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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Hardcover. A leading literary critic's innovative study of how the Nobel Prize-winning author turned life into art. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393246872
ISBN
9780393246872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.96

paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; DSK; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780199782840
ISBN
9780199782840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48

Hardcover. December 2004 marked the bicentenary of Benjamin Disraeli's birth. This work examines Disraeli's novels in order to construct a portrait of the man, his context and enduring reputation. His literary career ran from 1826 to 1880. His novels can be read as the breeding ground for his ideas, gestated away from the pressure cooker of Parliament. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900307
ISBN
9781903900307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.58

Recreating Benjamin Franklin's words in the way that his contemporaries would have read and understood them, the author chronicles Franklin's use (and abuse) of humor for commercial, diplomatic, and political purposes. The author samples Franklin's apologues on the necessity of living reasonably even when life's circumstances may seem absurd. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBF; DSK; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123714
ISBN
9780813123714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 107 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
107
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319306278
ISBN
9783319306278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.99

Hardback. This book reveals the genuity of Shaw's totalitarianism by looking at his material - articles, speeches, letters, etc but is especially concerned with analyzing the utopian desire that runs through so many of Shaw's plays; looking at his political and eugenic utopianism as expressed in his drama and comparing this to his political totalitarianism. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137330192
ISBN
9781137330192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

Hardback. Series: Bernard Shaw and His Contemporaries. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; DSBF; DSK; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319490069
ISBN
9783319490069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746312209
ISBN
9780746312209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Hemon, Aleksandar. Series: Best European Fiction. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564785435
ISBN
9781564785435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.28

Hardcover. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 124 x 26. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679601227
ISBN
9780679601227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.77

Paperback. For the last century, the tastes and preferences of readers of fiction have been reflected in the American and British bestseller lists, and this Very Short Introduction takes an engaging look through the lists to reveal what we have been reading - and why. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 115 x 33. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199214891
ISBN
9780199214891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardback. 'Between Genders' demonstrates how gender differentiation becomes a defining issue in early French Modernism. It also explores how border crossings among seemingly distinct terms of identification (heterosexuality, homosexualities, androgyny, etc.) put in question the idea of identity and provoke reconsideration of other important issues. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874138450
ISBN
9780874138450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.07

Paperback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 296 pages, 27 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADP; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168434
ISBN
9780231168434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 296 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168427
ISBN
9780231168427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.84

Paperback. Jan Opolsky has primarily been viewed as an undistinguished hanger-on in the era of Czech literary decadence. This title evaluates archival sources and private correspondence between Opolsky and other literary figures, and includes a classified bibliography of Opolsky's work. It is suitable for students of Slavic and European literary history. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AGZ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 172. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024625713
ISBN
9788024625713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.66

Hardback. Critical studies of Turgenev have tended to focus on his realistic portrayals of nineteenth-century Russian life and have therefore closely allied Turgenev with the dominant literary movement of that time, Realism. This book reveals the non-Realist literary patterns that distinguish Turgenev's fiction. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718738
ISBN
9780804718738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.89

hardcover. Beyond Spectacle will cement Haywood's deservedly prominent place in the canon of eighteenth-century fiction and position her as a writer whose work speaks not only to female agency, but to eighteenth-century writers, gender relations, and power politics as well. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802035400
ISBN
9780802035400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.04

Paperback. The novels of Paul Auster have captured the imagination of readers and the admiration of many critics of contemporary literature. In Beyond the Red Notebook, the first book devoted to the works of Auster, an international group of scholars provide a rich and insightful examination of Auster's writings. Editor(s): Barone, Dennis. Series: Penn Studies in Contemporary American Fiction. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215564
ISBN
9780812215564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. Using Davies' archives and the archives of other authors, organizations, and publishers, Carl Spadoni and Judith Skelton Grant present A Bibliography of Robertson Davies to serve the research demands of Canadian literature and book history scholars. Num Pages: 538 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 294 x 225 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1740.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
912
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802039385
ISBN
9780802039385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.29

Paperback. Packed full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, 'York Notes' will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408217276
ISBN
9781408217276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.44

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