Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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
€ 220.65
€ 220.65
Paperback. The private letters of ancient women in Egypt from Alexander the Great to the Arab conquest Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2CXG; DSBB; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472036226
- ISBN
- 9780472036226
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.50
€ 48.99
€ 43.50
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
€ 81.73
€ 81.73
paperback. Starts with Gabriel Garcia Marquez's years of early phenomenal success. He speaks of his impoverished childhood, life as an indifferent student, his apprenticeship as a journalist, the inspiration that led to the writing of his most celebrated novel, the difficulties brought about by fame, and his leftist opinions and leanings. Editor(s): Bell-Villada, Gene H. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578067848
- ISBN
- 9781578067848
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Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
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
€ 116.66
€ 116.66
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640624
- ISBN
- 9780691640624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.01
€ 135.01
Paperback. No other edition so carefully assembles a wealth of contextual material, nor succeeds so admirably in drawing the reader into Stokers cultural milieu. David Glover, University of Southampton Series: Broadview Literary Texts. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551111360
- ISBN
- 9781551111360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.54
€ 21.99
€ 17.54
Hardback. Although war memoirs constitute a rich, varied literary form, they are often dismissed by historians as unreliable. This collection of essays is the first to explore the modern war memoir, revealing the genre's surprising capacity for breadth and sophistication while remaining sensitive to the challenges it poses for scholars. Editor(s): Dwyer, Philip G. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; HBG; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785333071
- ISBN
- 9781785333071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.56
€ 164.56
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK; HBTB; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137597144
- ISBN
- 9781137597144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardback. Provides a collection of in-depth readings of British writers that have come to prominence in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719081491
- ISBN
- 9780719081491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.65
€ 158.65
Hardback. Exploring the works of Flora Annie Steel, Rumer Godden, Krupabai Sattianadhan, Toru Dutt, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Nayantara Sahgal, Kamala Markandaya, Anita Desai, Arundhati Roy, and Anita Nair, this book opens a window to the creative world of women novelists in India. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH5; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- OUP India
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199452484
- ISBN
- 9780199452484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99
€ 35.99
Hardback. This individual studies ask what specific sonorous qualities are capable of being registered by different modern media, and how sonic transpositions and transferences across media affect the ways in which human subjects attend to modern soundscapes. Editor(s): Murphet, Julian; Groth, Helen; Hone, Penelope. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: AP; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474416368
- ISBN
- 9781474416368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.03€ 103.50
€ 111.03
€ 103.50
Hardback. "The author examines how the romantic conception of love has been critiqued, destroyed, and reoriented in modernist and contemporary novels" -- Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178228
- ISBN
- 9780231178228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.28€ 50.75
€ 64.28
€ 50.75
Hardback. While many studies focus on Obama as a politician, few consider his literary merit. This collection of essays approaches Obama's writings as a negotiation of literary tradition, rhetorical modes, and historical narratives. Obama, in turn, emerges as a notable figure within a long tradition of American literary-political authorship. Editor(s): Purcell, Richard; Veggian, Henry. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501523
- ISBN
- 9781137501523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardback. These twelve essays analyze the complex pleasures and problems of engaging with James Joyce for subsequent writers, discussing Joyce's textual, stylistic, formal, generic, and biographical influence on an intriguing selection of Irish, British, American, and postcolonial writers from the 1940s to the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Carpentier, Martha C. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137503619
- ISBN
- 9781137503619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691647418
- ISBN
- 9780691647418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.55
€ 258.55
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrated in black and white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Halsgrove
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857042675
- ISBN
- 9780857042675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.36
€ 13.99
€ 13.36
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636313
- ISBN
- 9780691636313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.07
€ 112.07
Hardback. The question of whether or not George Eliot was what would now be called a feminist is a contentious one. This book argues, through a close study of her fiction, informed by examination of her life's story and by a comparison of her views to those of contemporary feminists, that George Eliot was more radical and more feminist than commonly thought. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137406149
- ISBN
- 9781137406149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.77
€ 67.77
Hardcover. The intertext is the effective presence of a text in another one. This relation of co-presence between texts is the subject of the present essay. Colum McCann's work is studied here as a mosaic of references to and quotations from other texts. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782052241
- ISBN
- 9781782052241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Hardback. Drawing on Woolf's novels, essays, reviews, letters, diary entries, short stories, and memoirs, the book explores the political and the ontological, as the individual's connection to the world comes to be defined by an involvement and engagement that is always already situated within a particular physical, societal, and historical context. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474421676
- ISBN
- 9781474421676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.03€ 103.50
€ 111.03
€ 103.50
Hardcover. Traces Hemingway's critical fortunes over the ninety years of his prominence, telling us something about what we value in literature and why scholarly reputations rise and fall. Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135919
- ISBN
- 9781571135919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.27
€ 115.27
Hardcover. Editor(s): Buckley, Chloe; Ilott, Sarah. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197902
- ISBN
- 9781845197902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Hardback. Teaching Stephen King critically examines the works of Stephen King and several ways King can be incorporated into the high school and college classroom. The book is organized around three key themes: Variations of Classic Horror Tropes, Real Life Horror, and Playing with Publishing. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JNU; YQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137483904
- ISBN
- 9781137483904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.57
€ 128.57