Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826513021
- ISBN
- 9780826513021
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Condition: New
€ 101.08
€ 101.08
Hardcover. This is an examination of the many facets of laughter and the comic in the writing of Rabelais. It analyses the many sides of Rabelais's humour, focusing on why it was so hilariously funny to 16th-century readers. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826513069
- ISBN
- 9780826513069
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Condition: New
€ 99.46
€ 99.46
Hardcover. A new approach to the field of inter-American literary studies that provides insight into Faulkner's impact and other commonalities among key writers of the South and Spanish America. Num Pages: 256 pages, Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826513328
- ISBN
- 9780826513328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.58
€ 99.58
History and Memory in the Two Souths: Recent Southern and Spanish Amer...
Cohn, Deborah, Cohn, Deborah N.
Paperback. A new approach to the field of inter-American literary studies that provides insight into Faulkner's impact and other commonalities among key writers of the South and Spanish America. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1 Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826513373
- ISBN
- 9780826513373
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Condition: New
€ 52.34
€ 52.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1 Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826513458
- ISBN
- 9780826513458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.44
€ 52.44
Paperback. Offers an approach to the study of autobiography and applies it to the use of that genre in modern Spain. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; CF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826513502
- ISBN
- 9780826513502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.69
€ 52.69
Rebecca Harding Davis: Writing Cultural Autobiography
Janice Milner Lasseter, Sharon M. Harris, Reb...
Paperback. An annotated edition of Rebecca Harding Davis's 1904 autobiography, "Bits of Gossip", and a family history written for her children. The memoirs are not traditional autobiography; rather, they present Davis's perspective on the cultural changes that occurred during her lifetime. Editor(s): Lasseter, Janice Milner; Harris, Sharon M. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSK; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826513847
- ISBN
- 9780826513847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.14
€ 52.14
Paperback. An exploration of Latino-Caribbean literature written in the United States. Writers whose works are examined include: Julia Alvarez; Judith Ortiz Cofer; Victor Hernandez Cruz; Franklin Gutierrez; Cristina Garcia; Oscar Hijuelos; Carolina Hospital; Rosario Morales; and others. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADSL; 3JJ; DSBH; JFC; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826513953
- ISBN
- 9780826513953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.14
€ 53.14
Paperback. This study investigates magical realism as the most important trend in contemporary international fiction. It defines its characteristics and narrative techniques and proposes a new theory to explain its significance. Works by Salman Rushdie, Toni Morrison and Ben Okri are discussed. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514424
- ISBN
- 9780826514424
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Condition: New
€ 53.24
€ 53.24
Paperback. In this study, Dana Cairns Watson traces Gertrude Stein's growing fascination with the cognitive and political ramifications of conversation and how that interest influenced her writing over the course of her career. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514639
- ISBN
- 9780826514639
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Condition: New
€ 52.14
€ 52.14
Paperback. Marilyn Papayanis investigates the "ex-centric" expatriate - a metropolitan figure whose search for the good life leads him away from the industrial West to marginalized or colonized domains. For D. H. Lawrence, Paul Bowles, and Lawrence Durrell - expatriation was a defining act, shaping not only their personal histories but their work as well. Num Pages: 305 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514691
- ISBN
- 9780826514691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.17
€ 52.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514707
- ISBN
- 9780826514707
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Condition: New
€ 53.79
€ 53.79
Paperback. Few books have had more impact on US history than "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Slavery apologists from North and South responded with their own fiction, a key portion written by women. Joy Jordan-Lake examines those women-authored novels to produce insights into both antebellum American culture and a proslavery ideology rife with internal tensions. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 263.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514769
- ISBN
- 9780826514769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.04
€ 52.04
Paperback. Essays focus on Baroque as a concept and category of analysis which has been central to an understanding of Hispanic cultures during the last several hundred years Editor(s): Spadaccini, Nicholas; Martin-Estudillo, Luis. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514998
- ISBN
- 9780826514998
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Condition: New
€ 52.89
€ 52.89
Paperback. Explores the mythic utopian desires that drive Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in "Don Quixote". By tracing the discourses surrounding what the authors identify as a myth of abundance and a myth of simple wants throughout Spain and the rest of Europe at the time, this book contextualizes some of the stranger incidents in "Don Quixote". Num Pages: 216 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515186
- ISBN
- 9780826515186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.04
€ 52.04
Paperback. It almost goes without saying that the rise in popularity of television has killed the audience for "serious" literature. This book traces the ways in which a small cadre of writers of "serious" literature - DeLillo, Pynchon, and Franzen, for instance - have propagated this myth in order to set themselves up as the last bastions of good writing. Num Pages: 264 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515209
- ISBN
- 9780826515209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.49
€ 52.49
Paperback. Taking up the relationship between ethics and literature, this is a political autobiography of,Kimberly Nance, a Latin American activist, who hopes, through the telling of her life story, to bring about change - was met with a great deal of excitement by scholars who posited it as a radical form of literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515247
- ISBN
- 9780826515247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
Paperback. Brings into relief a critical relationship between the female mind and body that is essential to understanding the discursive position of the turn-of-the-century woman writer. This book includes novels that confront this mind/body problem through a wide variety of styles and genres that challenge conventional fin-de-siecle notions of femininity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 b&w illustrations index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515315
- ISBN
- 9780826515315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.26
€ 52.26
Hardcover. Essays in this volume explore the popular cultural effects of rock culture on high literary production in Spain in the 1990s. Editor(s): Henseler, Christine; Pope, Randolph D. Series: Hispanic Issues Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; AVGP; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515643
- ISBN
- 9780826515643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.66
€ 123.66
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
€ 52.40