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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised & expanded ed
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631578
ISBN
9780691631578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.75

Hardback. "The Satyricon of Petronius", a comic novel written in the first century AD, is famous primarily for its amazing banquet tale, "Trimalchio's Feast." In this discussion of Petronius' masterful use of parody, the author offers an interpretation of the "Satyricon" as a whole. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520207158
ISBN
9780520207158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.26
€ 46.08

Paperback. The "High Book of the Grail" (Perlesvaus) is one of the most fascinating of medieval Arthurian romances. The framework of the romance is the struggle of Arthur and his knights to impose - by force - the New Law of Christianity in place of the Old Law. This work presents this view of the Arthurian world to students of medieval literature. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843841210
ISBN
9781843841210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.11

Paperback. The historical novel is not only an immensely popular genre, but also one that raises fascinating questions about the nature of key foundational concepts such as fact and fiction, history, reading and writing. This guide offers an introduction to both the genre and the critical debates around it. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415426626
ISBN
9780415426626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Hardback. This text traces the development of reading tastes during the 19th century, and describes how Sir Walter Scott defined the parameters of the historical novel. It features nine other novelists in addition to Scott, among them, Walter Besant, Arthur Conan Doyle and Rafael Sabatini. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333607626
ISBN
9780333607626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Paperback. This era witnessed the first full flowering of British women's writing. Drawing on the last 30 years of scholarship and textual recovery which have overturned the theory that women wrote only unambitious, domestic texts, this new paperback highlights that an English literary history that ignores women writers is not only incomplete, but inadequate. Editor(s): Labbe, Jacqueline M. Series: History of British Women's Writing. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSC; DSK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137350398
ISBN
9781137350398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.48

Hardback. Editor(s): Laird, Holly A. Series: History of British Women's Writing. Num Pages: 315 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137393791
ISBN
9781137393791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.27

Hardback. This book maps the most active and vibrant period in the history of British women's writing. Examining changes and continuities in fiction, poetry, drama, and journalism, as well as women's engagement with a range of literary and popular genres, the essays in this volume highlight the range and diversity of women's writing since 1970. Editor(s): Eagleton, Mary. Series: History of British Women's Writing. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137294807
ISBN
9781137294807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.53

Hardcover. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403995827
ISBN
9781403995827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.69

Paperback. A novel originally published in 1751, in which the heroine is courted by several eligible suitors. However her flirtations alienate the right man and she finds herself struggling with the consequences of marrying the wrong man. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 652 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111476
ISBN
9781551111476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.81

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Histories of Literature. Num Pages: 546 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137569592
ISBN
9781137569592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.66

Hardback. The History of Science Fiction traces the origin and development of science fiction from Ancient Greece up to the present day. The author is both an academic literary critic and acclaimed creative writer of the genre. Written in lively, accessible prose it is specifically designed to bridge the worlds of academic criticism and SF fandom. Series: Palgrave Histories of Literature. Num Pages: 385 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; FL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
385
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333970225
ISBN
9780333970225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.61

Hardcover. Thorough revision and expansion of the first edition, tracing the development of the genre from Ancient Greece and the European Reformation through to the end of the 20th century, with a new chapter discussing 21st-century science fiction and new material in every chapter. Series: Palgrave Histories of Literature. Num Pages: 524 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 36. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137569561
ISBN
9781137569561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84

Hardback. Series: Eighteenth-century Novels by Women. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813119380
ISBN
9780813119380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 438 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756352
ISBN
9781876756352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.07

Paperback. Tells the story of the Malavoglia, a family of poor Sicilian fisherman. This book renders the theme of mankind's struggle for self-betterment, the dignity of the struggle in the face of poverty and hardship, and the tragedy that the struggle inevitably incurs. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340. 275 pages. Tells the story of the Malavoglia, a family of poor Sicilian fisherman. This book renders the theme of mankind's struggle for self-betterment, the dignity of the struggle in the face of poverty and hardship, and the tragedy that the struggle inevitably incurs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 18. Weight: 334. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520048508
ISBN
9780520048508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AMK; AMX; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
Publisher
Unbound
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783523801
ISBN
9781783523801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Bell, Michael Davitt. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539123
ISBN
9780199539123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

hardcover. Series: Macmillan Hardy Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1985th Edition
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333383285
ISBN
9780333383285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.98

Paperback. A philosophical exploration of Suzanne Collins's New York Times bestselling series, just in time for the release of The Hunger Games movie Katniss Everdeen is "the girl who was on fire," but she is also the girl who made us think, dream, question authority, and rebel. Editor(s): Michaud, Nicolas; Dunn, George A. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HPX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118065075
ISBN
9781118065075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.78

Hardcover. Explores apparently inconsequential objects in popular Victorian texts to make contact with their fugitive meanings. Developing an innovative approach to analyzing nineteenth-century fiction, this title reconnects the things readers unwittingly ignore to the stories they tell. Num Pages: 184 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 55 x 85 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226261553
ISBN
9780226261553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 46.16

Paperback. Explores apparently inconsequential objects in popular Victorian texts to make contact with their fugitive meanings. Developing an innovative approach to analyzing nineteenth-century fiction, this title reconnects the things readers unwittingly ignore to the stories they tell. Num Pages: 184 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226261638
ISBN
9780226261638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Using new biographical information, John Duvall explores the issue of names and naming in Morrison's fiction and repeatedly finds surprising traces of the Nobel Prize-winning author's struggle to construct a useable identity as an African American woman novelist. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230623088
ISBN
9780230623088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Biographies quote Toni Morrison's birth name as Chloe Anthony Wofford. The author uses the theme of names and naming in her fiction to explore Morrison's own struggle to construct a useable identity as an African American woman novelist. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312234027
ISBN
9780312234027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

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