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Hardback. An examination of the figure of Briseis, Achilles' concubine in the "Iliad", as an example of the traditional artistry enabled by the oral poetic system. It argues that Briseis' role in the "Iliad" is enormously compressed, both in relation to the "Iliad" and the tradition of the epic cycle. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522183
ISBN
9780742522183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.42

Paperback. Includes essays that focus on the tenth book of the Iliad, which has been doubted, ignored, and even scorned. This title uses approaches based on oral traditional poetics to illuminate many of the interpretive questions that literary approaches find unsolvable. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 184 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035591
ISBN
9780674035591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. Full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 212 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405896238
ISBN
9781405896238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Hardback. The creative potential is inherent in transposing classic literary texts into other genres or media (operatic, dramatic) and the responsibilities, if any, govern the transposer, audience, and critic. The practice of transposition gives rise to a creative conflict. This title features essays and reviews, linked by these themes. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 789.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843819
ISBN
9781934843819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.26

Paperback. An engaging overview of the Russian literary tradition, with a glossary and guide to further reading. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. 304 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 map. An engaging overview of the Russian literary tradition, with a glossary and guide to further reading. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight: 494.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521606523
ISBN
9780521606523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.19

Paperback. A collection of the most important plays of the 1980s and 1990s in one volume, the first in a series of anthologies celebrating landmarks of world drama. It is aimed at structuring college and university courses Series: Play Anthologies. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0001012
ISBN
9780413764904
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 5. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854592750
ISBN
9781854592750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. From one of the UK's most influential playwrights comes this fast moving kaleidoscope in which more than a hundred characters try to make sense of what they know. Debut at Royal Court Theatre, 2012. Num Pages: 77 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848422889
ISBN
9781848422889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Newest work by one of Britain's most influential playwrights. Num Pages: 44 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 66.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597441
ISBN
9781854597441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback.
Publisher
Samuel French Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
68
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780573016684
ISBN
9780573016684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.00

Paperback. This second collection of plays by Caryl Churchill includes "Objections to Sex and Violence", "Softcops", "Top Girls", "Fen" and "Serious Money". Series: Contemporary Dramatists. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413622709
ISBN
9780413622709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854590909
ISBN
9781854590909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.36

Paperback. Caryl Churchill is recognized as one of the most accomplished and uncompromising playwrights working today. This volume collects together ten of her shorter plays, written over a span of 20 years and encompassing a wide variety of subjects. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854590855
ISBN
9781854590855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. Deals with the subject of human cloning - how might a son feel to discover that he is only one of a number of identical copies? And how would the father feel confronted by these reproachful clones? Num Pages: 62 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597434
ISBN
9781854597434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. Caryl Churchill's Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, set during the English Civil War, tells the story of the men and women who went into battle for the soul of England. Passionate, moving and provocative, it speaks of the revolution we never had and the legacy it left behind. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848424852
ISBN
9781848424852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Spanning almost ten years and embracing a remarkable range of style and subject matter, this third volume of Churchill's Collected Plays, introduced by the author, contains: Icecream; Mad Forest; The Skriker; Lives of the Great Poisoners and A Mouthful of Birds (written with David Lan). Series: Collected plays. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854593429
ISBN
9781854593429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.01

Paperback. At a restaurant party thrown by Marlene of the Top Girls Employment Agency are Isabella Bird, the 19th-century traveller, Lady Nijo, courtesan to a 13th-century Japanese Emperor, Brueghel's Dull Gret, Pope Joan and Patient Griselda, wife of Chaucer's Clerk. Series: Modern Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 88.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413554802
ISBN
9780413554802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854595409
ISBN
9781854595409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848426009
ISBN
9781848426009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. A play which looks at the political costs of women rising to the top. Series: Acting Edition S. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 4. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Samuel French Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780573130137
ISBN
9780573130137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.88

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