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Literary theory

Paperback. * Wilson explores the theory and shows how it is applied in practice through readings of key texts* Addresses current controversial topics of Cultural Materialism/New Historicism* The author, who describes himself as a Cultural Materialist, takes a controversial position in these debates. . Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631185338
ISBN
9780631185338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.18

This monograph argues for the use of poststructural theory in cultural criticism. The author maintains that deconstruction remains crucial for a truly critical approach to cultural studies. Num Pages: 186 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231079709
ISBN
9780231079709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.59

Paperback. Employing concepts drawn from Pierre Bourdieu's sociology, Guillory argues that canon formation must be understood less as a question of the representation of social groups than as a question of the distribution of "cultural capital" in the schools, which regulate access to literacy, to the practices of reading and writing. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226310442
ISBN
9780226310442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.69

Paperback. After much investigation, Ziolkowski reinforces Umberto Eco's notion that the most powerful secret, the magnetic center of conspiracy fiction, is in fact "a secret without content." Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; HBLA1; JFHC; JFSV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422435
ISBN
9781421422435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99

Hardback. This pathbreaking book offers stunning new insight into modern black literature, environmental humanities, and poetry and poetics. Series: The Callaloo African Diaspora Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DS; DSA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422657
ISBN
9781421422657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.92
€ 47.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DSA; DSBH; JFC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801441707
ISBN
9780801441707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816638925
ISBN
9780816638925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816638918
ISBN
9780816638918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.75

Paperback. This book traces several of the most recent trends in both the Italian and the American critical traditions, exploring the points at which the two traditions intersect or for specific reasons fail to intersect. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADT; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
No Earlier Edition Stated
SKU
V9780804728300
ISBN
9780804728300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. This book traces several of the most recent trends in both the Italian and the American critical traditions, exploring the points at which the two traditions intersect or for specific reasons fail to intersect. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADT; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728294
ISBN
9780804728294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.00

Paperback. "This book investigates male writers' use of female voices and female writers' use of male voices in literature and theatre from the 1850s to the present, examining where, how and why such gendered crossings occur and what connections may be found between these crossings and specific psychological, social, historical and political contexts"-- Editor(s): Kim, R.; Westall, C. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSA; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 238 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349335534
ISBN
9781349335534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.70

Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 587 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
587
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816615865
ISBN
9780816615865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

paperback. Num Pages: 455 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
455
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231061650
ISBN
9780231061650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.91

Hardback. The contributors to Critique and Postcritique evaluate literary critique's structural, methodological, and political potentials and limitations while assessing the merits of the post-critical turn and exploring a range of alternate methods of literary criticism that may be better suited to the intellectual and political challenges of the present. Editor(s): Anker, Elizabeth S.; Felski, Rita. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363613
ISBN
9780822363613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.81

Paperback. The contributors to Critique and Postcritique evaluate literary critique's structural, methodological, and political potentials and limitations while assessing the merits of the post-critical turn and exploring a range of alternate methods of literary criticism that may be better suited to the intellectual and political challenges of the present. Editor(s): Anker, Elizabeth S.; Felski, Rita. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363767
ISBN
9780822363767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. The next introduction in the IDEAS IN PROFILE series: a snappy but serious introduction to criticism Series: Ideas in Profile. Num Pages: 176 pages, Black and white reproductions of paintings, a few photographs. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781254509
ISBN
9781781254509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226065557
ISBN
9780226065557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.27

Paperback. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415695657
ISBN
9780415695657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.25

Paperback. This expanded edition features six new chapters, each of which provides a concise history of a literary term, critically explores the issues and questions that the term raises, and then puts theory into practice by showing the reading strategies that the term permits. Editor(s): Lentricchia, Frank; McLaughlin, Thomas. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 173 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862. 480 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Lentricchia, Frank; McLaughlin, Thomas. This expanded edition features six new chapters, each of which provides a concise history of a literary term, critically explores the issues and questions that the term raises, and then puts theory into practice by showing the reading strategies that the term permits. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSA. Dimension: 232 x 173 x 33. Weight: 762.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226472034
ISBN
9780226472034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Hardback. Featuring the interplay of fictions and "the real world," these 12 essays explore and expand ideas of what fictions and reality might be. They for the most part concern themselves with aspects, examples, and problems of the novel as the principal form of fiction. Editor(s): Polhemus, Robert M.; Henkle, Roger B. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps,facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722438
ISBN
9780804722438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.66

Paperback. This book finds a way through often impenetrable recent theories, exploring key concepts of ideology, subjectivity and representation in the various forms put forward by different 'schools' of theorists. Series: New Accents. Num Pages: 176 pages, further reading; notes; references; index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415280068
ISBN
9780415280068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

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

€ 123.23

paperback. Editor(s): Hays, Michael. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816620227
ISBN
9780816620227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.26

Hardcover. The book focuses on a philosophical trajectory that not only had a profound impact on critical thought of the 20th and now 21th centuries, but on cosmopolitan, contemporary culture more broadly and on artistic experiment and expression in particular. Series: Journal of Beckett Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSG; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748697328
ISBN
9780748697328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.58
€ 102.03

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