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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Hardback. This work examines ethical problems raised by a number of key 20th century theoretical and fictional texts by authors such as Levinas, Sartre, Beauvoir, Yourcenar, Duras and Genet. It argues that even ethical texts frequently depict conflict as an insurmountable aspect of human relations. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333733714
ISBN
9780333733714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.43

Hardback. Marilyn Migiel returns to Giovanni Boccaccio's masterpiece, this time to focus on the dialogue about ethical choices that the Decameron creates with us and that we, as individuals and as groups, create with the Decameron. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442631885
ISBN
9781442631885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.15

hardcover. Ethel Wilson: A Critical Biography is the story of a distinguished writer whose works are rightly considered classics of Canadian literature. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780802087416
ISBN
9780802087416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.28

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition of Edith Wharton's celebrated novella is based on the first edition, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1911. Editor(s): Wolff, Cynthia Griffin; Lauer, Kristin O. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393966350
ISBN
9780393966350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.59

paperback. Translator(s): Mitchell, S. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Merlin Press United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850362381
ISBN
9780850362381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Raines, Seville V. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594540851
ISBN
9781594540851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.52
€ 70.74

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956930705
ISBN
9780956930705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.65

Paperback. ESSAYISM is a personal, critical and polemical book about the genre, its history and its contemporary possibilities, itself an example of what it describes: an essay that is curious and digressive and at the same time held together by a personal voice and a polemical point. BIC Classification: DNF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125. .
Publisher
Fitzcarraldo Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910695418
ISBN
9781910695418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Hardcover. Experiences of twentieth century history and major literary trends are reflected in the excellent but little-known writings of the Austrian-Czech physician and novelist Ernst Weiss (1882-1940). This book assesses the life and legacy of this important voice from mid twentieth century Central Europe. Num Pages: 284 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academica Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933146720
ISBN
9781933146720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612195223
ISBN
9781612195223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.92

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644882
ISBN
9780691644882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.68

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 588 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649580
ISBN
9780691649580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 302.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 2GK; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148030
ISBN
9780231148030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.17

Hardback. Editor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 2GK; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148023
ISBN
9780231148023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.69

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; 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
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638744
ISBN
9780691638744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.51

Hardback. A book, in which, the authors read some of the classics in the Russian novelistic tradition against a critique of the Lukacs-Bakhtin view of epic, all the while demonstrating the modernity of epic as a literary mode and arguing how some key Russian novels challenge or outgrow their generic form to re-imagine or re-invent a new, monumental one. Series: Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235537
ISBN
9781936235537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.93

Paperback. Presents a portrait of "The Tale of Genji's" reception and reproduction, taking into consideration a wide variety of genres from no plays to Genji paintings to the modern novel. This volume explores the popularization of the Genji, considering parody, pastiche, and re-creation in various popular and mass media. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Num Pages: 416 pages, 80 illus. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592. Media, Gender, and Cultural Production. 416 pages, ill. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Presents a portrait of "The Tale of Genji's" reception and reproduction, taking into consideration a wide variety of genres from no plays to Genji paintings to the modern novel. This volume explores the popularization of the Genji, considering parody, pastiche, and re-creation in various popular and mass media. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142373
ISBN
9780231142373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.17

Paperback. Brings literary and environmental studies into a robust interdisciplinary dialogue, challenging dominant ideas about nature, conservation, and development in Africa and exploring alternative narratives offered by writers and environmental thinkers. Editor(s): Caminero-Santangelo, Byron; Myers, Garth Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821419786
ISBN
9780821419786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.43

Hardcover. Reveals how Oriental tales, pseudo-ethnographies, sexual fantasies, and political satires took Europe by storm during the eighteenth century. Naming this body of fiction Enlightenment Orientalism, this title poses a range of questions that uncovers the interdependence of Oriental tales and domestic fiction. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226024486
ISBN
9780226024486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.60
€ 90.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Sheen, B.A. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590332603
ISBN
9781590332603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.35
€ 72.25

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