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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Explores a range of cultural representations of incest, from the writings of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley to mother-daughter incest in contemporary true crime novels, to Oprah Winfrey's television special Scared Silent, in order to examine expressions of survivorship. Editor(s): Champagne, Rosaria. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814715437
ISBN
9780814715437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. For nine years, John Dowell and his wife spend the summer season at a German spa town in the company of the respectable Ashburnhams. Behind the placid exteriors lie the destructive passions of men and women. This text includes biographical and critical apparatus. Series: Ford Madox Ford programme. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313. 8vo. Illustrated. Near fine copy in slipcase
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The Folio Society London
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
New
SKU
KSG0022657
ISBN
9781857543001
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 35.00

Paperback. This collection of essays assesses the work of a number of American intellectuals, including Susan Sontag, F.O. Mathieson, Daniel Bell and Hannah Arendt, who have addressed issues of culture and its multifaceted relations to politics, history, sociology and literary criticism. Editor(s): Murray, David. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJH; 3JJP; DSBH; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859894043
ISBN
9780859894043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.89

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSB; HPCD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691626079
ISBN
9780691626079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.36

Hardback. This book provides a reassessment of Dostoevsky's religion by showing how he used his writings as the vehicle for an intense probing of the nature of Christianity, of the individual meaning of belief and doubt, and of the problems of ethical behavior that arise from these questions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751377
ISBN
9780804751377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.22

Paperback. A comprehensive reference to the ideas, characters, and life of Samuel Beckett. Alphabetically ordered and cross-referenced, it provides information for various serious readers of Beckett. It is suitable for Beckett fans, drama students, and theatre-lovers. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 235 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber New York
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571227389
ISBN
9780571227389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.37

Paperback. An exploration of Scandinavian literature and art. It guides us through the most startling works created by the writers and artists of Scandinavia over the past two centuries. It helps readers gain fresh perspectives on canonical giants such as Soren Kierkegaard, Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, Edvard Munch, Knut Hamsun, and Ingmar Bergman. Num Pages: 544 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JH; 3JJ; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148243
ISBN
9780691148243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Lattimore, Richmond. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 99 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
99
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469447
ISBN
9780226469447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.68

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBB; DSC; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632704
ISBN
9780691632704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.52

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135469
ISBN
9781571135469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.15

Paperback. This is the first critical edition of The God of Gods: A Canadian Play by Carroll Aikins. With an abundance of archival material, this volume offers a unique insight into early Canadian theatre and modernism. Editor(s): Wright, Kailin. Series: Canadian Literature Collection. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 202 x 23. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780776623276
ISBN
9780776623276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.92

paperback. Series: Student Guides. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (ES) Secondary; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871551839
ISBN
9781871551839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.90

Hardback. Gothic novels tell stories of patriarchal societies that thrive on the oppression or even outright sacrifice of women and others. This book offers a historically informed theoretical introduction to key gothic narratives from a feminist perspective. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200499
ISBN
9780631200499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.14

Paperback. The third book in Kristeva's trilogy on female genius,Colette interlaces commentary on the life and work of this notorious French novelist who made it possible for women to write erotic literature. The result is an elegant and sophisticated critique filled with psychoanalytic insight. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 348 x 36. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128971
ISBN
9780231128971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.02

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Edition
New e.
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686382
ISBN
9780856686382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.76

hardcover. "Production of Presence" is a comprehensive version of the thinking of Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht. most consistently original literary It offers a personalized account of some of the central theoretical movements in literary studies and in the humanities over the past 30 years. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804749152
ISBN
9780804749152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.10

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schocken Books United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805242782
ISBN
9780805242782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.89

Paperback. The first major work of literature written in Catalan and arguably the first European novel. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADC; DSBB; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9781855663046
ISBN
9781855663046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.81

Paperback. Eminent Frye scholar Robert D. Denham explores the connection between Frye and writers who influenced his thinking but about whom he never wrote anything extensive: Aristotle, Longinus, Joachim of Floris, Giordano Bruno, Henry Reynolds, Robert Burton, Kierkegaard, Lewis Carroll, Stephane Mallarme, Colin Still, Paul Tillich, and Frances A. Yates. Editor(s): Denham, Professor Robert D (Roanoke College). Series: Canadian Literature Collection. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780776623078
ISBN
9780776623078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.52

hardcover. Leading international experts provide an essential framework for the interdisciplinary study of Dante and the late Middle Ages. Editor(s): Bara'nski, Zygmunt G.; Pertile, Lino. Series: Literature in Context. Num Pages: 594 pages, 20 b/w illus. 3 maps 2 music examples. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107033146
ISBN
9781107033146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.69

Paperback. Explores the rise and fall of Sanskrit, India's ancient language, as a vehicle of poetry and polity. Num Pages: 706 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; DSB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 41. Weight in Grams: 956.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
706
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260030
ISBN
9780520260030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.23

Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; DSB; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816619818
ISBN
9780816619818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.52

Paperback. Essential interviews with makers of the San Francisco Beat Scene by one of their own. Editor(s): Meltzer, David. Num Pages: 425 pages, 30 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872863798
ISBN
9780872863798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.05

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644615
ISBN
9780691644615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.57

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