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Literary studies: general

Hardback. offering the first systematic examination of five modern Japanese fictional narratives, all of them available in English translations, Atsuko Sakaki explores Natsume Soseki's "Kokoro" and "The Three-Cornered World"; Ibuse Masuji's "Black Rain"; Mori Ogai's "Wild Geese"; and Tanizaki Jun'ichiro's "Quicksand." Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674750944
ISBN
9780674750944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.49

Paperback. Series: Public Worlds Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
First edition
SKU
V9780816638406
ISBN
9780816638406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.93

Paperback. Focusing on the work of Samuel Beckett, Toni Morrison, Wole Soyinka, and J M Coetzee, this book launches a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study of the representation of physical disability. It considers how disability affects interpersonal relationships and forces the character and the reader to take an ethical standpoint. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364. Disability and the Crisis of Representation. 264 pages. Focusing on the work of Samuel Beckett, Toni Morrison, Wole Soyinka, and J M Coetzee, this book launches a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study of the representation of physical disability. It considers how disability affects interpersonal relationships and forces the character and the reader to take an ethical standpoint. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight: 360.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139038
ISBN
9780231139038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.36

hardcover. An exploration into the influence of the Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844358
ISBN
9781843844358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.41

Paperback. This epistolary memoir rich with Athill's characteristic wit, humor, eleganceand honesty describes a warm, decades-long friendship. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393345490
ISBN
9780393345490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.98

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996762
ISBN
9780674996762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.19

Paperback. This work focuses on the centrality of illness - particularly psychosomatic illness - as an imaginative construct in Victorian culture, emphasising how it shaped the terms through which people perceived relationships between body and mind, self and other, private and public. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DQ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725330
ISBN
9780804725330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.62

Paperback. Explores the late Jacques Derrida's notion of literature, starting with Derrida's self-professed inability to comment on the work of Samuel Beckett. This book also offers an overview of philosophical approaches to contemporary literature and a number of innovative readings of Beckett's work. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754576
ISBN
9780804754576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

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

€ 64.68
€ 49.90

Hardback. Rather, it is a collection of episodic little histories. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408163
ISBN
9781421408163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.23

Paperback. Rather, it is a collection of episodic little histories. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419855
ISBN
9781421419855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195410
ISBN
9781845195410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.15

Hardcover. 9780748694266. Editor(s): Chantler, Dr. Ashley; Hawkes, Rob. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748694266
ISBN
9780748694266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826497505
ISBN
9780826497505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.75

Hardback. Dreaming of Michelangelo is the first book-length study to explore the intellectual and cultural affinities between modern Judaism, Italy, and the life and work of Michelangelo Buonarroti. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804768818
ISBN
9780804768818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.02

hardcover. Previous ed. published under title: Key concepts in post-colonial studies. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; GBC; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 589.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415661904
ISBN
9780415661904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.77

Paperback. The field of monster studies has grown significantly over the past few years and this companion provides a comprehensive guide to the study of monsters and the monstrous from historical, regional and thematic perspectives. The collection reflects the truly multi-disciplinary nature of monster studies, bringing in scholars from literature. Editor(s): Mittman, Asa Simon; Dendle, Peter J. Num Pages: 598 pages, Includes 71 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1256.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
598
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472418012
ISBN
9781472418012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.11

Paperback. Presents thirty-four traditional stories about the Buddha in his previous incarnations, both human and animal. This book paints a vivid picture of life at a high point in ancient Indian culture, city life in ordinary households or at the royal court, and country life against a backdrop of mountain, desert, and jungle. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226782157
ISBN
9780226782157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. This timely volume represents one of the first comprehensive, student-oriented guides to the under-published field of early modern women's writing. Editor(s): Pacheco, Anita. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405176118
ISBN
9781405176118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.32

Hardback. This timely volume represents one of the first comprehensive, student--oriented guides to the under--published field of early modern womena s writing. Editor(s): Pacheco, Anita. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 188 x 27. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217022
ISBN
9780631217022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.10

Paperback. Arthur Waldhorn discusses Hemingway's sense of the world as well as his writing style. He also analyses, in chronological order, the writings - beginning with the early stories and sketches - tracing major patterns that recur throughout Hemingway's career. Series: Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 304 pages, index, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629504
ISBN
9780815629504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.93

Hardcover. Stories accompany us through life from birth to death. Stories connect people, but they can also disconnect, creating boundaries between people and justifying violence. This book grapples with this fundamental aspect of our lives, offering both a theory of how stories shape us and a useful method for analyzing them. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226260136
ISBN
9780226260136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 77.43

Paperback. Drawing on the work of authors such as Oliver Sacks, Anatole Broyard, Norman Cousins, and Audre Lorde, as well as the people he met during the years he spent among different illness groups, the author recounts a collection of illness stories. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFH; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004976
ISBN
9780226004976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.77

Paperback. Stories accompany us through life from birth to death. This title offers both a theory of how stories shape us and a useful method for analyzing them. It uses literary concepts to ask social scientific questions: how do stories make life better, and when do they endanger it? Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004839
ISBN
9780226004839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.84

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