Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726185
- ISBN
- 9780896726185
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.76
€ 29.99
€ 27.76
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.
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- 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
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.71
€ 42.99
€ 35.71
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557531230
- ISBN
- 9781557531230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.90
€ 43.90
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
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Condition: New
€ 43.66
€ 43.66
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
€ 73.88
€ 73.88
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
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Condition: New
€ 42.76
€ 42.76
Paperback. The Mexican government's brutal repression of the Student Movement of 1968 in the infamous Massacre of Tlatelolco exposed and exacerbated a serious crisis of political legitimacy. This study examines the cultural impact of this watershed event through historically contextualized readings of five paradigmatic novels. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534873
- ISBN
- 9781557534873
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Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Paperback. Several canonical works of literary fiction have provided their readers with verbal maps that in their depictions of boundary spaces construct indirect images of national territory and geography. This book analyzes fictional texts as a discursive territoriality that shape readers' notions of (and ambivalence about) national and regional belonging. Editor(s): Beebee, Thomas O. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534989
- ISBN
- 9781557534989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.28
€ 46.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Royal, Derek. Series: Shofar Supplements in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 330 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; DSBH; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535849
- ISBN
- 9781557535849
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Condition: New
€ 61.33
€ 61.33
Paperback. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536020
- ISBN
- 9781557536020
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Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536259
- ISBN
- 9781557536259
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Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; 2AB; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536419
- ISBN
- 9781557536419
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Condition: New
€ 60.51
€ 60.51
Paperback. Series: Shofar Supplements in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; APF; DSK; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536877
- ISBN
- 9781557536877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.69
€ 54.69
Paperback. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557537133
- ISBN
- 9781557537133
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Condition: New
€ 60.79
€ 60.79
Paperback. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH; DSK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557537157
- ISBN
- 9781557537157
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Condition: New
€ 61.11
€ 61.11
Hardcover. The surprising influence of fictional preachers and their sermons--and why actual preachers should care Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602586826
- ISBN
- 9781602586826
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Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62
hardcover. In her short life, Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) authored two novels, 32 stories and numerous essays. This work addresses the conflicts O'Connor experienced as a "southern lady" and professional author. It considers the reasons for feminist critical neglect of the writer. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920122
- ISBN
- 9780813920122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.72
€ 59.72
Hardback. Consisting of some 572 letters, with another 460 calendared, this tenth volume in a series of 12, offers a complete account of William James's known correspondence - with family, friends and colleagues - from the beginning of 1902 through to March 1905. Num Pages: 702 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGHA; BJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 702
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920610
- ISBN
- 9780813920610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.76
€ 128.76
Perfect Companionship: Ellen Glasgow's Selected Correspondence with Wo...
Pamela R. . Ed(S): Matthews
hardcover. Ellen Glasgow's originality of mind and fascination with her native South are in display in this selection of her correspondence with women. Covering more than sixty years, Perfect Companionship collects some 250 letters. Editor(s): Matthews, Pamela R. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923352
- ISBN
- 9780813923352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.59
€ 75.59
Hardback. Investigates the fiction and poetry of four writers who emerged from the postslavery plantation world of the Americas - William Faulkner, Edouard Glissant, Toni Morrison, and Saint-John Perse - to show how these descendants from slaves and from slaveholders wrote both in relation and in resistance to the violence of plantation slavery. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926407
- ISBN
- 9780813926407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
paperback. Examining novels by Toni Morrison, Charles Johnson, Sherley Anne Williams, Octavia Butler, John Edgar Wideman, Phyllis Perry, Ishmael Reed, Caryl Phillips, and others, this book presents an insightful approach to canonical and noncanonical contemporary fictional slave narratives. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927404
- ISBN
- 9780813927404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.36
€ 32.36
Hardback. Focusing on the representations of spiritual crisis in twentieth-century African American fiction and autobiography, this title asks how some of the most distinguished writers of this tradition wrestle with the inexplicable nature of God and the experience of unmerited natural and moral sufferings such as racial oppression. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927961
- ISBN
- 9780813927961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.32
€ 80.32
Hardback. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813930619
- ISBN
- 9780813930619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.37
€ 61.37
Paperback. Offers the first book-length exploration of literary and cultural exchanges between the United States and the Caribbean during the roughly eighty-year period of their greatest interaction, from the close of the Spanish-American War to the Cuban Revolution. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813930879
- ISBN
- 9780813930879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.49
€ 54.49