Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Hardcover. The difficulties that students face when tackling Joyce's works are addressed by focusing on plot, implying that the "real" books are hidden behind the author's complex language and style. This book demystifies Joyce's style, demonstrating that everything students need to know in order to read his works may be discovered in the books themselves. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631227014
- ISBN
- 9780631227014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.65
€ 125.65
Paperback. An examination of Joyce as one of the greatest modern writers, and a study of his life in relation to his four great books: "Dubliners", "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake". Photographs of Joyce, his family and his surroundings cover all phases of his life. Series: Thames & Hudson Literary Lives. Num Pages: 144 pages, 124 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 182 x 9. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500260180
- ISBN
- 9780500260180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.42
€ 9.99
€ 9.42
Paperback. As a young man, James Joyce rejected his country and its religion, but went on to recreate the Dublin of his youth in his fiction. "Ulysses" was initially banned in the US, but has since been recognised as a masterpiece. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 180 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited London
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904341581
- ISBN
- 9781904341581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. The SCOTNOTES booklets are a series of study guides to major Scottish writers and texts frequently used within literature courses, aimed at senior secondary school pupils and students in further education. This title covers the novel The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, by James Hogg. Series: Scotnotes Study Guides. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; YQE; YQZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 120. Series: Scotnotes. 56 pages. The SCOTNOTES booklets are a series of study guides to major Scottish writers and texts frequently used within literature courses, aimed at senior secondary school pupils and students in further education. This title covers the novel The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, by James Hogg. Cateogry: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (XR) Revision / study guides. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; YQE; YQZ. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 5. Weight: 120.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Association for Scottish Literary Studies (AS
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780948877056
- ISBN
- 9780948877056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.26
€ 10.26
Hardback. James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) invented the key forms of American fiction - the Western, the sea tale, the Revolutionary War romance. This work is the treatment of Cooper's life. It is the story of how, in literature and other endeavours, Americans in his period sought to solidify their political and cultural economic independence from Britain. Num Pages: 752 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300108057
- ISBN
- 9780300108057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.24
€ 54.99
€ 39.24
Hardback. An annotated bibliography to the criticism of the work of James Fenimore Cooper, regarded as a pioneer in the development of the American social and political novel. The material is divided into broad subject categories and, where appropriate, subdivided by the Cooper work in question. Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in American Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; GBCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313279195
- ISBN
- 9780313279195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.41
€ 93.41
Paperback. Reveals the significant role that Turkish locales, cultures, and friends played in James Baldwin's life and thought. This book demonstrates how Baldwin's Turkish sojourns enabled him to re-imagine himself as a black queer writer and to revise his views of American identity and US race relations as the 1960s drew to a close. Num Pages: 416 pages, 53 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341673
- ISBN
- 9780822341673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.38
€ 32.99
€ 32.38
Hardback. Series: In Parole. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Contrasto
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788869656392
- ISBN
- 9788869656392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.45
€ 21.99
€ 17.45
Paperback. The definitive critical study of Tolkien's greatest works by the respected and world renowned Tolkien scholar Professor T.A. Shippey. Num Pages: 384 pages, With index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780261104013
- ISBN
- 9780261104013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. This treatise defends the literary and political integrity of South African novelist J.M. Coetzee by arguing that he absorbed the textual turn of postmodern culture while still addressing the ethical tensions of the South African crisis. It describes the political contexts surrounding his novels. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520078123
- ISBN
- 9780520078123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Hardback. Deals with Coetzee's origins, early years, and first writings. This book corrects many of the misconceptions about Coetzee, and that illuminates the genesis and implications of his novels. It is suitable for everybody concerned with Coetzee's life and work. Translator(s): Heyns, Michiel. Num Pages: 712 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 155 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1248.
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922070081
- ISBN
- 9781922070081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 25.38
€ 40.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Streitfeld, David. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Melville House Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612195896
- ISBN
- 9781612195896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.05
€ 17.99
€ 14.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 800. A Life Raised High. 480 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 35. Weight: 796.
- Publisher
- Pomona
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904590231
- ISBN
- 9781904590231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.38
€ 26.99
€ 23.38
Paperback. This collection of writings looks at how the Nobel Laureate has navigated the tricky waters of being a public intellectual in the contentious world he inhabits, which touches on racism, sexism, animal rights, ecofeminism, and contemporary literature. Editor(s): Poyner, Jane. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821416877
- ISBN
- 9780821416877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.63
€ 34.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. JG Ballard is one of the most significant British writers of the contemporary period. This guide includes critical perspectives on Ballard's major novels as well as his short stories and journalistic writing covering issues of form, narrative and experimentation. Editor(s): Baxter, Jeannette. Series: Continuum Critical Perspectives. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826497260
- ISBN
- 9780826497260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.64
€ 42.99
€ 35.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231029889
- ISBN
- 9780231029889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Hardcover. Editor(s): White, Jeffrey A. Translator(s): White, Jeffrey A. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 211 x 37. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017436
- ISBN
- 9780674017436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.24
€ 40.99
€ 33.24
Hardback. This book seeks to establish the importance of the erotic element in Calvino's work through an investigation of the connection between his theories on language and sexual representation. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838635315
- ISBN
- 9780838635315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.62
€ 109.62
Paperback. Presents an interpretive overview of Italian American literary history. This book develops a perspective variously historical, philosophical, and cultural by which American writers of Italian descent can be read, increasing the discursive power of an ethnic literature that has received too little serious critical attention. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; DSK; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317395
- ISBN
- 9780822317395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.08
€ 27.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Truran United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850221784
- ISBN
- 9781850221784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.16
€ 8.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781477310670
- ISBN
- 9781477310670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.80
€ 26.99
€ 26.80
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845231743
- ISBN
- 9781845231743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.16
€ 28.16
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Greenwich Exchange Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906075422
- ISBN
- 9781906075422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.26
€ 16.99
€ 15.26
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811225168
- ISBN
- 9780811225168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.29
€ 17.99
€ 16.29