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Paperback. Public spectacle formed a crucial component of the language of power in ancient Rome. This text presents a description of Rome's early history, by the historian Livy (16 BCE-17 CE). He presents his account of the growth of the Roman state itself as a visual monument and public spectacle. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210271
- ISBN
- 9780520210271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. Offers a collection of formal poems and measured free verse unified by its investigation of our poetic, mythic, and scientific fascination with birds of prey: hawks, eagles, owls, vultures, and falcons. Drawing on his own experience working at a raptor rehabilitation center, the author shows these killing birds to be mirrors for humanity. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226240398
- ISBN
- 9780226240398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.36
€ 24.99
€ 20.36
Jones revises our understanding of modern China by tracing the ways that evolutionary works developed into a form of vernacular knowledge in modern Chinese literature. From children's primers to print culture, from fairy tales to filmmaking, his analysis offers an innovative and interdisciplinary angle of vision on China's cultural evolution. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047952
- ISBN
- 9780674047952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.29€ 60.05
€ 65.29
€ 60.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319508108
- ISBN
- 9783319508108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.98
€ 116.98
Paperback. Romanticism and the Rise of English provides a revisionary account of Romantic literature in light of the eighteenth-century transformation of the English language. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; CF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804773621
- ISBN
- 9780804773621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Elfenbein takes on the absorbing subject of homosexuality in British Romantic writing, showing the centrality of disreputable desires to the works of Romantic male authors--from William Beckford to Samuel Taylor Coleridge to William Blake-as well as to the writings of lesser-known but equally significant female authors of the period. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DSBF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231107532
- ISBN
- 9780231107532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Editor(s): Dix, Andrew; Taylor, Jonathan. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845190262
- ISBN
- 9781845190262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.58
€ 130.58
Paperback. Adventurous, engaging and politically urgent, contemporary American novels have come to enjoy a particular prestige and, through university courses, film adaptations and cultural controversies, a global circulation. This book provides an introduction to the contemporary American novel focusing on contexts, key texts and criticism. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826436962
- ISBN
- 9780826436962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.03
€ 33.99
€ 29.03
Hardback. From the sixteenth-century Baltic to the American Revolution, from colonial India to the skyscrapers of modern-day Shanghai, Shakespeare's plays appear at the most fascinating of times. Both cultural history and literary travelogue, it is shows how Shakespeare has become the international phenomenon he is - and why. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847922458
- ISBN
- 9781847922458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 4.99
€ 24.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 80 illustrations (b/w) with possible 16 page colour section. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781256343
- ISBN
- 9781781256343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.45
€ 26.99
€ 25.45
Hardback. Empire of Pleasures presents an evocative and picturesque analysis of the Romans' extraordinary desire for food and wine and how this quest for the luxurious is woven into the literature, art, language and culture. Num Pages: 346 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AB; 3D; ACG; CFF; DSBB; JFC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 725.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415186247
- ISBN
- 9780415186247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.17
€ 175.17
Hardcover. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403993366
- ISBN
- 9781403993366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Paperback. A comprehensive selection of Crozier's poetry and prose, much of it previously out of print or scattered in small press publications. Biographical and critical notes and a detailed bibliography complete this landmark edition of one of the essential figures in modern poetry. Editor(s): Brinton, Ian. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847771001
- ISBN
- 9781847771001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.87
€ 32.99
€ 27.87
Hardback. A collection of theoretical essays arguing that theorists of modernity must reckon with the medieval, which is not, as some have asserted, completely separate or different from the modern. Editor(s): Cole, Andrew; Smith, D. Vance. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346524
- ISBN
- 9780822346524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
Paperback. A collection of theoretical essays arguing that theorists of modernity must reckon with the medieval, which is not, as some have asserted, completely separate or different from the modern. Editor(s): Cole, Andrew; Smith, D. Vance. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780822346449
- ISBN
- 9780822346449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. This annotated anthology of poems makes available a rich variety of Irish texts depicting the relationship between humans and the environment between the years 1580 and 1820. More than a hundred poems are printed here, together with an extensive critical introduction, notes on each text, and a full bibliography. Editor(s): Carpenter, Andrew; Collins, Lucy. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 32. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782051190
- ISBN
- 9781782051190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 21.31
€ 25.00
€ 21.31
Paperback. This anthology of poetry from 16th- and 17th-century Ireland overturns the accepted view that very little English language poetry was written in Ireland between Spenser and Swift. Num Pages: 598 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 598
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183731
- ISBN
- 9781859183731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Hardback. This annotated anthology of poems makes available a rich variety of Irish texts depicting the relationship between humans and the environment between the years 1580 and 1820. More than a hundred poems are printed here, together with an extensive critical introduction, notes on each text, and a full bibliography. Editor(s): Carpenter, Andrew; Collins, Lucy. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DCQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 42. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782050643
- ISBN
- 9781782050643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Carpenter, Andrew. Num Pages: 130 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227. 8vo. Good copy.Poetry
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Salmon Poetry
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KEX0286329
- ISBN
- 9781903392799
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Hardcover. This anthology of poetry from 16th- and 17th-century Ireland overturns the accepted view that very little English language poetry was written in Ireland between Spenser and Swift. Num Pages: 624 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 40. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183540
- ISBN
- 9781859183540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.00€ 52.59
€ 69.00
€ 52.59
Paperback. This chronologically arranged anthology includes the work of about 60 Irish poets. The collection includes a range of previously unknown verse by poets such as Swift, William Dunkin, and many lesser known poets such as Henrietta Battier. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181041
- ISBN
- 9781859181041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.00€ 24.15
€ 29.00
€ 24.15
paperback. This study offers a new view of literary theory as an essential part of modern philosophy and contests the view that it is a product of deconstruction. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415127639
- ISBN
- 9780415127639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
Paperback. A complex and intense portrait of the mechanics of a family - and a marriage - through the eyes of four siblings struggling to define themselves beyond their parents' love and expectations. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848425767
- ISBN
- 9781848425767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. When a woman disappears, four marriages become entangled in a web of love, deceit, sex and death. Who will survive? Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 123 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848420748
- ISBN
- 9781848420748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33