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Hardback. This text presents an advanced introduction to the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, focusing on the concepts of carnival, dialogism and historicism. It examines the impact of the historical context in the Soviet Union and to the importance of his own dialogic mode of discourse. Series: Contributions to the Study of World Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 2AGR; DSA; DSBH; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313295263
- ISBN
- 9780313295263
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Paperback. This is an account of all the major movements in literary theory up to the late 1960s, with an international focus and particular emphasis on European thinkers. The principles of each theoretical position are explained in relation to preceding and succeeding positions. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714225
- ISBN
- 9780333714225
€ 44.70
€ 44.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; DSA; JFC; JFFG; JFSL; JHB; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415749046
- ISBN
- 9780415749046
€ 47.00
€ 47.00
Paperback. This is the only systematic introduction to the full range of Searle's work. Editor(s): Smith, Barry. Series: Contemporary Philosophy in Focus. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; DSA; HPCF; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521797047
- ISBN
- 9780521797047
€ 33.96
€ 33.96
Hardback. A collection of feminist critical essays by South African women, many written after the lifting of the organizational ban in 1990, document the realization that a just society cannot be created without freedom from gender oppression. Against a backdrop of political and social change, the 21 contrib Editor(s): Daymond, M. J. Series: Gender & Genre in Literature. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; 3JJPR; DSA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815316268
- ISBN
- 9780815316268
€ 121.68
€ 121.68
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
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823240562
- ISBN
- 9780823240562
€ 33.99€ 31.15
€ 33.99
€ 31.15
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623561116
- ISBN
- 9781623561116
€ 33.99€ 32.44
€ 33.99
€ 32.44
Paperback. The modernists barraged European sensibilities with chaotic images, dissonant sounds, and incomprehensible novels. While it has become an accepted feature of the cultural landscape, retracing the history of modernism within its original contexts helps us to see what was vital and revolutionary about it, both then and now. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 204 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; DSA; HBLW; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 241 x 12. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Edition
- 2 Ill
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408264492
- ISBN
- 9781408264492
€ 29.87
€ 29.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Arsic, Branka. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623564155
- ISBN
- 9781623564155
€ 27.99€ 27.52
€ 27.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSA; JFD; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Edition
- updated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262533485
- ISBN
- 9780262533485
€ 25.99€ 20.32
€ 25.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299091248
- ISBN
- 9780299091248
€ 37.15
€ 37.15
Paperback. Holland, Wolfgang Iser, Walter Benn Michaels, Georges Poulet, Gerald Prince, and Michael Riffaterre. Editor(s): Tompkins, Jane P. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801824012
- ISBN
- 9780801824012
€ 27.99€ 25.97
€ 27.99
€ 25.97
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349350537
- ISBN
- 9781349350537
€ 65.38
€ 65.38
Paperback. An introductory guide to one of the seminal thinkers in social and cultural theory. The text provides an explanation and critique of Foucault's idea in relation to Marxist theory, structural linguistics and social thought, organized around central Num Pages: 169 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; DSA; HPCF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1 New
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857285536
- ISBN
- 9781857285536
€ 49.82
€ 49.82
Paperback. Building a theory of the modern epic which has provided many of the "sacred texts" of Western literary culture, this work covers epics from "Faust" to "One Hundred Years of Solitude". The West's reception of these texts constitutes a ritual of self-absolution for centuries of colonialism. Translator(s): Hoare, Quintin. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859840696
- ISBN
- 9781859840696
€ 24.47
€ 24.47
Paperback. Here, Bruns investigates the recent phenomenon of philosophers taking an interest in literature and literary theory. He offers a view of what happens when philosophers begin looking at the world from the ground level - that is, as inhabitants, rather than as disengaged observers. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810116757
- ISBN
- 9780810116757
€ 41.92
€ 41.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349260171
- ISBN
- 9781349260171
€ 68.33
€ 68.33
Paperback. Studying the use of picture books, this text covers: their role in early literacy; their role in intellectual and emotional development; their use as a learning resource; their use in aesthetic development; their use in extending children's thinking; and their role in developing reading skills. Editor(s): Evans, Janet. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; DSA; JNA; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853963797
- ISBN
- 9781853963797
€ 49.99€ 49.96
€ 49.99
€ 49.96
Paperback. A readable introduction to one of the most influential thinkers and writers about literature and theory. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521682817
- ISBN
- 9780521682817
€ 26.81
€ 26.81
Hardback. This book aligns ancient and early modern European travel narratives and historical surveys of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and Russia with texts that contributed to English ideas about those regions: Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and Love's Labour's Lost, Milton's Paradise Lost and Muscovia, and Dryden's Aureng-Zebe. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2AB; 3J; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743372
- ISBN
- 9780804743372
€ 63.06
€ 63.06
Paperback. Identifies and explains a surprising affinity for medievalism and medieval studies among the leading figures of critical theory. This book contains original essays by Bataille and Bourdieu - translated English - that testify in various ways to the strange persistence of medievalisms in French postwar avant-garde writings. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226349749
- ISBN
- 9780226349749
€ 33.39
€ 33.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 193 x 8. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226650258
- ISBN
- 9780226650258
€ 16.47
€ 16.47
Paperback. aeo Bourdieu is one of the leading sociologists in the world today. aeo This is his long--awaited study of Flaubert and the formation of the modern literary field. aeo It will be recognized as a classic, and should be widely reviewed. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617787
- ISBN
- 9780745617787
€ 25.62
€ 25.62
Paperback. A biography of Robert Desnos (1900-1945), which re-evaluates the surrealist movement through the life and works of one of its founders. Desnos was as famous among the surrealists for his independence of mind as for his elaborate "automatic" drawings and his brilliant oral and written performances during the incubational period of the group. Num Pages: 282 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218413
- ISBN
- 9780803218413
€ 25.99€ 23.86
€ 25.99
€ 23.86