Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Paperback. An engaging and accessible book looking at 1970s sf writing, film and television - alongside music and architecture - to reclaim the decade as a crucial period in the history of science fiction. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381175
- ISBN
- 9781781381175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.71
€ 73.71
Hardback. A collection of interviews and occasional papers given by Castoriadis between 1974 and 1997. It provides a resume of his political ideas. It includes a chapter that presents the concept, central to his thinking, of 'imaginary significations' as what make a society 'cohere'. Editor(s): Escobar, Enrique. Translator(s): Arnold, Helen. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; DSK; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230938
- ISBN
- 9780823230938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.37
€ 122.37
Hardcover. Largely ignored in American literary history, the magazine was extremely popular throughout the 19th century, with editors describing the form as a virtual "necessity". This book covers a variety of magazines and authors emphasizing their engagement with the social issues of the day. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 b&w illustrations, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922409
- ISBN
- 9780813922409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.98
€ 62.98
paperback. Contemporary literary critics have praised novel theory for abandoning its formalist roots and defining the novel as a vehicle of social discourse. This text argues that it was the compatibility of Bakhtin with James that prompted Anglo-American theorists to embrace Bakhtin with such enthusiasm. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733564
- ISBN
- 9780804733564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, one line drawing. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538997
- ISBN
- 9780199538997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.10
€ 9.99
€ 9.10
Paperback. This revealing autobiography illuminates the literary world of the latter half of the 20th century, as well as giving a personal insight into the life of the novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330484053
- ISBN
- 9780330484053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.32
€ 17.99
€ 13.32
Hardback. This work examines three first-person novels that narrate spectacular failures of self-representationamd is an analysis of notions of truth and linguistic skepticism in the French novel. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724654
- ISBN
- 9780804724654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.30
€ 83.30
Hardback. Introduces the "Westernesque femme fatale," an alluring figure who is ethnically Japanese but evokes the West in her physical appearance, lifestyle, behavior, and, most important, her use of language. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137867
- ISBN
- 9780231137867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.32
€ 104.58
€ 79.32
Paperback. Peter Field's new editon of the Morte Darthur has been hailed as 'our standard critical edition of Malory'. The paperback makes the complete definitive original spelling text edition available, with the same pagination as the two-volume hardback edition. Num Pages: 1120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Original Text ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844600
- ISBN
- 9781843844600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.58
€ 40.99
€ 38.58
Hardcover. Showing how the Gothic can be read as a complex reaction to Enlightenment methods of historical representation, Sinister histories uncovers hitherto neglected relationships between Gothic texts and prominent works of eighteenth-century history. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719095979
- ISBN
- 9780719095979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.55
€ 149.55
Hardcover. This groundbreaking volume is the first to mount a sustained and wide-ranging critical treatment of Singularity (the irrevocable transformation of the nature of human existence by technological advancement) as a subject for theory and cultural studies. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846319723
- ISBN
- 9781846319723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.12
€ 141.12
Hardback. aeo This is a very accessible introduction to one of the key figures in contemporary feminist thought. aeo The approach to Simone de Beauvoir is distinctive because it examines her work as a philosopher -- this book is the first full--length assessment of Simone de Beauvoira s philosophy. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612027
- ISBN
- 9780745612027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
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
Paperback. Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) always stood in the shadow of her lover and teacher, Jean-Paul Sartre, despite the fact that she was a brilliant writer and philosopher in her own right. Her monumental study "The Second Sex" made her a cult figure of the Feminist movement. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 182 pages, 21 black & white halftones, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 5. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950097
- ISBN
- 9781904950097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Hardback. Why does interrogation silence its object and not make it speak? Silence vs speech is a central issue in classical and modern literary works. This book studies literary representations of the power relations in which we are forced to speak using a range of texts ranging from the modern crime novel, via classics, to avant-garde plays. Editor(s): Olsson, Ulf. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137350985
- ISBN
- 9781137350985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Paperback. 'York Notes' offer an approach to English literature that aims to fully reflect student needs. They are filled with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KHT; DSK; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Pearson York Notes
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582772717
- ISBN
- 9780582772717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.30
€ 9.30
Hardback. This annotated bibliography is a guide to the works of Norwegian novelist, Sigrid Undset. It contains American reviews of the author's books, grouped by style, Internet resources, dissertations and recent studies in Norwegian. Num Pages: 128 pages, bibliography, index, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 2ACSN; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810837386
- ISBN
- 9780810837386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.03
€ 112.03
Paperback. Dubey argues that for African American studies, postmodernity best names a period, beginning in the early 1970s, marked by acute disenchantment with the promises of urban modernity and of print literacy. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167275
- ISBN
- 9780226167275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631070
- ISBN
- 9780816631070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312172770
- ISBN
- 9780312172770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03
€ 124.03