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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Paperback. A masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance and a canonical work in both the American and the African American literary traditions, Cane is now available in a revised and expanded Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Byrd, Rudolph P.; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393931686
ISBN
9780393931686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.22

Paperback. These three tales, unpublished for over a century (and in one case for nearly two centuries), are a fictional exploration of Otherness and the intercultural set in the New World, either among native Americans (Abenakis, Iroquois) or runaway slaves in Jamaica befriended by Quakers. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 88 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895446
ISBN
9780859895446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.45

Paperback. One of the major cultural philosophers of our time addresses, in his powerful and allusive critical voice, Malraux's reflections on art and literature. The result tells us as much about Lyotard as it does about Malraux. Translator(s): Harvey, Robert. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737500
ISBN
9780804737500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816631070
ISBN
9780816631070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.09

Paperback. Translator(s): Scholar, Angela. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGLA; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540037
ISBN
9780199540037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.51

Paperback. This collection of specially commissioned essays, first published in 2003, explores key dimensions of Lacan's life and works. Editor(s): Rabate, Jean-Michel. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSK; HPC; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521002035
ISBN
9780521002035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.51

Hardcover. Reconsiders Virginia Woolf's work for the 21st century focusing on coevolution, duality and contradiction. This book explores multiple meanings related to the conjoined, fused, connected, and evolving nature of Woolf studies. It extends existing critical work that considers a multiplicity of constructions of 'Virginia Woolf'. Editor(s): Dubino, Jeanne; Lowe, Gill; Neverow, Vara; Simpson, Kathryn. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748693931
ISBN
9780748693931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.60

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474414135
ISBN
9781474414135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. JG Ballard is one of the most significant British writers of the contemporary period. This guide includes critical perspectives on Ballard's major novels as well as his short stories and journalistic writing covering issues of form, narrative and experimentation. Editor(s): Baxter, Jeannette. Series: Continuum Critical Perspectives. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826497260
ISBN
9780826497260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. Investigates the conviction passed on by the Victorian novel that a woman's love is the fortune a man can count on to last. This work studies the diverse ways that the Victorian novel imagines women as property removed from the uncertainties of the marketplace. It addresses literary and cultural theory, gender studies, and gay and lesbian studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114675
ISBN
9780691114675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK; FL; FM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823271887
ISBN
9780823271887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

Hardback. Identifies an overlooked tradition of supernatural writing by American women. This title analyzes this tradition as an essentially feminist attempt to imagine alternatives to a world of limited possibilities. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823229857
ISBN
9780823229857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167680
ISBN
9780231167680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.90

Hardback. The first analysis in any language of China's recent epic novels about official corruption, this book explores how Chinese authors treat the theme of official malfeasance in mass-market thrillers, how those works reflect modern life, and how they approach the taboo subject of regime change. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; DSK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754859
ISBN
9780804754859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.13

Hardcover. The long-awaited biography of an unsung literary legend who informed the major 1960s cultural and political movements: Black Arts, Black Power, and Civil Rights. Leak offers a full examination of both Dumas s life and his creative development." Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: B; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820328706
ISBN
9780820328706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 324. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Inscription to previous owner on half title page, remains very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
SOUTHBANK PUBLISHING
SKU
KCW0017297
ISBN
9781904915096
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Filled with provocative new assessments and new facts, this biography presents the contradictory, tormented life of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim , and one of the great figures of modern literature. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411123
ISBN
9780815411123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.56

Paperback. Meyers illuminates the brief and troubled life of the talented British short-story writer, and reveals the inspirations for her frequently-anthologized tales. Num Pages: 344 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411970
ISBN
9780815411970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.92

Hardcover. Fictions of Conversion investigates the anxieties produced by the rapid and erratic religious, political, and cultural transformations in early modern England, which were often given shape in poetry, plays, and translations by the figure of the Jewish converso. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244823
ISBN
9780812244823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 272 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179447
ISBN
9780231179447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. As a wave of open misogyny swept through French literature and society, a new generation of professional women writers took up pen to redress the situation. This book analyzes and challenges the way in which these women writers have been marginalized and offers reappraisals of their thematically and aesthetically innovative works. Series: Berg French Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JJG; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Berg Publishers Oxford
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KRS0018107
ISBN
9781859731185
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Georgette Heyer remains an enduring international bestseller, read and loved by four generations of readers and extolled by today's bestselling authors. Georgette Heyer wrote her first novel, The Black Moth, when she was seventeen in order to amuse her convalescent brother. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099553281
ISBN
9780099553281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Georgette Heyer is known for her historical romances set in Regency England. Her works include "Regency Buck", "The Grand Sophy" and "Friday's Child". This is a guide to her wonderful realm: her heroines, her villains and dashing heroes, the parties and seasons they celebrated, how they ate, drank, dressed, socialized, shopped and drove. Num Pages: 400 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478720
ISBN
9780099478720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Hardback. In each case, Mason demonstrates that understanding contemporary relationships between humans and animals is essential for understanding the debates about gender, race, and cultural power enacted in these texts. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801880711
ISBN
9780801880711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.94

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