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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590178287
ISBN
9781590178287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. Suitable for students, scholars, and poets on various aspects of its subject: history, movements, genres, prosody, rhetorical devices, critical terms, and more, this book reflects changes in literary and cultural studies, providing coverage and giving greater attention to the international aspects of poetry. Editor(s): Cushman, Stephen; Cavanagh, Clare; Ramazani, Jahan; Rouzer, Paul F. Num Pages: 1680 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC; DSR; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 64. Weight in Grams: 2648.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
1680
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Fourth
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154916
ISBN
9780691154916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 54.61

hardcover. Editor(s): Preminger, Alex; Hardison, O. B.; Warnke, Frank J. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638300
ISBN
9780691638300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.59

Paperback. With selections extending from the beginning of comparative study through the years of intensive theoretical inquiry and on to contemporary discussions of the world's literatures, this title helps readers navigate a rapidly evolving discipline in a dramatically changing world. Editor(s): Damrosch, David; Melas, Natalie; Buthelezi, Mbongiseni. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691132853
ISBN
9780691132853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.62

Hardcover. Sensation novels - characterized by emotionally and socially provocative dialogue and plots - had their heyday in England in the 1860s and 1870s. Exploring the metaphor of marital violence, the author examines the relationship between the representations of such violence in fiction and in the law. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJD1; HBLL; JFC; JFFE3; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1061.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919492
ISBN
9780813919492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.51

Paperback. As a bestselling phenomenon and queen of the Regency Romance, Georgette Heyer is one of the most beloved historical novelists. This biography offers a glimpse into Georgette Heyer's world and that of her most memorable characters. It reveals a formidable, energetic woman, with an impeccable sense of style and, a love for all things Regency. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493495
ISBN
9780099493495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

hardcover. Centered around the figures of Hu Feng, a leftist literary theorist who promoted "subjectivism," and his disciple Lu Ling, known for his psychological fiction, this study explores theoretical and fictional responses to the problematic of self at the heart of the experience of modernity in 20th-century China. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731287
ISBN
9780804731287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Hardback. Juxtaposing religious and secular writings by women and tracing their relationship to the male-authored literature of the period, often surprisingly affirmative in its attitudes toward women, Cox reveals a new and provocative vision of the Italian Counter-Reformation as a period far less uniformly repressive of women than is commonly assumed. Num Pages: 472 pages, 6 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400327
ISBN
9781421400327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.71

Paperback. A book that aims both to demystify and to reconstitute 'Hawthorne' as an object of study by rereading Hawthorne's fictions, mainly those from the early 1840's to 1860, in the context of the emergence of a distinctively middle-class personal life (the domestic emotional revolution that accompanied the industrial revolution. Num Pages: 252 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804719483
ISBN
9780804719483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640570
ISBN
9780691640570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.59

hardcover. The case studies not only provide insight into the business dynamics of the literary world at this time, but also illustrate the shifting definition of literature itself during the period. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; DSB; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802091475
ISBN
9780802091475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.15

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474415828
ISBN
9781474415828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.80
€ 102.92

Hardcover. From the 1910s to the 1940s, a wave of anarchist, Marxist, nationalist, and feminist leftist groups swept the Korean cultural scene with differing agendas but shared demands for equality and social justice. Sunyoung Park reconstructs the complex mosaic of colonial leftist culture, focusing on literature as its most fertile and enduring expression. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSB; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417175
ISBN
9780674417175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.26

Paperback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347255
ISBN
9780822347255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5753 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346661
ISBN
9780822346661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.89

Paperback. aeo Brings Christian theology, creative literature, and literary critical theory into dialogue on the theme of a the enda . aeo Provides an exegesis of novels, plays, and poems by such writers as John Fowles, Julian Barnes, Doris Lessing, Samuel Beckett, T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce and Shakespeare. Series: Challenges in Contemporary Theology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HRCM; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220855
ISBN
9780631220855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675282
ISBN
9780226675282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Spanning a century of literary history, from the pitched battles fought between Eliot-era modernists and Georgian traditionalists to the impact of creative writing degrees and the media don of today and more, this book explores the myriad influences on English literary life in the past century and the way in which they have shaped our preferences. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 261 x 2. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099556077
ISBN
9780099556077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. Analyzes literary works in the contexts of natural science, consumer culture, and philosophical change to show how and why the perception and representation of space in the eighteenth-century novel and other prose narratives became so textually visible. This title examines maps, scientific publications, country house guides, and auction catalogs. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226871585
ISBN
9780226871585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 78.69

Paperback. Explaining how the empty, unvisualized spaces of early modern prose were transformed into the elaborate landscapes and richly upholstered interiors of the Victorian novel, the author argues that the shift involved not just literary representation but an evolution in cultural perception. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226215273
ISBN
9780226215273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 251 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780822315728
ISBN
9780822315728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.36

Paperback. Vanbrugh's treatment of the woman's role contributes to the current and continuing interest in such social issues. The book includes a commentary and critical introduction which sets the play in its historical, social and theatrical context. Editor(s): Smith, James L. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 128 pages, c 5 photographs/line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713666656
ISBN
9780713666656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.40

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

€ 114.97

Paperback. This collection of essays studies the seemingly permanent racial undercurrents of society, focusing on unconscious fantasies and identities. The essays engage with postcolonial, political and psychoanalytic theory, as well as a wide range of texts and theories. Editor(s): Lane, Christopher. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFFJ; JFSL; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109475
ISBN
9780231109475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.98

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