Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Offers translations of Chekhov's major plays and one-acts along with an introduction focused on the plays' power to elicit the widely divergent of responses, the life of the playwright in its historical and aesthetic contexts, suggestions for reading the plays 'under a microscope', and notes designed to bring Chekhov's world into focus. Translator(s): Carnicke, Sharon Marie. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209985
- ISBN
- 9780872209985
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.33
€ 47.99
€ 34.33
Includes ten speeches that illustrate Cicero's entire career and exemplify the major contexts for his oratory: before the senate, the people, and the courts. This title illuminates the major political crises of Cicero's time and offers portraits of many of the major political figures. Translator(s): Zetzel, James E. G. Num Pages: 376 pages, b/w maps. BIC Classification: DB; DNS; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209909
- ISBN
- 9780872209909
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 42.14
€ 53.46
€ 42.14
Features a modernised text of Marlowe's play with annotation on the page, a comprehensive introduction, and related texts, including selections from Machiavelli's "Prince", Gentillet's "Anti-Machiavel", and Bacon's "The Advancement of Learning". Editor(s): Lynch, Stephen J. Num Pages: 144 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209671
- ISBN
- 9780872209671
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
A collection of plays that focuses on three playwrights' - Peter Meineck, Cecelia Eaton Luschnig, and Paul Woodruff - treatment of the same events in the House of Atreus. It is suitable for those interested in Greek literature, theater history, or mythology. Translator(s): Meineck, Peter; Luschnig, Cecilia Eaton; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209657
- ISBN
- 9780872209657
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.22
€ 48.99
€ 35.22
A fully annotated edition of the most dramatic part of the most famous story of the Arthurian legend. It is presented with the original spelling to bring it as close as possible to the medieval original. Editor(s): Malory, Sir Thomas. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209473
- ISBN
- 9780872209473
Condition: New
€ 51.09€ 40.41
€ 51.09
€ 40.41
Memorialises the epic Philadelphia Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793 and connects it to the upheavals of the revolutionary era and the murderous financial networks of Atlantic slavery. This work offers selections from key contemporary texts. Editor(s): Barnard, Philip; Shapiro, Stephen. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209220
- ISBN
- 9780872209220
Condition: New
€ 68.91€ 53.41
€ 68.91
€ 53.41
An abridgement of Stanley Lombardo's translation of the "Odyssey", this book offers more than half of the epic, including all of its best-known episodes and finest poetry, while providing concise summaries for omitted books and passages. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209008
- ISBN
- 9780872209008
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.74
€ 44.99
€ 31.74
Using alliteration and assonance, rhythm and rhyme, the occasional archaism, the rare neologism, and devices of punctuation and typography, this book is a translation of the original Latin. It contains a general Introduction and includes index, bibliography, and maps. Translator(s): Relihan, Joel C. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208889
- ISBN
- 9780872208889
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.81
€ 52.99
€ 37.81
Offers a broad selection of Middle English poetry from about 1200 to 1500 CE, including more than 150 secular and religious lyrics and nine complete or extracted longer works, all translated into Modern English verse. Editor(s): Glaser, Joseph. Translator(s): Glaser, Joseph. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208803
- ISBN
- 9780872208803
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.68
€ 53.99
€ 38.68
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
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
Along with a fresh translation of Azuela's classic novel, this volume offers an introduction setting the work in its historical, literary, and political contexts. Related texts include contemporary reviews of Azuela's work, excerpts from John Reed's "Insurgent Mexico", and selections from Azuela's correspondence. Translator(s): Pellon, Gustavo. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208353
- ISBN
- 9780872208353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Aiming in his translation for an English haunted and affected by the strangeness of the original, David Constantine offers a wealth of Heinrich von Kleist's key writings in this collection, the most ambitious of its kind. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207448
- ISBN
- 9780872207448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.03€ 44.74
€ 57.03
€ 44.74
Translator(s): Ruden, Sarah. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207264
- ISBN
- 9780872207264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.22
€ 48.99
€ 35.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2H; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206984
- ISBN
- 9780872206984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.84€ 43.87
€ 55.84
€ 43.87
Covers the narrative drive, literary innovations, and social commentary that established Lazardi's comic masterpiece as the "Don Quixote" of Latin America. Translator(s): Frye, David. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 6. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206717
- ISBN
- 9780872206717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.94
€ 51.99
€ 36.94
Paperback. Presenting an abridgement of the author's 2004 translation of "The Mangy Parrot", this title aims to captures the narrative drive, literary innovations, and biting social commentary. Translator(s): Frye, David. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Abridged ed
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206700
- ISBN
- 9780872206700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 17.02
€ 19.00
€ 17.02
Translator(s): Chew, Kristina. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206106
- ISBN
- 9780872206106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.94
€ 51.99
€ 36.94
Presents a Sappho by a master poet and translator that treats the fragments as aesthetic wholes, complete in their fragmentariness, and which is also, as the translator puts it: 'ever mindful of performative qualities, quality of voice, changes of voice.. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 68
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205925
- ISBN
- 9780872205925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Editor(s): Resek, Carl. Translator(s): Resek, Carl. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205017
- ISBN
- 9780872205017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.61
€ 45.99
€ 32.61