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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Paperback. A collection of Greek fiction that includes "Callirhoe", "Daphnis and Chloe", "Letters of Chion". Editor(s): Morales, Helen. Translator(s): Omitowoju, Rosanna; Vasunia, Phiroze; Penwill, John. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449259
ISBN
9780140449259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSBB; DSBD; DSK; HBT; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801441431
ISBN
9780801441431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Paperback. * The subtle portrait of a great but difficult man on the legendary island of Capri by the renowned author of THE TRANSIT OF VENUS Num Pages: 160 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AHA; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860498732
ISBN
9781860498732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Father Joseph was an aspirant to sainthood and a practising mystic, yet his ruthless exercise of power succeeded in prolonging the unspeakable horrors of the Thirty Years War. This title explores how an intensely religious man could lead such a life and how he could reconcile the seemingly opposing moral systems of religion and politics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSK; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477822
ISBN
9780099477822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardback. A discussion of the tradition of grotesque portrayals of war and the military, especially their proliferation in Restoration and eighteenth-century English literature. Swift's the Travels is examined in particular, as well as the novels of Smollett, Fielding, and Stern. Illustrations of graphic satire by Hogarth and others. Num Pages: 229 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874133691
ISBN
9780874133691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.89

Paperback. Guide du roman de langue francaise (1901-1950) presents 471 French-language novels written by some 380 authors, and represents the richness and diversity of the novel in French, during the first half of the twentieth century. It includes not only literary classics but also paraliterary works from France and the Francophone world. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761821960
ISBN
9780761821960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 1232 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 154 x 74. Weight in Grams: 1693.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
1232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810851016
ISBN
9780810851016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 465.64

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; 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
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630588
ISBN
9780691630588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.06

Paperback. Guilty But Insane offers a timely and challenging discussion of the relationship between popular literature, science, and what it means to be human by examining how writers of detective fiction during the 1920s to 1940s understood guilt, responsibility, and the workings of the mind in relation to crime. Series: Oxford Textual Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198723325
ISBN
9780198723325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.14

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 161.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582424760
ISBN
9780582424760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Hardback. Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, first published in 1815, was Walter Scott's second novel Editor(s): Garside, Professor P. D. (University of Edinburgh). Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 616 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 35. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
616
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605682
ISBN
9780748605682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.52

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754026
ISBN
9780804754026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. Investigates H G Wells' interest in cinema and related media technologies, by placing it back into the contemporary cultural and scientific contexts giving rise to them. This book accounts for the specifically (proto)cinematic techniques and concerns of Wells' texts. It focuses on contemporary film-making in dialogue with his ideas. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846310591
ISBN
9781846310591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

Hardback. Provides students and general readers with a valuable introduction to one of the most important and widely read science fiction novels of all time. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313330070
ISBN
9780313330070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.01
€ 90.42

Paperback. Presents a range of approaches to Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) and his works. This volume focuses on Andersen in his time, the Andersen influences, Andersen in terms of cultural history - including aspects of literary and social history, genre, linguistics, translation and style. Num Pages: 576 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; BG; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778384492
ISBN
9788778384492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Frandsen, Norregaard; Sun, Jian; Jeppesen, Torben Grongaard. Num Pages: 191 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776748203
ISBN
9788776748203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Paperback. Desperately sensitive, sexually confused and socially awkward, Hans Christian Andersen found grace and acceptance through the creation of a distinct and beguiling literary world. This biography demonstrates the unity of his troubled life and the soaring achievement of his work. Num Pages: 552 pages, 12pp b&w illustrations, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140283204
ISBN
9780140283204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.58

Hardcover. Emily Lawless is one of the most important of Ireland's forgotten women writers. From a Protestant ascendancy background, she combined nationalist feelings with unionist sympathies. This book deals with Emily Lawless. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184134
ISBN
9781859184134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 38.37

Paperback. How does the body's sense of its own movement shift when confronted with modernist film? How might travel by motorcar disorientate one sufficiently to bring about an existential crisis? This book offers a coherent history of ideas of the haptic, tracing their impact on literary innovation. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401425
ISBN
9781474401425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.91

Paperback. This guide to navigating Patrick O'Brian's well loved Aubrey-Maturin novels has been updated, with chapters devoted to the final books in the series. It contains maps created exclusively for each of the novels in this world-renowned series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 43 b&w illustrations, 56 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Henry Holt & Company Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805066142
ISBN
9780805066142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.89

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