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Literary theory
Paperback. What makes us human? Where is the limit between human and animal? These are questions that haunt post-Darwinian literature. Covering fiction from Kipling to Kafka, this study offers a historically embedded analysis of anthropological anxiety in the period between the publication of the Origin of Species and the beginning of the Second World War. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323913
- ISBN
- 9781349323913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Paperback. "In association with the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, and the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London." Editor(s): Balfour, Robert J. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319558
- ISBN
- 9781349319558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Hardback. The aim of this book is to reconstruct ancient Greek assumptions about literary unity. It discusses some literary examples, but its main concern is with ancient secondary texts - literary theory and criticism, undertaking a systematic survey from Plato and Aristotle down to the later Neoplatonists. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198140597
- ISBN
- 9780198140597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.86
€ 199.86
Paperback. Explores how media, old and new, give birth to various types of storyworlds and provide different ways of experiencing them, inviting readers to join an ongoing theoretical conversation focused on the question: how can narratology achieve media-consciousness? Editor(s): Ryan, Marie-Laure; Thon, Jan-Noel. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 380 pages, 50 illustrations, 5 tables, 9 diagrams. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803245631
- ISBN
- 9780803245631
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628922868
- ISBN
- 9781628922868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.74
€ 13.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. For years Helene Cixous has been dreaming about The Book-I-Don t-Write but each time she approaches The Book, it withdraws. The-Book-I-Don t Write is always just out of reach. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509500550
- ISBN
- 9781509500550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.88
€ 15.88
Paperback. The influential readings collected for this volume reflect not just the textual and discursive nature of colonial and postcolonial discourse in relation to gender, but also the material effects of the postcolonial condition and practices developed in relation to it. Editor(s): Lewis, Reina; Mills, Sara. Num Pages: 754 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSA; GTF; JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1290. A Reader. 754 pages, bibliography. Editor(s): Lewis, Reina; Mills, Sara. The influential readings collected for this volume reflect not just the textual and discursive nature of colonial and postcolonial discourse in relation to gender, but also the material effects of the postcolonial condition and practices developed in relation to it. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSA; GTF; JFC; JFFK. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 43. Weight: 1270.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 754
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613496
- ISBN
- 9780748613496
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.16
€ 41.99
€ 35.16
Paperback. Suitable for all students of Greek theatre and literature, this book examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Editor(s): Heath, Malcolm. Translator(s): Heath, Malcolm. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446364
- ISBN
- 9780140446364
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. This anthology brings together material from 38 well-known writers, artists and scientists who attempt to describe the process by which original ideas come to them. Editor(s): Ghiselin, Brewster. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- F First Paperback Edition Used
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520054530
- ISBN
- 9780520054530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.23
€ 33.99
€ 30.23
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€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Series: Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319556710
- ISBN
- 9783319556710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Paperback. A meditation on the colour spectrum by the painter, poet and film-maker, Derek Jarman. He explains the use of colour in medieval painting through the Renaissance to the modernists. It also discusses the meaning of colour in literature, science, philosophy, psychology, religion and alchemy. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099474913
- ISBN
- 9780099474913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801437991
- ISBN
- 9780801437991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.40
€ 134.40
Paperback. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. 224 pages. Assesses and contrasts the reading styles of two major French philosophers, Alain Badiou and Gilles Deleuze. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 13. Weight: 332.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748649051
- ISBN
- 9780748649051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Hardcover. The nine essays in this volume debate issues arising from contemporary literary theory in relation to drama of the modern period. They address the questions of power, subjectivity, sexuality, psychoanalysis and the nature of the dramatic text. Editor(s): Page, Adrian. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1992nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333513156
- ISBN
- 9780333513156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Hardback. With a foreword by well-known neuroscientist Alain Berthoz, The Style of Gestures convincingly makes the case that embodied cognition is essential to the reception, understanding, and enjoyment of art and literature. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405186
- ISBN
- 9781421405186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.97€ 63.20
€ 68.97
€ 63.20
Hardback. A selection of important yet previously untranslated and unpublished essays. Editor(s): Prenowitz, Eric. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639038
- ISBN
- 9780748639038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.91€ 114.36
€ 118.91
€ 114.36
Paperback. This collection seeks to represent the state of the art in cognitive stylistics - a field at the interface between linguistics, literary studies and cognitive science. Editor(s): Semino, Elena; Culpepper, Jonathan V.; Culpeper, Jonathan. Series: Linguistic Approaches to Literature. Num Pages: 349 pages, index. BIC Classification: CFD; DSA; DSB; JMAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027233325
- ISBN
- 9789027233325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.39
€ 41.39
Paperback. Series: Postdisciplinary Studies in Discourse. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; CFGR; DSA; GTE; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349495085
- ISBN
- 9781349495085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.32
€ 65.32
Paperback. Theories of Memory provides a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly expanding field of memory studies. Editor(s): Rossington, Michael; Whitehead, Anne; Anderson, Linda; Chedgzoy, Kate; Mukherjee, Pablo; Richards, J. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 b&w. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625031
- ISBN
- 9780748625031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. Translator(s): Martinez, Ronald L. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816620388
- ISBN
- 9780816620388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Presenting an approach to narrative analysis from a critical social perspective, this book focuses on narrative texts from a boy labelled as 'sexually abusive', analyzed from micro to global levels. The book demonstrates the power of narrative analytic procedures and the different effects produced by different levels of analysis. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: DSA; JHBC; JMB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230595408
- ISBN
- 9780230595408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. The first volume to consider childhood over eight centuries of British writing, this book traces the literary child from medieval to contemporary texts. Written by international experts, the volume's essays challenge earlier readings of childhood and offer fascinating contributions to the current upsurge of interest in constructions of childhood. Editor(s): Gavin, A. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY; JFC; JFSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345496
- ISBN
- 9781349345496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardback. This book maps and analyses the changing state of memory at the start of the twenty-first century in essays written by scientists, scholars and writers. It recontextualises memory by investigating the impact of new conditions such as the digital revolution, climate change and an ageing population on our world. Editor(s): Groes, Sebastian. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520579
- ISBN
- 9781137520579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.08
€ 140.08