Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Hardback. 194pp. Corners very slightly bumped. Keywords: Novels & Novelists This study, first published in 1986, examines the many facets of Mallarmes relationship to the visual arts. Series: Cambridge Studies in French. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Dimension: 247 x 174. Weight in Grams: 595
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KHS0069145
- ISBN
- 9780521305709
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 91.56
€ 91.56
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
Paperback. Num Pages: 135 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772897844
- ISBN
- 9788772897844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22
Hardback. Explores the figure of the orphan child in a broad selection of contemporary US novels by popular and critically acclaimed authors Series: Contemporary American & Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089596
- ISBN
- 9780719089596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.35
€ 149.35
Paperback. Series: French Literature Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564785763
- ISBN
- 9781564785763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 6.23
€ 17.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. This book rethinks the origins and nature of magical realism and provides detailed readings of key novels by Asturias, Carpentier, Garcia Marquez, Rushdie, and Okri. Identifying two different strands of the mode, one characterized by faith, the other by irreverence, Warnes makes available a new vocabulary for the discussion of magical realism. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440860
- ISBN
- 9781137440860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.62
€ 69.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pages black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. 333pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712697552
- ISBN
- 9780712697552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.82
€ 16.99
€ 13.82
Hardcover. Aims to acquaint Proust fans with Jeanne Weil Proust. This book captures the life and times of Proust's mother, from her German-Jewish background and her marriage to a Catholic grocer's son to her lifelong worries about her son's sexuality, health problems, and talent. It explores the culture of fin de siecle France. Translator(s): Kaplan, Alice. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226056425
- ISBN
- 9780226056425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.96
€ 32.99
€ 25.96
Paperback. In a world increasingly defined by prose, poets adapted the new forms, characters, and moral themes of the novel in order to reinvigorate poetic practice. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; DSBD; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418223
- ISBN
- 9781421418223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.19
€ 35.99
€ 30.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691166797
- ISBN
- 9780691166797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.34
€ 71.34
Hardcover. By focusing on Luise Gottsched's extraordinary volume and range of translations, Hilary Brown sheds an entirely new light on Gottsched and her oeuvre. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7, 7 black and white. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135100
- ISBN
- 9781571135100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691645810
- ISBN
- 9780691645810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37
€ 106.37
Paperback. John McGahern did not spread himself thinly as a writer. Nearly all of his creative energy went into what was central for him: the great novels and stories that are part of the canon of Irish and world literature. This book brings together McGahern's surviving essays, reviews and speeches. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber London
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571245123
- ISBN
- 9780571245123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Hardback. A major new book by one of the leading feminist writers in France today. Cixous explores the themes of love, memory, language and loss. This is a work of literary fiction and at the same time a philosophical work: like Sartre, Camus and other great writers, Cixous blends together fiction and philosophy. Translator(s): Kamuf, Peggy; Chevalier, Marion Frances. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639888
- ISBN
- 9780745639888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.81
€ 59.81
Paperback. A major new book by one of the leading feminist writers in France today. Cixous explores the themes of love, memory, language and loss. This is a work of literary fiction and at the same time a philosophical work: like Sartre, Camus and other great writers, Cixous blends together fiction and philosophy. Translator(s): Kamuf, Peggy; Chevalier, Marion Frances. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639895
- ISBN
- 9780745639895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.11
€ 22.11
Paperback. Contains Nancy Mitford's humorous letters to her family and friends. Mitford never wrote an autobiography, but this collection of letters provides a portrayal of her life and the times in which she lived. Editor(s): Mosley, Charlotte. Num Pages: 624 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340599211
- ISBN
- 9780340599211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. A revelatory collection of letters from the nation's favourite storyteller. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444786286
- ISBN
- 9781444786286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardcover. This look at romantic fiction seeks to discover the reason for its appeal by combining analysis of the poetics of the genre with a study of the real reader's intervention. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 401.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333720493
- ISBN
- 9780333720493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.43
€ 166.43
Hardback. Balancing analyses of plot, character, and motif with insights into the cultural and political milieu of the late Heian period, this title calls for a re-evaluation of late Heian fiction. It examines 3 texts - "The Tale of Sagoromo", "The Tale of the Hamamatsu Middle Counselor", and "Nezame at Night" - as heirs to the literary legacy of "Genji". Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025073
- ISBN
- 9780674025073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.20
€ 45.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. A guide to the works of Louis de Bernieres. It deals with de Bernieres' themes, genre and narrative technique, and includes a close reading of the texts that are accompanied with likely exam questions, and contexts and comparisons. Series: Vintage Living Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliog , glossary. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XX) Exams / tests / exercises. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437574
- ISBN
- 9780099437574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.66
€ 9.99
€ 8.66