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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods and sources employed in "doing" ancient history, as opposed to "reading" it. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405106580
ISBN
9781405106580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.63

Hardback. Brings together the important historical, legal, mythological, liturgical, and secular texts of the ancient Near East, to provide a contextual base for understanding the people, cultures, and literature of the Old Testament. This book aims to understand the likenesses and differences which existed between Israel and the surrounding cultures. Editor(s): Pritchard, James B. Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSBB; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 285 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
548
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691035031
ISBN
9780691035031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.30
€ 161.01

Paperback. Introduces readers to the ancient rhetorical tradition by investigating key questions about the origins, nature and importance of rhetoric. This book explores the role of the orator, especially the two greatest figures of the tradition, Demosthenes and Cicero. It also investigates the place of rhetoric at the center of ancient education. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235156
ISBN
9780631235156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.16

Hardcover. Introduces readers to the ancient rhetorical tradition by investigating key questions about the origins, nature and importance of rhetoric. This book explores the role of the orator, especially the two greatest figures of the tradition, Demosthenes and Cicero. It also investigates the place of rhetoric at the center of ancient education. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235149
ISBN
9780631235149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.38

Hardcover. Revives the classical strategies of ancient Greek and Roman rhetoricians and adapts them to the needs of contemporary writers and speakers. Num Pages: 416 pages, figures. BIC Classification: CFG; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pearson
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780205175482
ISBN
9780205175482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.71

Paperback. As the end of the 20th century approaches, many predict that it will mirror the 19th-century decline into decadence. The author of this text finds a closer analogy with the culture wars of France in the 1690s - a battle of the books known as the "Quarrel between the Ancients and Moderns". Num Pages: 236 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HBA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226141381
ISBN
9780226141381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.92

Hardcover. A new annotated translation of the early thirteenth century guide for women religious recluses, designed to accompany the recent and definitive Middle English text published by the Early English Text Society. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; 3H; DS; HBLC; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897754
ISBN
9780859897754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.70

Paperback. An early thirteenth-century West Midlands guide for women recluses. It reflects the 'democratization' of religious experience which was one of the outcomes of the 'Medieval Reformation'. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; 3H; DS; HBLC; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897761
ISBN
9780859897761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.00

Hardback. Editor(s): Shuttleworth, Anthony. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611481648
ISBN
9781611481648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 203 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144. 150 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 150 x 203 x 9. Weight: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Feminist Press at CUNY
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558617704
ISBN
9781558617704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.85

Paperback. First published in 1993, this work is a portrait of family life, father-son relationships and bereavement. It includes an afterword by the author. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781862079083
ISBN
9781862079083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.28

paperback. Editor(s): Donahue, William C.; Mein, Georg. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transcript Publishing Germany
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837634518
ISBN
9783837634518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.10

Hardcover. A new edition and translation of the Old English poem 'Andreas', with full introduction, notes, and glossary. Editor(s): North, Richard; Bintley, Michael D. J. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382714
ISBN
9781781382714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.70

Hardback. Cherchi offers an innovative interpretation and a close reading of selected poems. He traces the history of Proven al lyric poetry, highlighting some of the significant personalities and movements. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802005779
ISBN
9780802005779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.38

Hardback. This study provides a comprehensive and coherent account of all Andrew Marvell's poetry. Series: British and Irish Authors. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 372. Good clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002481
ISBN
9780521258197
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474312
ISBN
9781611474312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.92

The work is an interdisciplinary study of the major lyric poems of seventeenth-century British metaphysical poet Andrew Marvell. It invites Marvell readers to view the poet and some of his representative lyrics in the context of the anthropological concept of liminality and the in-between aspects of experience. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611494105
ISBN
9781611494105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: APF; DSB; JFC; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814779958
ISBN
9780814779958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.53

Hardback. James Hogg knew Sir Walter Scott well, and after Scott's death in 1832 he wrote an affectionate but frank account of their long friendship. Editor(s): Rubenstein, Jill. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 224 pages, music. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748609338
ISBN
9780748609338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.46
€ 112.72

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746311455
ISBN
9780746311455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.86

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