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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

paperback. These papers from the poet and critic Randall Jarrell include letters from Jarrell to Peter Taylor, publication of which was withheld during Taylor's lifetime. These letters add a further dimension of friendship and intellect to this behind-the-scenes glimpse of American literary history. Editor(s): Wright, Stuart; Burt, Stephen. Num Pages: 576 pages, 22 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
expanded edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921532
ISBN
9780813921532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Silman-James Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879505292
ISBN
9781879505292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.85

Paperback. A selection of letters, articles, and notes also includes the short story "A Couple of Writers" and the first chapters of Raymond Chandler's last Philip Marlowe novel, "The Poodle Springs Story", left unfinished at his death. Num Pages: 275 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
275
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520208353
ISBN
9780520208353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; ACX; DSK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 196 x 64. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
First Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816516834
ISBN
9780816516834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.00

Paperback. This volume reflects on the late-1990s fascination with Sappho's "afterlife". The essays examine the changing interpretations of scholars and writers who have read the fragmentary remains of Sappho's poetry. Editor(s): Greene, Ellen. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206038
ISBN
9780520206038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.75

Paperback. One of America s finest essayists writes about 40 literary masterpieces that have been wrongfully forgotten or were ignored in the first place." Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780874514322
ISBN
9780874514322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.33

Hardback. One of the most controversial novels of the twentieth century, Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" is renowned for its innovative style and notorious for its subject matter and influence on popular culture. This book guides readers through the intricacies of Nabokov's work and helps them achieve an understanding of his rich artistic design. Series: Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843659
ISBN
9781934843659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.38

Hardback. Arguing that Poe is exemplary in his ambivalent relationship to mass culture, the author offers a new theorization of mass culture and ideology. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725415
ISBN
9780804725415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486357
ISBN
9780801486357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.91

Paperback. Series: Mediaeval Cultures S. Num Pages: 296 pages, with 17 illus. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSK; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816622474
ISBN
9780816622474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Umberto Eco is, quite simply, a genius. He is a renowned medievalist, philosopher, novelist, a popular journalist, and linguist. This anthology intends to examine his ideas of literary semiotics and interpretation as evidenced both in his scholarly work and in his fiction. Editor(s): Capozzi, Rocco; Eco, Umberto. Series: Advances in Semiotics. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253211163
ISBN
9780253211163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.89

Paperback. Contains readings of more than twenty-five major essays, explaining how we can appreciate and understand what this literary form reveals about the "art of living." This book offers advice on the specific demands essays make and the opportunities they offer, especially for college courses. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820330303
ISBN
9780820330303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.86

Hardback. In so doing, Machor takes us ever closer to understanding the particular and varying reading strategies of historical audiences and how they impacted authors' conceptions of their own readership. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 39. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898747
ISBN
9780801898747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.21
€ 71.09

Paperback. A masterclass in attentive reading offering brilliant insights into two of George Eliot's novels Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748647286
ISBN
9780748647286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.06

Reading for Storyness combines cognitive science with literary theory to present a compelling argument for the uniqueness of the short story. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801873980
ISBN
9780801873980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.97

Hardcover. In his new book, Christian Moraru argues that post-Cold War culture in general and, in particular, the literature, philosophy, and theory produced since 9/11 foreground an emergent "planetary" imaginary - a "planetarism" - binding in unprecedented ways the world's peoples, traditions, and aesthetic practices. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472072798
ISBN
9780472072798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.82

Paperback. A book which should appeal to both literary theorists and to readers of the novel, this study invites the reader to consider how the plot reflects the patterns of human destiny and seeks to impose a new meaning on life. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674748927
ISBN
9780674748927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.46

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691639703
ISBN
9780691639703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.28

Paperback. Series: Reading Hemingway. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Kent State University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606352397
ISBN
9781606352397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875801926
ISBN
9780875801926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.24

Hardcover. Presents an argument that Additional MS 37049, a Carthusian miscellany housed in the British Library closes the gap between group spectatorship and private study in late medieval England. This book addresses the manuscript's texts and illustrations to examine connections between reading and performance within the solitary monk's cell and outside. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 colour plates, 108 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; ACK; DSBB; DSK; HBJD1; HBLC; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226071329
ISBN
9780226071329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.45

Paperback. This study of the short stories of Raymond Carver also takes excursions into his poetry and essays. Runyon argues that the stories are intricately linked as part of a cohesive body of work. Num Pages: 246 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815626312
ISBN
9780815626312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.49

Editor(s): Mathews, Cheyenne; Haedicke, Janet V. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442234659
ISBN
9781442234659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 154.57

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606864
ISBN
9780815606864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.55

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