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Literature: history & criticism

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

€ 17.39

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
€ 23.10

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
€ 35.27

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

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

€ 112.80

Paperback. 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: 220 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044046
ISBN
9780268044046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. Editor(s): Galchinsky, Author Michael (Georgia State University). Num Pages: 415 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSB; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113777
ISBN
9781551113777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.66

Paperback. The first translation into English of essays on modern Japanese literature, culture, and urban ethnography written by the late Ai Maeda, arguably the most prominent 20th century Japanese literary and cultural critic Editor(s): Fujii, James A. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illus., 7 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333463
ISBN
9780822333463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Three Lebanese writers - Kahlil Gibran, Ameen Rihani, and, Mikhail Naimy - emigrated to the USA early in life. This book examines the influences of foreign literary movements like Romanticism and Realism upon the three authors. It provides a window to the Arab world's cultural interaction with Europe, America and Russia in the twentieth century. Translator(s): Thomson, Robin. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Anqa Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905937271
ISBN
9781905937271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479884711
ISBN
9781479884711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479890941
ISBN
9781479890941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Thimble Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001865
ISBN
9780903355476
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415460262
ISBN
9780415460262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.00

paperback. Aidan Dooley tells the story of his journey with Tom Crean; how his one-man play was written, and how it grew from an unknown show with an unknown actor into an award-winning hit that has been performed from Dublin to Dubai, and from Broadway to the Antarctic ice. Num Pages: 192 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1MTS; 2AB; APB; BM; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 332 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892835
ISBN
9781848892835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Hardback. W H Auden's emigration from England to the United States in 1939 marked more than a turning point in his own life and work - it changed the course of American poetry itself. This book deals with Auden's influence on American poetry. It offers an account of Auden's dramatic impact on the younger American poets, from Allen Ginsberg to Sylvia Plath. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136790
ISBN
9780691136790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.32

Paperback. A controversial overturning of post-colonial cultural criticism. Series: Radical Thinkers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844672134
ISBN
9781844672134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.13

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501333958
ISBN
9781501333958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.15

Paperback. Discusses the literary and artistic effects of globalisation Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 252 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AB; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223456
ISBN
9780253223456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. An intelligent and sympathetic analysis of one of the true taboos of modern life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266. A Study of Suicide. 320 pages. An intelligent and sympathetic analysis of one of the true taboos of modern life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSB; JHBZ. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight: 218.
Edition
New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747559054
ISBN
9780747559054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Translator(s): Qutbuddin, Tahera. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB; HBLC; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Edition
Translation
SKU
V9781479896530
ISBN
9781479896530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.49

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