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Paperback. Shakespeare lived in a world of absolutes - the absolute authority claimed for God over the world, for the holy scriptures over the faithful, monarchs over subjects, fathers over wives and children, men over women. This book shows that Shakespeare was averse to such absolute claims and constantly probed the possibility of freedom from them. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. Num Pages: 164 pages, 4 colour plates, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 202. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. 164 pages, 4 colour plates, 10 halftones. Shakespeare lived in a world of absolutes - the absolute authority claimed for God over the world, for the holy scriptures over the faithful, monarchs over subjects, fathers over wives and children, men over women. This book shows that Shakespeare was averse to such absolute claims and constantly probed the possibility of freedom from them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Dimension: 148 x 216 x 10. Weight: 202.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
164
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306674
ISBN
9780226306674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Shakespeare was a man of his time, constantly engaging with his audience's deepest desires and fears. In this book, by reconnecting with this historic reality we are able to experience the true character of the playwright himself. It traces Shakespeare's unfolding imaginative generosity. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 312 x 36. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847924520
ISBN
9781847924520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. Presents an account of the rise and fall of Purgatory as both a belief and a lucrative institution - as well as a capacious new reading of the power of Hamlet. This book explores the adventure narratives, ghost stories, pilgrimages, and imagery by which a belief in a grisly "prison house of souls" had been shaped and reinforced in the Middle Ages. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Expanded edition with a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160245
ISBN
9780691160245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813531649
ISBN
9780813531649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.44
€ 60.13

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642468
ISBN
9780691642468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.45

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614885
ISBN
9780691614885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.90
€ 55.08

Paperback. Often celebrated as the Literary State of the South, and quoted to have more writers per capita, Mississippi remains famous for its fiction writers. Relatively unsung are those who dedicate themselves to the older craft of poetry. This book seeks to alleviate that absence and collects the best poetry written in contemporary Mississippi. Editor(s): Gardner, Stephen; Wright, William. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Texas Review Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933896243
ISBN
9781933896243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.32

Hardback. Spiegel, Johns Hopkins University; Eugene Vance, University of Washington; Gregor Vogt-Spira, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitat Greifswald; Rainer Warning, University of Munich; Heather Webb, Ohio State University; Michel Zink, College de France. Editor(s): Nichols, Stephen G.; Kablitz, Andreas; Calhoun, Alison. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17, 10 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780801887369
ISBN
9780801887369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.72
€ 63.18

Paperback. Stephen Fry's breathtakingly outrageous debut novel, by turns eccentric, shocking, brilliantly comic and achingly romantic. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099457053
ISBN
9780099457053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Whether you want to write a Petrarchan sonnet for your lover's birthday, an epithalamion for your sister's wedding or a villanelle excoriating the government's housing policy, this book gives you the tools and the confidence to do so with enjoyable exercises, insights and simple step-by-step advice. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 276.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099509349
ISBN
9780099509349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 12.61

paperback. A collection of articles written by Stephen Fry for magazines, newspapers and radio, includes selected wireless essays of Donald Trefusis, the ageing professor of philology brought to life in Fry's novel "The Liar" and the best of Fry's weekly column for the "Daily Telegraph". Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reissued
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099457022
ISBN
9780099457022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
SYDA Foundation United States
Number of pages
105
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911307696
ISBN
9780911307696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. This foray into the deeply serious and deeply funny world of life after 40 focuses primarily on scenes that depict the struggles of contemporary characters to come to terms with disappointment and obsolescence or to redeem their lives from the mistakes or miscalculations of their youth. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; DD; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480360204
ISBN
9781480360204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHT; 4KL; DSK; YQE. Category: (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 175 x 110. .
Publisher
Connell Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911187066
ISBN
9781911187066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.26

Paperback. Clean copy .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
UCD Foundation for Italian Studies Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0202686
ISBN
9781898473527
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Library. Num Pages: 134 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Focus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941051422
ISBN
9780941051422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Grolier Club
Condition
New
SKU
V9780910672436
ISBN
9780910672436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.35

Hardback. Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Dunn examines the difficulties of telling the truth, and the fictions with which we choose to live. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393254679
ISBN
9780393254679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.19

Paperback. Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393322323
ISBN
9780393322323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. Showcases this Pulitzer prize-winning poet writing at the height of his powers. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 209 x 2. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780393350722
ISBN
9780393350722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.43

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