Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Claude Le Fustec presents insightful readings of the presence of transcendence and biblical imagination in canonical novels by American writers ranging from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Toni Morrison. Series: Frye Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647695
- ISBN
- 9781442647695
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Combining close textual readings with a broad theoretical perspective, this book is a study of the ways in which gender shapes the characters and narratives of seven important Italian novels of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649224
- ISBN
- 9781442649224
Condition: New
€ 69.70
€ 69.70
Holy Foolishness: Dostoevsky’s Novels and the Poetics of Cultural Cr...
Murav, Harriet. Ed(S): Murav, Harriet
hardcover. This work contributes importantly to several fields: literature, cultural history, history of medical science, the semiotics of medieval Russian, and Dostoevsky studies. Editor(s): Murav, Harriet. Num Pages: 228 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720595
- ISBN
- 9780804720595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.94
€ 95.94
paperback. A revolutionary social and political commentary, North and South solidified Gaskell's place in the company of Victorian England's finest novelists. Editor(s): Shelston, Alan. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Norton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780393979084
- ISBN
- 9780393979084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.50
€ 18.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 3 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSK; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271020440
- ISBN
- 9780271020440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.37
€ 43.99
€ 34.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks, Inc United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402254499
- ISBN
- 9781402254499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.18
€ 18.99
€ 18.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Ferrer, Daniel; Slote, Sam; Topia, Andre. Series: Florida James Joyce. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813060910
- ISBN
- 9780813060910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Hardback. Regularly the subject of cartoonists and satirical novelists, Mary Robinson achieved public notoriety as the mistress of the young Prince of Wales (George IV). Her association with figures such as William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, and comparisons with Charlotte Smith, make her a serious figure for scholarly research. Series: The Pickering Masters. Num Pages: 1776 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 3401.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1776
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851969531
- ISBN
- 9781851969531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.68
€ 229.68
Hardcover. Series: Florida Edition of the Works of Laurence Sterne S. Num Pages: 487 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813005805
- ISBN
- 9780813005805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.95
€ 84.95
Hardcover. An exploration of the American obsession with colour in its look at the sometimes contrary intersections of politics and race in science fiction. It considers the role of race and ethnicity in our visions of the future. Editor(s): Lavender, Isiah. Num Pages: 250 pages, 111 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628461237
- ISBN
- 9781628461237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.71
€ 122.71
paperback. Tells the story of the author's parents' lives - largely in their own words. They remember every detail of their Dublin childhoods. Through their eyes, we see the intensely Catholic society of their youth being transformed into the vibrant, modern Ireland. This is the author's first non-fiction book. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KAC0004538
- ISBN
- 9780099449225
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- SEVEN STORIES PRESS United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888363371
- ISBN
- 9781888363371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.03
€ 25.99
€ 24.03
paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTJ8039314
- ISBN
- 9781843510475
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Conversations with John le Carre (Literary Conversations)
. Ed(S): Bruccoli, Matthew J.; Baughman, Judi...
paperback. Editor(s): Bruccoli, Matthew J.; Baughman, Judith S. Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578066698
- ISBN
- 9781578066698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.78
€ 35.78
hardcover. Following a literary analysis of "Animal Farm", this text then examines the historical, political and literary issues raised by the novel to basic tenets of Marxism, the Russian Revolution and Josef Stalin, and the relation of George Orwell's life to the writing of the novel. Series: The Greenwood Press Literature in Context. Num Pages: 256 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Greenwood United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313302015
- ISBN
- 9780313302015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.30
€ 73.30
paperback.
This long overdue American and British anthology of detective fiction is filled with award-winning short stories, inside information on the authors who wrote them, discussions about the evolution of the genre, and significant literary criticism.
Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSK; FF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780321195012
- ISBN
- 9780321195012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.34
€ 80.34
Paperback. Editor(s): Sloniowski, Jeannette; Rose, Marilyn. Num Pages: 342 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; APFA; APT; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554589265
- ISBN
- 9781554589265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.74
€ 42.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554589449
- ISBN
- 9781554589449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.74
€ 25.99
€ 23.74
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
hardcover. This volume gathers 23 interviews with the British novelist and philosopher Dame Iris Murdoch (1919-1999) by some of the last half-century's foremost critics, academics and journalists. Gillian Dooley introduces the collection with an analysis of Murdoch's work. Editor(s): Dooley, Gillian. Num Pages: 300 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University South Carolina Pr United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570034992
- ISBN
- 9781570034992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.44
€ 42.44
Paperback. "Understanding Martin Amis" is a guide to the novels, short stories and non-fiction by one of Britain's most highly acclaimed and controversial authors. James Diedrick draws on personal interviews, reviews and criticism to map the distinctive features of Martin Amis's imaginative landscape. Series: Understanding Contemporary British Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliographic references, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 2 New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570035166
- ISBN
- 9781570035166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.75
€ 29.75
Paperback. Carson McCullers was deemed the "find of the decade" when she appeared on the literary scene at the age of twenty-three and is best remembered for her celebrated novels "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" and "The Member of the Wedding." This book provides a balanced introductory study of her major fiction and shows her as more than a lesbian novelist. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570036156
- ISBN
- 9781570036156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.75
€ 29.75
Paperback. A guide to the life and work of the author of "The Remains of the Day". It reveals Ishiguro's novels to be intricately crafted, psychologically absorbing, hauntingly evocative works that betray the author's grounding not only in the literature of Japan but also in the 20th-century British and Irish masters - Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford. Series: Understanding Contemporary British Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 204 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570037948
- ISBN
- 9781570037948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.21
€ 27.21
paperback. Explores the idiosyncratic vision that permeates Heller's writings, and maps the dark terrain Heller carved out, novel by novel, with considerable verbal dazzle. Series Editor(s): Bruccoli, Matthew J. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570038402
- ISBN
- 9781570038402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.29
€ 32.29