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Paperback. Thomas Carlyle's "On Heroes, Hero Worship, and the Heroic in History" considers how heroes are created and conveys his ideas on the importance of heroic leadership. In six reevaluative essays, the authors argue that Carlyle's concept of heroism actually repudiates its own authoritarian roots and stresses the hero's spiritual dimension. Editor(s): Sorensen, David R.; Kinser, Brent E. Series: Rethinking the Western Tradition. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300148602
ISBN
9780300148602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. The untold story of Ireland's role, from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1x8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340637876
ISBN
9780340637876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Hardback. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812231441
ISBN
9780812231441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.82

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642925
ISBN
9780691642925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.09

Hardcover. A book on Virginia Woolf that contends psychobiography has much to gain from a closer engagement with science. It demonstrates how Woolf used her illness intelligently and creatively in her theories of fiction, of mental functioning, and of self structure. Num Pages: 362 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 513.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520072800
ISBN
9780520072800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.77
€ 49.44

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 42. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375751479
ISBN
9780375751479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 2ACSC; DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772895703
ISBN
9788772895703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.28

Paperback. "Berlin's Culturescape in the Twentieth Century" reflects the many facets of Berlin's unique development as a cultural metropolis. At the centre of this compilation of essays is the notion of culturescape as a concept that describes the cultural expressions and identities that occur within a given urban space. Editor(s): Bredohl, Thomas; Zimmermann, Michael. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772243
ISBN
9780889772243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.29

Paperback / so. Two plays by one of the top ten playwrights to watch and Best Provocative Playwright by the Village Voice. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
PAJ Publications,U.S. United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555541507
ISBN
9781555541507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.87

Hardback. "Commissioning organisation: Thomas Bodkin ~ 6 p. 21 cm. Good, clean and tight copy. OCLC: 54676988".
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1947
SKU
KHS0019544
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 75.00

Paperback. This is a full-length study of Zeami Motokiyo (1363-1443), generally recognized as the greatest playwright of Japan's classical Noh theatre. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5766 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726771
ISBN
9780804726771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Series: Reformations: Medieval and Early Modern. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022396
ISBN
9780268022396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.22

Paperback. Translator(s): Waugh, Peter. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Three Rooms Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941110232
ISBN
9781941110232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. Bringing together Thomas Bernhard's second and third books of poetry, this collection contains short, untitled lyrics presenting his early explorations of themes that would continue to preoccupy him in his novels, plays, and other writings - especially his intense ambivalence toward the land and people of Austria and their then-recent Nazi past. Translator(s): Reidel, James. Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126425
ISBN
9780691126425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. Born in 1931, the illegitimate child of an abandoned mother, Thomas Bernhard was brought up by an eccentric grandmother and adored grandfather. He ran away from home at 15 and at 18, was put in a hospital ward for the old and terminally ill when he caught pneumonia. This volume tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099442530
ISBN
9780099442530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Sentient Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591810025
ISBN
9781591810025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

paperback. Presents reflections on Christianity that forges a synthesis of ancient philosophy and medieval theology. This title contains influential statements of fundamental Christian doctrine, as well as observations on topics such as political science, anti-Semitism and heresy. Editor(s): McInerny, Ralph. Translator(s): McInerny, Ralph. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBB; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140436327
ISBN
9780140436327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.73

Paperback. Examines several aspects of Johnson's career through fresh perspectives and original interpretations. Editor(s): Horrocks, Thomas A.; Weinbrot, Howard D. Series: Harvard Library Bulletin. Num Pages: 140 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HPCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780981885841
ISBN
9780981885841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.85

Hardcover. Stephen Crane was a prodigious American author whose bohemian ways seemed to contradict his conscientious upbringing. Drawing on documents by Crane's father, mother and sister, this text shows how their vitality and versatility galvanized Crane's imagination and spurred his literary career. Num Pages: 352 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629016
ISBN
9780815629016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.78

Paperback. By looking at the ways in which cultures in Northern Europe interpret lyric songs, this work illuminates both commonalities of interpretive practice and unique features of their musical traditions. It draws on sets of lyric songs from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland to explore the question of meaning in folklore. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 181 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268025892
ISBN
9780268025892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

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