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Hardback. Editor(s): Hayot, Eric; Walkowitz, Rebecca L. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231165204
ISBN
9780231165204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.64
€ 80.25

Paperback. A philosophic grounding for textual criticism that shows how textual criticism is an integral part of the activity of reading. Num Pages: 104 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 130 x 203 x 7. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812214093
ISBN
9780812214093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Paperback. Argues that the activity of reading, in its broadest sense, defines our species. This title explores the crafts of reading and writing, the identity granted to us by literature, the far-reaching shadow of Jorge Luis Borges, to whom the author read as a young man, and the links between politics and books and between books and our bodies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300172089
ISBN
9780300172089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
6th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138917460
ISBN
9781138917460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.38

hardcover. This interpretive dictionary introduces the critical and theoretical world of distinguished literary and cultural critic Edward W. Said, through the crucial terms and concepts central to his work. It compares and contrasts Said's perspective with other key theorists, such as Derrida, Spivak, Foucault, and Jameson. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183789
ISBN
9781405183789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415539388
ISBN
9780415539388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Hardback. Narrative is a powerful element of human culture, storing and sharing the cherished parts of our personal memories and giving structure to our laws, entertainment, and history. This book introduces an approach to studying narrative, identifying three basic strategies: single focus, dual focus, and multiple focus. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144285
ISBN
9780231144285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 90.75

Paperback. This book considers the work of the novelist and critic A.S. Byatt in the context of contemporary debates about art, authorship, creativity and gender. A.S. Byatt emerges as an author who presents us with fascinating and ambivalent portraits of writers and who uses metaphors of creativity in original ways. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 241.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349420926
ISBN
9781349420926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. Abjection and Representation is a theoretical investigation of the concept of abjection as expounded by Julia Kristeva in Powers of Horror (1982) and its application in various fields including the visual arts, film and literature. It examines the complexity of the concept and its significance as a cultural category. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AF; APF; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349351114
ISBN
9781349351114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.35

Hardcover. Abjection and Representation is a theoretical investigation of the concept of abjection as expounded by Julia Kristeva in Powers of Horror (1982) and its application in various fields including the visual arts, film and literature. It examines the complexity of the concept and its significance as a cultural category. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230389335
ISBN
9780230389335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Why have theorists approached narrative primarily as a form of retrospect? Mark Currie argues that anticipation and other forms of projection into the future are vital for an understanding of narrative and its effects in the world. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748642465
ISBN
9780748642465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.00

hardcover. Helene Cixous has dreamed for years of "The Book-I-Don't-Write," but each time she approaches it, 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: 212 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781509500543
ISBN
9781509500543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

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

Hardback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644844
ISBN
9780691644844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.25

Paperback. An excellent introduction to Derrida's remarkable contribution to literary studies comprising much of Derrida's writing on writers such as Shakespeare, Mallarme, Joyce and Kafka. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415900577
ISBN
9780415900577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.66

Hardback. This collection brings together essays that reflect on the nature of narrative, literary criticism and history from a variety of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, ranging from deconstruction, psychoanalysis and trauma theory, to narratology, technology, economics and aesthetics. Editor(s): Jacobs, Carol; Sussman, Henry. Num Pages: 296 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804746502
ISBN
9780804746502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.74

Paperback. This collection brings together essays that reflect on the nature of narrative, literary criticism and history from a variety of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, ranging from deconstruction, psychoanalysis and trauma theory, to narratology, technology, economics and aesthetics. Editor(s): Jacobs, Carol; Sussman, Henry. Num Pages: 296 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746519
ISBN
9780804746519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Perry, D.; Sederholm, Carl H. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; DSA; DSB; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349298983
ISBN
9781349298983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2AB; 3JH; DSA; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319326238
ISBN
9783319326238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Hardback. Adorno and Modern Theatre explores the drama of Edward Bond, David Rudkin, Howard Barker and Sarah Kane in the context of the work of leading philosopher Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969). The book engages with key principles of Adorno's aesthetic theory and cultural critique and examines their influence on a generation of seminal post-war dramatists. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSG; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137534460
ISBN
9781137534460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

paperback. Aesthetic Democracy argues that the possibility of social and political democracy depends primarily upon art and aesthetics, and that it is art which determines the possibilities of human freedom. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751896
ISBN
9780804751896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Hardback. Aesthetic Democracy argues that the possibility of social and political democracy depends primarily upon art and aesthetics, and that it is art which determines the possibilities of human freedom. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751889
ISBN
9780804751889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816610068
ISBN
9780816610068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816622047
ISBN
9780816622047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

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