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Literary studies: general
Hardcover. The rise of the museum as a cultural institution in 19th-century America brought with it many contested notions. This work explores the shared concerns and practices of 19th-century American museums and the literary productions of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Walt Whitman. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; GM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817315634
- ISBN
- 9780817315634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.61
€ 54.61
Hardcover. Gaddis (1922-1998) is often cited as the link between literary modernism and postmodernism in the United States. This work includes essays which address subjects as diverse as cybernetics, the law, media theory, race and class, music, and the perils and benefits of globalization. It also contains an interview with Gaddis. Editor(s): Tabbi, Joseph; Shavers, Rone. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817315481
- ISBN
- 9780817315481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.69
€ 43.69
Hardcover. In a series of influential essays that appeared in Harper's, WD Howells argued for literature as a vehicle for social change. The author explores the legacy of Howells's beliefs as they manifest themselves in Howell's fiction and in the works of three major American writers - Charles W Chesnutt, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Willa Cather. Series: Studies in American Literary Realism and Naturalism. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817314842
- ISBN
- 9780817314842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.38
€ 49.38
Paperback. Reading eight major contemporary authors through the lens of chaos theory, this book offers new and original interpretations of works that have been the subject of much critical debate. The author addresses the relationship between order and disorder in such authors as John Hawkes and Kathy Acker. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; PBWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817311155
- ISBN
- 9780817311155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.65
€ 37.65
Paperback. This collection of essays focuses on Erdrich's writings rooted in the Chippewa experience. The contributors investigate narrative structure, signs of ethnicity, the notions of luck and chance, her use of metaphors, her efforts to counter stereotypes of American Indian women, and her use of comedy. Editor(s): Chavkin, Allan. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFSL9; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817309558
- ISBN
- 9780817309558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.82
€ 36.82
Paperback. This text develops a largely overlooked theme in Hemingway's writing - his depiction of writers and the special problems they face, professionally and personally. It explores his concern with writers and writing from the 1920s through the early 1960s. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817308643
- ISBN
- 9780817308643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.44
€ 31.44
Paperback. This work examines the history of US drama and how at mid-century, it turned in the direction of a poststructuralist mimicry. It explores the complexities of mimetic and realistic readings and develops connections to the writings of Derrida, De Man, Foucault, Brecht and Benjamin. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817308384
- ISBN
- 9780817308384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.86
€ 30.86
Paperback. This volume offers a broad psychoanalytic study of Vonnegut's works from "Player Piano" to "Hocus Pocus". It explores how Vonnegut incorporates his personal experiences into an art that is not defeatist, but rather creatively therapeutic and life-affirming. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817307523
- ISBN
- 9780817307523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.22
€ 37.22
Paperback. Examines the development of modernism into postmodernism as it occurs in the works of three major poets, and attends closely to the social and political dimensions of that development as embodied in these writers' distinctive poetics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817307325
- ISBN
- 9780817307325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.84
€ 31.84
hardcover. For centuries, people have been thinking and writing - and fiercely debating - about the meaning of marriage. This book offers a fresh account of marriage as it appeared in fiction, journalism, legal decisions, scholarly work, and private correspondence at the start of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJC; DSBH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226085661
- ISBN
- 9780226085661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.45
€ 121.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679904
- ISBN
- 9780816679904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.53
€ 37.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679843
- ISBN
- 9780816679843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.87
€ 37.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 45 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; DSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816678174
- ISBN
- 9780816678174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816666720
- ISBN
- 9780816666720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.05
€ 38.05
Paperback. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 115
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557537485
- ISBN
- 9781557537485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.71
€ 62.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816651245
- ISBN
- 9780816651245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.13
€ 26.99
€ 25.13
Hardback. North America is more a political and an economic invention than a place people call home. This book studies the patterns of contact, exchange, conflict, and disavowal among cultures that span the borders of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KB; DSB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005515
- ISBN
- 9780226005515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.28
€ 124.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1tabs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2CSR; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816644766
- ISBN
- 9780816644766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.54
€ 36.54
Paperback. "Thinking en espanol" takes the important literary figures who shaped our knowledge of Chicano authors and places them in the dynamic arc of Chicana/o criticism and literature. Jesus Rosales interviews foundational Chicana/o literary critics and, through conversations, establishes the path of Chicana/o criticism from 1848 to the present." Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816531189
- ISBN
- 9780816531189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.08
€ 46.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816530656
- ISBN
- 9780816530656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.56
€ 40.56
Hardcover. Oral literature has been excluded from the analysis of Yucatec Maya literature, but it is a key component and a vital force in the cultural communities and their contemporary writing. "Telling and Being Told "shows the vital role Yucatec storytelling claims in Mayan ways of knowing and in the Mexican literary canon. " Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFHF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816530267
- ISBN
- 9780816530267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.15
€ 63.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816528066
- ISBN
- 9780816528066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.93
€ 31.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816526291
- ISBN
- 9780816526291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.00
€ 69.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816524273
- ISBN
- 9780816524273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.78
€ 32.78