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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Hardback. This major new book offers a much-needed introduction to the work of Siegfried Kracauer, one of the main intellectual figures in the orbit of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APFA; BG; DSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745629612
ISBN
9780745629612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.04

Paperback.

This major new book offers a much-needed introduction to the work of Siegfried Kracauer, one of the main intellectual figures in the orbit of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APFA; BG; DSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.

Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629629
ISBN
9780745629629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1957
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811200684
ISBN
9780811200684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.14

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895705
ISBN
9780859895705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.15

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895699
ISBN
9780859895699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.12

paperback. What qualities helped Primo Levi survive the demented laboratory of Auschwitz? What does Milan Kundera make of being denounced as a subversive writer in communist Czechoslovakia? What does Edna O'Brien think drove generations of Irish writers into exile? This book explores the importance of region, politics and history in their work. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
Condition
New
SKU
9780099428435
ISBN
9780099428435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Shirley is Charlotte Bronte's only historical novel and her most topical one. The introduction to this new edition considers its autobiographical overtones as well as its social context, and includes revised notes and bibliography. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540808
ISBN
9780199540808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.74

Hardcover. Sherwood Anderson, an important American novelist and short-story writer of the early twentieth century, is probably best known for his novel "Winesburg, Ohio". This work covers Anderson's life after his move in the mid-1920s to "Ripshin," his house near Marion, Virginia; his return to business pursuits; and more. Num Pages: 424 pages, 14 b/w photos. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 803.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299220204
ISBN
9780299220204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 241 pages, Photos, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 254 x 661. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821411803
ISBN
9780821411803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.34

hardcover. Sherlock Holmes was still an undergraduate when Squire Trevor pointed out the direction of his future life's work, telling him that all the detectives of fact and of fancy would be children in your hands. His prediction was right on the mark: so it was then, and so it remains more than a century later. Num Pages: 421 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
421
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823212217
ISBN
9780823212217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Feral House,U.S. United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936239603
ISBN
9781936239603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.38

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press Manchester
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526116895
ISBN
9781526116895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.83

Hardcover. John Burroughs combined scientific observation with poetic spirit in his nature writing. This collection of essays explores Burrough's life and character, as well as his role as a writer and his relationships with contemporaries including Whitman, Thoreau, Emerson and Muir. Editor(s): Walker, Charlotte Zoe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 21 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628422
ISBN
9780815628422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.27

Paperback. John Burroughs combined scientific observation with poetic spirit in his nature writing. This collection of essays explores Burrough's life and character, as well as his role as a writer and his relationships with contemporaries including Whitman, Thoreau, Emerson and Muir. Editor(s): Walker, Charlotte Zoe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 21 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606376
ISBN
9780815606376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.77

Hardback. Sharon Creech: The Words We Choose to Say is an analysis and evaluation of the young adult novels of Sharon Creech. The six chapters provide an overview of her life, education, and careers, a thorough review of her young adult novels, a commentary on her writings for young readers and adults, and a summary of her skill as a storyteller and author. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810850866
ISBN
9780810850866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.69

Hardcover. The dialogue between form and message is intrinsic to the novel as genre. Yet the strength of that discourse has been shaken in the twentieth century by an increasing doubt about affirmations of any kind and a growing awareness of the relativity of knowledge and perception. Num Pages: 352 pages, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 439.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571810366
ISBN
9781571810366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 454 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Kaya Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885030429
ISBN
9781885030429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.82

Paperback. Presents an informative context for the Chinese Ulysses and the fascinating story of the origins of Jin's project. This title recounts the encounter between James Joyce and Chinese culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 illustrations, 18 photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
City University of Hong Kong Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629370701
ISBN
9789629370701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.80

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606033
ISBN
9780691606033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.77

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634876
ISBN
9780691634876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.76

Paperback. In narratives ranging from Eliot's and Trollope's novels about scandalous women to Oscar Wilde's writing and his trials for homosexuality, this book shows how, in each instance, sexuality appears couched in coded terms. It is suitable to scholars and general readers interested in Victorian literature, the history of sexuality, and gender studies. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318484
ISBN
9780822318484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.32

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
€ 39.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Faith. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 433.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813931135
ISBN
9780813931135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.57

Hardcover. Editor(s): Smith, Faith. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813931128
ISBN
9780813931128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.62

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