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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Paperback. Presents the story of the year - 1875 to 1876 - when the young novelist Henry James moved to Paris, drawn by his literary idols living at the center of the early modern movement in art. This narrative combines biography and criticism and uses James' writings to tell the story from his point of view. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138428
ISBN
9780691138428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. A book which should appeal to both literary theorists and to readers of the novel, this study invites the reader to consider how the plot reflects the patterns of human destiny and seeks to impose a new meaning on life. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674748927
ISBN
9780674748927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.45

Hardback. Putting Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis's (1883-1957) vast output into the context of his lifelong spiritual quest and the turbulent politics of twentieth-century Greece, this title argues that Kazantzakis was a deeply flawed genius. It covers his life after 1938, the period in which he wrote "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ". Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 640 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 2AHM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 999.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128139
ISBN
9780691128139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.87
€ 76.52

Paperback. A biography of Nikos Kazantzakis. It describes his struggle with political questions that were in reality aspects of a fervent religious search. It features his experiments with communism in turbulent Greece, his visits to Soviet Russia, and the publication of his epic "Odyssey" in 1938. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128801
ISBN
9780691128801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Dickens had everything - fame, success and riches - but he died harbouring a deep sadness he had experienced all his life. He was a man of mercurial character, but he also had a sense of loss and longing that would constantly appear in his work. This title takes the reader into the life of one of the world's greatest writers. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
01st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
9780099437093
ISBN
9780099437093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816641352
ISBN
9780816641352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardback. 194pp. Corners very slightly bumped. Keywords: Novels & Novelists This study, first published in 1986, examines the many facets of Mallarmes relationship to the visual arts. Series: Cambridge Studies in French. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Dimension: 247 x 174. Weight in Grams: 595
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
194
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KHS0069145
ISBN
9780521305709
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 91.56

Paperback. This collection is the first to set Stevenson in his social, political and literary contexts from Scotland to the South Seas. Written an by international team of scholars, these essays cover the essential aspects of Stevenson's changing career as a professional writer. Editor(s): Fielding, Penny. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748635559
ISBN
9780748635559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Hardback. Featuring over 75 fascinating personal profiles of romance writers, this popular reference work also lists every book in every romance series and provides an index of author pseudonyms. Num Pages: 928 pages, 60 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1383.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
928
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810830028
ISBN
9780810830028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814742358
ISBN
9780814742358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

hardcover. Editor(s): McCormack, Peggy. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874137125
ISBN
9780874137125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.14

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

Hardcover. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813934075
ISBN
9780813934075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.85

Paperback. Editor(s): Michel, Paulette; Dupuis, Michel. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Dangaroo Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871049619
ISBN
9781871049619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.42

Hardback. Backscheider looks to archival materials, literary analysis, biographical evidence, and a configuration of cultural and feminist theories to prove her groundbreaking argument. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408422
ISBN
9781421408422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 49.58

Paperback. A collection of essays from feminist critics, each of which explores the history of the English novel, literature's place in cultural debate and women's studies. They begin with the fictions of the late 17th century and end with Maria Edgeworth and Jane Austen. Editor(s): Backscheider, Paula R. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801870958
ISBN
9780801870958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.09

Paperback. What her life, literature and letters tell us about Jane Austen's faith Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGX; DSK; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745968605
ISBN
9780745968605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; BGLA; DSBH; DSK; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999364
ISBN
9780295999364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.85

Paperback. A Companion to the Eighteenth-century Novel furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral contexts. * An up-to-date resource for the study of the eighteenth-century novel. Editor(s): Backscheider, Paula R.; Ingrassia, Catherine. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 570 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192453
ISBN
9781405192453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.27

Paperback. This autobiography follows Paul Watkins's early life and schooling at the Dragon School, Eton and Yale. Born in 1963, Watkins is the author of "The Promise of Light" and "Night Over Day Over Night", which were both nominated for the Booker Prize. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571171576
ISBN
9780571171576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.78

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; DSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810860926
ISBN
9780810860926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.14

paperback. Editor(s): Powers, Laurie. Num Pages: 276 pages, 19 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259843
ISBN
9780803259843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Hardcover. The author examines the role of comedy in the novels of four key postmodern Spanish-American writers: Gustavo Sainz, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Jaime Bayly and Fernando Vallejo. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662971
ISBN
9781855662971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780231041188
ISBN
9780231041188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.69
€ 62.32

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