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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Paperback. Introduces Ellen Webb, who lives in the dryland wheat country of central Montana during the early 1940s. This title is about growing up, becoming a woman, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and within the space of a year and a half. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FC; FJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803297418
ISBN
9780803297418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

hardcover. Daniels, author of Caleb, My Son, here tells of her troubled childhood, which included bouts of anorexia and mental illness. Her struggle to overcome her problems resulted in a bestselling book and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 169 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1007.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Derrydale Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568332505
ISBN
9781568332505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.89

Hardcover. Examines the whole of Flora Thompson's oeuvre including the poetry, short fiction, and essays that she published in women's periodicals before World War II, her book of poetry, "Bog Myrtle and Peat" (1921), and two posthumously published works, "Still Glides the Stream" (1947) and "Heatherley" (1979). Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838642061
ISBN
9780838642061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

Paperback. This study offers fresh readings of milestones in twentieth-century Chinese fiction, film, and drama and argues that they have questioned the faith in historical progress and in the viability of a sphere of free debate. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AN; APFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758499
ISBN
9780804758499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. Explains why fantasy in the Harry Potter and Dresden Files novels cannot adhere strictly to scientific laws, and when magic might make scientific sense in the muggle world. This title discusses exoplanets and how the search for alien life has shifted from radio communications to space-based telescopes. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147154
ISBN
9780691147154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Explodes the myth that Lewis was a misogynist and shows how his approach to women is pertinent to contemporary culture. Editor(s): Curtis, Carolyn; Key, Mary Pomroy. Num Pages: 288 pages, Black and white pics of contributors in text. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745956947
ISBN
9780745956947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

hardcover. This book focuses on the popular fiction of Weimar Germany and explores the relationship between women, the texts they read, and the society in which they lived. A complex picture emerges that shows women talking center stage, not only in the fiction but also in the reality that shaped its fictional representations. Num Pages: 196 pages, bibliog, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 403.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571811547
ISBN
9781571811547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.99

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662223
ISBN
9781855662223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64

Hardback. Following a chapter offering a historical perspective of women characters in science fiction, beginning with the 1818 publication of Frankenstein, King provides reading lists and annotations of a variety of science fiction series, novellas and novels. Num Pages: 295 pages, Plans, transparencies, bibliographies, index. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810816640
ISBN
9780810816640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.69

Paperback. Presents an exploration of the lives and works of some two dozen American, English, and French women whose talent shaped the Paris expatriate experience in the century's early years. Num Pages: 566 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292790407
ISBN
9780292790407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.64

Hardback. Series: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; DSK; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319342030
ISBN
9783319342030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Paperback. A collection of stories, which examine society through the eyes of the woman, as she encountered choices in marriage, motherhood, work and love. It tells the stories of competing voices - of the men and women who entered into the fray of the fin de siecle, and were not afraid to confront, challenge or delight in the irrepressible New. Editor(s): Richardson, Angelique. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441566
ISBN
9780141441566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback.
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746311448
ISBN
9780746311448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.94

Paperback. Rashundari Debi, who gave birth to eleven children - her first was born when she was eighteen years old, the last when she was forty-one - ruminates on her very individual understanding of bhakti beliefs as well as the new times that were unfolding around her. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 2BMB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zubaan India
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9789381017906
ISBN
9789381017906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.48

Hardback. This is a a collection of essays by Maurice Blanchot, a key figure in the exploration of the relationship between literature and philosophy. Recurring themes in the essays include:the relation of literature and language to death and the historical, personal, and social function of literature. Translator(s): Mandel, Charlotte. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724326
ISBN
9780804724326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.93

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841653723
ISBN
9781841653723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.32

Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120638
ISBN
9780813120638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages, Plans transparencies :Bibliography: p110-115. - Includes index. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838633120
ISBN
9780838633120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.38

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633008
ISBN
9780691633008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.25

paperback. An in-depth analysis of the composition of Invisible Man and Ralph Ellison s move away from the radical left during his writing of the novel between 1945 and 1952. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348290
ISBN
9780822348290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Hardback. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739143612
ISBN
9780739143612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.25

Paperback. Uncovers the connections between the Chicago school of sociology - exemplified by William Thomas, Robert Park and Robert Redfield - and the great Chicago novelists of the 1930s, Nelson Algren, Richard Wright and James T. Farrell, all of whom integrated sociological theories into their own work. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081290
ISBN
9780231081290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Although these women were encouraged by the democratic ideals implicit in such concepts, they were equally discouraged by lingering prejudices about their applicability to women. Num Pages: 326 pages, 8, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894015
ISBN
9780801894015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.28

Paperback. In Writing for Justice, Elena Mortara presents a richly layered study of the cultural and intellectual atmosphere of mid-nineteenth-century Europe and the United States, through close readings of the life and work of Victor Sejour, an expat American Creole from New Orleans living in Paris. In addition to writing The Mulatto, an early story on slave Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611687903
ISBN
9781611687903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.48

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