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hardcover. Aristophanes' comedies are famous for their comic characters and earthy humour. But they are also highly topical, with many contemporary political allusions easily missed today. This book provides students with a long needed accessible and essential introductory guide to the plays, focusing particularly on information about the Athens of the day. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198721581
- ISBN
- 9780198721581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.92
€ 45.92
hardcover. Aeschylus: Agamemnon Volume II: Commentary 1-1055 Editor(s): Fraenkel, Eduard. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 881.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199271719
- ISBN
- 9780199271719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.86
€ 103.86
Hardback. This volume brings together some of the influential work to be published on the Epistles of Pliny the Younger. Covering historical, (auto)biographical, and literary aspects of the Epistles and their reception, the articles offer a wide and representative range of approaches to Pliny. Editor(s): Gibson, Roy; Whitton, Christopher. Series: Oxford Readings in Classical Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199545940
- ISBN
- 9780199545940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.41
€ 167.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Archard, Cary. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854115072
- ISBN
- 9781854115072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.96
€ 19.99
€ 15.96
paperback. American Poet Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) was educated in the classics from an early age and published his first book of poetry in 1912. This book includes essays that attempts to illustrate the art and complexity of Jeffers, while presenting insights into his work and its perception among his contemporaries. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823215669
- ISBN
- 9780823215669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
paperback. The scope of The Forged Feature is two-fold: to bring together a representative selection of critical essays bearing on Belitt's interests as poet, critic, teacher, and translator; and to furnish an on-going review of his concern with the encoding of languages and the exigencies of their imaginative retrieval. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823216048
- ISBN
- 9780823216048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
paperback. In bold, dazzling prose, Flynn tells the story of two lives and the trajectory that led him and his father into a homeless shelter, onto Boston's streets, and finally to each other. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Faber And Faber Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571214082
- ISBN
- 9780571214082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.59
€ 12.99
€ 10.59
paperback. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as provide a passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets of our literature. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 121 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571234912
- ISBN
- 9780571234912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 8.66
€ 11.99
€ 8.66
hardcover. Having separated from his wife Vivien in 1933, he is anxious to avoid running into her; but she refuses to comprehend that her husband has chosen to leave her and stalks him across literary society, leading to his place of work at the offices of Faber & Faber. This book features letters from author that deals with his life and career. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571316366
- ISBN
- 9780571316366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.99€ 39.73
€ 58.99
€ 39.73
Paperback. A Nobel laureate reflects upon poetry's testimony to the events of our tumultuous time. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674953833
- ISBN
- 9780674953833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.82
€ 35.99
€ 30.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Keenan, Celia; Thompson, Mary Shine. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Four Courts Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851828777
- ISBN
- 9781851828777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.88
€ 33.99
€ 22.88
paperback. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253017871
- ISBN
- 9780253017871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pages black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. 333pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712697552
- ISBN
- 9780712697552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.82
€ 16.99
€ 13.82
hardcover. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- information as material
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781907468087
- ISBN
- 9781907468087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.97
€ 19.99
€ 12.97
paperback. At the turn of the 20th century, Jewish families scattered by migration could stay in touch only through letters. Jews in the Russian Empire and America wrote business letters, romantic letters, and emotionally intense family letters. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012036
- ISBN
- 9780253012036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
hardcover. The classical prose essay (ku-wen) of the Tang and Sung dynasties is one of the major Chinese literary genres. This study of Ku-wen in English focuses on writers Han Y and Liu Tsung-yan of the Tang, and Ouyang Hsiu and Su Shih of the Sung. Num Pages: 252 pages, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDC; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714099
- ISBN
- 9780804714099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69
hardcover. This volume presents a broad range of writings on literature from the period of the inception of literary modernity in China. Editor(s): Denton, Kirk A. Num Pages: 572 pages, reference material. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 979.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 572
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725583
- ISBN
- 9780804725583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.53
€ 233.53
hardcover. Centered around the figures of Hu Feng, a leftist literary theorist who promoted "subjectivism," and his disciple Lu Ling, known for his psychological fiction, this study explores theoretical and fictional responses to the problematic of self at the heart of the experience of modernity in 20th-century China. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731287
- ISBN
- 9780804731287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.82
€ 96.82
Paperback. Examines the representation and staging of chance in literature through the work of the French writer Georges Perec. This book explores the ways in which Perec's texts exploit the possibilities of chance, by both tapping into its creative potential and controlling its operation. Series Editor(s): Perloff, Marjorie; Rumold, Rainer. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810125315
- ISBN
- 9780810125315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.07
€ 50.07
paperback. Part of the "Barnes & Noble Shakespeare" series, this title brings us the feisty Katherina (the 'Shrew' of the title) and her peers. It addresses issues of cruelty and gender relations. Editor(s): Radel, Nicholas F. Series: Barnes & Noble Shakespeare. Num Pages: 344 pages, b/w throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 148. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Spark Notes United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411400412
- ISBN
- 9781411400412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.11
€ 10.99
€ 10.11
paperback. Beautifully illustrated, The Authentic Shakespeare is about how the modern constructs the past, how the texts that were performed on the Elizabethan stage became the books and editions that are, for our time, Renaissance drama. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 line drawings, 75 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415912136
- ISBN
- 9780415912136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.28
€ 53.28
Hardcover. In Robert Southey, Andrews argues that Robert Southey's denunciation of global Catholicism is essential to understanding his life, works, and times. On this issue, Southey was absolutely consistent in all his work and the Poet Laureate's partisan rhetoric reveals much about the religious culture of this stormy period in England. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 270 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115132
- ISBN
- 9780230115132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Paperback. Explores the 19th century's fascination with Dutch painting, as well as its doubts about an art that had long challenged traditional values. This book shows how persistent tensions between high theory and low genre shaped criticism of novels and pictures alike. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 color plates. 55 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 2AB; 2ADF; ACQ; AFC; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143231
- ISBN
- 9780691143231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.10
€ 42.99
€ 31.10
The Novel and the Obscene challenges our vision of early twentieth-century America as sexually progressive by identifying a resonant silence at the heart of the modernist American novel-a narrative mode that renders censorship symbolic at the very moment of its legal demise. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751872
- ISBN
- 9780804751872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95