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Paperback. This is Hughes's version of "Alcestis" - the story of a king, Admetus, who is able to escape death because his wife, Alcestis, has volunteered to die in his place. It is a tragedy about being beckoned to die, and also a story of death defeated. Translator(s): Hughes, Ted. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571205806
- ISBN
- 9780571205806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.57
€ 15.99
€ 11.57
paperback. A book of poems for adults. It combines a deep engagement with history, mythology and the natural world to forge a work of impressive and unsettling force. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber Poetry England
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571099153
- ISBN
- 9780571099153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. An adaptation by the Poet Laureate of Racine's play of the same name. Phedre burns with passion for Hippolytus, her stepson. His father, Theseus, is made to believe that it is Hippolytus who is lusting after Phedre, and begs Neptune to kill his son, which he does before discovering the truth. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571196050
- ISBN
- 9780571196050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.57
€ 15.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Hughes's version of the classic Greek tragedies AGAMEMNON, THE CHEOPHORI and THE EUMENIDES. The plays are concerned with the aftermath of the Trojan War as it affects the accursed royal house of Atreus. Follows a single course from the domestic discord to the divine intervention and reconciliation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFP; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571179961
- ISBN
- 9780571179961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Hardcover. Offers a selection from the author's numerous translations, together with (versions of Paul Eluard, or of Yves Bonnefoy), and excerpts from essays and letters. This title selects his versions from a variety of ancient texts - "The Tibetan Book of the Dead", "Aeschylus", "Euripides", "Ovid", "Seneca" and "Racine". Editor(s): Weissbort, Daniel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571221400
- ISBN
- 9780571221400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.45
€ 26.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. The third of four volumes of animal poems for children and adults which Ted Hughes has himself arranged in a sequence of increasing complexity. Each volume is available separately, for different age-groups, and they are also available as a boxed set. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 200 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Faber Children's Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571176267
- ISBN
- 9780571176267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.75
€ 8.99
€ 7.75
Paperback. In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. The editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets in our literature - in this volume, Emily Dickinson poems. Editor(s): Hughes, Ted. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 121 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main - Poet to Poet
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571223435
- ISBN
- 9780571223435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Winner of the Whitbread Prize for Poetry, this book continued the project of recreation with 24 passages, including the stories of Phaeton, Actaeon, Echo and Narcissus, Procne, Midas and Pyramus and Thisbe. Translator(s): Hughes, Ted. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571191031
- ISBN
- 9780571191031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 63 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 131 x 6. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- Reprint of 1970 edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571092468
- ISBN
- 9780571092468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Explores various themes such as 'Capturing Animals', 'Wind and Weather' and 'Writing about People'. This book encourages children to think and write for themselves via a discussion of the poems. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571233809
- ISBN
- 9780571233809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Celebrates fluvial landscapes, their creatures and their regenerative powers. This title features the poems that chronicle of change over the course of the seasons. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571278756
- ISBN
- 9780571278756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. In 1984, Ted Hughes author of "Lupercal" and "Crow", was made Poet Laureate. This collection of five poems were written after his appointment and include depictions of events such as the birth of Prince Harry and the Queen's 60th birthday as examples of his vision of royalty and nationhood. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144. 8vo. good copy in original wrappers.Poetry.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KEX0277727
- ISBN
- 9780571167135
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Paperback. An adaptation of Ted Hughes's "Tales from Ovid" for the stage. Tim Supple is Artistic Director of the Young Vic. He has already adapted Grimm and Rushdie, and worked with Hughes on "Spring Awakening" and "Blood Wedding". Translator(s): Hughes, Ted. Num Pages: 144 pages, map. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571202256
- ISBN
- 9780571202256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.57
€ 15.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Features a collection of poems on the themes of competition and the struggle for survival. This title includes poems, such as: 'The Jaguar', 'The Thought-Fox' and 'Wind'. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main - Faber Modern Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571322817
- ISBN
- 9780571322817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The Calder valley, west of Halifax, was the last ditch of Elmet, the last British Celtic kingdom to fall to the Angles. For centuries it was considered a more or less uninhabitable wilderness, a notorious refuge for criminals, a hide-out for refugees. This title celebrates this area where the author spent his early childhood. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 196 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571278763
- ISBN
- 9780571278763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. A collection of prose pieces by the Poet Laureate, on literary matters and on writers as diverse as Emily Dickinson, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Walter de la Mare, T.S. Eliot, Wilfred Owen and Sylvia Plath. Hughes also expresses concerns about education, the environment, and the arts in general. Num Pages: 480 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 35. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571174263
- ISBN
- 9780571174263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.45
€ 26.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. A reprinted selection of the earliest work of Ted Hughes and Thom Gunn which should be valuable as a historical document. It shows certain shared features and also serves to demonstrate, with the benefit of hindsight, how distinct these two talents were from the outset. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 185 x 121 x 4. Weight in Grams: 72.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571130948
- ISBN
- 9780571130948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99
€ 6.99
Paperback. What has happened to the lost art of memorising poems? Why do we no longer feel that it is necessary to know the most enduring, beautiful poems in the English language 'by heart'? The author explains how we can overcome the problem by using a memory system that becomes easier the more frequently it is practised. Editor(s): Hughes, Ted. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571278749
- ISBN
- 9780571278749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Brings together the vast canon of Ted Hughes' poetry. This collection spans fifty years of work, from Hawk in the Rain to the best-selling Birthday Letters. It also includes the complete texts of such seminal publications as Crow and Tales from Ovid as well as those children's poems that Hughes felt crossed over into adult poetry. Editor(s): Keegan, Paul. Num Pages: 1376 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1516.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 1376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571227907
- ISBN
- 9780571227907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.57
€ 52.99
€ 37.57
Paperback. A selection of work by the former Poet Laureate ranging from "The Hawk in the Rain" to "Rain-Charm for the Duchy", as well as uncollected poems from each decade of his working life. Hughes also included a group of new poems, some of which appeared later in "Birthday Letters". Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571173785
- ISBN
- 9780571173785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.19
€ 23.99
€ 16.19
Paperback. Part of the "Devon" farming sequence, with an introduction sketching in the background. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571231805
- ISBN
- 9780571231805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Hardback. Shortly after the third edition of "Leaves of Grass" was published in 1860, Walt Whitman seemed to drop off the literary map, only to emerge two and a half years later. This work reconstructs the forgotten years of Whitman through letters and manuscripts, as well as mapping his associations through newspapers and magazines in which he published. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259065
- ISBN
- 9780520259065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45
Hardback. Through formal analysis of subjection, address, and narration in canonical and penny literatures, this book reveals the mutual forces of concern and consumption that afflict objects of a weird cultural history of bloody London across the long 19th century. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC; JFFZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474424714
- ISBN
- 9781474424714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.63€ 103.50
€ 107.63
€ 103.50
Paperback. Argues that the ability to imagine oneself as another person is an indispensable human capacity - as essential to moral awareness as it is to literary appreciation - and that this talent for identification is the same as the talent for metaphor. This title offers an original meditation on the necessity of imagination to moral and aesthetic life. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154466
- ISBN
- 9780691154466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43