Children's & teenage literature studies
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Children's & teenage literature studies
Hardback. Riddles are threaded through The Hobbit, and are key to Tolkien's creative imagination. The Riddles of The Hobbit situates this novel and the rest of Tolkien's writing in the context of Old English riddling culture, and more modern day examples; it sets out to solve the many riddles of the novel in original and often surprising ways. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137373632
- ISBN
- 9781137373632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.34
€ 37.34
Hardcover. The Riddles of Harry Potter draws readers into the deeper meanings of these phenomenally successful books, arguing that they launch and pursue interpretive quests in an ongoing effort to understand patterns and their attendant meanings, implications, and consequences. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230109292
- ISBN
- 9780230109292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. The Riddles of Harry Potter draws readers into the deeper meanings of these phenomenally successful books, arguing that theylaunch and pursue interpretive quests in an ongoing effort to understand patterns and their attendant meanings, implications, and consequences." Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291977
- ISBN
- 9781349291977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932100884
- ISBN
- 9781932100884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.33
€ 18.99
€ 17.33
Hardback. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415895415
- ISBN
- 9780415895415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.86
€ 188.86
Paperback. This title explores how the concept of childhood in the Victorian era was constructed through ideological work in children's literature, as well as contemporary pedagogical and medical writing. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DSYC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 303.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415514682
- ISBN
- 9780415514682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.30
€ 69.30
Hardback. An exciting new collection, The L.M. Montgomery Reader assembles significant rediscovered primary materials on one of Canada's most enduringly popular authors throughout her high-profile career as the author of the resoundingly successful Anne of Green Gables (1908) and after her death. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644915
- ISBN
- 9781442644915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.98
€ 55.98
Paperback. If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presents a provocative theory about why fairy tales were created and retold - and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159553
- ISBN
- 9780691159553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.33
€ 25.99
€ 19.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Thimble Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903355551
- ISBN
- 9780903355551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.96
€ 12.96
Paperback. The Hidden Adult is a focused and sophisticated analysis of children's literature and a major contribution to the theory and criticism of the genre. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889806
- ISBN
- 9780801889806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.40
€ 45.99
€ 38.40
The Hidden Adult is a focused and sophisticated analysis of children's literature and a major contribution to the theory and criticism of the genre. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889790
- ISBN
- 9780801889790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.89
€ 90.89
Paperback. The first edition of its kind, The Great Fairy Tale Tradition is indispensable for students of fairy tales. Editor(s): Zipes, Jack. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 20 illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSY; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393976366
- ISBN
- 9780393976366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.27
€ 26.99
€ 23.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 470 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1508.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609805302
- ISBN
- 9781609805302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 38.53
€ 41.99
€ 38.53
Hardcover. Fascination with the dark and death threats are now accepted features of contemporary fantasy and fantastic fictions for young readers. These go back to the early gothic genre in which child characters were extensively used by authors. The aim of this book is to rediscover the children in their work. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306067
- ISBN
- 9781137306067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.47
€ 122.47
paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415879378
- ISBN
- 9780415879378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Hardcover. This work examines the theories of reading developed by John Locke to show how a revolutionary attitude towards authority was disseminated throughout the colonies. The book traces the Lockean legacy through 18th century children's literature to show how his emphasis on "consent" was influential. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSY; HBJK; HBLH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002982
- ISBN
- 9780674002982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.31€ 84.65
€ 94.31
€ 84.65
Paperback. Fairy tales shape our cultures and enrich our imaginations; their narrative stability and cultural durability are incontestable. Editor(s): Tatar, Maria. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; DSY; JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 283 x 31. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393602975
- ISBN
- 9780393602975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.13
€ 26.99
€ 23.13
Paperback. The first volume to consider childhood over eight centuries of British writing, this book traces the literary child from medieval to contemporary texts. Written by international experts, the volume's essays challenge earlier readings of childhood and offer fascinating contributions to the current upsurge of interest in constructions of childhood. Editor(s): Gavin, A. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY; JFC; JFSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345496
- ISBN
- 9781349345496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2ADR; DSY; JFHF; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Inner City Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- illustrated ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780919123847
- ISBN
- 9780919123847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.38
€ 20.99
€ 15.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 310 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: DSB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810818262
- ISBN
- 9780810818262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.99
€ 109.99
Hardcover. The much-loved tale read by generations of children, now annotated and with over one hundred stunning illustrations. Editor(s): Gerzina, Gretchen Holbrook. Series: The Annotated Books. Num Pages: 336 pages, 55 colour, 46 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; YFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393060294
- ISBN
- 9780393060294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.10
€ 36.99
€ 31.10
Hardcover. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Louisa May Alcott illuminates the world of Little Women and its author. Editor(s): Matteson, John. Series: The Annotated Books. Num Pages: 736 pages, Full color, 233 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSYC; FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 347 x 55. Weight in Grams: 2080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393072198
- ISBN
- 9780393072198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.48
€ 42.99
€ 38.48
Paperback. Bringing together a lifetime's work on Lewis Carroll, this work looks at Carroll's puzzles and games of logic and focuses on topics ranging from Alice's influence on the Beat poet, Jack Kerouac to how mercury in hat linings turned hatters mad. Illustrator(s): Tenniel, Sir John. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, references. BIC Classification: 2BMH; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140289299
- ISBN
- 9780140289299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Hardback. Editor(s): Astrom, Berit. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSB; DSY; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319490366
- ISBN
- 9783319490366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.38
€ 133.38