Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Catullus is one of the liveliest and most appealing Roman poets. His emotion, charm, and apparent spontaneity resonate with readers as strongly today as in antiquity. This sophisticated literary and historical introduction brings Catullus to life for the modern reader and presents his poetry in all its variety of emotions, subjects, and styles. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118255353
- ISBN
- 9781118255353
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Condition: New
€ 42.15
€ 42.15
Paperback. This text argues that Catullus challenges us to think about the nature of lyric in new ways. It shows how Catullus's poetry reflects the conditions of its own consumption as it explores the terms and possibilities of the poet's license. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 319 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221567
- ISBN
- 9780520221567
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.26
€ 38.99
€ 28.26
Paperback. These three works exemplify the Roman historian Sallust's condemnation of the excesses of the late Republic. In the conspiracy of Catiline and the war against Jugurtha he sees moral and political corruption and the tragedy of civil strife. This new translation captures Sallust's distinctive style and considers his work as history and literature. Translator(s): Batstone, William W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192823458
- ISBN
- 9780192823458
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611490749
- ISBN
- 9781611490749
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Condition: New
€ 128.92
€ 128.92
Paperback. Tracing the history of the Catholic-authored novel in nineteenth-century Ireland, this work offers a tour of Ireland's literary landscape from its early origins during the Catholic political resurgence of the 1820s to the transformative zenith brought on by James Joyce's "Ulysses" in 1922. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HRCC7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631750
- ISBN
- 9780815631750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.91
€ 29.91
Hardcover. Tracing the history of the Catholic-authored novel in nineteenth-century Ireland, this work offers a tour of Ireland's literary landscape from its early origins during the Catholic political resurgence of the 1820s to the transformative zenith brought on by James Joyce's "Ulysses" in 1922. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, bibiography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HRCC7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631200
- ISBN
- 9780815631200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.43
€ 55.43
Paperback. Volume of essays, selected from the 2007 International Cather Seminar, exploring the geographic locations and cultures that informed Cather's writing Editor(s): Palleau-Papin, Francoise; Murphy, John J.; Palleau, Francoise; Thacker, Robert. Series: Cather Studies. Num Pages: 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803230255
- ISBN
- 9780803230255
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.32
€ 42.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. Explores Willa Cather's iconic status and its problems within popular and literary culture. This work states that not only are Cather's own life and work subject to enshrinement, but as a writer, she herself often returned to the motifs of canonization and to the complex relationship between the onlooker and the idealized object. Editor(s): Reynolds, Guy J. Series: Cather Studies. Num Pages: 366 pages, 2 photographs, index. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803260115
- ISBN
- 9780803260115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.59
€ 44.59
Hardback. The metaphor of the Church as a 'body' has shaped Catholic thinking since the Second Vatican Council. This book studies a cohort of Catholic authors whose art takes seriously the themes of the Council: from novelists such as Mary Gordon, Ron Hansen, Louise Erdrich, and J F Powers to poets such as Annie Dillard, Mary Karr and Lucia Perillo. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230600
- ISBN
- 9780823230600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Paperback. Each title in the "York Notes" series offers an approach to English literature that should help students achieve a better grade. This book provides detailed summaries and commentaries, advice, facts and an extended resources section on "The Catcher in the Rye". Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHT; DSK; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Pearson York Notes
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582772724
- ISBN
- 9780582772724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.31
€ 9.31
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791096178
- ISBN
- 9780791096178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Hardcover. Essays examining representations of disaster in German and international contexts, exploring the nexus between disruption and recovery through narrative from the eighteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Gerstenberger, Katharina; Nusser, Tanja. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571139016
- ISBN
- 9781571139016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the dom Edmond Obrecht Collection of G...
Steuer, Susan; Elder, E. Rozanne
Hardback. Series: MIP Monastic Life. Num Pages: 229 pages, 8 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; DSBB; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 269 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580442220
- ISBN
- 9781580442220
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Condition: New
€ 66.25
€ 66.25
Hardcover. Editor(s): Christiansen, Thomas; Ryholt, Kim. Num Pages: 156 pages, 106 colour plates. BIC Classification: 2CXG; DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 380 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763543743
- ISBN
- 9788763543743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.73€ 76.16
€ 93.73
€ 76.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611481730
- ISBN
- 9781611481730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.55
€ 116.55
Paperback. With detailed analysis of the text, discussions on themes, historical backgrounds and author biographies, York Notes offers students the best insight into the world of English Literature. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UA) A / AS level; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405861816
- ISBN
- 9781405861816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. 'Big Daddy' Pollitt, the richest cotton planter in the Mississippi Delta, is about to celebrate his sixty-fifth birthday. His two sons have returned home for the occasion: Gooper, his wife and children, Brick, an ageing football hero who has turned to drink, and his feisty wife Maggie. This is a portrayal of family tensions. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141190280
- ISBN
- 9780141190280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Hardback. Essays exploring medieval castration, as reflected in archaeology, law, historical record, and literary motifs. Editor(s): Tracy, Larissa. Num Pages: 365 pages, 5, 5 black & white illustrations, 5 black and white. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843511
- ISBN
- 9781843843511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.63
€ 132.63
Tells the story of three generations of the Rackrent family from the perspective of their servant, Thady Quirk, during the middle of the eighteenth century in Ireland. Editor(s): Howard, Susan Kubica. Num Pages: 984 pages, map. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 4. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 87
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208780
- ISBN
- 9780872208780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. Tells the story of three generations of the Rackrent family from the perspective of their servant, Thady Quirk, during the middle of the eighteenth century in Ireland. This book contains annotations, an introduction and a bibliography. Editor(s): Howard, Susan Kubica. Num Pages: 984 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; FC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 87
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208773
- ISBN
- 9780872208773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.28
€ 18.99
€ 15.28
Paperback. "Exuberant .. elegantly conjures an evocative group dynamic." -Sam Roberts, New York Times Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353532
- ISBN
- 9780393353532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.77
€ 19.99
€ 18.77
Hardcover. The professional and personal lives of the pioneers of an enduring magazine. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393240030
- ISBN
- 9780393240030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.58
€ 30.99
€ 25.58
Hardcover. The comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences c. 205--184BCE, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Moliere to modern times. Twenty-one of his plays are extant. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996786
- ISBN
- 9780674996786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.62
€ 33.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. This casebook presents representative texts from Roman legal sources that introduce the basic problems arising in Roman families, including marriage and divorce, the pattern of authority within households, the transmission of property between generations, and the supervision of orphans. Series: American Philological Association Classical Resources Series. Num Pages: 532 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DSBB; HBTB; LAFR; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195161861
- ISBN
- 9780195161861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.13
€ 108.13