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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. By utilizing theories of deviance, sexuality, and gender, the rhetoric of eroticism, and textual criticism, this work historicizes and analyzes the particular ways in which classical Spanish writers assign symbolic meaning to non-normative sexual practices and their practitioners. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826515797
ISBN
9780826515797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.40

Paperback. Examines a number of contemporary cultural texts - from "Fight Club" and "Toy Story" to "The Matrix" and "The Moor's Last Sigh" - by reflecting them against a cluster of early modern Spanish literary works, principally Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote". Num Pages: 228 pages, 24 movie stills, index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826516039
ISBN
9780826516039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.12

Paperback. Offers analysis of the works of the Galician-Spanish expatriate writer Sofia Casanova (1861-1958), a transnational poet, novelist, and journalist. This study addresses the scandalous disappearance of Casanova and her female contemporaries from accounts of the emergence of the modern Spanish nation. Num Pages: 264 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826516145
ISBN
9780826516145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.97

Hardcover. Looks at the relationship between literature and politics in Latin America, a region where these two domains exist in closer proximity than perhaps anywhere else in the Western world. This book reflects the apparently seamless blending of literature and politics in the explicitly political content of much of the continent's writing. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSA; JPF. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826516336
ISBN
9780826516336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.33

Paperback. Examines war and literature through the writings of veterans who came home from their deployments to pursue literary careers. This book provides comprehensive studies of some important but underappreciated soldier poets. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JB; DSBD; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826516633
ISBN
9780826516633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.97

Hardcover. Modernismo (1880S-1920S) is considered one of the most groundbreaking literary movements in Hispanic history. This title shows how modernismo originated in Latin America and traveled to Spain, where it provoked a complete renovation of Spanish letters and contributed to a national identity crisis. Num Pages: 264 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826516770
ISBN
9780826516770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.98

Paperback. This volume, which includes essays on Catalonia, the Basque country and Galicia focuses on issues of "difference" that are at the centre of current debates in Spain and elsewhere: the emergence of minority literatures; multilingualism and identity; new re Editor(s): Martin-Estudillo, Luis; Spadaccini, Nicholas. Series: Hispanic Issues Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DS; 1H; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826517241
ISBN
9780826517241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.86

Hardcover. Translator(s): Clark, Stephen. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 colour & b&w photos, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826517265
ISBN
9780826517265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826517562
ISBN
9780826517562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, , black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; DSB; HBJK; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826517685
ISBN
9780826517685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; DSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826518040
ISBN
9780826518040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; DSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826518057
ISBN
9780826518057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826518316
ISBN
9780826518316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

Hardcover. Argues that there was a special preoccupation with the nature and limits of poetry in early modern Spain and Europe, as well as especially vigourous poetic activity in this period. Contrary to what one might read in Hegel, the "prosification" of the world has remained an unfinished affair. Series: Vanderbilt Uni Press: Hispanic Issues Series. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826518347
ISBN
9780826518347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.70

Paperback. Argues that there was a special preoccupation with the nature and limits of poetry in early modern Spain and Europe, as well as especially vigourous poetic activity in this period. Contrary to what one might read in Hegel, the "prosification" of the world has remained an unfinished affair. Editor(s): Cascardi, Anthony J.; Middlebrook, Leah. Series: Vanderbilt Uni Press: Hispanic Issues Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826518354
ISBN
9780826518354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.69

Hardcover. "Recovers the themes, intent, and legacy of 18th century Spanish American literature that often are lost in the broader scholarship of Latin American literature. Affirms importance of early period colonial Spanish American literature in world literature"-- Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; DSBF; HBJK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826519382
ISBN
9780826519382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.07

Paperback. Lessons learned from the Beat Generation on becoming a writer--one interview, road trip, page, and (occasional) drink at a time. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826520159
ISBN
9780826520159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.26

Hardcover. Martin Luis Guzman, a force of nature in Mexican politics and culture Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826520531
ISBN
9780826520531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.98

Paperback. A study that covers the complete texts of Herve Guibert (1955-1991), offering a thorough documentation of his literary output. It ends by considering the works Guibert produced after he was diagnosed as HIV positive, within the parameter of the voices of the self. Series: Modern French Writers. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853238713
ISBN
9780853238713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.81

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686573
ISBN
9780856686573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.49

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