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Paperback. A guide to the historical detail of Shakespeare's ten history plays. This text examines medieval English history according to the Tudor chroniclers who provided Shakespeare with his material; that history as understood by modern scholars; and the action of the plays themselves. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195123197
ISBN
9780195123197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.85

Paperback. Euripides' "Bakkhai" is the staple of the canon of Greek tragedy, as its structure and thematics offer exemplary models of the classic tragic elements. The plot centres around the actions of Pentheus, King of Thebes, who refused to recognize the god Dionysus or permit Thebans to worship him. Translator(s): Segal, Charles; Gibbons, Reginald. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 143.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195125986
ISBN
9780195125986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.93

Paperback. This work follows the continuum of poetic formulae in Indo-European languages, from Old Hittite to medieval Irish. The author uses the comparative method to reconstruct traditional poetic formulae of considerable complexity that stretch as far back as the original common language. Num Pages: 640 pages, 3 illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; CFF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195144130
ISBN
9780195144130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.90

Paperback. A short, brilliantly researched treatise on the what it means to be American, looking at America's paramount artists and writers, by acclaimed art historian Barbara Novak. Lavishly illustrated with color and black & white photos. Num Pages: 232 pages, 46 black and white halftone illustrations, 17 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACV; DSA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195387919
ISBN
9780195387919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.26

Paperback. Translator(s): Srivastava, Lalit M. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; FC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195696660
ISBN
9780195696660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.82

Multiple copy . This is the first complete edition of the poetry of Charles Cotton (1630-1687), one of the most interesting poets of the mid-seventeenth century, who wrote in many styles and many voices. Paul Hartle draws upon all of the available manuscripts and early printed editions, and unites the different components of Cotton's prolific output. Editor(s): Hartle, Paul. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198123507
ISBN
9780198123507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 430.25

Paperback. Escrito por un equipo de examinadores y desarrollado directamente con el IB, este es el material de apoyo mas exhaustivo para Espanol A: Literatura. Hara que sus alumnos se destaquen, porque les provee el conocimiento y las habilidades que necesitan para alcanzar el exito en el curso y en los examenes. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 4MB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198359128
ISBN
9780198359128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.27

Hardback. This study examines the way that scientists in the 16th and 17th centuries, who had not studied 'science' formally, used the tools of their literary education to formulate ideas about science and, at the same time, how the remarkableseventeenth-century scientific developments inspired non-scientific writers to make new fictions of discovery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198704805
ISBN
9780198704805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.38

Hardback. This volume - the first project of its kind in the field - collates c. 1200 biographical entries on Greek sophists and rhetors who flourished in the Roman Empire from the first to the seventh century AD. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 195 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1130.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198713401
ISBN
9780198713401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 347.03

Hardback. Walter Cohen argues that the history of European literature and of each of its standard periods can be illuminated by comparative consideration of the different literary languages within Europe, and of the relationship of European literature to world literature. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198732679
ISBN
9780198732679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.72

Hardback. Milton in Translation demonstrates the breadth of John Milton's international reception, from the seventeenth century through today. New essays by an international roster of experts explore the translation of Milton's works into twenty-three languages, in essays that are grouped geographically and, by and large, chronologically. Editor(s): Duran, Angelica; Issa, Islam; Olson, Jonathan R. Num Pages: 528 pages, With 8 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198754824
ISBN
9780198754824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.08

Hardback. In this far-reaching and provocative study, Nathan K. Hensley shows how the modern state's anguished relationship to violence pushed literary writers of the Victorian era to expand the capacities of literary form. He explores the works of some of the era's most astute thinkers, including George Eliot, Charles Dickens, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198792451
ISBN
9780198792451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.80

Hardback. Kathryn Sutherland presents an edition of the fiction manuscripts of Jane Austen: the first substantial collection of autograph writings to survive for a British novelist. Volume V contains the facsimile and facing-page transcription of Sanditon, and the appendices to the edition. Editor(s): Sutherland, Kathryn. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrated with facsimile pages of Austen's manuscript throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198794448
ISBN
9780198794448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.76

Paperback. "When Bhakkiyam falls in love with a Dalit sub-inspector, death is the only punishment that will satisfy her village panchayat. Pazhani, her father, is ordered to kill her. But how can a father murder his own daughter?"--Amazon.com. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199459520
ISBN
9780199459520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Rath, Akshaya. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; DSK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199465965
ISBN
9780199465965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 226 x 31. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199470754
ISBN
9780199470754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 visuals. BIC Classification: 1FKB; DSB; DSBH5; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199474721
ISBN
9780199474721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.48

Paperback. Translated from Odiya, Bheda is a story about caste conflicts in the Kalahandi district of Odisha. When the educated members of the Dalit community become conscious of their plight and rise up in revolt, the upper castes unite to take revenge on them and their leader. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: D; DS; FV. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199476077
ISBN
9780199476077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.15

Hardback. The first of two additional volumes of Frances Burney's journals and letters, this volume closes the gap between The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney, which covers the period 1768-1783 and the The Court Journals and Letters of Frances Burney, which covers the period 1786-1791. . Editor(s): Cooke, Stewart J. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; BJ; DSBD; DSBF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 48. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199658114
ISBN
9780199658114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 327.56

Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas is the first edited collection to discuss the presence of Greek drama across the continents and archipelagos of the Americas from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Bosher, Kathryn; Macintosh, Fiona M.; McConnell, Justine; Rankine, Patrice D. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 944 pages, 94 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 2AHA; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; DSBB; DSG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 182 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
944
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199661305
ISBN
9780199661305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 229.38

Hardback. This volume focuses on the adaptation of Greek tragedy between 1970 and 2005 in order to interrogate the relationship between tragedy and postmodernism; analysis of a range of adaptations from this period demonstrates intertextual engagements with prototype texts that have much in common with the main ideas expressed in poststructuralist thought. Series: Classical Presences. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199664115
ISBN
9780199664115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.62

hardcover. Written by a highly interdisciplinary range of contributors, New Worlds from Old Texts explores ancient Greek perceptions of space, and how they may have differed from the modern cartographic view. Editor(s): Barker, Elton; Bouzarovski, Stefan; Pelling, Christopher; Isaksen, Leif. Num Pages: 416 pages, 48 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1; HBTP; JFCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 277 x 30. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
OUP Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780199664139
ISBN
9780199664139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.88

Hardback. Kathryn Sutherland presents an edition of the fiction manuscripts of Jane Austen: the first substantial collection of autograph writings to survive for a British novelist. Volume II contains the facsimile and facing-page transcription of Volume the Second. Editor(s): Sutherland, Kathryn. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrated with facsimile pages of Austen's manuscript throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199680931
ISBN
9780199680931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 282.58

Hardback. Kathryn Sutherland presents an edition of the fiction manuscripts of Jane Austen: the first substantial collection of autograph writings to survive for a British novelist. Volume III contains the facsimiles and facing-page transcriptions of Volume the Third and Lady Susan. Editor(s): Sutherland, Kathryn. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrated with facsimile pages of Austen's manuscript throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199680948
ISBN
9780199680948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.40

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