Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Hardcover. This biographical narrative of Graham Greene's literary career explores his motives for writing, the literary and cinematic influences that shaped his work, his writing routine and the importance of his childhood experience. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333729861
- ISBN
- 9780333729861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
paperback. This biographical narrative of Graham Greene's literary career explores his motives for writing, the literary and cinematic influences that shaped his work, his writing routine and the importance of his childhood experience. Series: Macmillan Literary Lives. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333729878
- ISBN
- 9780333729878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardback. In Narrative Strategies Roston focuses upon the Greene's texts themselves and their manipulation of reader response, highlighting the innovative strategies that Greene developed to cope with the mid-century invalidation of the traditional hero. The result is a stimulating new reading of the major novels. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230003453
- ISBN
- 9780230003453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardback. Covers fifty years of criticism of Graham Greene, a leading man of letters on the English literary scene. Series: The Scarecrow Author Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 423 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810814189
- ISBN
- 9780810814189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.64
€ 148.64
Paperback. This collection explores 'Gothic sf' from 1980-2010. Ranging across narrative media and across genres, taking in horror, sf, the Gothic, the New Weird and more, essays examine questions of genre, medical science, gender, biopower and capitalism. Editor(s): Wasson, Sara; Alder, Emily. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 219 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781380031
- ISBN
- 9781781380031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.42
€ 33.99
€ 30.42
Hardcover. Gothic Science Fiction explores the fascinating world of gothic influenced science fiction. From Frankenstein to Doctor Who and from H.G Wells to Stephen King, the book charts the rise of a genre and follows the descent into darkness that consumes it. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137389268
- ISBN
- 9781137389268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.67
€ 138.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403972255
- ISBN
- 9781403972255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488887
- ISBN
- 9780801488887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. Covering classic texts such as "Frankenstein" and "Wuthering Heights" and contemporary fiction by authors including Iain Banks and William Gibson, this study focuses on the opposition between the Gothic tradition and the law, suggesting that at all points it produces transgression. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 393.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333658024
- ISBN
- 9780333658024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.80
€ 127.80
Hardback. Covering classic texts such as "Frankenstein" and "Wuthering Heights" and contemporary fiction by authors including Iain Banks and William Gibson, this study focuses on the opposition between the Gothic tradition and the law, suggesting that at all points it produces transgression. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333658017
- ISBN
- 9780333658017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.40
€ 128.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812232912
- ISBN
- 9780812232912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.13
€ 71.13
Hardcover. This book is the first full-length theoretical and historical study of the relation between early Gothic fiction and an emerging modern rule of law. The work identifies not only a political and cultural, but also an ontological relation between what critics have conceptualized as 'Gothic' and the nature and function of modern juridical power. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507555
- ISBN
- 9780230507555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333771518
- ISBN
- 9780333771518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.00
€ 67.00
Paperback. Gothic novels tell stories of patriarchal societies that thrive on the oppression or even outright sacrifice of women and others. This book offers a historically informed theoretical introduction to key gothic narratives from a feminist perspective. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631200505
- ISBN
- 9780631200505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.18
€ 52.18
Hardback. Gothic novels tell stories of patriarchal societies that thrive on the oppression or even outright sacrifice of women and others. This book offers a historically informed theoretical introduction to key gothic narratives from a feminist perspective. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631200499
- ISBN
- 9780631200499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.45
€ 126.45
Hardback. This collection of critical essays attempts to construct a comprehensive portrait of Vidal's writings and to determine why his work has been underestimated. It includes an interview with Vidal in which he discusses his career and his troubled relationship with literary reviewers. Editor(s): Parini, Jay, Ph.D. Num Pages: 321 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072083
- ISBN
- 9780231072083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.88€ 90.52
€ 116.88
€ 90.52
Hardback. Gore Vidal has been entertaining - and occasionally outraging - the American public for 50 years. This study examines Vidal's recent and early novels, and considers the recurring theme of the decline of the United States. Series: Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313295799
- ISBN
- 9780313295799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 30. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810860018
- ISBN
- 9780810860018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.75
€ 151.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 176 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171708
- ISBN
- 9780691171708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.59€ 41.90
€ 52.59
€ 41.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QFH; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 157
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559978
- ISBN
- 9781875559978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.92
€ 19.99
€ 14.92
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633213
- ISBN
- 9780691633213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.27
€ 153.27
Hardback. Focusing on the representations of spiritual crisis in twentieth-century African American fiction and autobiography, this title asks how some of the most distinguished writers of this tradition wrestle with the inexplicable nature of God and the experience of unmerited natural and moral sufferings such as racial oppression. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927961
- ISBN
- 9780813927961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.35
€ 84.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564781307
- ISBN
- 9781564781307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.52
€ 12.52
Hardcover. Explores existential and political themes in Orhan Pamuk's work and investigates the apparent contradictions in an arena where Islam and democracy are often seen as opposing and irreconcilable terms. Existential themes delve into literary nuances in Pamuk that discuss love, happiness, suffering, memory and death. Editor(s): Afridi, Mehnaz M.; Buyze, David M. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2FMC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114111
- ISBN
- 9780230114111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27