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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This work covers the Shakespearean ouvre from a philosophical perspective, finding that Shakespeare's historical dramas reflect issues and reveal puzzles which were later taken up by philosophy proper. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512511
ISBN
9780742512511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.01

Hardcover. An abbess in the Franciscan abbey of Longchamp, Agnes of Harcourt wrote a biography of Isabelle of France and a letter detailing Louis IX's involvement with the abbey, both of which provide a window on 13th-century religious life. This translation also contains an introduction to her life and work. Editor(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Translator(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Series: Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3H; BG; DN; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044039
ISBN
9780268044039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

Hardback. Series: Florida James Joyce. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813035390
ISBN
9780813035390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.53

hardcover. Num Pages: 269 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231072243
ISBN
9780231072243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.35

A lively translation of the 1489 collection of fables that became the most read book in Spain for three centuries. See other books in the series Studies in Romance Languages . Num Pages: 239 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813118123
ISBN
9780813118123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.14

paperback. In a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, the author creates a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. It shows you a wily fox being outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada, a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare and a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock the author. Editor(s): Temple, Robert K.G. Translator(s): Temple, Olivia; Temple, Robert K.G. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140446494
ISBN
9780140446494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195070088
ISBN
9780195070088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Burian, Peter; Shapiro, Alan. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195373288
ISBN
9780195373288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.38

A collection of plays that focuses on three playwrights' - Peter Meineck, Cecelia Eaton Luschnig, and Paul Woodruff - treatment of the same events in the House of Atreus. It is suitable for those interested in Greek literature, theater history, or mythology. Translator(s): Meineck, Peter; Luschnig, Cecilia Eaton; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209657
ISBN
9780872209657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.56

Paperback. Intended to be both read as literature and performed as plays, these translations are lucid and readable, while remaining staunchly faithful to the texts. Translator(s): Poochigian, Aaron. Series: Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400648
ISBN
9781421400648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.34

Intended to be both read as literature and performed as plays, these translations are lucid and readable, while remaining staunchly faithful to the texts. Translator(s): Poochigian, Aaron. Series: Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400631
ISBN
9781421400631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.61

Paperback. Translator(s): Grene, David; O'Flaherty, Wendy Doniger. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Later Printing
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007724
ISBN
9780226007724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.98

Paperback. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Series Editor(s): Harrison, John; Affleck, Judith. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. 144 pages, 1 colour book. Editor(s): May, Philip de. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Cateogry: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 133 x 197 x 8. Weight: 202. Translator(s): May, Philip de. Series Editor(s) :Harrison, John; Affleck, Judith.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
142
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521010757
ISBN
9780521010757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.49

Hardcover. Aeschylus (ca 525-456 BCE), the dramatist who made Athenian tragedy one of the world's great art forms, witnessed the establishment of democracy at Athens and fought against the Persians at Marathon. This third volume collects the major fragments of lost Aeschylean plays. Editor(s): Sommerstein, Alan H. Translator(s): Sommerstein, Alan H. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 114 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996298
ISBN
9780674996298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. A collection of plays that focuses on three playwrights' - Peter Meineck, Cecelia Eaton Luschnig, and Paul Woodruff - treatment of the same events in the House of Atreus. It is suitable for those interested in Greek literature, theater history, or mythology. Translator(s): Meineck, Peter; Luschnig, Cecilia Eaton; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209640
ISBN
9780872209640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664724
ISBN
9781624664724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.63
€ 40.36

Paperback. The highly acclaimed memoir of growing up with Dylan Thomas Editor(s): Campomar, Andreas. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188. 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. In 1949, after years of nomadic existence, Aeronwy Thomas and her family arrived at the Boat House in Laugharne, a small village on the Welsh coast. Here her father, the poet Dylan Thomas and mother, Caitlin, hoped to find peace, a place to settle and work. This book contains a portrait of growing up and an insight into Dylan Thomas' poetry. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSC. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849013642
ISBN
9781849013642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.92

Hardcover. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936314
ISBN
9780813936314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.61

paperback. Whitney's two volumes of verse miscellany, "Sweet Nosegay" (1573) and "The Copy of a Letter" (1567), were part of a literary trend of combining classical and Biblical references with vernacular sources. As well a selection of her original poetry, this volume includes Mary Sidney's version of the Psalms of David and Petrach's "Triumph of Death". Editor(s): Clarke, Danielle. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3J; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140424096
ISBN
9780140424096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.29

Hardcover. Aelius Aristides (117 after 180), among the most versatile authors of the Second Sophistic and an important figure in the transmission of Hellenism, produced speeches and lectures, declamations on historical themes, polemical works, prose hymns, and essays on a wide variety of subjects. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 708 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 16 x 10. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996465
ISBN
9780674996465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSYC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113401
ISBN
9781551113401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.38

Hardcover. Transport in British Fiction is the first essay collection devoted to transport and its various types-horse, train, tram, cab, omnibus, bicycle, ship, car, air and space-as represented in British fiction across a century of unprecedented technological change that was as destabilizing as it was progressive. Editor(s): Gavin, Adrienne E.; Humphries, Andrew F. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; WG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137499035
ISBN
9781137499035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.00

Hardcover. A critical assessement of mystery in children's literature, this collection charts a development from religious mystery through rationally solved detective fictions to insoluble supernatural and horror mysteries. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSY; YFCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2001st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333918814
ISBN
9780333918814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Hardback. Includes essays that explore music and its relationship to language, aesthetics, and culture in the life and work of the preeminent Modernist writer Virginia Woolf (Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, A Room of One's Own, and other works). Num Pages: 348 pages, 9 music exx., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012463
ISBN
9780253012463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.82

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