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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Paperback. A collection of in-depth analytical interviews with twelve of the best-known gay novelists writing in English today, including Armistead Maupin, David Leavitt, Alan Garganus, and others. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5S; DSBH; DSK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116954
ISBN
9780231116954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.68

paperback. Focuses on European and American trial fiction since about 1880, arguing that, although generally animated by a sense of injustice, this literature reflects the virtual collapse in Western culture of the idea of a universal, or "natural", ethical law. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 429.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215102
ISBN
9780823215102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

hardcover. A study of the connection between citizenship and friendship in Victorian fiction. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238136
ISBN
9780812238136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Hardback. This original analysis of correspondence between E.M. Forster and Christopher Isherwood illuminates how these two influential writers grappled with WII, their personal relationships, and their creative works. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBH; DSK; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606753
ISBN
9780230606753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403969071
ISBN
9781403969071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

paperback. This study interprets Flannery O'Connor's fiction on its own terms. By stepping back from prevailing controversies, the author turns to the short stories and novels themselves and forms an impression of them while seeking the answers to such questions as they necessarily suggest themselves. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823219117
ISBN
9780823219117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. Traces how the William Faulkner's fiction echoes the economic and racial traumas of the South's modernization in the mid-twentieth century. By demonstrating the interrelation of literary forms and economic systems, this book describes, the poetics of an economy. It makes helps the reader understand the relation between literature and history. Series: 20/21. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130712
ISBN
9780691130712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.52
€ 55.58

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 161.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582424760
ISBN
9780582424760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.41

Paperback. This is a reassessment which uses and develops recent theories about the relationship between writing and historical experience, language and social change, to draw a detailed portrait of the place and times William Faulkner inhabited. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 489 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
489
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203162
ISBN
9780631203162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

Hardback. Milestones on a Golden Road examines works of fiction written in China between 1945 and 1980, when the arts were required to reflect a Maoist vision of history and society. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774823722
ISBN
9780774823722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

Paperback. Offers an introduction to Charles Dickens' work of the nineteenth century, "David Copperfield". This title considers issues such as autobiography and Victorian social conditions. It traces responses to the novel from the first reviews to modern criticism. It provides insights into the novel's humour, its reflections of class and gender structures. Editor(s): Dunn, Richard J. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages, chronology, facsimiles, further reading. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415275422
ISBN
9780415275422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.81

Hardback. Considered together, these six intellectuals serve as sobering reminders that political commitments are never as simple or straightforward as they seem and that admirable motives for political involvement can have dangerous and destructive consequences in historical practice. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882586
ISBN
9780801882586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.53
€ 56.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 397.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403918994
ISBN
9781403918994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Paperback. Employing the methods of Poe's own detective, Edgar Allan Poe and the Dupin Mysteries offers new and surprising discoveries about Poe's stories. This book is an insightful and useful guide for students and experts alike. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230120389
ISBN
9780230120389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.29

Hardback. Using the methods of Edgar Allan Poe's sleuth C. Auguste Dupin, Kopley here offers surprising discoveries about Poe's detective tales and traces the origins of the modern detective tale genre. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230604704
ISBN
9780230604704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458. The Use of Childhood in Ten Great Novels. 232 pages, ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157827
ISBN
9780231157827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.43
€ 80.25

Hardback. The first full-length study of sensationalist and melodramatic elements in Hardy's novels uses six of his texts to demonstrate the ways in which Hardy uses the melodramatic mode to advance his critique of established Victorian cultural beliefs through the employment of non-realistic plot devices and sensational 'excess.' Num Pages: 257 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230621466
ISBN
9780230621466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333470770
ISBN
9780333470770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.83

Hardback. While many studies focus on Obama as a politician, few consider his literary merit. This collection of essays approaches Obama's writings as a negotiation of literary tradition, rhetorical modes, and historical narratives. Obama, in turn, emerges as a notable figure within a long tradition of American literary-political authorship. Editor(s): Purcell, Richard; Veggian, Henry. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137501523
ISBN
9781137501523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 99.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Old Castle United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904048404
ISBN
9781904048404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.32

Hardcover. Urban Enlightenment offers the first literary history of the British periodical essay spanning the entire eighteenth century, and the first to study the genre's development and cultural impact in a transatlantic context. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137378231
ISBN
9781137378231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.80

textbook. This collection of essays on the English novel in the 18th-century reflects the state of transatlantic criticism on the 18th-century novel and outlines developments in critical trends since the 1970s. Arguments focus on the "origins" of the novel. Series: Longman Critical Readers. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780582088559
ISBN
9780582088559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.69

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946487868
ISBN
9780946487868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.66

Hardcover. This study shows how she sought to reconcile her attachment to the Victorian past with her recognition of a new society that undermined established order and in doing so gave more opportunities to women, confused class-boundaries, extended tolerance, allowed the cult of pleasure and self-assertion and revealed the ambiguities of respectability. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230525016
ISBN
9780230525016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.85

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