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Hardcover. From the Greeks and Shakespeare to the "Ramayana" and the "Mahabharata", war has often been a major theme of dramatic performances. This work looks at theater and performances that often occur quite literally as bombs are falling, as well as during times of ceasefire and in the aftermath of hostilities. Series: SB - Enactments. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906497149
ISBN
9781906497149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.02

Hardback. A study of the representation of astrology and celestial portents in the medieval and later literature of Ireland and Wales, Fiery Shapes examines the mysterious figure of the druid, who was allegedly able to read the future from rainclouds; Taliesin and Merlin; and the Welsh gentleman poet of the later Middle Ages and beyond. Num Pages: 256 pages, Six black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; DSBB; DSBD; HBLC1; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9780199571840
ISBN
9780199571840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.60

Paperback. Provides a representation of French poet Paul Verlaine's oeuvre. This selection includes a number of Verlaine's early works; poems from his middle period, which reflect his on-again, off-again conversion to Catholicism; and poems from his late period, when he fell prey to poverty and disease. Translator(s): Shapiro, Norman R. Num Pages: 292 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226853451
ISBN
9780226853451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.22

Paperback. This book defines diagrams as tools manipulated by users to produce new kinds of understanding and demonstrates that a modern diagrammatic knowledge emerged in eighteenth-century visual culture to become the foundation of later nineteenth-century science. Num Pages: 296 pages, 48 illustrations (8 colour). BIC Classification: AB; DSB; GT; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745055
ISBN
9780804745055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813562520
ISBN
9780813562520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Hardback. Examining the tantalizing glimpses of ancient bodies offered by Roman sculptures, paintings, and literary texts, this title analyzes the role of gesture in medical and religious ritual, in the gladiatorial arena, in mourning practice, in aristocratic competition of the late Republic, and in the court of the emperor Tiberius. Num Pages: 224 pages, 19 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; AFC; AFK; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; JHMC; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074948
ISBN
9780691074948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.73
€ 68.28

Hardback. An examination of an intriguing figure in the religious life of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Phrygian Mother Goddess, known to the Greeks and Romans as Cybele or Magna Mater, the Great Mother. The text presents and analyzes literary, historiographic and archaeological data. Num Pages: 400 pages, 76 b/w photographs, 2 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; HDD; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210240
ISBN
9780520210240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.81
€ 64.13

Hardcover. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duquesne University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820704821
ISBN
9780820704821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.20
€ 66.77

Paperback. In "Theorizing Myth", Bruce Lincoln traces the way scholars and others have used the category of "myth" to fetishize or deride certain kinds of stories, usually those told by others. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 line drawings, 19 tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482026
ISBN
9780226482026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. This volume presents an interdisciplinary approach to humanistic scholarship, one that can be situated somewhere between cultural studies and cultural history while being aiming to be more specific than either. Editor(s): Bal, Mieke. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 416 pages, 47 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804730679
ISBN
9780804730679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843009
ISBN
9781843843009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. Series: Library of Medieval Women. 200 pages, black & white illustrations. Translation of Christine's autobiographical Vision, both dealing with her own life and career, and offering a possible solution to the troubled state of France at the time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 144 x 194 x 12. Weight: 254. Translator(s): McLeod, Glenda; Willard, Charity Cannon.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842989
ISBN
9781843842989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842972
ISBN
9781843842972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. Series: Library of Medieval Women. 216 pages, black & white illustrations. Collection of letters and texts offering guidance for nuns, and including selections from Abelard's letters to Heloise. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3H; DSBB; HRCV; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Dimension: 143 x 195 x 13. Weight: 266. Translator(s): Morton, Vera; Wogan-Browne, Jocelyn.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842958
ISBN
9781843842958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Paperback. Dante's Deadly Sins is a unique study of the moral philosophy behind Dante's master work that considers the Commedia as he intended, namely, as a practical guide to moral betterment. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118720417
ISBN
9781118720417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.80

Paperback. Translator(s): Andersson, Professor Theodore M.; Gade, Kari Ellen. Series: Islandica. Num Pages: 576 pages, 7, maps. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3H; DSBB; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 834. the Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030-1157). 576 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3H; DSBB; HBLC. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight: 828. Translator(s): Andersson, Theodore M.; Gade, Kari Ellen.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801477836
ISBN
9780801477836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Paperback. Presenting a guide through the contextual and critical material surrounding "Gulliver's Travels", this work provides commentary on the various interpretations of the text. Part of the "Routledge Guides to Literature" series, it is of interest to those beginning detailed study of Swift's controversial novel. Editor(s): Lund, Roger D. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415700214
ISBN
9780415700214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Hallett, Martin; Karasek, Barbara. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 565. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554811441
ISBN
9781554811441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.99

Paperback. This pocket-sized alphabetic guide introduces popular terms used in the study of language and society. A central topic within modern linguistics, sociolinguistics deals with human communication and the use of language in its social context. This glossary provides full coverage of both traditional and contemporary terminology. Series: Glossaries in Linguistics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10ill. BIC Classification: CFB; DSR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
Number of pages
160
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748616237
ISBN
9780748616237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Hardback. Editor(s): Stanivukovic, Goran V. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; JFSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474295246
ISBN
9781474295246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.13
€ 116.67

Paperback. A lively illustrated 2005 collection of short essays on a wide range of aspects of Austen's life, work and times. Editor(s): Todd, Janet. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen. Num Pages: 498 pages, 43 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626. Series: Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen. 498 pages, 43 b/w illus. Editor(s): Todd, Janet. A lively illustrated 2005 collection of short essays on a wide range of aspects of Austen's life, work and times. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 23. Weight: 580.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
498
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521688536
ISBN
9780521688536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.35

Paperback.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842941
ISBN
9781843842941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. With discussions of various fundamental issues in Tolkien scholarship, this book introduces and explores the author and scholar's life and work within their historical and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Drout, Michael D. C. Num Pages: 808 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 218 x 54. Weight in Grams: 2026.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415865111
ISBN
9780415865111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.10

Paperback. First published in 1986 with a second edition in 1996, Feminist Literary Theory: A Reader constitutes one of the classic texts of second-into-third-wave feminist literary studies. Editor(s): Eagleton, Mary. Num Pages: 502 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183130
ISBN
9781405183130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 44.43

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