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Literary studies: general
hardcover. Analyses Edward P. Jones's award-winning works as well as the significant influences that have shaped his craft. Following an overview of Jones's life, influences, and career, James W. Coleman provides an introduction to the technique of Jones's fiction, which he likens to a tapestry, woven of intricate, varied, and sometimes disparate elements. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611176445
- ISBN
- 9781611176445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.51
€ 61.51
Hardcover. In examining the four novels and one collection of short stories by Hubert Selby Jr, this author argues that the full complexity of his fiction has not previously been understood. It contends that Selby's writings, represent an innovative merger of two narrative modes. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570031762
- ISBN
- 9781570031762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.88
€ 41.88
Hardcover. This discussion of the work of Ian McEwan places it in the context of British literature's particular dynamism at the end of the 20th century. It also examines McEwan's relationship to feminism, concern with rationalism and science, use of moral perspective, and proclivity toward fragmentation. Series: Understanding Contemporary British Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570034367
- ISBN
- 9781570034367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. Series: Understanding Contemporary British Literature. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570039829
- ISBN
- 9781570039829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.70
€ 35.70
Hardcover. Filling the gap of critical study on McCorkle, Barbara Bennett analyzes the widely read and admired output of this prolific southern woman writer. Bennett identifies and discusses the diverse characters, thematic concerns and keen sense of language that distinguish McCorkle's work. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570033506
- ISBN
- 9781570033506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
paperback. Explores the idiosyncratic vision that permeates Heller's writings, and maps the dark terrain Heller carved out, novel by novel, with considerable verbal dazzle. Series Editor(s): Bruccoli, Matthew J. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570038402
- ISBN
- 9781570038402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.38
€ 39.38
Paperback. Surveys the career of Julian Barnes - an innovative British novelist who has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize on three occasions. Series Editor(s): Bruccoli, Matthew J. Series: Understanding Contemporary British Literature. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 13
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570038754
- ISBN
- 9781570038754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.60
€ 32.60
Paperback. A guide to the life and work of the author of "The Remains of the Day". It reveals Ishiguro's novels to be intricately crafted, psychologically absorbing, hauntingly evocative works that betray the author's grounding not only in the literature of Japan but also in the 20th-century British and Irish masters - Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford. Series: Understanding Contemporary British Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 204 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570037948
- ISBN
- 9781570037948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.60
€ 32.60
Paperback. Series: Understanding the Ancient World. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 2. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138645394
- ISBN
- 9781138645394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.79
€ 60.79
Paperback. "Understanding Martin Amis" is a guide to the novels, short stories and non-fiction by one of Britain's most highly acclaimed and controversial authors. James Diedrick draws on personal interviews, reviews and criticism to map the distinctive features of Martin Amis's imaginative landscape. Series: Understanding Contemporary British Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliographic references, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 2 New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570035166
- ISBN
- 9781570035166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.23
€ 36.23
Paperback. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 0. .
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- new in paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611170528
- ISBN
- 9781611170528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Hardcover. Peter Wolfe's study of Penelope Fitzgerald characterizes her work as having unerring dramatic judgment, a friendly and fluid style, and lyrical and precise descriptive passages. In this survey of Fitzgerald's life and career, he explains how shet brings resources of talent and craft, thought and feeling, courage and vulnerability, to her writing. Series: Understanding Contemporary British Literature. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570035616
- ISBN
- 9781570035616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. Postcolonialism offers challenging and provocative ways of thinking about colonial and neocolonial power, about self and other, and about the discourses that perpetuate postcolonial inequality and violence. This book examines the philosophy of postcolonialism in order to reveal the often conflicting systems of thought which underpin it. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5; HPD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844651610
- ISBN
- 9781844651610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.98
€ 52.98
paperback. Presents an introduction to Richard Powers - one of the important and admired writers to emerge in the post-Pynchon era of American literature. This title places Powers in context as a major voice in the first generation born entirely within the era of television and the computer. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570037849
- ISBN
- 9781570037849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.08
€ 33.08
Hardback. A thorough examination of the author's deeply personal and often-controversial poetry Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611177114
- ISBN
- 9781611177114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.88
€ 41.88
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570039737
- ISBN
- 9781570039737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.70
€ 35.70
Hardback. Current date of publication from iPage.IngramContent.com. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638676
- ISBN
- 9780691638676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.34
€ 116.34
Hardcover. Understanding Thomas Mann offers a comprehensive guide to the novels, short stories, novellas, and non-fiction of one of the most renowned and prolific German writers. In addition to analysing Mann's most famous works, Hannelore Mundt introduces readers to lesser-known works, among them Joseph and His brothers. Series: Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570035371
- ISBN
- 9781570035371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Hardcover. Offers an introduction to the works of a Cajun writer who finds optimism in his blue-collar tales. This book presents a study of the Louisiana storyteller, who injects a seldom heard Cajun voice into Southern literature and offers a optimistic vision among other contemporary writers of the hardscrabble American South. Series Editor(s): Bruccoli, Matthew J. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570038594
- ISBN
- 9781570038594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Hardcover. Surveys the writings of the author of the Pulitzer Prize - winning drama "Angels in America" and coauthor of the Academy Award-nominated screenplay for the film "Munich". This book guides readers through Kushner's influences and creations to map the importance of the writer's body of work in expanding postmodern literary and cultural landscapes. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570037498
- ISBN
- 9781570037498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03