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Literary studies: general
Paperback. A challenging look at feminist criticism as well as ecocriticism and the burgeoning literature of the environment. The author explores how American literature has shaped the way people view animals as "wild" and "domestic" and the consequences of this. Series: Environmental Arts & Humanities S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874173475
- ISBN
- 9780874173475
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.47
€ 23.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. This study assesses the literary career of Edward Abbey. The author asserts that his role as social commentator and environmental activist is complemented by his guise as a writer of romance - one who reconceives the contemporary world in order to envision a better one. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874173574
- ISBN
- 9780874173574
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.90
€ 19.99
€ 18.90
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874174939
- ISBN
- 9780874174939
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Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Paperback. In 1968, Benson set out to write a critical appraisal of John Steinbeck. He found it turning into an authorized biography: this is an account of his experiences over the 15 years he devoted to writing it. It contains both anecdotes about Steinbeck, and an account of being a biographer. Series: Western Literature Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874174977
- ISBN
- 9780874174977
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.47
€ 23.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. In this work, Rick Van Noy explores the ways that four American literary cartographers - Henry David Thoreau, Clarence King, John Wesley Powell and Wallace Stegner - concerned themselves with what it means to map or survey a place and what it means to write about it. Series: Environmental Arts & Humanities S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175738
- ISBN
- 9780874175738
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Condition: New
€ 26.92
€ 26.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176063
- ISBN
- 9780874176063
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Condition: New
€ 32.78
€ 32.78
Hardcover. Mary Hallock Foote (1847-1938) was one of the popular female writers of her generation, and one of the first women to make a living producing fiction about the West. This book offers a view of the nineteenth-century West as a far more complex social world and reintroduces us to one of the region's most interesting and perceptive writers. Series: Western Literature Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177640
- ISBN
- 9780874177640
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Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80
Paperback. The wolf is one of the most widely distributed canid species, historically ranging throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere. This book examines the wolf's importance as a figure in literature from the perspectives of both the animal's physical reality and the ways in which writers imagine and portray it. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 159 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177732
- ISBN
- 9780874177732
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.86
€ 31.99
€ 28.86
Paperback. Explores the genesis of James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake". This book offers an archival survey of the manuscripts, and an introduction to genetic criticism. Editor(s): Crispi, Luca; Slote, Sam. Series: Irish Studies in Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 544 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 856.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299218645
- ISBN
- 9780299218645
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Condition: New
€ 54.05
€ 54.05
Hardcover. Using jazz as the key metaphor, Porter refocuses old interpretations of Ellison by placing jazz in the foreground and by emphasizing, especially as revealed in his essays, the power of Ellison's thought and cultural perception. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; AVGJ; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877457770
- ISBN
- 9780877457770
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Condition: New
€ 38.14
€ 38.14
Hardback. How the status of Russian writers as members of the nobility, and their careers in service to the imperial state, shaped the course of Russian literature from Sumarokov and Derzhavin through Pushkin, Gogol, and Dostoevsky. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299308308
- ISBN
- 9780299308308
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Condition: New
€ 73.62
€ 73.62
Hardback. The record of a thrilling and tormenting gay love affair in World War II England, these letters also reveal a devastating experience of disability and, above all, the awakening of a remarkable and unforgettable literary voice. Editor(s): Murtaugh, Daniel J. Series: Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; ACX; BJ; DSBH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299310103
- ISBN
- 9780299310103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.43
€ 33.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 20. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878202089
- ISBN
- 9780878202089
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Condition: New
€ 45.22
€ 45.22
Paperback. This book is a no-apologies introduction to Detective Fiction. It's written in an aggressive, modern English well-suited to a genre which has traditionally broken ground in terms of aggressive writing, contemporary scenarios, and tough dialogue. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879723781
- ISBN
- 9780879723781
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.51
€ 17.99
€ 17.51
Hardcover. Stephen King's popularity lies in his ability to reinterpret the standard Gothic tale in new and exciting ways. He thus creates his own Gothic world and then interprets it for us. This book analyzes King's interpretations and his mastery of popular literature. The essays discuss adolescent revolt, the artist as survivor, and more. Editor(s): Hoppenstand, Gary; Browne, Ray B. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879724108
- ISBN
- 9780879724108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.81
€ 27.99
€ 24.81
Hardcover. The essays collected here explore the power and sensuality that food engenders within literature. The book permits the reader to sample food as a rhetorical structure, one that allows the individual writers to articulate the abstract concepts in a medium that is readily understandable. " Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879724436
- ISBN
- 9780879724436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.52
€ 18.52
Paperback. One group of male authors created fiction about the prostitute. The author examines how they attempted to turn an outcast into a heroine in a literature otherwise known for its puritanical attitude toward fallen women. She re-evaluates Stephen Crane's "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets", and other works of fiction. She draws on many period sources. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879724740
- ISBN
- 9780879724740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.05
€ 17.99
€ 17.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879725242
- ISBN
- 9780879725242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.91
€ 17.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; DSK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879725549
- ISBN
- 9780879725549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.67
€ 14.99
€ 14.67
Paperback. This book of essays carefully written by twenty-four authorities on their subjects provides a deep understanding of and appreciation for the coherence, primacy, and importance of the search for identity in the divergent areas of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe." Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879725815
- ISBN
- 9780879725815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.00€ 35.14
€ 37.00
€ 35.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879726324
- ISBN
- 9780879726324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.21
€ 16.99
€ 16.21
Hardcover. "Meditations on America" explores John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee series, with special emphasis on MacDonald's examination of the conflicts and joys of twentieth-century American culture and society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879726638
- ISBN
- 9780879726638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.00€ 34.88
€ 37.00
€ 34.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Bowling Green State University Popular Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879726980
- ISBN
- 9780879726980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.82
€ 18.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879727468
- ISBN
- 9780879727468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.36
€ 20.99
€ 20.36