Literary theory
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Literary theory
Hardback. Through detailed readings of Montaigne, Schlegel, and Kafka, this book answers a challenge that has persisted in literary theory and literary history for almost two decades--how to historicize the concept of literature. Translator(s): Britto, Paulo. Num Pages: 356 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725408
- ISBN
- 9780804725408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.98
€ 112.98
Paperback. Brings thinking about semantics to bear on the question of how, and how much, language corresponds to thought. This title argues that lying is a function not of words but of sentences; it belongs to the semantic aspect of language. It forges links between linguistic and literary categories on the one hand and ethics and good manners on the other. Translator(s): Churchill, Larry R.; Brown, Jane K.; Brown, Marshall. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA; GTE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4522 x 3226 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Translation
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985497
- ISBN
- 9780295985497
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.48
€ 30.99
€ 29.48
Paperback. This book offers itself as a guide both to the wealth of reading texts available for use in counselling, and to ways of reading that extend the reader-listener's engagement with fiction and poetry. Ben Knights argues that reflective reading requires us to work at both analytical and empathic levels. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 310 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853022661
- ISBN
- 9781853022661
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Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
The Literary Animal. Evolution and the Nature of Narrative.
. Ed(S): Gottschall, Jonathan; Wilson, David ...
Paperback. The goal of this book is to overcome some of the misunderstandings about the meaning of a Darwinian approach to the human mind generally, and literature specifically. It attempts to show how the human propensity for literature and art can be properly framed as a true evolutionary problem. Editor(s): Gottschall, Jonathan; Wilson, David Sloan. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 375 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810122871
- ISBN
- 9780810122871
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Condition: New
€ 35.87
€ 35.87
Hardback. This work explores the role of the literary in theory, with wide-ranging analysis of key concepts and disciplinary practices. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753739
- ISBN
- 9780804753739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.31
€ 122.31
Paperback. Includes contents such as: The Welcome to Denmark; To an Admirable Teacher; The British Tradition - In the Ambush of My Name: A Discussion of Measure for Measure; A Historical Reconstruction of All's Well That Ends; Dr Johnson and the Martial Spirit; Fanny Burney's 'Styles'; and more. Editor(s): Westarp, Karl-Heinz. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus. BIC Classification: DN; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772885407
- ISBN
- 9788772885407
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Condition: New
€ 19.46
€ 19.46
Paperback. Mark Turner makes the revolutionary claim that the basic issue for cognitive science is the nature of literary thinking. Using tools of modern linguistics, the recent work of neuroscientists, and literary masterpieces from Shakespeare, Homer, and Dante, Turner explains how story and projection are fundamental to everyday thought. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195126679
- ISBN
- 9780195126679
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Condition: New
€ 31.48
€ 31.48
Paperback. The Literary Theory Handbook provides the ideal starting point to the subject for students, offering clarity on the history, scope and application of literary theory, and providing four distinct entryways into this vast and varied discourse. Series: Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 670.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671955
- ISBN
- 9780470671955
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Condition: New
€ 42.62
€ 42.62
Paperback. Without a proper grasp of its relevant theories, approaches, and technical language, an effective analysis and interpretation of literature can be a daunting task. The Literary Theory Toolkit offers readers a rich compendium of key terms, concepts, and arguments necessary for the study of literature in a critical-theoretical context. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170475
- ISBN
- 9781405170475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.68
€ 34.68
Hardback. Without a proper grasp of its relevant theories, approaches, and technical language, an effective analysis and interpretation of literature can be a daunting task. The Literary Theory Toolkit offers readers a rich compendium of key terms, concepts, and arguments necessary for the study of literature in a critical-theoretical context. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170482
- ISBN
- 9781405170482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.30
€ 123.30
Hardback. The world Thomas conjures up in this groundbreaking new study is one in which successful remedies to racial wrongs remain to be imagined. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSA; HBJK; HBLL; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 245 x 2. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421322
- ISBN
- 9781421421322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.83
€ 49.83
Paperback. The complete guide to doing a literature search and review also contains a wealth of features to calm students overwhelmed at the prospect of doing their dissertation or thesis Series: Sage Study Skills Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446201435
- ISBN
- 9781446201435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.88
€ 41.88
Hardcover. Of all the writings on theory and aesthetics - ancient, medieval, or modern - the most important is indisputably Aristotle's "Poetics", the first philosophical treatise to propound a theory of literature. The author offers a fresh interpretation of the lost second book of Aristotle's "Poetics". Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226875088
- ISBN
- 9780226875088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.79
€ 124.79
Paperback. Designed for students, teachers, scholars, poets, and readers with a general interest in poetics, this book presents an intellectual history of the theory of lyric reading that has circulated both within and beyond the classroom, wherever poetry is taught, read, discussed, and debated today. Editor(s): Jackson, Virginia; Prins, Yopie. Num Pages: 680 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 181 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412009
- ISBN
- 9781421412009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.77€ 49.64
€ 51.77
€ 49.64
Hardback. Whether you're a devoted Janeite or simply Jane-curious, The Making of Jane Austen will have you thinking about how a literary icon is made, transformed, and handed down from generation to generation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DS; DSA; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422824
- ISBN
- 9781421422824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.70
€ 30.99
€ 28.70
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSA; DSBH; DSC; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633510
- ISBN
- 9780691633510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.91
€ 121.91
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604374
- ISBN
- 9780691604374
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Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31
Hardback. This title questions the presupposition that interpretation is the basic problem of language and examines how assumptions about the constructed nature of the object of interpretation affect current discussions about interpretation in the humanities. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 323.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734325
- ISBN
- 9780804734325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.41
€ 78.41
Paperback. We have all wondered about the meaning of life. Is there an answer? Is it up to us? Or is the question a bogus one? Terry Eagleton takes a witty, stimulating look at this most compelling of questions - and proposes his own answer. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 12 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199532179
- ISBN
- 9780199532179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
paperback. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- OUP USA
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195014716
- ISBN
- 9780195014716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.97
€ 27.99
€ 20.97
Hardback. The Mother in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction examines the uncanny properties of the maternal function in psychoanalysis, technology, and literature in order to show that the event of birth is radically unthinkable and often becomes expressed through uncontrollable repetitions that exceed the bounds of any subject. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823240555
- ISBN
- 9780823240555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.57
€ 106.57
Paperback. The Mother in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction examines the uncanny properties of the maternal function in psychoanalysis, technology, and literature in order to show that the event of birth is radically unthinkable and often becomes expressed through uncontrollable repetitions that exceed the bounds of any subject. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823240562
- ISBN
- 9780823240562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.26
€ 40.99
€ 37.26
Paperback. What happens within us when we read a novel? And how does a novel create its unique effects, so distinct from those of a painting, a film, or a poem? This book takes us into the worlds of the writer and the reader, revealing their intimate connections. Translator(s): Dikbas, Nazim. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSA; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571326136
- ISBN
- 9780571326136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.15
€ 16.99
€ 14.15
The Neuroscientific Turn: Transdisciplinarity in the Age of the Brain
Littlefield, Melissa M., Johnson, Jenell
Hardcover. An interdisciplinary collection considering implications of the current 'neurorevolution' Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; MJN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472118267
- ISBN
- 9780472118267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.82
€ 111.82