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paperback. Stanley Fish raises a provocative challenge in this text to those who try to turn literary studies into an instrument of political change, arguing that when literary critics try to influence society at large by addressing social and political issues, they cease to be literary critics at all. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674712201
ISBN
9780674712201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167718
ISBN
9780691167718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732147
ISBN
9780804732147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732130
ISBN
9780804732130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.85

Paperback. Contains contributions from an international conference held at the University of Aarhus. This title covers topics from historic-systematic considerations over the concept of the work's theoretic legitimacy, to readings of motives in precise works. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779343078
ISBN
9788779343078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.79

Paperback. Discusses the fundamental role played by such authors as Benjamin, Bloch and Lukacs in the shaping of Critical Theory. This book addresses more practical issues related to critical theory. It looks at elements in Benjamin's aesthetics and then in Adorno. Editor(s): Ludovisi, Stefano Giacchetti. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 208 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874130720
ISBN
9780874130720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.92

Paperback. A guide to the creative possibilities of critical writing. It offers an introduction to the theory and practice of creative-critical writing. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: CBW; DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748674336
ISBN
9780748674336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551117676
ISBN
9781551117676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.14

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719083242
ISBN
9780719083242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. Takes an approach - 'New Historicism' drew from history, anthropology, Marxist theory, post-structuralism, and psychoanalysis and in the process, blew apart the academic boundaries insulating literature from the world around it. This book charts the evolution of that approach and provides an exploration of a contradictory epoch. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415771603
ISBN
9780415771603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.30

Paperback. A collection of writing by Stephen Greenblatt - one of the most influential practitioners of new historicism. It features important writings by Greenblatt on culture, Renaissance studies, and Shakespeare. Editor(s): Payne, Michael. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 246 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405115667
ISBN
9781405115667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.18

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415229357
ISBN
9780415229357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.93

Hardcover. The Reader in the Book examines the history, archaeology, and sociology of the use of margins and other blank spaces in early modern books to shed light on reading practices, how books were read, and what early modern readerse wanted texts to tell them. Series: Oxford Textual Perspectives. Num Pages: 192 pages, Numerous black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198737568
ISBN
9780198737568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.76

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631103
ISBN
9780691631103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.57

Paperback. Rethinking digital literary criticism by situating computational work within the broader context of the humanities Num Pages: 128 pages, 2 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: DSA; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078200
ISBN
9780252078200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.45

Hardback. Rethinking digital literary criticism by situating computational work within the broader context of the humanities Series: Topics in the Digital Humanities. Num Pages: 112 pages, 3 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: DSA; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252036415
ISBN
9780252036415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, diagrams, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSA; DSBH; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573093279
ISBN
9781573093279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.96

Paperback. 'Realism' is a term which is key to understanding, amongst other things: the novel genre, Victorian literature, modernism, and postmodernism. This study recognises that realism is every bit as complex as other modes of representation and requires a similar level of critique. Series Editor(s): Barry, Peter; McLeod, John. Series: Beginnings. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719072215
ISBN
9780719072215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

The resulting picture of the emotional agency of criticism opens up a new angle on Blake's literary and visual legacy and offers a vivid interrogation of the practical potential of theoretical discourse. Num Pages: 416 pages, 37, 37 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408064
ISBN
9781421408064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.18

paperback. Num Pages: 331 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; J. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231074018
ISBN
9780231074018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Before Gertrude Stein became the 20th century's preeminent experimental writer, she spent a decade conducting research in a psychological laboratory and medical school in the US. This book unearths the turn-of-the-century scientific and philosophical worlds in which the young Stein was immersed. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 480 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804749305
ISBN
9780804749305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.45

Hardback. Before Gertrude Stein became the 20th century's preeminent experimental writer, she spent a decade conducting research in a psychological laboratory and medical school in the US. This book unearths the turn-of-the-century scientific and philosophical worlds in which the young Stein was immersed. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804733281
ISBN
9780804733281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.46

Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816689262
ISBN
9780816689262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.14

Hardback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816689248
ISBN
9780816689248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

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