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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

hardcover. This book considers the widespread treatment of traumatic memory in Irish fiction of the past thirty-five years. It focuses on both trauma fiction and the historical novel, and the way certain novelists looked to early events in twentieth century Irish history to engage the recent political violence in Northern Ireland beginning in 1969. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Inscribed affectionately by author to both. Very good clean copy showing minor age and wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025604
ISBN
9780230250307
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Hardback. The literary potential of trauma is examined in this book, bringing trauma theory and literary texts together for the first time. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618576
ISBN
9780748618576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.75

Paperback. An increasingly popular genre, addressing issues of space, language, colonialism, globalization and politics, travel writing offers the reader a movement between the familiar and the unknown. This book offers a useful introduction for those new to the subject, as well as a crucial overview of the terminology, history and debates within the field. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; WTL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 132 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415444651
ISBN
9780415444651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; HBJD1; HBLL; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403942869
ISBN
9781403942869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardcover. Travel Writing and the Transnational Author explores the travel writing and transnational literature of four authors from the 'postcolonial canon': Michael Ondaatje, Vikram Seth, Amitav Ghosh, and Salman Rushdie. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137332455
ISBN
9781137332455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Hardcover. From the mid-eighteenth century to the twentieth, tourism became established as a leisure industry and travel writing as a popular genre. In this collection of essays, leading international historians and travel writing experts examine the role of home tourism in the UK and Ireland in the development of national identities and commercial culture. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230251083
ISBN
9780230251083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Paperback. In an exposition of writer S.Y. Abramovitsh, this work shows the symbolic importance of his central character, Mendele the Bookseller, and explores the history of Yiddish fiction in Russia during the 19th century. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 373 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2ACY; DSBF; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815603306
ISBN
9780815603306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.76

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630717
ISBN
9780691630717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.74

Paperback. Caustic and compulsively readable, Smollett's Travels is a classic of early travel literature. Editor(s): Felsenstein, Frank. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations map. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810314
ISBN
9781554810314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.17

Hardback. A new definitive edition of Stevenson's famous exploration of evil and greed. Editor(s): Katz, Wendy Roberta. Series: The Collected Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748608379
ISBN
9780748608379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02
€ 103.50

Paperback. This volume provides an annotated critical edition of Galdos' Tristana (1892). Set in fin de siecle Madrid, this unique text reflects upon the ruling elites' political appropriation and exploitation of feminism and the human rights movement, and a variety of literary and philosophical issues associated with late-romantic thought. Editor(s): Valdivia, Pablo. Series Editor(s): Davies, Catherine. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719099212
ISBN
9780719099212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.34

Series: Florida Edition of the Works of Laurence Sterne S. Num Pages: 475 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813005997
ISBN
9780813005997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.97

paperback. Victoria Glendinning provides a woman's view of Anthony Trollope, placing emphasis on family, particularly on his relationship with his mother. But it is Anthony as a husband and lover that intrigues her most. She looks at the nature of his love for his wife, Rose and at his love for Kate Field. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712697903
ISBN
9780712697903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

Hardback. Takes the reader on an exploration of this genre, from the mid-nineteenth century through 1993. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1035.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810832602
ISBN
9780810832602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 224.09

Hardcover. A collection of essays which examine the way in which fantasy literature functions as cultural and social criticism. Essays on Tolkien, Le Guin, Angela Carter, H.G. Wells and C.S. Lewis are included, as well as works by William Burroughs, Ford Madox Ford and Salman Rushdie are discussed. Editor(s): Filmer, Kath. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333569542
ISBN
9780333569542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.08

Paperback. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426107
ISBN
9781474426107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.58

Hardcover. .
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170427
ISBN
9781590170427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.91

Hardcover. This lively new volume of essays examines what happens now in 21st century fiction. Fresh theoretical approaches to writers such as Salman Rushdie, David Peace, Margaret Atwood, and Hilary Mantel, and identifications of 21st-century themes, tropes and styles combine to produce a timely critical intervention into genuinely contemporary fiction. Editor(s): Adiseshiah, Sian; Hildyard, Rupert. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137035172
ISBN
9781137035172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.72

Hardback. Provides a collection of in-depth readings of British writers that have come to prominence in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719081491
ISBN
9780719081491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.19

Paperback. Fairy tales, often said to be "timeless" and fundamentally "oral," have a long written history. This book argues that however a vital part of this history has fallen by the wayside. It refocuses the lens through which we look at fairy tales. It examines the evolution of the "Anglo-American" fairy tale and its place in this variegated history. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 halftones. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115672
ISBN
9780691115672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Heralded as the 'new Harry Potter', Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight is a young adult vampire romance series in which teenaged Bella falls for a vampire, Edward, and is drawn into his and his family's morally grey universe, facing countless dangers and philosophical dilemmas. Editor(s): Wisnewski, J. Jeremy; Housel, Rebecca. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HPX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470484234
ISBN
9780470484234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.54

Paperback. D.H. Lawrence's first travel book and an important insight into the roots of his literary genius. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769653
ISBN
9781780769653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.29

Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403947451
ISBN
9781403947451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 126 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934759172
ISBN
9781934759172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.60

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