Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Paperback. The historical novel has been one of the most important forms of women's reading and writing in the twentieth century, yet it has been underrated and critically neglected. In the first major study of British women writers' use of the genre, now available for the first time in paperback, Diana Wallace tracks its development across the century. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2005 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223608
- ISBN
- 9780230223608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. When country-girl Grace Melbury returns home from her middle-class school she feels she has risen above her suitor, the simple woodsman Giles Winterborne. Though marriage had been discussed between her and Giles, Grace finds herself captivated by Dr Edred Fitzpiers, a relationship that is encouraged by her socially ambitious father. Editor(s): Ingham, Patricia. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps, notes. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435474
- ISBN
- 9780140435474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Hardback. Italian scholar, novelist, journalist, and philosopher Claudio Magris is among the most prominent of living European intellectuals. This study is the first comprehensive critical analysis of Magris's corpus for an English-speaking audience and addresses the crucial question of the return to humanism that is moving literature and theory forward. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 148 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492623
- ISBN
- 9781137492623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 46.40
€ 53.37
€ 46.40
Hardback. Editor(s): Russo Ballaro, Grace; Love, Stephanie. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 298 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137590626
- ISBN
- 9781137590626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.46
€ 207.46
Hardback. As the first essay collection dedicated to Philip K. Dick in two decades, this volume breaks new ground in science fiction scholarship and brings innovative critical perspectives to the study of one of the twentieth century's most influential authors. Editor(s): Dunst, Alexander; Schlensag, Stefan. Num Pages: 246 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137414588
- ISBN
- 9781137414588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.55
€ 117.55
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135384
- ISBN
- 9781571135384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.02
€ 99.02
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638928
- ISBN
- 9780691638928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.79
€ 152.79
Paperback. With detailed analysis of the text, discussions on themes, historical backgrounds and author biographies, York Notes offers students the best insight into the world of English Literature. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UA) A / AS level; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405861854
- ISBN
- 9781405861854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Paperback. Examines JM Coetzee's writings about Elizabeth Costello, and the ways in which philosophers have responded to them. This book considers the relations among reason, language, and the imagination, as well as more specific ethical issues concerning the moral status of animals, the meaning of mortality, the nature of evil, and the demands of religion. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137377
- ISBN
- 9780691137377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 42.47
€ 53.00
€ 42.47
Hardcover. Containing three interconnected essays, this book sets Ha Jin's own work and life alongside those of other literary exiles, creating a conversation across cultures and between eras. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226399881
- ISBN
- 9780226399881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.63
€ 16.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. Reflects upon efforts to abide in disaster's infinite threat. First published in French in 1980, this title takes up the most serious tasks of writing: to describe, explain, and redeem when possible, and to admit what is not possible. Neither offers consolation. Translator(s): Smock, Ann. Num Pages: 153 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803261204
- ISBN
- 9780803261204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
paperback. Understanding migration through the lives and fiction of migrant workers in New England Series: Studies of World Migrations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 photographs; 3 line drawings; 3 maps; 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 1KBBER; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076138
- ISBN
- 9780252076138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
Hardback. Scholars have argued for decades over which constitutes the best possible version of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's much-anthologized story "The Yellow Wall-Paper." This book offers both Gilman scholars and scholars of textual studies a means of engaging with a work that exists in multiple forms, and includes fresh readings of this story. Editor(s): St.Jean, Shawn. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821416532
- ISBN
- 9780821416532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.48
€ 46.48
Paperback. A collection of writings from Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the most important American feminist of the early twentieth century. Includes the chilling and hugely influential 'The Yellow Wallpaper', which documents the powerless of women in Victorian marriage. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085583
- ISBN
- 9781844085583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. This book changes the terms of scholarly discussion and discovers how the social structures of theatre afforded Milton resources for poetic and polemical representation and uncovers the precise contours of Milton's interest in theatre and drama. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474421010
- ISBN
- 9781474421010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.88€ 103.50
€ 111.88
€ 103.50
Paperback. Theodore Dreiser is indisputably one of America's most important twentieth-century novelists. "An American Tragedy", "Sister Carrie", and "Jennie Gerhardt" have all made an indelible mark on the American literary landscape. This title offers an original interpretations of Dreiser's works. Editor(s): Gogol, Miriam. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814730744
- ISBN
- 9780814730744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163. .
- Publisher
- Clemson University Digital Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942954446
- ISBN
- 9781942954446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.68
€ 142.68
Hardback. This volume is an attempt to engage the writing of Muriel Spark in a sustained theoretical reading. It has a particular emphasis on gender, psychoanalysis, postcolonial and deconstructive reading strategies. The essays deal with the full range of Spark's literary output. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333794142
- ISBN
- 9780333794142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. Theory of Mind and Science Fiction shows how theory of mind provides an exciting 'new' way to think about science fiction and, conversely, how science fiction sheds light not only on theory of mind but also empathy, morality, and the nature of our humanity. Num Pages: 88 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137399113
- ISBN
- 9781137399113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.69
€ 65.69
Paperback. All the selections in this anthology date from the twentieth century-most from the last forty years-and represent the attempts of different theorists, and different theoretical schools, to describe the historical stages of the genre's formal development. Editor(s): McKeon, Michael. Num Pages: 968 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 254 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1544.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 968
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801863974
- ISBN
- 9780801863974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.49
€ 42.99
€ 40.49
Paperback. For decades, hobbits and the other fantastical creatures of Middle-earth have captured the imaginations of a fiercely loyal tribe of J R R Tolkien readers, all enhanced by the immense success of Peter Jackson's films: first 'The Lord of the Rings', and now his new 'The Hobbit'. This book explores the chief influences on J R R Tolkien's work. Num Pages: 320 pages, 46 integrated bw. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780769271
- ISBN
- 9781780769271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.22
€ 30.22
Hardcover. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810882270
- ISBN
- 9780810882270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.99
€ 82.99
Paperback. This exploration of the poetry and prose of Caribbean women writers reveals in their imagery a rich tradition of erotic relations between women. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347774
- ISBN
- 9780822347774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.60
€ 36.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. This book is an invitation to think about why children chew pencils; why we talk to our cars, our refrigerators, our computers; rosary beads and worry beads; Cuban cigars; why we no longer wear hats that we can tip to one another and why we don't seem to long to; and what has been described as bourgcois longing. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226076126
- ISBN
- 9780226076126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.23
€ 27.99
€ 23.23