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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This work is designed for students who are undertaking the serious study of Plato for the first time. It aims to provide a method for engaging with the dialogues as actively as the actual participants are engaged, and discusses the significance of the dramatic and literary form of the dialogues. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSK; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038762
- ISBN
- 9780268038762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. The festival of the Panathenaia, held in Athens to celebrate the birthday of the city's goddess, was the setting for the Homeric "Iliad" and "Odyssey" by professional reciters or "rhapsodes". This text examines the testimony of Plato as an expert about the cultural legacy of these performances. Series: Center for Hellenic Studies: Colloquia S. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009639
- ISBN
- 9780674009639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Hardcover. This work brings together a group of leading experts from Canada, the United States and Europe to examine the reception of Plato's "Timaeus" throughout history, as well as its impact on major intellectual and cultural traditions. Editor(s): Reydams-Schils, Gretchen J. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038717
- ISBN
- 9780268038717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.57
€ 108.57
Paperback. This work brings together a group of leading experts from Canada, the United States and Europe to examine the reception of Plato's "Timaeus" throughout history, as well as its impact on major intellectual and cultural traditions. Editor(s): Reydams-Schils, Gretchen J. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038724
- ISBN
- 9780268038724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. Scholars of the literary aspect of Plato try to reconcile his dialogue form with the expository imperative of philosophical argument. Classicists and philosophers explain this form in terms of rhetorical devices serving didactic goals. David Schur brings literary and classical studies into debate, questioning modern views of Plato's dialogue form. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417212
- ISBN
- 9780674417212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.72
€ 25.99
€ 22.72
Hardcover. Studies the reception of Plato's dialogues as performance texts by his original audience and his readers down to late antiquity. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 354 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521871747
- ISBN
- 9780521871747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.77
€ 135.77
Hardback. This book offers both a complete history of Roman slavery and an investigation into finding and interpreting evidence of it. Slavery is a relationship of power; to study slavery we need to see the interactions of individuals. Plautus comedies could be our most reliable source for reconstructing the lives of slaves in ancient Rome. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196284
- ISBN
- 9781405196284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.77
€ 91.77
paperback. An edition with introduction and line-by-line commentary of the Roman playwright Plautus' comedy Amphitruo. Editor(s): Christenson, David M. Series Editor(s): Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 398. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 352 pages. Editor(s): Christenson, David M. An edition with introduction and line-by-line commentary of the Roman playwright Plautus' comedy Amphitruo. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 23. Weight: 424. Series Editor(s) :Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521459976
- ISBN
- 9780521459976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.56
€ 38.56
Paperback. The first English commentary on Plautus unabridged text" Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; AN; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472036424
- ISBN
- 9780472036424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.47
€ 33.47
hardcover. Analyses three important Latin American novels in an attempt to redefine the nature of the picaresque, especially in regard to the roles of spontaneous play and carnivalesque laughter. Series: University of Toronto Romance Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802047045
- ISBN
- 9780802047045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Open Gate Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871871470
- ISBN
- 9781871871470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.42
€ 17.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Graded exercises introduce the reader to the history and techniques of commedia, originating in mid-16th century Italy. Topics covered include: the commedia masks; mime and movement games; using face masks; and creating the roles. Illustrations demonstrate posture, gesture, costume and masks. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ANC; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854594662
- ISBN
- 9781854594662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.59
€ 23.99
€ 20.59
Hardcover. A fascinating look at how the Bible has inspired Broadway plays and musicals, from"Ben-Hur"to"Jesus Christ Superstar"" Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AN; DSBH; DSG; HRCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072927
- ISBN
- 9780472072927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.68
€ 95.68
Hardback. Offers an interpretation of politics and identity in Ovid's epic poem of transformations, "The Metamorphoses". Examining the emphatically fictional character of the poem, this book argues that Ovid uses the problem of fiction in the text to redefine the power of poetry in Augustan Rome. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138145
- ISBN
- 9780691138145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.80€ 59.46
€ 76.80
€ 59.46
Hardcover. Morrison discusses the effect that living in a historically racialized society has had on American writing in the 19th and 20th centuries. She argues that race has become a metaphor, a way of referring to forces, events and forms of social decay, economic division and human panic. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; 3JH; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674673779
- ISBN
- 9780674673779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.99
€ 41.99
€ 34.99
Paperback. A classic work for actors and students on understanding and playing Shakespeare. In the first half of the book, Barton attempts an objective analysis of how Shakespeare's text actually works; in the second half he concentrates on the more subjective areas such as irony and ambiguity, passion and coolness. Series: Performance Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: ANC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Pap/DVDReissued Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713687736
- ISBN
- 9780713687736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.04
€ 37.99
€ 32.04
Paperback. This study explores the influential literary texts of the archaic and classical periods ranging from epic and didactic poetry to the theatrical productions of tragedy and comedy in 5th-century Athens. The workings of gender as a factor in Greek social, religious and cultural practices are explored. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226979229
- ISBN
- 9780226979229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691613260
- ISBN
- 9780691613260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.07€ 46.81
€ 59.07
€ 46.81
Paperback. Getting a play written and produced is a daunting process. From creating story ideas, formatting the script, to marketing and financing your project, and incorporating professional insights on writing, there are plenty of ins and outs that every aspiring playwright needs to know. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 188 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118017227
- ISBN
- 9781118017227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.38
€ 25.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. A classic guide to dramatic writing now revised and expanded for a new generation of playwrights and screenwriters Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AN; CBV; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300107241
- ISBN
- 9780300107241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.82
€ 30.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. Through the concept of contamination, this title highlights various ways that one text may invade another, carrying with it a residue of potential meaning. Focusing on written works, this text features the scope ranging widely over music, politics, art, science, philosophy, religion, and social studies. Series: Textual Cultures: Theory and Praxis. Num Pages: 385 pages, 40 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222169
- ISBN
- 9780253222169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Tulika Print Communication Services India
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788185229836
- ISBN
- 9788185229836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.86
€ 24.99
€ 18.86
Hardback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AGR; DSB; DSGS; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177825
- ISBN
- 9780231177825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. Have the terrorist attacks of September 11 shifted the moral coordinates of contemporary fiction? Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803240384
- ISBN
- 9780803240384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45