Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Hardback. In this far-reaching and provocative study, Nathan K. Hensley shows how the modern state's anguished relationship to violence pushed literary writers of the Victorian era to expand the capacities of literary form. He explores the works of some of the era's most astute thinkers, including George Eliot, Charles Dickens, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198792451
- ISBN
- 9780198792451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.80
€ 163.80
Hardcover. An examination of classic detective fiction as a genre. The book attempts to read a variety of texts by different authors as variations on a common and relatively tight set of conventions, ranging from Edgar Allan Poe and Wilkie Collins, through Robert Louis Stevenson and H.G. Wells, to the 1960s. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820316222
- ISBN
- 9780820316222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Hardcover. A cultural history of utopian writing in early modern England, this work traces the development of the genre from the publication of Thomas More's "Utopia" (1516) through Aphra Behn's "Oroonoko" (1688). Amy Boesky sees utopian literature rising alongside new social institutions that shaped England. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 b&w photographs, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; DSK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820318325
- ISBN
- 9780820318325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
Paperback. John Fowles' 1969 novel "The French Lieutenant's Woman" has become a modern classic but it is a complex novel. This guide offers readings of the text as well as accounts of Fowles' influences and the context of the novel's composition. It also discusses Fowles' manipulation of the story's Victorian setting and source material. Series: A Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184. Series: Reader's Guides. 144 pages. John Fowles' 1969 novel "The French Lieutenant's Woman" has become a modern classic but it is a complex novel. This guide offers readings of the text as well as accounts of Fowles' influences and the context of the novel's composition. It also discusses Fowles' manipulation of the story's Victorian setting and source material. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight: 184.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826490094
- ISBN
- 9780826490094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.58
€ 30.99
€ 25.58
Paperback. Editor(s): DePietro, Thomas. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 123 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Guernica Editions,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550713121
- ISBN
- 9781550713121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.17
€ 11.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544 222pp. Index. Keywords: Literary criticism, biography
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 222
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- SKU
- KHS1010075
- ISBN
- 9780231041942
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. Hardcover, with dustjacket, in acceptable condition. Some shelf wear and foxing. Some dampstains to covers and wear and tear to dustjacket, otherwise pages and text are clean.
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 222
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- SKU
- KRF0011462
- ISBN
- 9780231041942
Hardback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. 222pp. Signed and inscribed 'For Ruth Feldman with warmest regards, Maurice Wohlgelernter'. Pencil scoring throughout. Keywords: Biography, 20th Century Ireland
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KON0824669
- ISBN
- 9780231041942
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 28.00
€ 28.00
Paperback. This is the best, the most thoughtful advanced school edition of Frankenstein ever done. Jerome McGann, University of Virginia Editor(s): Macdonald, D. L.; Scherf, Kathleen. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 375
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811038
- ISBN
- 9781554811038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.72
€ 22.72
Paperback. York Notes for GCSE offer an approach to English Literature that aims to help readers achieve a better grade. This series has been completely updated to reflect the needs of today's students. The new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KHT; DSBF; DSK; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582772670
- ISBN
- 9780582772670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.30
€ 9.30
Paperback. This guide has been specifically written for AS and A2 students and is filled with in-depth analysis on contexts, character, key themes and critical perspectives. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 295 x 5. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447913214
- ISBN
- 9781447913214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Hardback. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Europa Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609452926
- ISBN
- 9781609452926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.05
€ 25.99
€ 24.05
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780746307953
- ISBN
- 9780746307953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.93
€ 25.99
€ 23.93
paperback. CZ;SK Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024629353
- ISBN
- 9788024629353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
paperback. This is the first book about Kafka that uses the writer's medical records. Gillman explores the relation of the body to cultural myths, and brings a unique and fascinating perspective to Kafka's life and writings. Num Pages: 344 pages, 30ill. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415913911
- ISBN
- 9780415913911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.74
€ 55.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719095498
- ISBN
- 9780719095498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.47
€ 24.99
€ 24.47
Hardback. Considered together, these six intellectuals serve as sobering reminders that political commitments are never as simple or straightforward as they seem and that admirable motives for political involvement can have dangerous and destructive consequences in historical practice. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882586
- ISBN
- 9780801882586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.20€ 56.18
€ 61.20
€ 56.18
hardcover. A study of the connection between citizenship and friendship in Victorian fiction. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812238136
- ISBN
- 9780812238136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.82
€ 76.82
Hardcover. Providing studies of 42 key novels by such authors as Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell and P.D. James, this work introduces these authors for students and the general reader within the contexts of their lives, and critical debates on gender, colonialism, psychoanalysis, the Gothic, and feminism. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- AIAA
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333674505
- ISBN
- 9780333674505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.20
€ 124.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 144 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- East European Monographs
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880337038
- ISBN
- 9780880337038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816650798
- ISBN
- 9780816650798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.99
€ 24.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 323.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- J.B. Metzler Germany
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658162672
- ISBN
- 9783658162672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.62
€ 63.62
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780934426
- ISBN
- 9781780934426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.98
€ 37.99
€ 31.98
Hardcover. A multinational perspective runs through this volume, which focuses on dynamic trends in feminist science fiction. The contributions include discussions of such issues as race, gender, cyberfeminism, the media, and new writers in the field. Editor(s): Barr, Marleen S. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- KDenn
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847691258
- ISBN
- 9780847691258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.55
€ 173.55