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Modernity
Hardback
Main Details
| Title |
Modernity
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) David Punter
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| Series | Transitions |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - from c 1900 - |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780333914557
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| Classifications | Dewey:820.9112 |
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| Audience | | A / AS level | | General | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
256 p.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Red Globe Press
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| Publication Date |
31 July 2007 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This exciting volume in the Transitions series explores both history and contemporary ideas, pushing forward the boundaries of what we understand by 'modernity'. This book is distinguished from its competitors by its clear focus on close readings of commonly-studied texts and a strict policy on writing for an undergraduate readership.
Author Biography
DAVID PUNTER is Professor of English and Research Dean, Faculty of Arts, at the University of Bristol, UK. He has published extensively on Gothic and Romantic literature, contemporary writing and culture, and on literary theory, psychoanalysis and the postcolonial.
Reviews'A lively, energetic and provoking study by one of the best critics of contemporary fiction in English today.' - Nicholas Royle, University of Sussex, UK
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