Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Hardcover. More than a quarter century after its publication in English, Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose" remains a popular novel among medievalists and non-medievalists alike. This collection of essays approaches the novel as a primary text in medieval studies courses and seeks to provide ways of integrating it into such courses effectively. Editor(s): Ganze, Alison. Series: Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSK; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632344
- ISBN
- 9780815632344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.41
€ 51.41
Paperback. Examines the representation and staging of chance in literature through the work of the French writer Georges Perec. This book explores the ways in which Perec's texts exploit the possibilities of chance, by both tapping into its creative potential and controlling its operation. Series Editor(s): Perloff, Marjorie; Rumold, Rainer. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810125315
- ISBN
- 9780810125315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.09
€ 45.09
Hardcover. The recipient of the 1998 O Henry Award and the 2004 Rea Award for the Short Story, Lorrie Moore is best known for her short fiction. This book shows that Moore's virtuosic prose, wry humor, and sense of irony are tools for registering how Americans face the discomfort of their daily lives as individuals and as a nation. Series Editor(s): Bruccoli, Matthew J. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570038235
- ISBN
- 9781570038235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Through Virginia Woolf's, a feminist and a bohemian, extensive diaries and letters and brilliant detective work, this title chronicles the lives of those forgotten women who worked behind the scenes in Bloomsbury, and their fraught relations with one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. It explores the hidden history of service. Num Pages: 400 pages, integrated b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140254105
- ISBN
- 9780140254105
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.62
€ 21.99
€ 16.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781517901523
- ISBN
- 9781517901523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.64
€ 30.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Marking the 50th anniversary of Lewis' death, The Intellectual World of C.S. Lewis sees leading Christian thinker Alister McGrath offering a fresh approach to understanding the key themes at the centre of Lewis' theological work and intellectual development. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470672792
- ISBN
- 9780470672792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.91
€ 30.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Definitive new biography of C. S. Lewis, author of the ever-popular Narnia books Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444745542
- ISBN
- 9781444745542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardcover. Marking the 50th anniversary of Lewis death, The Intellectual World of C.S. Lewis sees leading Christian thinker Alister McGrath offering a fresh approach to understanding the key themes at the centre of Lewis theological work and intellectual development. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470672808
- ISBN
- 9780470672808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.95
€ 90.95
Paperback. Aliyyah I. Abdur-Rahman argues that from the mid-nineteenth century through the twentieth, black writers used depictions of transgressive sexuality to express African Americans' longings for individual and collective freedom. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306. Black Political Longing and the Erotics of Race. 216 pages, 1 illustration. Shows how literary representations of transgressive sexuality expressed the longings of African Americans for individual and collective freedom. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 13. Weight: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352419
- ISBN
- 9780822352419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
€ 32.99
€ 29.89
Paperback. This Sourcebook examines Dickens' novel within its literary and cultural contexts providing an ideal orientation in the novel, its reception history and the critical material which surrounds it. Editor(s): Allan, Janice M. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415247733
- ISBN
- 9780415247733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.14
€ 30.14
Paperback. Brings together a substantial number of Elizabeth Bowen's ungathered and unknown radio broadcasts, interviews and public lectures. Editor(s): Hepburn, Allan. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DNS; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press Edinburgh
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640423
- ISBN
- 9780748640423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.42
€ 43.99
€ 38.42
Hardback. Author of Nazi Paris, a Choice Academic Book of the Year in 2009, Allan Mitchell has researched a companion volume concerning the acclaimed and controversial German author Ernst Junger. Spending more than three years in the French capital where his principal duty was to mingle with French intellectuals and with visiting German celebrities. Num Pages: 140 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ACG; 3JJH; DSBH; DSK; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451149
- ISBN
- 9780857451149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.17
€ 163.17
Paperback. Compares the discourses of indigeneity used by Maori and Native American peoples and proposes the concept treaty discourse to characterize the relevant form of postcolonial situation. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBN; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329473
- ISBN
- 9780822329473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562. The Dynamics of a Critical Rivalry. 264 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 21. Weight: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838754191
- ISBN
- 9780838754191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.46
€ 131.46
Paperback. Written by leading international scholars of Woolf and modernism, The Cambridge Companion to To The Lighthouse will be of interest to students and scholars alike. Editor(s): Pease, Allison. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 202 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107682313
- ISBN
- 9781107682313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.90
€ 43.90
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817319168
- ISBN
- 9780817319168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.83
€ 91.83
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956930705
- ISBN
- 9780956930705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.65
€ 34.99
€ 31.65
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780746309674
- ISBN
- 9780746309674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.74
€ 25.99
€ 23.74
Paperback. Presents war stories that are often shocking accounts of the incivilities perpetrated by and on men suddenly confronting their own mortality. This book presents stories that center on the subject of the awareness of imminent violent death. It includes the classic "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", "Chickamauga", "The Mocking Bird," and others. Editor(s): Hopkins, Ernest Jerome. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 139
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803260870
- ISBN
- 9780803260870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.51
€ 16.99
€ 16.51
paperback. Takes us on a seductive journey through author's childhood and adolescence, along Jerusalem's war-torn streets in the 1940s and '50s, and into the infernal marriage of two kind, well-meaning people: his fussy, logical father, and his dreamy, romantic mother. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099450030
- ISBN
- 9780099450030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.82
€ 15.99
€ 11.82