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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Paperback. Lacking a native language for expressing class differences, American writers in the wake of the European revolutions of 1848 struggled to find social taxonomies to capture apparent inequalities of wealth and power. This study charts the terms through which these writers rendered class distinctions. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472031818
ISBN
9780472031818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.94

Hardback. Explores the literary expression of crises of social classification that occupied U.S. public discourse in the wake of the European revolutions of 1848. This book shows how, lacking a native language for expressing class differences, American writers struggled to find social taxonomies able to capture and manage inequalities of wealth and power. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113890
ISBN
9780691113890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.04
€ 83.63

Paperback. Tracing the canonization through translation of The Tale of Genji from the 1830s to the 1950s, Michael Emmerich rewrites the early modern and modern history of the work, illuminating the intricate process by which it came to be recognized as a classic of both Japanese and world literature. Num Pages: 512 pages, 129. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162739
ISBN
9780231162739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.40

Hardback. Tracing the canonization through translation of The Tale of Genji from the 1830s to the 1950s, Michael Emmerich rewrites the early modern and modern history of the work, illuminating the intricate process by which it came to be recognized as a classic of both Japanese and world literature. Num Pages: 512 pages, 129. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 882.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162722
ISBN
9780231162722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.04
€ 83.64

Paperback. Offers the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige. Translator(s): McCullough, Helen Craig. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DNF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5766 x 3810 x 34. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
503
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718035
ISBN
9780804718035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Hardcover. The author explores the nihilistic view of the cosmos expressed by the poet and relates this perspective to the philosophical system of the Stoics Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; DSK; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472113101
ISBN
9780472113101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.10

Hardback. Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables" is neglected by readers and undervalued by critics. This work helps us to appreciate the incredible ambition, power, and beauty of Hugo's masterpiece and, in the process, presents a humane vision of fiction as an alternative reality that can help us imagine a different and better world. Translator(s): King, John. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 220 x 27. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691131115
ISBN
9780691131115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119189
ISBN
9780472119189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.68

Hardback. Series: Apple-Zimmerman Series in Early Modern Culture. Num Pages: 247 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DSBD; DSK; HBAH; HBJD; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874136173
ISBN
9780874136173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.49

Paperback. In this, his second book about the essence and depth of Samuel Beckett's thinking and literary art, John Calder analyses the dualism of Beckett's theological writing, his debt to the Gnostics, Manichaeism and Geulincx in particular, the presence of ghosts in his work, and why his late writing has received so little attention. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714543833
ISBN
9780714543833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.52

Paperback. In an essay of prophetic vision, Lukacs defines a critical realism: 'anyone who wants to become more intimately acquainted with the prehistory of the important ideologies of the [nineteen-] twenties and thirties .. will be helped by a critical reading of this book.' Translator(s): Bostock, A. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd London
Number of pages
164
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850362367
ISBN
9780850362367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.62

Paperback. For most of modern history, Roman Catholics in Britain were a rejected Num Pages: 431 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
431
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813219820
ISBN
9780813219820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.67

Paperback. Hogg's powerful novel combines two stories that hauntingly echo each other, one set in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders in the early 1820s, and the other set in the Highlands in 1746, the time of Culloden and its devastating aftermath. Editor(s): Hasler, Antony; Mack, Douglas S.; Groves, David. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748663170
ISBN
9780748663170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 264 x 24. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351433
ISBN
9780764351433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.00
€ 21.22

Paperback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478086
ISBN
9780801478086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.76

Paperback. Mixing slapstick and satire, Monkey's enlightenment offers a glimpse into late Ming intellectual history Series: Michigan Classics in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSK; FA; FV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892641420
ISBN
9780892641420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.72

Hardcover. The defining quality of Russian literature, for most critics, is its ethical seriousness expressed through formal originality. This title addresses this characteristic through the thought of the Lithuanianborn Franco-Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. Series: Studies in Russian Literature and Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSK; HPQ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810152083
ISBN
9780810152083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.87

Hardback. This new biography of George Eliot is not just the story of her life. It gives an account of what it means to become a novelist, and to think like a novelist. Philip Davis enables you not only to see through George Eliot's eyes, but also feel what it is like to be seen by her, in the imaginative involvement of her readers with her characters. Num Pages: 432 pages, With 42 illustrations, including a 16-page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199577378
ISBN
9780199577378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPK; BT; DSK; JFMP; LNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 242 x 13. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970979
ISBN
9781907970979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472052882
ISBN
9780472052882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.19

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