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Literary theory

Hardback. Addresses subjects that range from literature and philosophy through religion, politics, history, and biography, to travel-writing and science. This volume comprises annotations on more than sixty books (from Sherlock to "Unidentified"), including well-known works by Sir Philip Sidney, Southey, Spinoza, Swift, and Tennyson. Editor(s): Jackson, H. J.; Whalley, George. Series: Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Num Pages: 896 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DNF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1171.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691099583
ISBN
9780691099583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 289.31
€ 214.50

Paperback. Shoshana Felman ranks as one of the most influential literary critics of the past five decades. Her work has inspired and shaped such divergent fields as psychoanalytic criticism, deconstruction, speech-act theory and performance studies, feminist and gender studies, and critical legal studies. This title presents essays from Felman's oeuvre. Editor(s): Sun, Emily. Num Pages: 538 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823227136
ISBN
9780823227136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 57.99

Paperback. Confronts widespread assumptions about lyric, exploring such topics as its relationship to its audiences, the impact of material conditions of production and other cultural pressures, lyric's negotiations of gender, and the interactions and tensions between lyric and narrative. It is of interest to students across a range of historical fields. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400426
ISBN
9781421400426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.50

Hardback. This book covers Foucault's major works in depth, and offers clear explanations of his key themes of power and discourse. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521864435
ISBN
9780521864435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.20
€ 79.61

Paperback. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction. Editor(s): James, Edward; Mendlesohn, Farah. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 323 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 482. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 326 pages. Editor(s): James, Edward; Mendlesohn, Farah. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight: 536.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
323
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521016575
ISBN
9780521016575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Paperback. This Companion, first published in 2001, aims to provide a broad account of the major features of Proust's work. Editor(s): Bales, Richard. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 266 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 266 pages, 2 b/w illus. Editor(s): Bales, Richard. This Companion aims to provide a broad account of the major features of Proust's work. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521669610
ISBN
9780521669610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.63

Paperback. This collection of specially commissioned essays, first published in 2003, explores key dimensions of Lacan's life and works. Editor(s): Rabate, Jean-Michel. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSK; HPC; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521002035
ISBN
9780521002035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.51

Paperback. Combining anthropology, history, and postmodern theory, this book examines the changing relation of writing and authority in a Muslim society from the late nineteenth century onwards. It raises important issues that are of comparative significance for understanding political life in other Muslim and nonwestern states as well. Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies. Num Pages: 324 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HRH; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520205154
ISBN
9780520205154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.83

Hardback. An innovative and moving study, The Calendar of Loss illuminates how AIDS mourning confounds and traverses how we have come to think about loss and grief, insisting that the bereaved can confront death in the face of shame and stigma in eloquent ways that imply a fierce political sensibility and a longing for justice. Series: The Callaloo African Diaspora Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSK; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416557
ISBN
9781421416557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.94

Hardback. Featuring essays originally published in La Nouvelle Revue Francaise, this collection clearly demonstrates why Maurice Blanchot was a key figure in exploring the relation between literature and philosophy. Translator(s): Mandell, Charlotte. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742238
ISBN
9780804742238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.74

Paperback. Featuring essays originally published in La Nouvelle Revue Francaise, this collection clearly demonstrates why Maurice Blanchot was a key figure in exploring the relation between literature and philosophy. Translator(s): Mandell, Charlotte. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742245
ISBN
9780804742245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. In this text, Eric Jager traces the history and psychology of the self-as-text concept from antiquity to the late 20th century. He focuses on the Middle Ages, when the metaphor of a "book of the heart" modelled on the manuscript codex attained its most vivid expressions in literature and art. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226391175
ISBN
9780226391175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.04

Paperback. Examining the AIDS pandemic and Japanese A-bomb literature, this book asks the question of how the experience of unimaginable and unrepresentable loss affects the experience and constitution of the social and the discourses of history. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727280
ISBN
9780804727280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Hardback. Examining the AIDS pandemic and Japanese A-bomb literature, this book asks the question of how the experience of unimaginable and unrepresentable loss affects the experience and constitution of the social and the discourses of history. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727167
ISBN
9780804727167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.75

Paperback. Drawing from ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary sources, this textbook offers a comprehensive and systematic historical overview of aesthetic theory. Editor(s): McQuillan, Colin; Tanke, Joseph J. Num Pages: 720 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1068. 720 pages, ill. Editor(s): McQuillan, Colin; Tanke, Joseph J. Drawing from ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary sources, this textbook offers a comprehensive and systematic historical overview of aesthetic theory. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 46. Weight: 1070.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441138262
ISBN
9781441138262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.75

Paperback. "Also available as an ebook" -- Verso title page. Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479813193
ISBN
9781479813193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. Robert C. Benchley's sketches and articles, published in periodicals like "Life", "Vanity Fair" and "The New Yorker", earned him a reputation as one of the sharpest humourists of his time. This is a collection of pieces, selected by his son Nathaniel. Num Pages: 346 pages, 48 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; WH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042183
ISBN
9780226042183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.80

Paperback. Offers a historical guide through the metamorphoses and tumultuous debates that have defined literary study in recent decades, as viewed by one of critical theory's most astute thinkers. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Bill Johnson; Feuerstein, Melissa; Valens, Keja. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354192
ISBN
9780822354192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.80

hardcover. This collection reflects on developments in criticism which bear on a debate between different modes of knowledge: a science model and its place in the university versus other ways of conceiving knowledge for which the arts have traditionally been seen as vehicles. Editor(s): Fuller, David; Waugh, Patricia. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198186397
ISBN
9780198186397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555975319
ISBN
9781555975319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.07

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