Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Hardback. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739143612
- ISBN
- 9780739143612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.02
€ 137.02
hardcover. Kafka's Creatures: Animals, Hybrids, and Other Fantastic Beings is an interdisciplinary collection of essays on Franz Kafka's use of non-human creatures in his writings. It is written from a variety of interpretive perspectives and highlights diverse ways of understanding how Kafka's use of these creatures illuminate his work in general. Editor(s): Lucht, Marc; Yarri, Donna. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739143940
- ISBN
- 9780739143940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.76
€ 161.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739148075
- ISBN
- 9780739148075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.07
€ 171.07
Hardback. In this text, Lillian Feder explores V.S. Naipaul's writings to deliver an analysis of her subject. She describes Naipaul's methods for discovering the truth about himself and the world he explores, and she concludes that his literature has earned a place in the upper echelons of the modern canon. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508088
- ISBN
- 9780742508088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 35.83
€ 44.99
€ 35.83
hardcover. Although the events of Selma and Birmingham are burned into the nation's consciousness, little has been written about the civil rights events in the surrounding counties, the vast sections of the rural south. Cynthia Fleming addresses this gap by bringing to light the struggle for equality of the citizens of Wilcox County, Alabama. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSW; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508101
- ISBN
- 9780742508101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.61
€ 172.61
Paperback. Although the events of Selma and Birmingham are burned into the nation's consciousness, little has been written about the civil rights events in the surrounding counties, the vast sections of the rural south. Cynthia Fleming addresses this gap by bringing to light the struggle for equality of the citizens of Wilcox County, Alabama. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSW; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508118
- ISBN
- 9780742508118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Paperback. Eleanore Holveck presents Simone de Beauvoir's theory of literature and metaphysics, including its relationship to the philosophers Husserl, Heidegger, Kant, Merleau-Ponty and Sartre, with reference to the literary tradition of Goethe, Maurice Barres, Rimbaud, Andre Breton and Paul Nizan. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HPJ; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513365
- ISBN
- 9780742513365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.62
€ 63.62
The Pleasures of the Text. Violette Leduc and Reader Seduction.
Locey, Elizabeth (Assistant Professor Of Fren...
Hardback. In this volume, Elizabeth Locey restores Leduc to her place in the canon, bringing to light her contributions to contemporary literary theory. Locey reads Leduc's works from the perspective of reader selection, which erodes the divide between body and text. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515260
- ISBN
- 9780742515260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.94
€ 152.94
The Pleasures of the Text. Violette Leduc and Reader Seduction.
Locey, Elizabeth (Assistant Professor Of Fren...
Paperback. In this volume, Elizabeth Locey restores Leduc to her place in the canon, bringing to light her contributions to contemporary literary theory. Locey reads Leduc's works from the perspective of reader selection, which erodes the divide between body and text. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515277
- ISBN
- 9780742515277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.72
€ 61.72
Hardback. Argues that four French writers - Michel Tournier, J.M.G. Le Clezio, Tahar Ben Jelloun and Leila Sebbar - practice "activist writing" which, when combined with the work of certain photographers, reframes a picture of Maghreb produced by two centuries of Orientalist misrepresentation. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515451
- ISBN
- 9780742515451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.98
€ 163.98
Hardback. Treating China's Cultural Revolution as much more than a political event, this volume explores its ideological dimensions. It focuses on the CR's discourse of heroism and messianism and its demonization of the enemy as reflected in political practice, official literature and propaganda art. Editor(s): Chong, Woei Lien. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518735
- ISBN
- 9780742518735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.05
€ 190.05
Paperback. Treating China's Cultural Revolution as much more than a political event, this volume explores its ideological dimensions. It focuses on the CR's discourse of heroism and messianism and its demonization of the enemy as reflected in political practice, official literature and propaganda art. Editor(s): Chong, Woei Lien. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518742
- ISBN
- 9780742518742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.73
€ 84.73
Hardback. One of Ralph Waldo Emerson's principle contributions to philosophy is the theory of self-reliance, a view of democratic individuality. George Kateb provides a reading of Emerson that is friendly to the interests of Nietzsche and to later Nietzscheans such as Weber, Heidegger, Arendt and Foucault. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521445
- ISBN
- 9780742521445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.83
€ 169.83
Hardback. Questing the educational suitability of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the classroom, this work argues that the book teaches misguided lessons about race relations. It aims to challenge the typical understanding of "Huck Finn", and guides readers through an analysis that demonstrates how racism functions in the book and the classroom. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSL3; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742545199
- ISBN
- 9780742545199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.26
€ 133.26
Paperback. Questing the educational suitability of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the classroom, this work argues that the book teaches misguided lessons about race relations. It aims to challenge the typical understanding of "Huck Finn", and guides readers through an analysis that demonstrates how racism functions in the book and the classroom. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSL3; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742545205
- ISBN
- 9780742545205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.60
€ 48.60
Hardback. Dale Shuger presents, from the records of the Spanish Inquisition, a social corpus of early modern madness that differs radically from the 'literary' madness hitherto studied by Cervantes critics. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748644636
- ISBN
- 9780748644636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.18
€ 144.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761816560
- ISBN
- 9780761816560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.27
€ 139.27
Hardback. This text investigates what happens when novels that have defied traditional literary conventions refuse to break with traditional gender-based stereotypes. The author argues that the result is an ambiguity that may produce more misogynistic images within the text. Num Pages: 336 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSK; JFFE; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761818038
- ISBN
- 9780761818038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.70
€ 127.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761819141
- ISBN
- 9780761819141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.66
€ 104.66
hardcover. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780761820130
- ISBN
- 9780761820130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.63
€ 110.63
Paperback. Guide du roman de langue francaise (1901-1950) presents 471 French-language novels written by some 380 authors, and represents the richness and diversity of the novel in French, during the first half of the twentieth century. It includes not only literary classics but also paraliterary works from France and the Francophone world. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761821960
- ISBN
- 9780761821960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.35
€ 109.35
Paperback. Translator(s): Summerfield, Giovanna. Num Pages: 36 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 4. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 36
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761822639
- ISBN
- 9780761822639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.47
€ 63.47
Paperback. The widest-ranging exploration to date of the interaction between English Canadian literature and film. Editor(s): Jarraway, David R. Series: Reappraisals: Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Ottawa Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780776607795
- ISBN
- 9780776607795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.60
€ 42.99
€ 41.60
Hardback. The novel emerged, McKeon contends, as a cultural instrument designed to engage the epistemological and social crises of the age. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 15th anniversary ed
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801869952
- ISBN
- 9780801869952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.27
€ 90.27