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Paperback. A presentation by Professor Willcock of seven of Pindar's extant poems celebrating the victories of athletes. Editor(s): Willcock, Malcolm M. Series Editor(s): Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, appendices, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 22.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521436366
- ISBN
- 9780521436366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.55
€ 37.55
Paperback. The Greek poet Pindar (c. 518-428 BC) composed victory odes for winners in the ancient Games, including the Olympics. The Odes contain versions of some of the best known Greek myths and are also a valuable source for Greek religion and ethics. Verity's lucid translations are complemented by insights into competition, myth, and meaning. Editor(s): Instone, Stephen. Translator(s): Verity, Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199553907
- ISBN
- 9780199553907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.44
€ 16.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. This collection of essays examines the linguistic and rhetorical features of Homer's work. Arguing that there can be no purely historical interpretation, Pucci focuses on two features of Homer's rhetoric - repetition of expression and its effects on meaning, and the issue of intertexuality. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFG; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822630593
- ISBN
- 9780822630593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.00
€ 75.00
Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; DSG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 275 x 31. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501700613
- ISBN
- 9781501700613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.79
€ 75.79
Paperback. La Matronne Chinoise is a new critical edition of a two-act comedy by Pierre-Rene Lemonnier. The edition is accompanied by a full introduction setting out the play's historical and thematic context, along with an analysis of its versification, and by an appendix reproducing earlier versions of the tale from Petronius to Voltaire. Series: Exeter Textes Litteraires. Num Pages: 160 pages, 3 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897327
- ISBN
- 9780859897327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.19
€ 42.19
The Figaro Trilogy: The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro, The...
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Paperback. Originally published: Oxford World's Classic paperback, c2003. Translator(s): Coward, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199539970
- ISBN
- 9780199539970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. "Figaro Plays". Editor(s): Leigh, John. Translator(s): Wells, John. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841313
- ISBN
- 9781603841313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.42
€ 18.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Caws, Mary Ann. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590176795
- ISBN
- 9781590176795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.63
€ 19.99
€ 16.63
paperback. Translator(s): Belli, E. C. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oberlin College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780932440457
- ISBN
- 9780932440457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.67
€ 16.99
€ 14.67
Paperback. A young teacher takes his first job in a sleepy French town. Lost in a succession of rainy days and sleepless nights, he falls under the spell of a town resident, a woman of seductive beauty and singular charm. Translator(s): Mason, Wyatt. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180701
- ISBN
- 9780300180701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.17
€ 17.17
Paperback. Who is more important: the reader, or the writer? Addressing the issue, this book aims to challenge perceived wisdom. It brings some radical ideas to a wide audience, and argues persuasively for a totally practical way of reading. It is suitable for those interested in the development of literary theory. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415378499
- ISBN
- 9780415378499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.46
€ 23.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. Translator(s): Lockert, Lacy. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691627250
- ISBN
- 9780691627250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.49€ 46.96
€ 59.49
€ 46.96
Paperback. New translations of the great French neoclassical dramatist's classic work on Spain's legendary hero, his best-known political, and Roman, play, and an early, bizarre comedy. Translator(s): Cairncross, John. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216. Good copy with some shelf wear, minor wear and discolouration to cover, yellowing of pages but otherwise good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0008081
- ISBN
- 9780140443127
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Translator(s): Taylor, John. Series: SB - The Swiss List. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857423382
- ISBN
- 9780857423382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.75
€ 27.99
€ 22.75
Paperback. Who is more unfaithful in love, men or women? This is the crux of Marivaux's lean story of love, desire, betrayal, and passion: a cautionary tale about the danger and intrigue of seduction. Translator(s): Lester, Gideon. Series: Plays for Performance. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 81.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635554
- ISBN
- 9781566635554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.37
€ 10.37
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- SKU
- KON0835720
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
The Barber of Seville. In a New Translation and Adaptation by Bernard ...
Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Paperback. Fast-moving and brisk, and filled with wit, humor, and gaiety, the Barber is assured of immortality because of its sheer fun. Plays for Performance Series. Translator(s): Sahlins, Bernard. Series: Plays for Performance. Num Pages: 83 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 83
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566632034
- ISBN
- 9781566632034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.73
€ 10.73
Paperback. An anthology of the written and oral literatures of the Maghreb, the region of North Africa that spans the modern nation states of Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Mauritania, and includes a section on the influential Arabo-Berber and Jewish literary culture of Al-Andalus, which flourished in Spain between the ninth and fifteenth centuries. Editor(s): Joris, Pierre; Tengour, Habib. Num Pages: 792 pages, 22 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1044. The University of California Book of North African Literature. 792 pages. Editor(s): Joris, Pierre; Tengour, Habib. An anthology of the written and oral literatures of the Maghreb, the region of North Africa that spans the modern nation states of Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Mauritania, and includes a section on the influential Arabo-Berber and Jewish literary culture of Al-Andalus, which flourished in Spain between the ninth and fifteenth centuries. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCQ. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 34. Weight: 1044.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 792
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273856
- ISBN
- 9780520273856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.94
€ 45.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. Translator(s): Montemaggi, Vittorio; Jacoff, Rachel (Wellesley College, Massachusetts). Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022358
- ISBN
- 9780268022358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
Paperback. This volume derives its title from John Dryden's phrase for the British tendency to take up literary masterpieces from the past and "perfect" them. It adopts Dryden's notion as a framework for exploring ways in which classical and medieval texts have been rewritten by modern authors. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268029517
- ISBN
- 9780268029517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. This volume derives its title from John Dryden's phrase for the British tendency to take up literary masterpieces from the past and "perfect" them. It adopts Dryden's notion as a framework for exploring ways in which classical and medieval texts have been rewritten by modern authors. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268029500
- ISBN
- 9780268029500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Paperback. This second edition continues the excellent tradition of the volume, offering students a comprehensive introduction to Chaucer's work and life. Editor(s): Boitani, Piero; Mann, Jill. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 480. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 334 pages. Editor(s): Boitani, Piero; Mann, Jill. This second edition continues the excellent tradition of the volume, offering students a comprehensive introduction to Chaucer's work and life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521894678
- ISBN
- 9780521894678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.12
€ 36.12
Paperback. In Danger reveals the literary life of internationally renowned filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini. Editor(s): Hirschman, Jack. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 279.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872865075
- ISBN
- 9780872865075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.68
€ 21.99
€ 19.68
Paperback. Translator(s): Ferlinghetti, Lawrence; Valente, F. Series: City Lights Pocket Poets Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- City Lights Books
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872861879
- ISBN
- 9780872861879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.58
€ 16.99
€ 15.58