Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Hardcover. This text explores musical reference in George Eliot's work and investigates contexts such as Eliot's friendship with Wagner, the legacy of Romanticism, music's role in scientific theory and the ambivalent status of female musicality. Num Pages: 265 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; AV; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333997574
- ISBN
- 9780333997574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. Gore Vidal has been entertaining - and occasionally outraging - the American public for 50 years. This study examines Vidal's recent and early novels, and considers the recurring theme of the decline of the United States. Series: Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313295799
- ISBN
- 9780313295799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. Montaigne is known for his exploration of the subject or the self. This work discusses these and other aspects of Montaigne's work "Essais" as features in the mapping of a mental landscape. Taking passages from different chapters of the "Essais", it guides readers through Montaigne's investigation of the subtle shades and stirrings of the mind. Series: How to Read. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; HPCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781862079441
- ISBN
- 9781862079441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
Paperback. This work is part of the "Continuum Contemporaries" series giving readers accessible and informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential contemporary novels. It contains a biography of the novelist and a full-length study of the novel. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, further reading. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 189 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120. Clean copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC New York
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0212365
- ISBN
- 9780826452351
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. "Cadenus" is primarily concerned with the relationship between Swift and Vanessa (Esther Van Homrigh), "Swift's Most Valuable Friend" with that between Swift and Stella (Esther Johnson). Both help to determine the precise nature of this triangle, and the impact it had on his writing and career. Illustrator(s): Brocquy, Louis Le. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; BGH; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136. . Clean copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0220096
- ISBN
- 9781843510178
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Very cood clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0225907
- ISBN
- 9780826453198
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Very cood clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0225981
- ISBN
- 9780826453198
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0236319
- ISBN
- 9780826453198
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 386. Clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0236782
- ISBN
- 9780801488863
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0236896
- ISBN
- 9780826453198
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Valeria Woodville investigates the murder of her husband's first wife in the attempt to prove him guiltless. This book exposes the repression of Victorian domestic life and marriage. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0005186
- ISBN
- 9780140436075
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The ambiguous struggle between convention and dissent in the language he uses for representing women charges Dickens? novels with their uneasy excitement and power. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 190. Paperback, in very good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF0011726
- ISBN
- 9780802077608
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. How is it that Flaubert, the last of the great French romantics, still seems so incredibly modern? In this biography, Geoffrey Wall investigates why it is that the author of Madame Bovary still exerts such a hold upon our imaginations. Num Pages: 432 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486. Minor scuffing, otherwise excellent.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KTJ0001564
- ISBN
- 9780571212392
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.82
€ 5.82
Paperback. How is it that Flaubert, the last of the great French romantics, still seems so incredibly modern? In this biography, Geoffrey Wall investigates why it is that the author of Madame Bovary still exerts such a hold upon our imaginations. Num Pages: 432 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486. Minor scuffing, otherwise excellent.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KTJ0001565
- ISBN
- 9780571212392
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.82
€ 5.82
Paperback. With its rich and ebullient language, ironic twists and startling juxtapositions, Dead Souls (1842) stands as one of the most dazzling and poetic masterpieces of the nineteenth century. This brilliant new translation by Christopher English is complemented by a superb introductory essay by the pre-eminent Gogol scholar, Robert Maguire. Editor(s): English, Christopher. Translator(s): English, Christopher. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AGR; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199554669
- ISBN
- 9780199554669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487644
- ISBN
- 9780801487644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.95
€ 43.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. Series: Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611480108
- ISBN
- 9781611480108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.92
€ 99.92
Paperback. Recounting his solitary childhood in the English countryside, the author presents affectionate portraits of his remote parents - an increasingly unconventional barrister father, whose blindness must never be mentioned, battling earwigs in the mutinous garden, and a vague and endlessly patient mother. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOC0022155
- ISBN
- 9780140063837
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. * First general biography in UK for twenty years of one of the defining writers of the 20th century - Franz Kafka. Num Pages: 448 pages, Integrated: 16, int b/w. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Time Warner Books Uk
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349115931
- ISBN
- 9780349115931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Using Vladimir Nabokov and Salman Rushdie's work, this study argues that transnational fiction refuses the simple oppositions of postcolonial theory and suggests the possibility of an inclusive global literature. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346742
- ISBN
- 9781137346742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18