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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Including works of varied genres from fiction and poetry to folk stories and elegies, travelogues and jokes to criticism and theory, this wide-ranging collection brings together more than two thousand years of great works in one portable volume. Editor(s): Mair, Victor H. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 1376 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DQ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 234 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1952.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
1376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231074292
ISBN
9780231074292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.97
€ 68.25

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643540
ISBN
9780691643540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.42

Paperback. Analyses the relationships among the socio-historical contexts, generic forms, and rhetorical strategies of British West Indian slave narratives. Grounded by the syncretic theories of creolisation and testimonio it breaks new ground by reading these dictated and fragmentary narratives on their own terms as examples of 'creole testimony'. Series: The New Urban Atlantic. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 261.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349341108
ISBN
9781349341108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 143.08

paperback. The author breaks with old critical commonplaces that contrast Fielding's "masculinity" with Samuel Richardson's "feminine" sensibilities. She argues that a preoccupation with the tenuousness of gendered identity appears throughout Fielding's writings, and that Fielding shared that preoccupation with his contemporaries. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725200
ISBN
9780804725200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.60

Hardback. W B Yeats, widely regarded as the greatest English-language poet of the twentieth century, believed that the life of a lyric poet was an experiment in living that should be told. This biography seeks to tell that story as it unfolded in the various contexts in which Yeats worked as an artist and as a public figure. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631182986
ISBN
9780631182986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.83

Hardback. Focusing primarily on the period from the eighteenth-century to the present, this interdisciplinary volume takes a fresh look at the institutions and practices of autobiography and self-portraiture in Europe, the United States and other cultures. Editor(s): Folkenflik, Robert. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720472
ISBN
9780804720472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.93

Hardcover. Romanticism is taught at universities across the globe and is considered integral to the study of British and European literature. This book, written by leading academics, presents innovative, practical approaches to teaching traditional and newer aspects of the curriculum and is essential to anyone teaching Romanticism at university level. Editor(s): Higgins, David; Ruston, Sharon. Series: Teaching the New English. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JNMN; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230224841
ISBN
9780230224841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.48

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632933
ISBN
9780691632933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.43

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582431614
ISBN
9780582431614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.28

Hardcover. Editor(s): Clark, Henry C. Translator(s): Clark, Henry C. Num Pages: 808 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
808
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865978249
ISBN
9780865978249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.97

Hardcover. The novelist Meredith is renowned for his radical portrayal of social and personal relations, especially of gender. This work examines Meredith's novels in the light of 20th-century literary theory, especially the work of Mikhail Bakhtin. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 473.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
St Martins Pr
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333675946
ISBN
9780333675946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.00

Paperback. This incisive biography begins withthe spectacularly tragic last day of the militant Japanese novelist, perhaps best known for his monumental four-book masterpiece The Sea of Fertility. Num Pages: 352 pages, 39. BIC Classification: 2GJ; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410744
ISBN
9780815410744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.80

Paperback. This title presents stories, poems, and essays by such authors as Annie Dillard, Peter Matthiessen, John Hersey, Rick Bass, and Robert Silverberg. Editor(s): Seybold, David. Num Pages: 321 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DQ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Avalon Travel Publishing United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871136770
ISBN
9780871136770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.72

Paperback. Ruminates on the life of the writer and the significance of language as art. This title takes as its central conceit a famous anecdote about Ernest Hemingway's early work: Hemingway's first wife, Hadley, going by train from their apartment in Paris to visit him in Switzerland, brought along, at his request, a suitcase full of his work-in-progress. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115438
ISBN
9780231115438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBH; JFD; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403997739
ISBN
9781403997739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.89

Hardcover. Tackling topics such as globalization and political activism, this book traces engaged poetics in 20th century American poetry. Spahr provides a comprehensive view of activist poetry, starting with the Great Depression and the Harlem Renaissance and moving to the Beats and contemporary writers such as Amiri Baraka and Mark Nowak. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 255 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137568304
ISBN
9781137568304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.06

Paperback. An incisively argued collection of essays which sets out to look afresh at the landscape of Irish poetry in the 1930's. Editor(s): Coughlan, Patricia; Davis, Alex. Series: Poetry/literary criticism. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004380
ISBN
9781859180617
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Biographies quote Toni Morrison's birth name as Chloe Anthony Wofford. The author uses the theme of names and naming in her fiction to explore Morrison's own struggle to construct a useable identity as an African American woman novelist. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312234027
ISBN
9780312234027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVGC5; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403941381
ISBN
9781403941381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.09

Hardcover. In this bold intervention into the understanding of the diasporic experience within cultural studies, McCarthy challenges a critical position emergent over the last thirty years (what he calls the 'new marginalism'). He confronts the liberal orthodoxies that prevail in this area, exposing contradictions in the thinking of its major theorists. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230218871
ISBN
9780230218871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.66

hardcover. This book examines the ways in which usury was perceived and portrayed as it rose to popularity in Renaissance England, taking into account the works of key literary figures of this period, including Milton and Shakespeare. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230616264
ISBN
9780230616264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.91

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349524679
ISBN
9781349524679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.24

hardcover. This book is about four writers-Sartre, Eluard, Blanchot, and Celine-whose works confront and respond to the purge of collaborationist intellectuals in postwar France. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804731843
ISBN
9780804731843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

Hardcover. Bringing together a broad range of case studies written by a team of international scholars, this Concise Companion establishes how manuscripts and printed books met the needs of two different approaches to literacy in the early modern period. Editor(s): Jones, Edward. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118635292
ISBN
9781118635292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.39

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