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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Paperback. This volume presents 13 essays on the Spy Thriller in the 20th century and includes a critical introduction to the subject. Each essay combines historical and aesthetic theory with practical criticism. Authors covered range from Joseph Conrad and John Buchan to Ian Fleming and John Le Carre. Series: International picture library. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333522455
- ISBN
- 9780333522455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.93
€ 57.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403969071
- ISBN
- 9781403969071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Hardback. Provides an introduction to Tolkien's work which also aims to redress any deficiencies in earlier criticism. Two chapters examine "The Lord of the Rings", while a third explores shorter works and the last considers the significance of Tolkien's life and career in the century of modernism. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333538968
- ISBN
- 9780333538968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.19
€ 186.19
Hardback. This work is Stanley Cavell's definitive expression on Emerson. The sustained effort of 30 years of labour is drawn together here for the first time into a single volume, which also contains two previously unpublished essays and an introduction by Cavell that reflects on this book and its history. Editor(s): Hodge, David. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745420
- ISBN
- 9780804745420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.80
€ 136.80
Hardcover. Provides the first history of the North American farm novel, a genre which includes John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, Sheila Watson's The Double Hook, and Louis Hemon's Maria Chapdelaine. Series: European Studies in North American Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2AB; 2ADF; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135377
- ISBN
- 9781571135377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.76
€ 130.76
Paperback. Challenges Theodor Adorno's famous statement about aesthetic production after the Holocaust, arguing for the possibility of literature to bear witness to extreme collective and personal experiences. This title considers how novels about the Holocaust relate to fictions written before and after it. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226527222
- ISBN
- 9780226527222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.93
€ 40.99
€ 31.93
Hardcover. Presenting the first English-language collection of essays on Jorge Semprun, this volume explores the life and work of the Spanish Holocaust survivor, author, and political activist. Essays explore his cultural production in all its manifestations, including the role of testimony and fiction in representations of the Holocaust. Editor(s): Ferran, Ofelia; Herrmann, Gina. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 334 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137322807
- ISBN
- 9781137322807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763540612
- ISBN
- 9788763540612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.57
€ 54.99
€ 39.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSBH; DSK; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403997036
- ISBN
- 9781403997036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Paperback. This work of Hardy criticism has been revised and makes use of Hardy's own manuscripts, notebooks and letters, and of the correspondence and reminiscences of those who knew him. The author seeks to resolve the "work/life dichotomy" by pursuing the "unitary conception of a career". Num Pages: 428 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333623169
- ISBN
- 9780333623169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.85
€ 186.85
hardcover. In the Ming and Qing periods, the Chinese read fiction in editions with commentary printed on the same page. This book investigates the influence of traditional Chinese commentary on fiction and on the way Chinese fiction was written. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3H; 3J; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727204
- ISBN
- 9780804727204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.54
€ 103.54
Hardcover. Vietnam and Beyond is a comprehensive, in-depth study of Tim O'Brien, one of the most thought-provoking writers of the Vietnam war generation. It is the first major new study of this important writer in over ten years. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318207
- ISBN
- 9781846318207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.66
€ 138.66
Hardback. Traces the changing character of Japanese national identity in the works of the authors Ueda Akinari, Natsume S'seki, Mori 'gai, Yokomitsu Riichi, 'oka Shohei, and Mishima Yukio. Focusing on interconnected themes, this book illuminates the contradictory desires of a nation trapped between emulating the West and preserving the traditions of Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138925
- ISBN
- 9780231138925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.80€ 55.91
€ 71.80
€ 55.91
hardcover. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319291017
- ISBN
- 9783319291017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.87
€ 111.87
Paperback. Offers a collection of queer criticism on the history of the novel. This title includes startingly imaginative essays that explore critical practices that can weave the pleasures and disorientations of reading into the fabric of queer analyses. Editor(s): Sedgwick, Eve Kosofsky. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320401
- ISBN
- 9780822320401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.41
€ 37.99
€ 34.41
Hardback. The essays in this collection use the interpretative lens to interrogate the meanings of Meyer's books, making a compelling case for the cultural relevance of Twilight and providing insights on how we can "read" popular culture to our best advantage. Editor(s): Anatol, Giselle Liza. Num Pages: 255 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; DSY; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110670
- ISBN
- 9780230110670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.93
€ 64.93
Dickens and the Virtual City: Urban Perception and the Production of S...
. Ed(S): Murail, Estelle; Thornton, Sara
hardcover. Editor(s): Murail, Estelle; Thornton, Sara. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9783319350851
- ISBN
- 9783319350851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.68
€ 133.68
Hardback. This literary biographical study of mid-Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell places her writing in the context of her attitudes towards creative production, her relationship with publishers, and her literary friendships, as well as examining those events of her life which fed into her work. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333695814
- ISBN
- 9780333695814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
paperback. Fictions of India explores the relation of narrative technique to issues of power in the work of selected writers dealing with India. It examines the imperial context in which the writers operate and suggests how historical and ideological assumptions and anxieties may be read into the texts they produce. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; 3JJ; CFG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780748611812
- ISBN
- 9780748611812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.01
€ 40.99
€ 34.01
Paperback. Jan Opolsky has primarily been viewed as an undistinguished hanger-on in the era of Czech literary decadence. This title evaluates archival sources and private correspondence between Opolsky and other literary figures, and includes a classified bibliography of Opolsky's work. It is suitable for students of Slavic and European literary history. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AGZ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 172. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024625713
- ISBN
- 9788024625713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.05
€ 30.99
€ 24.05
Paperback. Series: Conway Lectures in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268017828
- ISBN
- 9780268017828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.49
€ 36.99
€ 33.49
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Brozman, Owen. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 112 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- For Beginners United States
- Number of pages
- 105
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934389379
- ISBN
- 9781934389379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.74
€ 15.99
€ 14.74
Hardcover. This book explores the significant relationship between western classical mythology and African American women's literature. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600225
- ISBN
- 9780230600225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.95
€ 132.95
Hardback. Questing the educational suitability of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the classroom, this work argues that the book teaches misguided lessons about race relations. It aims to challenge the typical understanding of "Huck Finn", and guides readers through an analysis that demonstrates how racism functions in the book and the classroom. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSL3; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742545199
- ISBN
- 9780742545199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.83
€ 134.83