Literary theory
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Literary theory
Paperback. The novelist, critic, and book commentator from National Public Radio's All Things Considered looks back at some of the thousands of books he has read, reviewed, and loved, reflecting on the authors and works that have influenced him in his own writing and then focusing his attention on the process of writing itself. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122719
- ISBN
- 9780231122719
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 72 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226750279
- ISBN
- 9780226750279
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Condition: New
€ 31.00€ 28.00
€ 31.00
€ 28.00
Paperback. * This is a unique testimony to one of the most important literary friendships of our time. Robbe-Grillet, the master of the nouveau roman, considered Barthes, France s greatest postwar literary theorist and critic, as one of his very few true friends. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650791
- ISBN
- 9780745650791
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Condition: New
€ 15.88
€ 15.88
Hardback. * This is a unique testimony to one of the most important literary friendships of our time. Robbe-Grillet, the master of the nouveau roman, considered Barthes, France s greatest postwar literary theorist and critic, as one of his very few true friends. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650784
- ISBN
- 9780745650784
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Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Paperback. This work explores the interweaving of the child-hero and the fortunes of a nation, as these are portrayed in a wide selection of novels and national narratives in the French and English traditions. Series: Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002630
- ISBN
- 9780674002630
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.76
€ 23.99
€ 20.76
Hardcover. The first book length study of Deleuze's critical and clinical project and the conceptualisations of health and illness he developed over the course of his career. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460. Criticism and the Politics of Symptoms. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. 224 pages. The first book length study of Deleuze's critical and clinical project and the conceptualisations of health and illness he developed over the course of his career. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPS. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748650552
- ISBN
- 9780748650552
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Condition: New
€ 156.53
€ 156.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 467.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479890941
- ISBN
- 9781479890941
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Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479884711
- ISBN
- 9781479884711
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
hardcover. Num Pages: 269 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072243
- ISBN
- 9780231072243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.94
€ 104.94
Paperback. A timely book which makes an important intervention in contemporary feminist theory. It uses an original methodology in "stealing" four figures from ancient Greek texts and reinterpreting them using theories of sexual difference. It will be welcomed by students and scholars in a wide range of disciplines. Translator(s): Anderlini-D'Onofrio, Serena; O'Healy, Aine; D'Onofrio, S.A-.; Onofrio, Serena Anderlini-D'. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745615721
- ISBN
- 9780745615721
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Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
paperback. Through his literary criticism, his advocacy for the Palestinian cause, and his book "Orientalism", Edward W Said elegantly enriched public discourse by unsettling the status quo. This volume on Edward Said's life and work, spans his broad legacy both within and beyond the academy. Editor(s): Iskandar, Adel; Rustom, Hakem. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520258907
- ISBN
- 9780520258907
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 9.66
€ 19.99
€ 9.66
This book represents the first anthropological study of fiction reading and the first ethnography of British literary culture. It is the outcome of long-term engagement with a set of solitary readers who belong to a single literary society. Series Editor(s): Smith, Alexander. Series: New Ethnographies. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK; JHM. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719084546
- ISBN
- 9780719084546
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Condition: New
€ 156.80
€ 156.80
Hardback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180245
- ISBN
- 9780231180245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.57€ 51.34
€ 65.57
€ 51.34
hardcover. This interpretive dictionary introduces the critical and theoretical world of distinguished literary and cultural critic Edward W. Said, through the crucial terms and concepts central to his work. It compares and contrasts Said's perspective with other key theorists, such as Derrida, Spivak, Foucault, and Jameson. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405183789
- ISBN
- 9781405183789
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Condition: New
€ 90.81
€ 90.81
Hardback. Editor(s): Steinby, Liisa; Klapuri, Tintti. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857283085
- ISBN
- 9780857283085
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Condition: New
€ 139.21
€ 139.21
paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Sidonie; Watson, Julia. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; DSA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816624904
- ISBN
- 9780816624904
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Hardback. Shirane and Suzuki examine how the Japanese canon of "classics" (The Tale of Genji, The Tale of the Heike, Noh drama, Saikaku, Chikamatsu, and Basho) was constructed as part of the creation of Japan as a modern nation-state and as a result of Western influence. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo; Suzuki, Tomi. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739900
- ISBN
- 9780804739900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.45
€ 169.45
A collection of classic statements in criticism and theoretical work. It represents various schools and methods that make up the field of literary theory, from Formalism to Postcolonialism. It enables students to familiarise themselves with the developments in literary theory and with the traditions from which these theories derive. Editor(s): Rivkin, Julie; Ryan, Michael. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 1336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 251 x 62. Weight in Grams: 2122.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 1336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405106955
- ISBN
- 9781405106955
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Condition: New
€ 179.43
€ 179.43
Hardback. Featuring the interplay of fictions and "the real world," these 12 essays explore and expand ideas of what fictions and reality might be. They for the most part concern themselves with aspects, examples, and problems of the novel as the principal form of fiction. Editor(s): Polhemus, Robert M.; Henkle, Roger B. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps,facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722438
- ISBN
- 9780804722438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.46
€ 105.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Nunning, Vera; Rupp, Jan; Ahn, Gregor. Num Pages: 278 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837625325
- ISBN
- 9783837625325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.31
€ 51.99
€ 37.31
paperback. This up-to-date selection of the most important published work lays out the principles of reception study and its major theoreticians. Editor(s): Machor, James L.; Goldstein, Philip. Num Pages: 367 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415926508
- ISBN
- 9780415926508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
Hardback. The essays collected in this volume attest to a renewal of philosophical interest in how bodies think and how thought is embodied, a philosophy that has been deeply influenced by literature, the arts, and psychoanalysis. Editor(s): MacCannell, Juliet; Zakarin, Laura. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723060
- ISBN
- 9780804723060
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Condition: New
€ 168.91
€ 168.91
Materials include newly commissioned articles along with essays drawn from The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism, known as the definitive resource for students and scholars of literary theory and for philosophical reflection on literature and culture. Editor(s): Groden, Michael; Kreiswirth, Martin; Szeman, Imre. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406381
- ISBN
- 9781421406381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.85
€ 118.85
Paperback. Editor(s): Green, Mary Jean; etc.; Gould, Karen (Associate Dean, Graduate College and Professor of French, Bowling Green State University, USA); et al. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816626298
- ISBN
- 9780816626298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36