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150437
- ISBN
- 9780691150437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.27€ 51.34
€ 65.27
€ 51.34
The Song of Middle-earth: J. R. R. Tolkien´s Themes, Symbols and Myth...
Distinguished Profess David Harvey
Paperback. Available for the first time in paperback, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Num Pages: 192 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008184810
- ISBN
- 9780008184810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The first study to assess the importance of the marginalia, inscriptions, and other manuscript notes in the 750 volumes of Samuel Beckett's personal library. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316632819
- ISBN
- 9781316632819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.45
€ 32.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837617450
- ISBN
- 9783837617450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.43
€ 50.99
€ 36.43
Paperback. The Half-Caste is a story of race relations in colonial India; daring and progressive in its time, it is still fresh today. Editor(s): Edmundson, Melissa. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 261 x 26. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554812752
- ISBN
- 9781554812752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.97
€ 32.99
€ 23.97
Hardcover. This study provides literary analysis of some of the most celebrated Greek novels of the 19th and 20th centuries, focusing on the issues of identity, autobiography and social determinism raised in these texts. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AHM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739106259
- ISBN
- 9780739106259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.90
€ 131.90
Hardcover. Fimi explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story and contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's imaginative vision and contextualises his fiction. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219519
- ISBN
- 9780230219519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.52
€ 161.52
Paperback. This book, now in paperback, explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story, contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's vision and contextualizes his fiction. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272842
- ISBN
- 9780230272842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.85
€ 38.85
Hardcover. Presents a sequence of interviews between Dikran Karagueuzian and prolific fiction writer John L'Heureux that investigate the nature of writing fiction and the writer's need to write. This conversation includes a discussion of contemporary fiction, its virtues and vices, and its distinguished practitioners. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 184 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 55 x 85 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575866017
- ISBN
- 9781575866017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.18
€ 30.99
€ 24.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838638569
- ISBN
- 9780838638569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.20
€ 117.20
Hardcover. A Companion to the Brontes brings the latest literary research and theory to bear on the life, work, and legacy of the Bronte family. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 632 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118404942
- ISBN
- 9781118404942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.01
€ 170.01
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DS; 2ADS; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631257
- ISBN
- 9780691631257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.74
€ 145.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403903228
- ISBN
- 9781403903228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.29
€ 67.29
Hardcover. Gathers two centuries of stories from around the world. From Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Artist of the Beautiful" and Albert Camus' "The Artist at Work" to Bernard Malamud's "Rembrandt's Hat" and Aimee Bender's "The Color Master," this book includes tales that range from haunting fables about the power of art to vivid portraits of those who create. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841596174
- ISBN
- 9781841596174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; HRCC7; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403943026
- ISBN
- 9781403943026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.52
€ 116.52
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635842
- ISBN
- 9780691635842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.74
€ 145.74
Hardcover. Mixed Race Stereotypes in South African and American Literature examines the popular literary stereotype, the tragic mulatto, from a transnational perspective. Mafe considers the ways in which specific South African and American writers have used this controversial literary character to challenge the logic of racial categorization. Num Pages: 195 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364920
- ISBN
- 9781137364920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Hardcover. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403963949
- ISBN
- 9781403963949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408. 276pp
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- SKU
- KHS1004109
- ISBN
- 9780299150648
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 30.00
€ 30.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813562155
- ISBN
- 9780813562155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.63
€ 41.99
€ 37.63
Paperback. Elsie Clews Parsons was a pioneering feminist, eminent anthropologist and ardent social critic who challenged Americans to develop flexible and dynamic gender, family and social arrangements. This biography examines the connections linking Parsons' intellectual commitments to her life experience. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 538 pages, 52 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226139081
- ISBN
- 9780226139081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Explores the materialist theories of sexuality, animality, and posthuman life. How does Virginia Woolf conceptualise the material world? In what ways has Woolf's modernism affected understandings of materiality, and what new perspectives does she offer contemporary theoretical debates? Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 319. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402347
- ISBN
- 9781474402347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90