Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Paperback. On the night of September 22, 1912, Franz Kafka wrote his story "The Judgment," which came out of him "like a regular birth." This act of creation struck him as an unmistakable sign of his literary destiny. This title traces the implications of Kafka's literary breakthrough. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127804
- ISBN
- 9780691127804
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.26
€ 52.99
€ 38.26
Paperback. Draws on contemporary theories of insanity to probe mid-Victorian anxieties about the rapid rise of consumer culture. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435849
- ISBN
- 9780140435849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Hardback. The renowned Russian writer Leo Tolstoy created a realistic masterpiece in "Anna Karenina" (1878). This title identifies and analyses 'linkages and keystones' found in two highly developed clusters of symbols, arising from Anna's momentous train ride and peasant nightmares, and of allegories, rooted in Vronsky's disastrous steeplechase. Num Pages: 132 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235186
- ISBN
- 9781936235186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.36
€ 107.36
La Vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus Fortunas y Adversidades
. Ed(S): Hesse, Everett; Williams, Harry F.
Paperback. Banned by the inquisition, this classic began a new genre - the picaresque novel. This book has had enduring popularity as a literary expression of Spanish identity and emotion. This edition includes the annotated Spanish-language text and prologue, a full vocabulary, and concise footnotes explaining allusions and translating difficult phrases. Editor(s): Hesse, Everett; Williams, Harry F. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299005450
- ISBN
- 9780299005450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.15
€ 22.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763502443
- ISBN
- 9788763502443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.27
€ 31.99
€ 23.27
Paperback. Includes the full French text, accompanied by French-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context. Editor(s): Davison, Ray. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2ADS; DSK; FA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised, Subsequent
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415025867
- ISBN
- 9780415025867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 259 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Ig Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632460110
- ISBN
- 9781632460110
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.35
€ 15.99
€ 15.35
Paperback. Editor(s): McCartan, Tom. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Melville House Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612190907
- ISBN
- 9781612190907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.18
€ 16.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536372
- ISBN
- 9781557536372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.14
€ 63.14
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989464
- ISBN
- 9780295989464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.77
€ 33.99
€ 30.77
hardcover. Maintaining that Joyce is the greatest modern "interpreter" of Vico, Verene demonstrates how images from Joyce's work offer keys to Vico's philosophy. Verene presents Vico's philosophical thought as it develops in his major works, with Joyce's words and insights serving as a guide. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 625. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033924
- ISBN
- 9780300099584
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476235
- ISBN
- 9780801476235
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.08
€ 36.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. In 1934, these were the lines which made the Librarian of Winchester College realize that he had discovered a hitherto unknown version of Sir Thomas Malorys Le Morte dArthur, a work known to all previous readers only through Caxtons 1485 edition. For it was known that Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel had been imprisoned on numerous occasions .. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196059
- ISBN
- 9781845196059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.35
€ 29.99
€ 27.35
Hardback. Klezmer is a musical tradition that grows out of Eastern European Jewish culture, and its changes reflect Jews' interaction with other groups as well as their shifting relations to their own history. This title offers an understanding of racial, ethnic, and sexual categories in America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; DSBH; DSK; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142786
- ISBN
- 9780231142786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.49€ 80.20
€ 103.49
€ 80.20
Paperback. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 272 pages, frontispiece, 8 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195019056
- ISBN
- 9780195019056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40
Paperback. Written in 1901, Kim is considered Kipling's finest work, and was a key factor in his being awarded the Nobel Prize. Editor(s): Sullivan, Zohreh T. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages, maps, bibliog , chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393966503
- ISBN
- 9780393966503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.62
€ 18.99
€ 17.62
Hardcover. Focuses on women's crime writing from Spain and offers an approach to Spanish crime fiction, combining literary criticism with sociological and criminological theory. This multidisciplinary study analyses how female authors use crime and detective genres to analyse the role and position of their countrywomen. Series: Iberian and Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSK; JKV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780708320167
- ISBN
- 9780708320167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.57
€ 27.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486794822
- ISBN
- 9780486794822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.14
€ 18.14
Paperback. This is the authoritative biography of writer, poet, and beat generation icon Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), whose novel On the Road catapulted him to the forefront of the literary world and influenced budding writers for generations to come. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589793668
- ISBN
- 9781589793668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.30
€ 22.30
Hardcover. Based on original archival research and dozens of interviews, Kerouac is a fresh, compelling, and substantive critical reassessment of Kerouac's brief and often chaotic life. Num Pages: 484 pages, 24 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878333059
- ISBN
- 9780878333059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.02
€ 30.02
Hardcover. In his ever-popular romance of Tudor England, Scott brilliantly recreates all the passion, brutality, verve and vitality of the Elizabethan world. Editor(s): Alexander, J.H. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 542 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 34. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 542
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748604371
- ISBN
- 9780748604371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.61€ 114.51
€ 117.61
€ 114.51
Paperback. Offers a biographical survey of Ishiguro's literary career, an introduction to his novels, plays and short stories, as well as an accessible overview of the contexts and many interpretations of his work. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415415361
- ISBN
- 9780415415361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.54
€ 31.99
€ 30.54
Hardback. Putting Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis's (1883-1957) vast output into the context of his lifelong spiritual quest and the turbulent politics of twentieth-century Greece, this title argues that Kazantzakis was a deeply flawed genius. It covers his life after 1938, the period in which he wrote "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ". Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 640 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 2AHM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128139
- ISBN
- 9780691128139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.81
€ 125.81
Paperback. A biography of Nikos Kazantzakis. It describes his struggle with political questions that were in reality aspects of a fervent religious search. It features his experiments with communism in turbulent Greece, his visits to Soviet Russia, and the publication of his epic "Odyssey" in 1938. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128801
- ISBN
- 9780691128801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.44
€ 46.99
€ 33.44