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Hardback. In this study of the "Agronautica", Albis examines the structural elements of the text that recreate phenomena associated with composers and performers of epic much earlier in the Greek tradition. It includes analyses of the Homeric influence on Apollonius and Apollonius' influence on Virgil. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847683154
ISBN
9780847683154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.07

Hardback. An insightful tour of the great masters of the last century and an argument that challenges long-held paradigms, Mathematics in Twentieth-Century Literature and Art will appeal to mathematicians, humanists, and artists, as well as instructors teaching the connections among math, literature, and art. Num Pages: 184 pages, 19, 9 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBH; PB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781421413792
ISBN
9781421413792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.13

Paperback. An insightful tour of the great masters of the last century and an argument that challenges long-held paradigms, Mathematics in Twentieth-Century Literature and Art will appeal to mathematicians, humanists, and artists, as well as instructors teaching the connections among math, literature, and art. Num Pages: 184 pages, 19, 9 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBH; PB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413808
ISBN
9781421413808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.94

Paperback. Although Camus was called the 'conscience of his age', no writer has continued to be both more vilified and exalted in the West. This book is a gateway to investigating whether Camus' ideal of living without conceptual absolutes is an attainable goal. Num Pages: 183 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902210995
ISBN
9781902210995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.47

Hardcover. This work investigates whether Camus' idea of living without conceptual absolutes is an attainable goal. Num Pages: 183 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
First American Edition
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902210988
ISBN
9781902210988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.65

Paperback. Robert Tressell's pre-First World War account of the working lives of a group of housepainters and decorators has become a classic of working-class literature. Howard Brenton's vivid stage adaptation lays bare the many social injustices perpetrated on these men but captures their individual characters with touching truth to life. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First edition & printing in this form
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848421073
ISBN
9781848421073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Irish writers who were considered Irish by the English, and English by the Irish are discussed here - including Maria Edgeworth, W.B. Yeats, J.M. Synge, Sheridan le Fanu, Elizabeth Bowen and James Joyce. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530 Paperback, white spine. Keywords: 20th Century Ireland. 280pp
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KON0819945
ISBN
9781900621076
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 28.00
€ 22.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635707
ISBN
9781566635707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813114408
ISBN
9780813114408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.92

Paperback. Spatiality has risen to become a key concept in literary and cultural studies, with critical focus on the 'spatial turn' presenting a new approach to the traditional literary analyses of time and history. Here, Tally explores differing aspects of the spatial in literary studies today. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415664400
ISBN
9780415664400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.50

Paperback. In recent years the spatial turn in literary and cultural studies has opened up new ways of looking at the interactions among writers, readers, texts, and places. Geocriticism offers a timely new approach, and this book presents an array of concrete examples or readings, which also reveal the broad range of geocritical practices. Editor(s): Tally, Robert T., Jr. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349298884
ISBN
9781349298884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.71

Hardback. Although treated as two distinct schools of thought, ecocriticism and geocriticism have both placed emphasis on the lived environment, whether through social or natural spaces. For the first time, this interdisciplinary collection of essays addresses the complementary and contested aspects of these approaches to literature, culture, and society. Editor(s): Tally, Robert T., Jr.; Battista, Christine M. Series: Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137553676
ISBN
9781137553676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.22

Hardback. "Commissioning organisation: by Robert Standish [pseud.] 288 p. 19 cm. Original cloth. Some foxing, some minor edgewear, very good tight binding with clean and bright text."
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
P. Davies
Publication date
1950
SKU
KEX0035251
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 19.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Reflexivity refers to those moments in fiction when the work suddenly calls attention to itself as a fictional construct. This study explores reflexivity from different viewpoints, reviewing the rise of modernism and the production process in such films as "Rear Window" and "Tom Jones". Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: APFA; DSA; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 330 x 26. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231079457
ISBN
9780231079457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardcover. Presents an introduction to the process and art of literature-to-film adaptations. This work provides a written account of key moments in the history of the novel from "Don Quixote" and "Robinson Crusoe" up to "Lolita" and "One Hundred Years of Solitude". It examines numerous literary trends - from the self-conscious novel to magic realism. Num Pages: 408 pages, 0. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405102872
ISBN
9781405102872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.90

Paperback. Literature and Film is a cornucopia of vibrant essays that chart the history and confluence of literature and film. It explores in detail a wide and international spectrum of novels and adaptations, bringing together the very latest scholarship in the field. Editor(s): Stam, Robert; Raengo, Alessandra. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230557
ISBN
9780631230557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.78

Hardcover. A Companion to Literature in Film provides state--of--the--art research on world literature, film, and the complex theoretical relationship between them. 25 essays by international experts cover the most important topics in the study of literature and film adaptations. Editor(s): Stam, Robert; Raengo, Alessandra. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 252 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230533
ISBN
9780631230533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.54

Paperback. This lively and accessible textbook, written by an expert in film studies, provides a fascinating introduction to the process and art of literature--to--film adaptations. Num Pages: 408 pages, 0. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405102889
ISBN
9781405102889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.04

Paperback. Presents a collection of poems, English and Latin, of the Elizabethan priest, poet and martyr S Robert Southwell. This book offers texts based on the manuscripts which were circulated in secret among English Catholics in the years after the poet's death. Editor(s): Davidson, Peter; Sweeney, Anne R. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
177
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857548983
ISBN
9781857548983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.27

Paperback. Oedipus' sons have slain each other on the battlefield, but Kreon, their uncle and Thebes's new ruler, has decreed that only Eteokles be buried. Polyneikes will be left to rot - the greatest dishonor imaginable for a Greek warrior. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062132123
ISBN
9780062132123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Oedipus is an old man finally coming to terms with the terrible actions of his earlier life. As he struggles to accept his fate, he also questions his guilt in his past crimes - transgressions manipulated by the will of the gods. With war now raging over his succession, Oedipus must make his final decision alone. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062132109
ISBN
9780062132109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.13

Paperback. With a plague ravishing Thebes, it falls upon Oedipus, the king, to discover its cause. Yet in consulting the blind prophet Tiresias, Oedipus uncovers not only the roots of the gods' displeasure but also a dreadful secret about his own past. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062132086
ISBN
9780062132086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.72

Paperback. Black Roads traces the impact of the Famine on Irish literature from William Carlton's The Black Prophet (from which the title is taken) to more contemporary work by authors Num Pages: 44 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Quinnipiac University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990468646
ISBN
9780990468646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.02

Paperback.
Publisher
Bristol Classical Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715636688
ISBN
9780715636688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.85

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