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Literary theory

Hardback. In the 1990s, it was the French theorists such as Derrida, Lacan and Foucault who, with their stress on linguistic play and undecidability, took Victorian Studies by storm. Here, the author shows that what the Germans bring to our understanding of the nineteenth century is a terrible awareness of the darkest moments of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191047
ISBN
9781845191047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.82

Paperback. First published in 1986 with a second edition in 1996, Feminist Literary Theory: A Reader constitutes one of the classic texts of second-into-third-wave feminist literary studies. Editor(s): Eagleton, Mary. Num Pages: 502 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183130
ISBN
9781405183130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.30

Paperback. French philosopher and literary theorist Roland Barthes was one of the leading influences on the post-structuralist movement in twentieth-century literary thought. This title presents the life and thought of Barthes, through a work that is a testament to Barthes' belief that a literary work should invite the active participation of the reader. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 184 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Seagull Books
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906497590
ISBN
9781906497590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.27

Paperback. The Neutral ( le neutre) escapes or undoes the paradigmatic binary oppositions that structure and produce meaning in Western thought and discourse. This book centers around 23 "figures," also referred to as "traits" or "twinklings," that are possible embodiments of the Neutral or of the anti-Neutral. Translator(s): Kraus, Rosalind; Hollier, Denis. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544. Lecture Course at the College de France (1977-1978). Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 312 pages, illustrations. The Neutral ( le neutre) escapes or undoes the paradigmatic binary oppositions that structure and produce meaning in Western thought and discourse. This book centers around 23 "figures," also referred to as "traits" or "twinklings," that are possible embodiments of the Neutral or of the anti-Neutral. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 18. Weight: 560. Translator(s): Kraus, Rosalind.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134057
ISBN
9780231134057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. S/Z is the linguistic distillation of Barthesa s system of semiology, a science of signs and symbols, in which Balzaca s novella, Sarrasine, is dissected semantically to uncover layers of hidden meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; GTE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631176077
ISBN
9780631176077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.45

Hardback. IN Series: SB-The French List. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CF; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857422392
ISBN
9780857422392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.42

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600987
ISBN
9780691600987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.85
€ 42.52

Paperback. This book presents a critical analysis of Portuguese Nobel Laureate Jos Saramagos three novels, Baltasar and Blimunda (1982), The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (1984), and The History of the Siege of Lisbon (1989). Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536976
ISBN
9781557536976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.34

Paperback. Intended to deepening our understanding of the 'Poetics', this collection places Aristotle's analysis of tragedy in its larger philosophical context. It includes twenty-one essays that explore the corpus of Aristotle's work in order to link the 'Poetics' to the rest of his views on psychology and on history, ethics, and politics. Editor(s): Rorty, Amelie Oksenberg. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691014982
ISBN
9780691014982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.85
€ 42.55

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 574 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; DSA; DSB; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650487
ISBN
9780691650487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 289.13

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Modern Language Association of America United States
Edition
5th Edition
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873525688
ISBN
9780873525688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.54

Hardback. Covering definitions of key terms, important debates about literature and the world and the many forms of literature today, this is a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the study of literature, criticism and theory. Editor(s): Thomsen, Mads Rosendahl; Kjaeldgaard, Lasse Home; Moller, Lis; Ringgaard, Dan; Rosing, Lilian Munk; Simonsen, Peter. Num Pages: 464 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 927.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474271974
ISBN
9781474271974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.98

paperback. Loiterature distracts attention the way a street conjurer diverts us with his sleight of hand Series: Stages. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803263925
ISBN
9780803263925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, port. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300443
ISBN
9781896300443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.45

hardcover. In a work that is part biography, part intellectual history, and part rhetorical theory, this work analyzes Kenneth Burke's early essays of the 1920s and all eight of his theoretical volumes. It argues that each of these represented a rearticulation and extension of the writer's previous studies. Series: Studies in Rhetoric/Communication. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 603. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University South Carolina Pr
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033037
ISBN
9781570034046
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Series: Modern Literature Initiative. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSA; DSB; HBTQ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813939223
ISBN
9780813939223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.36

Paperback. Series: Modern Literature Initiative. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSA; DSB; HBTQ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813939230
ISBN
9780813939230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295998992
ISBN
9780295998992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.70

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSB; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648675
ISBN
9780691648675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.77

Paperback. "No Plays" are a major contribution to Japanese theatre. These lyric dramas evolved in the 14th century from ritual dances associated with Shinto worship, and their form became fixed in the 17th century. This book looks at this Japanese art form and its influences on Western writers. Translator(s): Tyler, Royall. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2ADT; 2GJ; 3H; 3J; DSA; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140445398
ISBN
9780140445398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.62

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