Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Ian McEwan: The Essential Guide: "Child in Time", "Enduring Love", "At...
Noakes, Jonathan, Reynolds, Margaret
Paperback. A guide to the works of Ian McEwan. It offers an in-depth interview with Ian McEwan, relating specifically to the texts under discussion. It deals with McEwan's themes, genre and narrative technique, and provides a source of ideas for intelligent and inventive ways of approaching the novels. Series: Vintage Living Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 184. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0001574
- ISBN
- 9780099437550
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Groes, Sebastian. Series: Contemporary Critical Perspectives. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441139221
- ISBN
- 9781441139221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.91
€ 35.91
Paperback. A critical examination of Ian McEwan and his novel, "Enduring Love", this title forms part of a series that aims to provide accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, acclaimed and influential novels of recent years. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114. A Reader's Guide. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. 96 pages. A critical examination of Ian McEwan and his novel, "Enduring Love", this title forms part of a series that aims to provide accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, acclaimed and influential novels of recent years. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 191 x 133 x 7. Weight: 118.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826414786
- ISBN
- 9780826414786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.84
€ 25.84
Paperback. 'York Notes for GCSE' offers a useful approach to English Literature and aims to help readers achieve a better grade. Updated to reflect the needs of today's students, the new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 80 pages, glossary, further reading. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHT; DSBH; DSK; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582313811
- ISBN
- 9780582313811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.30
€ 9.30
Hardback. This book demonstrates that Fitzgerald's narrative is riddled with chronological incoherences, improbabilities, and flat contractions -- almost none of which, surprisingly, have been previously noted. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945636380
- ISBN
- 9780945636380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.82
€ 102.82
Hardback. Elizabeth Simpson Inchbald (1753-1821) was a leading literary figure of the late 18th century - an actress, playwright and editor of several plays and novels. This work covers her life story, but also provides a look at the society and politics of London in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Num Pages: 632 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; BGH; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122366
- ISBN
- 9780813122366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.14
€ 91.14
Paperback. Translator(s): Leslie, Tanya. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583220528
- ISBN
- 9781583220528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.85
€ 13.99
€ 11.85
Hardback. Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" took the world by storm when it was published in 1969. Despite controversy over its frank depiction of sexual abuse, the autobiography is widely read in high schools and colleges across the country. This title includes discussions of Maya Angelou's novel. Series: Critical Insights. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Salem Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587656248
- ISBN
- 9781587656248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.22
€ 166.22
Hardcover. In the course of his recollections, the author describes his childhood in Minnesota; his grammar school and seminary education, with his decision to leave the path toward ordination; his marriage to his beloved Connie and their active family life and travels; and his life as a fiction writer. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrated: 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034924
- ISBN
- 9780268034924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.12
€ 108.12
This book examines exaggerated masculinities in select novels by James Baldwin, Cormac McCarthy, and Toni Morrison. Through this analysis Josef Benson connects the masculinities of frontier figures with black male protagonists in postwar American novels, and how these novels present alternative ideal masculinities. Series: Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442237605
- ISBN
- 9781442237605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.46
€ 113.46
Hardcover. The author examines the role of comedy in the novels of four key postmodern Spanish-American writers: Gustavo Sainz, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Jaime Bayly and Fernando Vallejo. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662971
- ISBN
- 9781855662971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.21
€ 80.21
Paperback. Matthew Bramble, a gout-ridden misanthrope, travels Britain with his nephew, niece, spinster sister and man-servant, the trusty Humphry Clinker. In poor health, Bramble sees the world as one of degeneracy and raucous overcrowding, and will not hesitate to let his companions know his feelings on the matter. Editor(s): Ross, Angus. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy showing light age. Prevous owners name to half title page otherwise internally text is clear and remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSG0020939
- ISBN
- 9780141441429
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 18.99€ 13.29
€ 18.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. A study of the historical, ideological, and formal interdependencies of the novel and human rights, this book demonstrates that the twentieth-century rise of "world literature" and international human rights law are related phenomena. It argues that international law shares with the modern novel a particular conception of the human individual. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228188
- ISBN
- 9780823228188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781481306270
- ISBN
- 9781481306270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.12
€ 48.12
Paperback. Alfredo Bryce Echenique is one of the most widely-read and most widely translated Latin American authors of recent decades, yet this is the first critical edition that makes his work available to students of Hispanic literatures in the English-speaking world. Editor(s): Wood, David. Series Editor(s): Davies, Catherine. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719064135
- ISBN
- 9780719064135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.82
€ 29.82
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. 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
Hardback. How to Read the Victorian Novel unpicks our comfortable expectations of the genre to fully explore just how unfamiliar its familiarity is: emphasizing the complexity and contradictions in Victorian writers' attempts to deal with a world heading into modernity at full speed. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405130554
- ISBN
- 9781405130554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.10
€ 121.10
Paperback. How to Read the Victorian Novel unpicks our comfortable expectations of the genre to fully explore just how unfamiliar its familiarity is: emphasizing the complexity and contradictions in Victorian writers' attempts to deal with a world heading into modernity at full speed. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405130561
- ISBN
- 9781405130561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.21
€ 37.21
Hardback. Editor(s): Rolston, David L. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 554 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635422
- ISBN
- 9780691635422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.70
€ 273.70