Literary studies: general
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Literary studies: general
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 856
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862418205
- ISBN
- 9780862418205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 21.72
€ 33.99
€ 21.72
Paperback. Here, Zipes discusses historically and critically the evolution of folk tales as fairy tales, their influence on popular beliefs, the politics behind them and the way they are used in mass media culture today. He looks at a wide range of authors including the Brothers Grimm and Tolkien. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190303
- ISBN
- 9780813190303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.21
€ 34.21
Hardback. Emperor Taizong (r 626-49) of the Tang is remembered as an exemplary ruler. This title focuses on Taizong's literary writings that speak directly to the relationship between cultural form and sovereign power, as well as on the question of how the Tang negotiated dynastic identity through literary stylistics. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 39. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674056084
- ISBN
- 9780674056084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.04€ 49.38
€ 54.04
€ 49.38
Hardcover. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875801940
- ISBN
- 9780875801940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.93
€ 37.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804718684
- ISBN
- 9780804718684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.19
€ 97.19
Hardback. In the most comprehensive, up-to-date account of the poetry published in Britain between the Restoration and the end of the eighteenth century, a team of leading experts surveys the poetry of the age in all its richness and diversity. They provide a systematic overview, and restore these poetic works to a position of centrality in modern criticism. Editor(s): Lynch, Jack. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 184 x 282 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1538.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199600809
- ISBN
- 9780199600809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.72
€ 207.72
Hardcover. In 1894, an eighteen-year-old Jack London quit his job shoveling coal, hopped a freight train, and left California on the first leg of a ten thousand-mile odyssey. This book features several stories that London told about his hoboing days. It presents a collection of nine essays, with accompanying illustrations. Editor(s): DePastino, Todd. Series: Subterranean Lives Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- None ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813538068
- ISBN
- 9780813538068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.83
€ 168.83
Paperback. Published in 1913, this harrowing, autobiographical 'A to Z' of drinking shattered London's reputation as a clean-living adventurer and massively successful author of such books as White Fang and The Call of the Wild. Editor(s): Sutherland, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555574
- ISBN
- 9780199555574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. London's masterpiece of investigative journalism reveals the poverty of the East End of London -- a critique of capitalism that still rings true today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BG; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFFA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Second Edition, Centenary Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745318028
- ISBN
- 9780745318028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.23
€ 33.99
€ 22.23
Hardback. Series: In Parole. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Contrasto
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788869656392
- ISBN
- 9788869656392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.45
€ 21.99
€ 17.45
hardcover. An innovative examination of Irish science fiction from the 1850s to the present day, covering material written both in Irish and in English. Considering science fiction novels and short stories in their historical context, it analyses a body of literature that has largely been ignored by Irish literature researchers. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 2AFR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781381199
- ISBN
- 9781781381199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 8.29
€ 39.99
€ 8.29
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313309830
- ISBN
- 9780313309830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.50
€ 107.50
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935096078
- ISBN
- 9781935096078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.42
€ 15.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HRLM; VFX; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Backlist, LLC United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623610456
- ISBN
- 9781623610456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.21
€ 17.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Original ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611599039
- ISBN
- 9781611599039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
The writings of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) have captivated scholars, activists, and ecologists for more than a century. This book offers a fresh understanding of Thoreau's political life and writings, and includes discussions of subjects ranging from his democratic individualism to the political relevance of his intellectual eccentricity. Editor(s): Turner, Jack. Series: Political Companions to Great American Authors. Num Pages: 460 pages, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124780
- ISBN
- 9780813124780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 48.94
€ 49.99
€ 48.94
Paperback. Catalonia's towering Romantic poet and rebel priest, Jacint Verdaguer (1845-1902), delves deep into the Catalan imaginary in his foundational long poem Mount Canigo (1886), recounting the historical and legendary mix, both tragic and triumphant, of the medieval origins of modern Catalonia. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADC; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662988
- ISBN
- 9781855662988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.32
€ 26.99
€ 26.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940322127
- ISBN
- 9780940322127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 37 x 57 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916458362
- ISBN
- 9780916458362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.26
€ 20.99
€ 19.26
Hardcover. The poems of Catullus have notoriously been subjected to numerous accidental corruptions. This work represents a reappraisal of his text. It recommends some 600 changes to the Oxford Text of "R A B Mynors". It suggests that Catullus' text was also subjected to significant deliberate change, much of it probably dating back to classical antiquity. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125159
- ISBN
- 9781905125159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.30
€ 79.30
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
€ 31.46
€ 31.46
Hardback. Like most authors, Mark Twain wrote from personal experience, but, unlike many authors, he left behind a wealth of autobiographical material recording those personal experiences. His autobiography, letters, speeches, and notebooks contain many references to events similar to those presented in Tom Sawyer. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819190598
- ISBN
- 9780819190598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.57
€ 87.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431. Clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear and some edgewear to DW. Signed and inscribed by author
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AIAA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0002296
- ISBN
- 9781403911995
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691609898
- ISBN
- 9780691609898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 50.45
€ 52.92
€ 50.45