Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, 97 Full Colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556438837
- ISBN
- 9781556438837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.59
€ 21.99
€ 19.59
Paperback. This biography sets out to reveal the true identity of the novelist Thomas Mann. His bisexuality, obsession with preserving appearances and the deep guilt which plagued him for much of his life is exposed. These revelations are drawn from Mann's diaries and interviews with his children. Num Pages: 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747529460
- ISBN
- 9780747529460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.47
€ 21.99
€ 17.47
Hardcover. Works and Impact. Series: European Studies in North American Literature and Culture. 374 pages, 3, 3 black and white. Editor(s): Gruber, Eva. A comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the work of one of the foremost Native North American writers and his reception and influence. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 162 x 239 x 35. Weight: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134356
- ISBN
- 9781571134356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.41
€ 113.41
Paperback. This wide-ranging introduction to Hardy's novel provides chronology, contextual overview with reprinted contextual documents, critical overview from publication to the present, annotated key passages and suggestions for further reading. Editor(s): McEathron, Scott. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415255288
- ISBN
- 9780415255288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.86
€ 29.86
Hardback. This critical study of Hardy's short stories provides a thorough account of the ruling preoccupations and recurrent writing strategies of his entire corpus as well as providing detailed readings of several individual texts. Num Pages: 208 pages, None. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748632657
- ISBN
- 9780748632657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.60
€ 105.84
€ 101.60
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474407632
- ISBN
- 9781474407632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.73
€ 26.99
€ 24.73
Hardcover. Explores Thomas Hardy's engagement with Victorian legal debates in his prose fiction. This book demonstrates that throughout his prose fiction Hardy engages with contentious legal issues that were debated by legal professionals and literary figures of his day. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748673247
- ISBN
- 9780748673247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.60
€ 105.84
€ 101.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrated in black and white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Halsgrove
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857042675
- ISBN
- 9780857042675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.33
€ 13.99
€ 13.33
Hardback. This title argues that Hardy's extensive legal research and experience drove his writing of fiction throughout his career. The book studies his legal research and friendships, his work as a Dorchester magistrate, actual Victorian law cases from which he drew novel material, Hardy's position as an advocate for the reform of marriage laws and more. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874137989
- ISBN
- 9780874137989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.77
€ 111.77
Paperback. Thomas Hardy was the foremost novelist of his time, as well as an established poet. This guide provides students with a lucid introduction to Hardy's life and works and the basis for a sound comprehension of his work. Series: Complete Critical Guide to English Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415234924
- ISBN
- 9780415234924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.92
€ 48.99
€ 46.92
Hardback. Debjani Ganguly theorizes the contemporary global novel and the social and historical conditions that shaped it, showing how in 1989 the consolidation of the information age, the perpetual state of war, and the focus on humanitarianism transformed the novel into a form that addresses contemporary social, technological, and political upheavals. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361374
- ISBN
- 9780822361374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.83
€ 123.83
Paperback. Debjani Ganguly theorizes the contemporary global novel and the social and historical conditions that shaped it, showing how in 1989 the consolidation of the information age, the perpetual state of war, and the focus on humanitarianism transformed the novel into a form that addresses contemporary social, technological, and political upheavals. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361565
- ISBN
- 9780822361565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.33
€ 31.99
€ 30.33
Hardcover. Almon suggests that Texas autobiography reveals as much about the state as it does the writer, recording geography and history; and economic, social, and religious practices. A sense of place distinguishes Texas autobiographical writing, for it springs from a state considered unique. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652665
- ISBN
- 9780875652665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.02
€ 40.99
€ 37.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408842416
- ISBN
- 9781408842416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Hardback. The story of both the narrowing perspective of the social norm and the ever-expanding possibilities of a woman who refuses to be told what she can and cannot be Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803230118
- ISBN
- 9780803230118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.79
€ 25.99
€ 23.79
Paperback. A memoir of a young boy's unusual travels with his mother. The author recreates his boyhood experiences, relating how he and his mother travelled throughout the United States, and tracing his experiences and changes from young boy to manhood against the background of a violent and wildly optimistic America. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190. 256 pages. A memoir of a young boy's unusual travels with his mother. The author recreates his boyhood experiences, relating how he and his mother travelled throughout the United States, and tracing his experiences and changes from young boy to manhood against the background of a violent and wildly optimistic America. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 128 x 198 x 18. Weight: 182.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747546016
- ISBN
- 9780747546016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.51
€ 19.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092317
- ISBN
- 9780226092317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.28
€ 36.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. This book analyzes three works by sexually marginal women sometimes grouped as the "Sapphic Modernists"--Djuna Barnes's Nightwood (1936), Marguerite Yourcenar's Denier du reve (1934), and Virginia Woolf's Three Guineas (1938)--that engage, directly or indirectly, with fascist politics and ideology. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741675
- ISBN
- 9780804741675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. This book is an invitation to think about why children chew pencils; why we talk to our cars, our refrigerators, our computers; rosary beads and worry beads; Cuban cigars; why we no longer wear hats that we can tip to one another and why we don't seem to long to; and what has been described as bourgcois longing. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226076126
- ISBN
- 9780226076126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.75
€ 27.99
€ 22.75
Paperback. This exploration of the poetry and prose of Caribbean women writers reveals in their imagery a rich tradition of erotic relations between women. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347774
- ISBN
- 9780822347774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.23
€ 29.99
€ 27.23
Hardcover. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810882270
- ISBN
- 9780810882270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.74
€ 77.74
Hardback.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780762463
- ISBN
- 9781780762463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.77€ 48.87
€ 52.77
€ 48.87
Paperback. For decades, hobbits and the other fantastical creatures of Middle-earth have captured the imaginations of a fiercely loyal tribe of J R R Tolkien readers, all enhanced by the immense success of Peter Jackson's films: first 'The Lord of the Rings', and now his new 'The Hobbit'. This book explores the chief influences on J R R Tolkien's work. Num Pages: 320 pages, 46 integrated bw. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780769271
- ISBN
- 9781780769271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.78
€ 29.78
Paperback. All the selections in this anthology date from the twentieth century-most from the last forty years-and represent the attempts of different theorists, and different theoretical schools, to describe the historical stages of the genre's formal development. Editor(s): McKeon, Michael. Num Pages: 968 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 254 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1544.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 968
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801863974
- ISBN
- 9780801863974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.87
€ 47.99
€ 39.87