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Hardback. Can a novel cause riots, start a war, free serfs or slaves, break up marriages, drive readers to suicide, close factories, bring about law change, swing an election, or serve as a weapon in a national or international struggle? The author explores this question in the form of a theoretical essay on narrative and power.. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571810199
- ISBN
- 9781571810199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.58
€ 158.58
Paperback. aeo Offers an elegant introduction to Bataille. aeo Contains major essays by eminent theorists. aeo Reveals Batailles pivotal position for theorists including Baudrillard, Blanchot, Derrida, Foucault, and Habermas. Editor(s): Botting, Fred; Wilson, Scott. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSB; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631199571
- ISBN
- 9780631199571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.06
€ 51.06
Paperback. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. 268 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Taberner, Stuart; Berger, Karina. First comprehensive look at how today's German literary fiction deals with questions of German victimhood. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; DSK. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135575
- ISBN
- 9781571135575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.09
€ 38.99
€ 33.09
Paperback. Featuring sixteen contributions from recognized authorities in their respective fields, this superb new mapping of women's writing ranges from feminine middlebrow novels to Virginia Woolf's modernist aesthetics, from women's literary journalism to crime fiction, and from West End drama to the literature of Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Editor(s): Joannou, Maroula. Series: History of British Women's Writing. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349328581
- ISBN
- 9781349328581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.48
€ 122.48
Hardcover. This is the first scholarly study devoted to Shakespeare's girl characters and conceptions of girlhood. It charts the development of Shakespeare's treatment of the girl as a dramatic and literary figure, and explores the impact of Shakespeare's girl characters on the history of early modern girls as performers, patrons, and authors. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137024756
- ISBN
- 9781137024756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Hardback. This title argues that Hardy's extensive legal research and experience drove his writing of fiction throughout his career. The book studies his legal research and friendships, his work as a Dorchester magistrate, actual Victorian law cases from which he drew novel material, Hardy's position as an advocate for the reform of marriage laws and more. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874137989
- ISBN
- 9780874137989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.59
€ 114.59
paperback. Num Pages: 357 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349204991
- ISBN
- 9781349204991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Paperback. Examines the attempts of several African American writers and playwrights to explore ruptures in memory after a traumatic experience and to develop creative strategies for understanding the inscription of trauma on the body in a racialized cultural context. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928845
- ISBN
- 9780813928845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.67
€ 29.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 2ADF; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816620555
- ISBN
- 9780816620555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. Brings the imagination of women's writing from the Meiji period to English-language readers. Along with traditional prose selections, this anthology features short stories, plays, poetry, speeches, essays, and personal journal entries. It includes an introduction to each reading; and an index listing historical, social, and literary concepts. Editor(s): Copeland, Rebecca; Ortabasi, Melek. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 424 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137751
- ISBN
- 9780231137751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.58
€ 38.99
€ 28.58
Hardback. Discusses the appropriate place for the Beats in the literary canon and curriculum and provides an overview of teaching practices at schools and universities throughout the United States. Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; GBCR; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833876
- ISBN
- 9780810833876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.01
€ 140.01
hardcover. An essential bibliographic resource for scholars, librarians, collectors and booksellers. Num Pages: 1296 pages, 23 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 77. Weight in Grams: 2136.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 1296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107026377
- ISBN
- 9781107026377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.02
€ 164.02
Paperback. aeo An original and accessible discussion of some of the most important issues in current debates about women and the arts. aeo Janet Wolff considers and challenges the invisibility of women in sociological and literary accounts of modernity. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608556
- ISBN
- 9780745608556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.80
€ 22.80
Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813116129
- ISBN
- 9780813116129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.51
€ 41.51
Paperback. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture (Paperback). Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813932866
- ISBN
- 9780813932866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.57
€ 37.57
Hardcover. Historically and contemporarily, politically and literarily, Haiti has long been relegated to the margins of the so-called 'New World.' This book looks at the works of three such writers: the Haitian Spiralists Franketienne, Jean-Claude Fignole, and Rene Philoctete. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 286 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 2ADF; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846314995
- ISBN
- 9781846314995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.26
€ 46.26
Hardback. Translator(s): Willis, Raymond Smith. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646756
- ISBN
- 9780691646756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 270.12
€ 270.12
Hardcover. This collection of William Makepeace Thackeray's letters has been selected according to their ability to convey the essential biographical developments of his life, as well as their ability to represent his characteristic verbal and pictorial expressions. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333660737
- ISBN
- 9780333660737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.06
€ 125.06
Paperback. Tells the story of Caroline Lockhart, a woman whose work and life teetered between realism and romanticism and who wrote novels 'like a man' yet ran her businesses and love affairs like a liberated feminist. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: 17 photographs, map, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259904
- ISBN
- 9780803259904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.13
€ 25.99
€ 23.13
Paperback. Gathers Whitman's autobiographical notes, his views on contemporary politics, and the writings he made as he educated himself in ancient history, religion and mythology, health (including phrenology), and word-study. Editor(s): Grier, Edward F. Series: The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 26. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794364
- ISBN
- 9780814794364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 35.43
€ 43.99
€ 35.43
hardcover. This is an important and well-written study that provides a new depth of insight into Victorian ideology and working-class culture. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780802038883
- ISBN
- 9780802038883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.65
€ 78.65
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747571124
- ISBN
- 9780747571124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.67
€ 19.99
€ 15.67
Hardcover. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409108
- ISBN
- 9781421409108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06