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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. The Iliad tells the story of Greek warrior Achilles' great anger and the tragic death of Hector during the Trojan War, encapsulating the brutality of war. Its epic sweep has gripped generations of readers, and this new translation is elegant and accurate, respecting the original line numbers, and accompanied by authoritative editorial matter. Translator(s): Verity, Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199645213
ISBN
9780199645213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Hardcover. Homer Vol. I. Iliad (Books I-XII) Editor(s): Allen, T. W. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1920
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145288
ISBN
9780198145288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.82

Paperback. 'Book Nine' is the turning point in the plot of the 'Iliad' and the tragedy of 'Achilles'. In this book, Jasper Griffin provides an informative introduction, text, and commentary for students, discussing the problems and the achievements of this particularly rich and rewarding part of the poem. All quotations in the commentary are translated. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198141303
ISBN
9780198141303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.96

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472532480
ISBN
9781472532480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Stanley Lombardo's translation of Homer's classic work aims to offer the distinctive speed and clarity of his other translations. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co.
Number of pages
478
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204843
ISBN
9780872204843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.00

Hardback. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 544.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780141192444
ISBN
9780141192444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. The Second Edition of this Norton Critical Edition continues to be based on Albert Cook's translation, widely acclaimed for its poetic phrasing and linguistic accuracy. Editor(s): Cook, Albert. Translator(s): Cook, Albert. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, map, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393964059
ISBN
9780393964059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. Presents the text of Chapman's translation of the "Odyssey" (1614-15), making only a small number of modifications to punctuation and wording where they might confuse the modern reader. This book also examines Chapman's "fine touch" in translating "the warm and human sense of comedy" in the "Odyssey". Editor(s): Nicoll, Allardyce. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048918
ISBN
9780691048918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.49

mass_market. Takes us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. This title features stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Condition
New
SKU
9780141398617
ISBN
9780141398617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Series: Critical Authors and Issues. Num Pages: 244 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216035
ISBN
9780812216035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Homi Bhabha is one of that small group occupying the front ranks of cultural theoretical thought. Any serious discussion of post-colonial/postmodern scholarship is inconceivable without referencing Mr. Bhabha. - Toni Morrison Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415336390
ISBN
9780415336390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. The three short fictions in this unique collection, Sarrasine, The Unknown Masterpiece, and The Girl with the Golden Eyes, deal with the relationship between artistic ideals and sexual desires. They show Balzac's mastery of the seductions of storytelling, and are among the 19th century's richest explorations of life and art. Translator(s): Collier, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199571284
ISBN
9780199571284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. A young man, in despair over gambling debts, buys a magical animal skin that grants his every wish but hastens its owner's death in the process. Balzac's compelling tale is here presented in an exuberant new translation, with an illuminating introduction and notes. Translator(s): Constantine, Helen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199579501
ISBN
9780199579501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Translator(s): Svarlien, John. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603848442
ISBN
9781603848442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.13

Hardback. The Book of "Esther" in Slavonic translation is known from East Slavic manuscripts of the late-14th to the late-16th centuries. Working from the Masoretic Hebrew texts and Greek translations, this work examines textological clues to the circumstances of its translation, sources and redactions. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRCG9. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916458805
ISBN
9780916458805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.13

Paperback. This is the first volume of a three-volume historical and literary commentary on the eight books of Thucydides, the great fifth-century BC historian of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. All Greek is translated, to that the work is accessible to those with little or no knowledge of the ancient language. Num Pages: 560 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198150992
ISBN
9780198150992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 236.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 631 pages, Illustrations, facsims., maps, ports. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 181 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
631
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772895055
ISBN
9788772895055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.73
€ 68.64

Paperback. This collection of major essays spans Hortense Spiller's work from the early 1980s, in which she pioneered a broadly poststructuralist approach to African American literature. Num Pages: 584 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226769806
ISBN
9780226769806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.34

Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016552
ISBN
9780674016552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.20

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604855
ISBN
9780691604855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139656
ISBN
9780231139656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK; HPN; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472595423
ISBN
9781472595423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; G; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589880795
ISBN
9781589880795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 191 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821412312
ISBN
9780821412312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.07

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