Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Hardcover. In a world of increasing conformity, the modern eccentric can be seen as a contemporary hero and guardian of individualism. This study defines the modern eccentric in 20th-century French literature and compares the notions of the eccentric by tracing its relation to time, space and society. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532510
- ISBN
- 9781557532510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.18
€ 44.18
Hardcover. In this comparative study of Honore d'Urfe's "L'Astree" and Charles Sorel's "Le Berger extravagant", the author examines the historical transition from the idealist, pastoral romance to the more realist anti-romance. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations24 cm. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532350
- ISBN
- 9781557532350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.42
€ 76.42
Hardcover. Looking at six Spanish novels, from the 1940s through the 1990s, this book proposes a new concept of the novel of feminine development. It emphasizes the importance of voicing women's sentiments previously unexpressed in Spanish literature. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JJP; DSBD; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557531643
- ISBN
- 9781557531643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.79
€ 44.79
Hardcover. According to the author, the 19th century was incapable of managing the feminine question and prefered to mythicize it. Everything that was related to it, especially feminine sexuality, was transformed into fiction. Thus women were saddled with the role of scapegoat. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557531230
- ISBN
- 9781557531230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.08
€ 46.08
Paperback. Series: Sport, culture & society. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; JFD; JFSJ2; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557286826
- ISBN
- 9781557286826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. The essays in Visionary of the Word bring together the latest scholarship on Herman Melville's treatment of religion across his long career as a writer of fiction and poetry. Editor(s): Cook, Jonathan A. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; DSK; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810134256
- ISBN
- 9780810134256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.63
€ 47.63
Paperback. In Adulterous Nations, Tatiana Kuzmic enlarges our perspective on the nineteenth-century novel of adultery, showing how it often served as a metaphor for relationships between the imperialistic and the colonized. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810133976
- ISBN
- 9780810133976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.63
€ 47.63
Hardcover. With references to his work appearing everywhere from the New Yorker to The Simpsons, Joseph Conrad remains one of the twentieth century's most widely discussed literary figures. This title analyzes both conrad's early and major works, including "The Nigger of the Narcissus", "Heart of Darkness", "Lord Jim", and "Nostromo". Num Pages: 234 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726338
- ISBN
- 9780896726338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.46
€ 42.99
€ 37.46
Paperback. Though Anita Scott Coleman was born in Mexico and reared in New Mexico, her stories appeared frequently in "The Crisis" and other leading journals of the Harlem Renaissance. This collection presents a road map of African American life in the Southwest and West during the movements glory days. Editor(s): Champion, Laurie. Num Pages: 189 pages, 1 b/w photo. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726291
- ISBN
- 9780896726291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback. An anthology of thirty-four writers who published during the settlement years of the American frontier. It assembles nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and occasional writings from women of Anglo, Chinese, Hispanic, and Native American ethnicity, addressing such themes as isolation, drudgery, friendship, mourning, and even mysticism. Editor(s): Miller, Susan Cummins. Series: Voice in the American West. Num Pages: 462 pages, New Preface. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726185
- ISBN
- 9780896726185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.07
€ 29.99
€ 29.07
Paperback. In this literary history of Los Angeles, critic David Fine traces the history and mood of the place through the work of writers as diverse as Helen Hunt Jackson, Mary Austin, Norman Mailer, Raymond Chandler, Joan Didion, Carolyn See, and many others. Series: Western Literature Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176032
- ISBN
- 9780874176032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.06
€ 23.06
Paperback. First published in 1994 as Tropical Synagogues: Short Stories by Jewish-Latin American Writers, Ilan Stavans s classic anthology is expanded and updated in this new edition." Editor(s): Stavans, Ilan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2AB; 2ADSL; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826354952
- ISBN
- 9780826354952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. Critics have been quick to address Cormac McCarthy's indebtedness to southern literature, Christianity, and existential thought, but the essays in this collection are among the first to tackle such issues as gender and race in McCarthy's work. Editor(s): Lilley, James D. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826327673
- ISBN
- 9780826327673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. Explores philosophical and aesthetic issues germane to the writings of three major modern literary figures. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354305
- ISBN
- 9780817354305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.50
€ 24.50
Paperback. Gaddis (1922-1998) is often cited as the link between literary modernism and postmodernism in the United States. This work includes essays which address subjects as diverse as cybernetics, the law, media theory, race and class, music, and the perils and benefits of globalization. It also contains an interview with Gaddis. Editor(s): Tabbi, Joseph; Shavers, Rone. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354060
- ISBN
- 9780817354060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 39.72
€ 42.99
€ 39.72
Hardcover. "Joyce was a realist, but his reality was not ours," writes John Gordon in his new book. Here, he maintains that the shifting styles and techniques of Joyce's works is a function of two interacting realities - the external reality of a particular time and place and the internal reality of a character's mental state. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630197
- ISBN
- 9780815630197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.76
€ 59.76
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
€ 21.51
€ 21.51
Paperback. Provides the first sustained modern critical reading of Ruskin's Fors Clavigera, placing this classic work in the context of its Victorian contemporaries: art journals, liberal and working-class periodicals, and popular criticism. In re-creating the intellectual climate, she demonstrates the sense of cultural crisis and change evident at the time. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938844
- ISBN
- 9780813938844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.04
€ 46.04
Hardcover. There is perhaps no other person who has been so often and obsessively featured in any writer's canon as Jamaica Kincaid's mother, Annie Drew. In this provocative new book, Daryl Dance argues that everything Kincaid has written, regardless of its apparent theme, actually relates to Kincaid's efforts to free herself from her mother. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938448
- ISBN
- 9780813938448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.99
€ 103.99
Hardcover. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937243
- ISBN
- 9780813937243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.27
€ 103.27