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Literary studies: general

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Literary studies: general

Hardback. Mallette examines Orientalist philology in southern Europe produced between the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth century. Focusing on Italy, Spain, and Malta, she conducts close comparative readings of a wide range of philological narratives to reveal the influences Arab and Islamic traditions have had on the development of modern European culture. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812242416
ISBN
9780812242416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.29

Paperback. Explores the public side of reading, and how books and booklists form a public image of African Americans. This book takes the readers on a journey through children's reading rooms, prison libraries, and "Negro" libraries of the early twentieth century. It raises the question: How do books by black authors fare in the hierarchy of a booklist? Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813543512
ISBN
9780813543512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.79

Paperback. What is it that shocks newcomers to the works of Flannery O'Connor and what makes them return? Her language, images, settings and characters touches deeper layers of human experience. This book presents readings of her stories, aimed at proving that she is a master of showing mystery through manners, depth through precision. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772889375
ISBN
9788772889375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.85

Paperback. Presents a collection of essays that centres on the implications of an intricate conception of Irish history and identity. This work emphasises both the historical considerations and the literary representations of Irish identities. It contains contributions by American, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish scholars. Editor(s): Westarp, Karl-Heinz; Boss, Michael. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 179 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; HBJD1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772883809
ISBN
9788772883809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.05

Paperback. Focusing on the significance of place in North American fiction, this work includes chapters on Indian tent rings, the black search for place in America, the sense of place in William Styron's "Sophie's Choice", and Flannery O'Connor's "Displaced Persons". Editor(s): Westarp, Karl-Heinz. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772883700
ISBN
9788772883700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.12

Hardcover. In this sparkling collection edited by Robert Phillips, Shapiro's most trenchant writings on poetry, poets, and cultural matters are once again available. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 144 x 33. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635561
ISBN
9781566635561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.58

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857388391
ISBN
9780857388391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691647333
ISBN
9780691647333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.68

Paperback. Analyzes nearly 40 stories, from mythic narratives predating Columbus to contemporary American Indian fiction, representing various traditional Native American culture areas. This work reveals how preconceptions deriving from our hypervisual, print-dominated culture distort our understanding of essential functions and forms of oral storytelling. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2JN; DSB; JFHF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803277854
ISBN
9780803277854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.95

Paperback. This treatise argues that literary criticism must re-establish connections to a wide range of social activities. It sets out a new type of criticism, called ecological literary criticism, which aims to make humanistic studies more socially responsible. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100298
ISBN
9780231100298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.48

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843559
ISBN
9781843843559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.45

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP; DSB; JMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691608730
ISBN
9780691608730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.54
€ 51.27

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646176
ISBN
9780691646176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.83

Paperback.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415852111
ISBN
9780415852111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.96

Paperback. In his introduction to this now classic anthology, Karl Beckson traces the development of the Decadent or Aesthetic movement, illuminating the selected work of artists such as Wilde, Yeats, Symons, and Beerbohm that follows. Editor(s): Beckson, Karl. Num Pages: 382 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897330442
ISBN
9780897330442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801048876
ISBN
9780801048876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.82

Paperback. A collection of interviews with Mexican-American writers. They address such topics as personal background, education, sense of ethnic and gender identity, the origins and intention of published works, and views on writing, culture and art. The women come from Texas, California and New Mexico. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874174939
ISBN
9780874174939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.54

Hardcover. Offers fresh and critically significant ways of understanding the women writers of the 19th and early 20th centuries and their texts, the distribution of knowledge, and the complicated place of women in modernist institutions. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817316983
ISBN
9780817316983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.07

Hardback. Series: Islandica. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; DSBB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801430237
ISBN
9780801430237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.40

Hardback. Seeks to understand why French literature of the period celebrated the very characters who were so persecuted in society at large. This book explores the relation between orthodoxy and deviance, authority and innovation, and will fascinate historians of ideas and literature as well as scholars of religion, critical theory, and philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226781693
ISBN
9780226781693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3H; DSBB; DSK; HBG; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
84
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772897141
ISBN
9788772897141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.64

Paperback. Get everything you need to achieve your full potential at English Literature A Level or AS with York Notes Study Guides, now updated for Assessment Objectives 1 to 5. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK; DSRC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 212 x 298 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292138176
ISBN
9781292138176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.49

Paperback. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 291 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447948834
ISBN
9781447948834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.32

Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801499135
ISBN
9780801499135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 41.04

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