Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Paperback. Is the 'West Country' on the map or in the mind? Is it the south-west peninsula of Britain or a semi-mythical country offering a home for those in pursuit of the romance of wrecking, smuggling and a rural Golden Age? This book investigates these questions in the context of the relationship between place and writing. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895385
- ISBN
- 9780859895385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.34
€ 35.34
Hardback. This volume provides new insights into some of the best examples of this form of writing in the twentieth century and also includes a chapter which explores ways in which the genre is evolving as the century draws to a close. Editor(s): Flower, John; Flower, J.E. Num Pages: 184 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895699
- ISBN
- 9780859895699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.73
€ 132.73
Paperback. This volume provides new insights into some of the best examples of this form of writing in the twentieth century and also includes a chapter which explores ways in which the genre is evolving as the century draws to a close. Editor(s): Flower, John. Num Pages: 184 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895705
- ISBN
- 9780859895705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.97
€ 46.97
Hardback. This is a study of the nine prose fiction works of Christiane Rochefort written between 1958 and 1988. Despite establishment recognition and a popular mass-market following, Christiane Rochefort has hitherto received little critical attention. Her fiction forms an approachable learning tool for all students of post-war French politics and culture. Num Pages: 277 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895859
- ISBN
- 9780859895859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.96
€ 133.96
Paperback. This is a study of the nine prose fiction works of Christiane Rochefort written between 1958 and 1988. Despite establishment recognition and a popular mass-market following, Christiane Rochefort has hitherto received little critical attention. Her fiction forms an approachable learning tool for all students of post-war French politics and culture. Num Pages: 277 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895866
- ISBN
- 9780859895866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.09
€ 48.09
Hardback. The birth of cinema coincided with the heyday of the short story. This book studies the relationship between popular magazine short stories and the very early British films. Editor(s): Shail, Andrew. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH; DSK; FYB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898539
- ISBN
- 9780859898539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.49
€ 134.49
New Alliances In Joyce Studies: When Its Aped to Foul a Dephian
Scott, Bonnie K.. Ed(S): Scott, Bonnie K.
hardcover. "Essays .. initially presented in less formal versions as independent papers .. at the James Joyce Conference, held in Philadelphia in June 1985"--Introd. Editor(s): Scott, Bonnie K. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250. Weight in Grams: 520.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874133288
- ISBN
- 9780874133288
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Condition: New
€ 124.51
€ 124.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 165. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874133363
- ISBN
- 9780874133363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.84
€ 109.84
Hardback. A discussion of the tradition of grotesque portrayals of war and the military, especially their proliferation in Restoration and eighteenth-century English literature. Swift's the Travels is examined in particular, as well as the novels of Smollett, Fielding, and Stern. Illustrations of graphic satire by Hogarth and others. Num Pages: 229 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250. Weight in Grams: 520.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874133691
- ISBN
- 9780874133691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.38
€ 116.38
Hardback. This book describes Charles Brockden Brown's novels in their Federalist-era context, exploring the dual roles of economics and gender that were changing in the 1790s alongside the growing U.S. market-capitalist economy. Hinds argues that Brown's works both recorded and contributed to this shifting ideology. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 165. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874136036
- ISBN
- 9780874136036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.79
€ 109.79
Hardback. Series: Apple-Zimmerman Series in Early Modern Culture. Num Pages: 247 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DSBD; DSK; HBAH; HBJD; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874136173
- ISBN
- 9780874136173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.69
€ 115.69
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
€ 116.99
€ 116.99
Hardback. These essays offer not only "representations of Swift" but also a representation of Swift scholarship at the close of the 20th century and a return to fundamental questions about the life, writing, and views of Swift. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 627.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874137972
- ISBN
- 9780874137972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.16
€ 134.16
Hardback. This title argues that Hardy's extensive legal research and experience drove his writing of fiction throughout his career. The book studies his legal research and friendships, his work as a Dorchester magistrate, actual Victorian law cases from which he drew novel material, Hardy's position as an advocate for the reform of marriage laws and more. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874137989
- ISBN
- 9780874137989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.77
€ 111.77
Hardback. 'Between Genders' demonstrates how gender differentiation becomes a defining issue in early French Modernism. It also explores how border crossings among seemingly distinct terms of identification (heterosexuality, homosexualities, androgyny, etc.) put in question the idea of identity and provoke reconsideration of other important issues. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874138450
- ISBN
- 9780874138450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.25
€ 114.25
Hardback. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this book argues that the operation of art-as-mirror is the key to the hidden unity of Huysmans' fiction. The author claims that only the elimination of Huysmans' stylistic distortions enabled his art finally to become faithful and clear. Num Pages: 385 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874138733
- ISBN
- 9780874138733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.58
€ 139.58
Hardback. The humorous target of History of the Abderites is thc ignorance, backwardness, provinciality, bigotry, pedantry, lack of taste, and the sodden contentment with things as they are that Wieland found all around him. Translator(s): Dufner, Max. Num Pages: 327 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934223256
- ISBN
- 9780934223256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.13
€ 139.13
Hardback. This book examines to what extent the Great War affected the works of Virginia Woolf and D.H.Lawrence. Wussow traces their views of social and historical events, as well as suggesting that violence and the structure of battle is evident in the pre-war writings. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934223461
- ISBN
- 9780934223461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.87
€ 109.87
hardcover. This study places Djuna Barnes's early work in the context of symbolist ideas and practices. It presents Barnes not only as a woman writer, but also as an American writer, especially in her attention to the search for identity and to the conflict between individual values and those of society. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Susquehanna University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941664172
- ISBN
- 9780941664172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.75
€ 91.75
Hardback. Focuses on unpublished manuscripts and closely examines Dos Passos's first novels. This book reveals how his practical aesthetics and use of myth come together in a triumph of form that presents an important vision of America. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941664189
- ISBN
- 9780941664189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.74
€ 109.74