Literary studies: general
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Literary studies: general
Paperback. The first comprehensive study of fantasy's uses of myth, this book offers insights into the genre's popularity and cultural importance. Combining history, folklore, and narrative theory, Attebery's study explores familiar and forgotten fantasies and shows how the genre is also an arena for negotiating new relationships with traditional tales. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; FL; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199316076
- ISBN
- 9780199316076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.89
€ 70.89
Paperback. Leads the reader step-by-step, gradually revealing the relationship between Vladimir Nabokov's ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and metaphysics. This work shows how Nabokov's interest in discovery springs in part from his work as a scientist and scholar, and draws comparisons between the processes of readerly and scientific discovery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089577
- ISBN
- 9780691089577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 758. 464 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 33. Weight: 758.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158565
- ISBN
- 9780231158565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.61€ 90.70
€ 117.61
€ 90.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158572
- ISBN
- 9780231158572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. Tells the story of Nabokov's life that continues with his arrival in the United States in 1940. He found that supporting himself and his family was not easy - until the astonishing success of Lolita catapulted him to world fame and financial security. Num Pages: 800 pages, 59 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 804
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691024714
- ISBN
- 9780691024714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.77
€ 46.99
€ 33.77
Paperback. Examines Walter Benjamin's engagements with religious traditions as resources for contemporary debates on secularism, conflict, and identity. Brian Britt argues that what animates this work on tradition is the question of human agency, which he pursues through lively and sustained experimentation with ways of thinking, reading, and writing. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810133198
- ISBN
- 9780810133198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.47
€ 43.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Southam, B. C. Series: Casebook S. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333192085
- ISBN
- 9780333192085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.72
€ 47.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 454 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Kaya Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885030429
- ISBN
- 9781885030429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.82
€ 21.82
hardcover. This book re-evaluates the relationship between Renaissance dramatists and literary posterity by examining their work in relation to post-Reformation ideas about memorialization. Num Pages: 236 pages, 6 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107123472
- ISBN
- 9781107123472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.96
€ 137.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Ward, Brian E; Bone, Martyn; Link, University William A (University of Florida, USA University of Florida University of Florida, USA University of Florida, USA University of Florida, USA University of Florida, USA University of Florida, USA University of Florida, USA University of Florida, USA). Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; DSB; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061382
- ISBN
- 9780813061382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.14
€ 32.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Boyd, Brian; Carroll, Joseph; Gottschall, Jonathan. Num Pages: 584 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 798. A Reader. 584 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Boyd, Brian; Carroll, Joseph; Gottschall, Jonathan. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB; PSAJ. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight: 794.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150194
- ISBN
- 9780231150194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.81
€ 42.99
€ 30.81
Paperback. Booker-shortlisted for "Time's Arrow" and known for his novels, short stories, essays, reviews, and autobiographical works, Martin Amis is one of the influential of contemporary British writers. This guide to Amis' diverse and often controversial work offers an introduction to the contexts and various interpretations of his texts. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415402927
- ISBN
- 9780415402927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.24
€ 55.24
Paperback. YORK NOTES ADVANCED - THE ULTIMATE LITERATURE GUIDES. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Longman
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004268
- ISBN
- 9781405835657
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816526291
- ISBN
- 9780816526291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.00
€ 69.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879724597
- ISBN
- 9780879724597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.69
€ 34.69
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Catholic University of America Press Washington DC
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813208381
- ISBN
- 9780813208381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.16
€ 45.16
Paperback. Charm, wit and style were essential, but dangerous ingredients in the social repertoire of the Roman elite. This work explores the complexities and ambiguities of charm, wit and style in Roman literature of the late Republic by tracking the origins and development of the terms used. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; CFG; DNF; DSBB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226454443
- ISBN
- 9780226454443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.44
€ 92.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665020
- ISBN
- 9780816665020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.33
€ 29.99
€ 27.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451577
- ISBN
- 9780801451577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.41
€ 60.41
Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939657698
- ISBN
- 9780939657698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.24
€ 27.99
€ 26.24
Hardback. The prospect of posthumous citizenship bears important implications for debates over the legal rights of the dead, social histories of burial customs and famous cadavers, and the political theory of citizenship and social death. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407524
- ISBN
- 9781421407524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 46.10
€ 53.99
€ 46.10
Paperback. The prospect of posthumous citizenship bears important implications for debates over the legal rights of the dead, social histories of burial customs and famous cadavers, and the political theory of citizenship and social death. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415727
- ISBN
- 9781421415727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.23
€ 35.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933689
- ISBN
- 9780813933689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.51
€ 42.51
Hardback. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933672
- ISBN
- 9780813933672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36