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Literary theory

paperback. Challenging the dismissive view of Frye's work as closed and outdated, Cotrupi explores the implications of his proposition that the history of criticism may be seen as having two main approaches?literature as "product" and literature as "process." Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 255.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802081414
ISBN
9780802081414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

paperback. Discusses developments in new historicism, containing essays on the emergence of the Third World as a signifier, the relationship of feminism and new historicism, and the loss of the category "class" in new historicism. This work should be of interest to students of literature and history. Editor(s): Veeser, Harold. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HBA; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415900706
ISBN
9780415900706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.71

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2, 1 charts, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801454219
ISBN
9780801454219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.07

Hardcover. Literary scholars often avoid category of aesthetic in discussions of ethics, believing that aesthetic judgments can vitiate analyses of a literary work's sociopolitical heft. This title reveals that aesthetics formal aspects of literary language that make it senseperceptible are indeed inextricable from ethics in writing of medieval literature. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226015842
ISBN
9780226015842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.53

Hardcover. Why do we need new art? How free is the artist in making? And why is the artist, and particularly the poet, a figure of freedom in Western culture? This book explores and celebrates the freedom of artists who, working under finite conditions, make considered choices and shape surprising consequences. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226773865
ISBN
9780226773865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.87

Paperback. The author connects pedagogical and literary institutions to issues of writing, political position and power. She suggests that the leftist caricature of the Ecole Normale Superieure, the training ground for French intellectuals, is inaccurate because it represses the role of writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JN; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299125646
ISBN
9780299125646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.55

Paperback. Using the methods of Frankfurt School theorists, Walter Benjamin and Theodor Adorno, Suchoff offers new readings of Dickens, Melville and Kafka that underscore the political and social critiques inherent in their novels. He also studies the historical origins of literary theory. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299140847
ISBN
9780299140847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.44

Paperback. An assessment of the current state and future of literary studies in the United States, this text challenges the view that literary classics must be relevant to our immediate concerns. It also addresses the question of objectivity in humanistic study. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 8. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299166540
ISBN
9780299166540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.92

Paperback. Exploring the importance of language in the Victorian novel Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472051137
ISBN
9780472051137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.62

Paperback. An acclaimed hypertext novelist's reflections on art and technology, nonlinearity, and the creative process Series: Studies in Literature & Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472065783
ISBN
9780472065783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.03

Paperback. A rich assortment of the writings of rediscovered octogenarian poet Josephine Jacobsen Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 195.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472066605
ISBN
9780472066605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.91

Paperback. Contemporary writers address questions of craft, art, audience, and culture Editor(s): Delbanco, Nicholas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472067176
ISBN
9780472067176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.12

Hardcover. Exploring the importance of language in the Victorian novel Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472071135
ISBN
9780472071135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.85

Hardcover. A new interpretive approach with wide implications for the study of medieval literatures Series: Editorial Theory & Literary Criticism. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; DSA; DSBB; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472109494
ISBN
9780472109494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810110380
ISBN
9780810110380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810110434
ISBN
9780810110434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.91

Paperback. The early work of Mikhail Bakhtin is notable for its emphasis on questions in ethics and philosophy. Focusing on these early writings, the authors in this volume explore the human and prosaic dimensions of ethical and moral dilemmas. Editor(s): Nollan, Valerie Z. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810115156
ISBN
9780810115156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.28

Hardcover. The early work of Mikhail Bakhtin is notable for its emphasis on questions in ethics and philosophy. Focusing on these early writings, the authors in this volume explore the human and prosaic dimensions of ethical and moral dilemmas. Editor(s): Nollan, Valerie Z. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810116719
ISBN
9780810116719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.22

Paperback. A collection of essays exploring the future of literary studies by focusing on the relationship between literary theory, philosophy, and cultural studies. The essays aim to break the boundaries separating philosophy and literature. Editor(s): Ziarek, Krzysztof; Deane, Seamus. Series: Philosophy, Literature & Culture S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810117921
ISBN
9780810117921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.37

Paperback. Series: Flashpoints. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810131620
ISBN
9780810131620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.10

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