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Paperback. * The definitive and ONLY complete translation of Sappho, by one of the world's greatest living poets Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844080816
- ISBN
- 9781844080816
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Condition: New
€ 24.72
€ 24.72
Paperback. Offers a reading of certain of Simonides' texts and aligns these with writings of the modern Romanian poet Paul Celan. Asking such questions as, What is lost when words are wasted? and Who profits when words are saved? This work reveals the two poets' striking commonalities. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691091754
- ISBN
- 9780691091754
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Bartlett, Anne Clark; Bestul, Thomas H. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DNF; DQ; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484551
- ISBN
- 9780801484551
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.64
€ 45.99
€ 40.64
Paperback. Although these women were encouraged by the democratic ideals implicit in such concepts, they were equally discouraged by lingering prejudices about their applicability to women. Num Pages: 326 pages, 8, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894015
- ISBN
- 9780801894015
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.01
€ 38.99
€ 33.01
Paperback. This anthology of primary materials-the words of American women writers on the act of authorship and their participation in the literary cultures of the nineteenth century- offers revealing insight into Hawthorne's "damned mob of scribbling women." Editor(s): Boyd, Anne E. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892752
- ISBN
- 9780801892752
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.25
€ 45.99
€ 38.25
Paperback. Although "Paradise Lost" is one of the greatest poems in the English language, it is also among the most difficult and intimidating, especially to unsophisticated readers. One of the most accessible critical studies of Paradise Lost and one frequently recommended by those teaching Milton is Anne Ferry's "Milton's Epic Voice."" Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244686
- ISBN
- 9780226244686
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
paperback. The title of a poem is often seen as no more than a convenient means of reference. But in shorter lyric poems the title can often be as long as a line of verse, and as allusive. This is a theoretical, critical, and historical exploration of the traditions for titling shorter English poems. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735179
- ISBN
- 9780804735179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Hardback. A theoretical, historical, and critical inquiry, this book looks at the assumptions anthologies are predicated on, how they are put together, the treatment of the poems in them, and the effects their presentations have on their readers. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742351
- ISBN
- 9780804742351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.76
€ 81.76
Hardback. This juxtaposition of Virginia Woolf and Christa Wolf, writers of two distinct cultures, countries and generations, focuses on the strategies the two authors share in creating their female characters. Hermann looks at each author within the social and historical conditions that produced them, employ Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231066426
- ISBN
- 9780231066426
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Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 72.77
€ 94.73
€ 72.77
Hardcover. A collection of original documentary photographs of the landscape that was integral to Tony Hillerman's writing. It also contains brief synopses of Hillerman's novels, descriptive passages from each work, the author's own comments about the sites, and narrative information on the locations pictured. Num Pages: 192 pages, 153 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 725.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harper
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061374296
- ISBN
- 9780061374296
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.35
€ 32.99
€ 28.35
hardcover. A careful re-evaluation of pastoral poetics in the early modern Hispanic literature of Spain and Latin America. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855663138
- ISBN
- 9781855663138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.17
€ 98.17
Hardback. In Poets, Players and Preachers, Anne James explores the literary responses to the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot in poetry, drama, and sermons. This book is the first full-length study of the literary repercussions of the conspiracy. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; HBLH; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649378
- ISBN
- 9781442649378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.30
€ 89.30
Hardcover. A study of 19th-century Irish authors, Edith Somerville and Martin Ross, and their literary collaboration, particularly the latter's influence on their writing and professional careers. New and in-depth archival research is used to rethink Somerville and Ross's joint authorship within the historical intellectual and literary culture. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 166 x 333 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782051923
- ISBN
- 9781782051923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. An innovative, beautifully written analysis of Mary Shelley's life and works which draws on unpublished archival material as well as Frankenstein and examines her relationship with her husband and other key personalities. Num Pages: 308 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415901475
- ISBN
- 9780415901475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.94
€ 62.94
Paperback. Contests the notion that women occupied a separate private sphere in England during the Romantic Era. This title demonstrates the various ways in which they attempted to shape British public policy and cultural behaviour in the areas of religious and governmental reform, education, philanthropy, and patterns of consumption. Series: Women of Letters S. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 figures, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213693
- ISBN
- 9780253213693
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.65
€ 18.99
€ 18.65
Hardback. This is the story of Lady Sarah Cowper, based on a diary that she kept from 1700 to 1716. She reveals not only her personal life, but also her thoughts about religion, politics, and society, weaving her own words with unattributed quotations from conduct manuals, sermons, periodicals, and other sources. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; DSB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804734189
- ISBN
- 9780804734189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69
Paperback. By considering women's voices in performance, this book provides a fresh perspective on women's 'writing'. It shows that our understanding of femininity in ancient Greece can be expanded by going beyond poetry composed by women poets like Sappho to explore girls' and women's choral songs from the archaic period. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780773534490
- ISBN
- 9780773534490
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.74
€ 40.99
€ 38.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Laskaya, Anna; Salisbury, Eve. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879288621
- ISBN
- 9781879288621
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Condition: New
€ 25.30
€ 25.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Jeppesen, Anne Marie Ejdesgaard. Num Pages: 133 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763505505
- ISBN
- 9788763505505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.36
€ 30.99
€ 22.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816672868
- ISBN
- 9780816672868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046665
- ISBN
- 9780674046665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.85
€ 31.99
€ 26.85
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292138169
- ISBN
- 9781292138169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.88
€ 11.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; DSRC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Workbook
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292138084
- ISBN
- 9781292138084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.85
€ 9.85
Paperback. Seven lectures by one of Britain's leading poets tracing the theories, fashions and beliefs of modern poets in American and Britain since the 1930s. Series: Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780373454
- ISBN
- 9781780373454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.40
€ 13.99
€ 11.40