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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Stanley Fish is one of America's most stimulating literary theorists. In this book, he undertakes a reexamination of some of criticism's most basic assumptions. He penetrates to the core of the modern debate about interpretation, explodes numerous misleading formulations, and offers a proposal for a new way of thinking about the way we read. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674467262
ISBN
9780674467262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.67

hardcover. Is Shakespeare any Good? reveals why certain literary works and authors are treated as superior to others, and questions the literary establishment s criteria for creating an imperium of great writers. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118220016
ISBN
9781118220016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.39
€ 59.82

Hardback. An analysis of the discourses and cultural scripts used in telling stories about the relationship between teenage daughters and mothers in young adult novels and in short stories published between 1965 and 1998. It employs feminist theories and insights on female adolescence. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, footnotes, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJP; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836921
ISBN
9780810836921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.05

Paperback. Before Gertrude Stein became the 20th century's preeminent experimental writer, she spent a decade conducting research in a psychological laboratory and medical school in the US. This book unearths the turn-of-the-century scientific and philosophical worlds in which the young Stein was immersed. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 480 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804749305
ISBN
9780804749305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823240135
ISBN
9780823240135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 30. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823240128
ISBN
9780823240128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.04

Paperback. An overview of the history and structure of irony, this guide traces its use through history, from Greek times to the Romantic period and on to the postmodern era. It looks closely at the work of Socrates and the more contemporary theorists; explores the philosophical, literary and political dimensions; and applies theories to literary texts. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415251341
ISBN
9780415251341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 412 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933859316
ISBN
9781933859316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.29

Paperback. This work brings together in one volume the diverse and articulate voices of 17 Irish women writers from a variety of backgrounds and geographic locations. It examines the complicated maps of experience that these women's public, private, and literary lives represent. Editor(s): Moloney, Caitriona; Thompson, Helen. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DNF; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630258
ISBN
9780815630258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.39

Hardcover. This work brings together in one volume the diverse and articulate voices of 17 Irish women writers from a variety of backgrounds and geographic locations. It examines the complicated maps of experience that these women's public, private, and literary lives represent. Editor(s): Moloney, Caitriona; Thompson, Helen. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DNF; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629719
ISBN
9780815629719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.77

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
€ 8.02

Hardcover. Centuries before W.B. Yeats wove Indian, Japanese and Irish forms together in his poetry and plays, Irish writers found kinships in Asian and West Asian cultures. This book maps the unacknowledged discourse of Irish Orientalism within Ireland's complex colonial heritage. Num Pages: 478 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630449
ISBN
9780815630449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.91

Paperback. Centuries before W B Yeats wove Indian, Japanese, and Irish forms together in his poetry and plays, Irish writers found kinship in Asian and West Asian cultures. This book maps the discourse of Irish Orientalism within Ireland's complex colonial heritage. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1F; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631644
ISBN
9780815631644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.28

Hardcover.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716531357
ISBN
9780716531357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.00
€ 46.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590335901
ISBN
9781590335901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.78
€ 55.24

Hardback. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernism Drama and Performanc. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; DSG; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474424462
ISBN
9781474424462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73
€ 107.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761817352
ISBN
9780761817352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.66

Hardcover. In this frank memoir, John Bayley describes the life he has shared with his wife, Iris Murdoch, afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. He explains how he has coped emotionally and practically with the illness that has beset the woman he loves and cherishes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162. Weight in Grams: 519. Clean copy in original cloth
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0248054
ISBN
9780715628485
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.38

Paperback. Comprehensively engaging with Murdoch's work this volume gathers contributions from philosophers, theologians, and a literary critic to explore the significance of her ideas for contemporary thought. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021133
ISBN
9780226021133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 34.08

Hardback. Although Irene Nemirovsky was Jewish, she frequented authors and politicians on the extreme right. This biography analyzes the discrepancy between Nemirovsky's real and imagined identities, and explores a literary work that revisits in a different way Jewish identity, exile, betrayal, and the solidarity of persecuted people. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804754811
ISBN
9780804754811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.42

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