Literary studies: general
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Literary studies: general
Paperback. This treatise defends the literary and political integrity of South African novelist J.M. Coetzee by arguing that he absorbed the textual turn of postmodern culture while still addressing the ethical tensions of the South African crisis. It describes the political contexts surrounding his novels. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520078123
- ISBN
- 9780520078123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. With discussions of various fundamental issues in Tolkien scholarship, this book introduces and explores the author and scholar's life and work within their historical and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Drout, Michael D. C. Num Pages: 808 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 218 x 54. Weight in Grams: 2026.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415865111
- ISBN
- 9780415865111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.58
€ 77.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; DSBH; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349384617
- ISBN
- 9781349384617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Hardcover. A close colleague of Tolkein for many years, Zettersten offers here a personally informed analysis of his fiction. In light of his unusual life experience and enthusiasm for the study of languages, Zettersten finds in Tolkein's fiction the same animating passions that drove that great author as a youth, a soldier, a linguist, and an Oxford Don. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230623149
- ISBN
- 9780230623149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.83
€ 149.83
Paperback. The definitive critical study of Tolkien's greatest works by the respected and world renowned Tolkien scholar Professor T.A. Shippey. Num Pages: 384 pages, With index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780261104013
- ISBN
- 9780261104013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. This book explores Kerouac's fiction, poetry, religious writing, journals, and correspondence to reveal an aesthetic vision for American belle-lettres. Features chapters on Some of the Dharma, On the Road, Desolation Angels, and Mexico City Blues with a discussion of his influence on later writers, including Hunter Thompson and Bob Dylan. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230623620
- ISBN
- 9780230623620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
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€ 17.55
€ 21.99
€ 17.55
Paperback. Jacob's Room is Virginia Woolf's experimental third novel, set in England during the halcyon days before World War I. The text reprinted here is the first British edition, which Woolf approved, and which retains her original layout, including paragraph spacing. Editor(s): Raitt, Suzanne. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393926323
- ISBN
- 9780393926323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501703072
- ISBN
- 9781501703072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Hardback. Editor(s): Holmes, Richard. Num Pages: 214 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611485530
- ISBN
- 9781611485530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Paperback. This collection of comparative critical and theoretical essays examines James Baldwin and Toni Morrison's reciprocal literary relationship. By reading these two authors side-by-side, this collection forges new avenues of discovery and interpretation related to their representations of African American cultural experience. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619722
- ISBN
- 9780230619722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
James Baldwin and Toni Morrison: Comparative Critical and Theoretical ...
King, Lovalerie, Scott, Lynn Orilla
Hardcover. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403970732
- ISBN
- 9781403970732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Paperback. An attempt to understand the complexity of the vision and contributions of the African-American writer, James Baldwin, without needing to name him as exclusively homosexual, expatriate, black or activist. A group of scholars discuss Baldwin's life, his presence and his political thought and work. Editor(s): McBride, Dwight A. Num Pages: 356 pages, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814756188
- ISBN
- 9780814756188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. This book focuses on Baldwin's experiences as a gifted black writer who fought valiantly against racism and wrote openly about homosexual relationships. Baldwin's God is a 'mysteriously impersonal' force he calls love- 'something .. like a fire, like the wind, something which can change you.' Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137454331
- ISBN
- 9781137454331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.46
€ 160.46
Hardback. In this edition of Boswell's "Life of Johnson", Marshall Waingrow offers a fresh reading of Boswell's work. He charts the changes made during composition and at the proof stage, and corrects and explains the printer's misreadings and author's errors which crept into the final edition. Editor(s): Redford, Bruce; Goldring, Elizabeth. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606061
- ISBN
- 9780748606061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.88€ 197.75
€ 217.88
€ 197.75
Hardback. The third and penultimate volume in the Yale Research Edition's genetic transcription of the manuscript of Boswell's biographical masterwork. Editor(s): Bruce, Robert; Bonnell, Thomas F. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 826. Manuscript Edition: Volume 3, 1776--1780. 1776-1780. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. 352 pages. Editor(s): Bruce, Robert; Bonnell, Thomas F. The third and penultimate volume in the Yale Research Edition's genetic transcription of the manuscript of Boswell's biographical masterwork. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Dimension: 245 x 158 x 32. Weight: 826.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606047
- ISBN
- 9780748606047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.66€ 114.65
€ 123.66
€ 114.65
Hardback. In this edition of Boswell's "Life of Johnson", Marshall Waingrow offers a fresh reading of Boswell's work. He charts the changes made during composition and at the proof stage, and corrects and explains the printer's misreadings and author's errors which crept into the final edition. Editor(s): Waingrow, Marshall. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606054
- ISBN
- 9780748606054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.44€ 117.04
€ 135.44
€ 117.04
paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816627035
- ISBN
- 9780816627035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
Hardcover. In this selection of Mangan's poetry and prose, Mangan can be appreciated not only for the poignancy and power of his late poems and autobiographical writings, but also for those talents admired by his original readers: his metrical skills, his love of wordplay and his surrealist humour. Editor(s): Ryder, Sean. Num Pages: 480 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DCF; DNF; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1042. Selected Writings. 480 pages, index. Editor(s): Ryder, Sean. In this selection of Mangan's poetry and prose, Mangan can be appreciated not only for the poignancy and power of his late poems and autobiographical writings, but also for those talents admired by his original readers: his metrical skills, his love of wordplay and his surrealist humour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DCF; DNF; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 49. Weight: 1042.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558095
- ISBN
- 9781904558095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.77€ 59.29
€ 64.77
€ 59.29
Hardback. An annotated bibliography to the criticism of the work of James Fenimore Cooper, regarded as a pioneer in the development of the American social and political novel. The material is divided into broad subject categories and, where appropriate, subdivided by the Cooper work in question. Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in American Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; GBCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313279195
- ISBN
- 9780313279195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.65
€ 94.65
Hardback. James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) invented the key forms of American fiction - the Western, the sea tale, the Revolutionary War romance. This work is the treatment of Cooper's life. It is the story of how, in literature and other endeavours, Americans in his period sought to solidify their political and cultural economic independence from Britain. Num Pages: 752 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300108057
- ISBN
- 9780300108057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.05€ 40.40
€ 50.05
€ 40.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349169894
- ISBN
- 9781349169894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.68
€ 38.68
Hardcover. This study argues for Hogg's centrality to British Romanticism, resituating his work in relation to many of his more famous Romantic contemporaries. Hogg creates a unique literary style which, the author argues, is best described as 'kaleidoscopic' in view of its similarities with David Brewster's kaleidoscope, invented in 1816. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137559043
- ISBN
- 9781137559043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Paperback. The SCOTNOTES booklets are a series of study guides to major Scottish writers and texts frequently used within literature courses, aimed at senior secondary school pupils and students in further education. This title covers the novel The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, by James Hogg. Series: Scotnotes Study Guides. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; YQE; YQZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 120. Series: Scotnotes. 56 pages. The SCOTNOTES booklets are a series of study guides to major Scottish writers and texts frequently used within literature courses, aimed at senior secondary school pupils and students in further education. This title covers the novel The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, by James Hogg. Cateogry: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (XR) Revision / study guides. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; YQE; YQZ. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 5. Weight: 120.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Association for Scottish Literary Studies (AS
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780948877056
- ISBN
- 9780948877056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.34
€ 10.34