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Hardback. The simple yet grand language of the King James Bible has pervaded American culture from the beginning. This book traces the ways that American novelists ranging from Melville, and Faulkner to Marilynne Robinson, and Cormac McCarthy - have drawn on the resources of the canonical English Bible to fashion their own styles and visions of reality. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128818
ISBN
9780691128818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.71

Paperback. Robert Alter's award-winning translation of the Hebrew Bible continues with the stirring narrative of Israel's ancient history. Num Pages: 880 pages, map. BIC Classification: HRCG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 37. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348767
ISBN
9780393348767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. A rich and diverse collection of prose poetry from around the world. Editor(s): Alexander, Robert; Maloney, Dennis. Series: Marie Alexander Poetry Series. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
White Pine Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781893996984
ISBN
9781893996984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.42

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142003817
ISBN
9780142003817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. Robert Adamson has been nourished for much of his life by Australia's Hawkesbury River. His poems relate to nature, myth and his fishing background. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780373010
ISBN
9781780373010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.38

Hardback. Schanke analyzes Ibsen's evolution from iconoclast to icon. With actresses' essays and interviews about the playwright, index, bibliography, and illustrations of Ibsen productions. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations, plans, transparencies, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810820999
ISBN
9780810820999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.44

hardcover. Examines the ways in which emotions, and talk about emotions, interacted with the ethics of the Roman upper classes in the late Republic and early Empire. This book considers how various Roman forms of fear, dismay, indignation, and revulsion created an economy of displeasure that shaped society in constructive ways. Series: Classical Culture and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195140781
ISBN
9780195140781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.08

Paperback. Series: American Philological Association American Classical Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, illus. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555407216
ISBN
9781555407216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.91

Hardcover. The grammarian was a pivotal figure in the lives of the educated upper classes of late antiquity. This profession contributed to the social as well as cultural continuity of the Empire. This title provides a study of the place and function of this important but ambiguous figure. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520055353
ISBN
9780520055353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.45

Hardback. With more people living alone today than at any time in U.S. history, Ferguson investigates loneliness in American fiction, from its mythological beginnings in Rip Van Winkle to the postmodern terrors of 9/11. At issue is the dark side of a trumpeted American individualism. Ferguson shows that we can learn, from our literature, how to live alone. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066762
ISBN
9780674066762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA; DSB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175364
ISBN
9780231175364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
2Rev Ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801446788
ISBN
9780801446788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.66

Paperback. Looking for some new business insights? Forget about Wall Street. Learn a lesson or two from Arthur Miller and David Mamet on Broadway. Put down Forbes and Fortune for once and spend an evening with Chaucer and George Bernard Shaw. You'll pass an enjoyable evening and discover some fresh new management perspectives. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; DSB; DSK; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471371687
ISBN
9780471371687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.63

Hardback. Editor(s): Ward, Robert. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611473414
ISBN
9781611473414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.67

Hardback. A companion to the literature of Australia, this book takes the reader on a journey through the continent in 25 stories, ranging from the colonial period to contemporary Australia. The stories evoke the outback, the gum trees, kangaroos and dingoes, and the streets of Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. Editor(s): Ross, Robert. Num Pages: 239 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: 1MBF; DQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Whereabouts Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883513054
ISBN
9781883513054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.67

Hardback. This work uses the approaching conclusion of the second millennium as a context for discussing questions concerning temporal division and narrative continuity. It explores the ways in which the ending of centuries affects the creation and production of cultural texts. Editor(s): Newman, Robert. Num Pages: 400 pages, 9 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726498
ISBN
9780804726498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. A study of La Mothe Le Vayer's 'Lettre sur la comedie de L'Imposteur'. Editor(s): McBride, Robert. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Mike. Series: Durham Modern Languages Seires. Num Pages: 44 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
44
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085932
ISBN
9780719085932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.70

Hardback. Focusing primarily on the period from the eighteenth-century to the present, this interdisciplinary volume takes a fresh look at the institutions and practices of autobiography and self-portraiture in Europe, the United States and other cultures. Editor(s): Folkenflik, Robert. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720472
ISBN
9780804720472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.93

Hardback. Editor(s): Buttel, Robert. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650050
ISBN
9780691650050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.06

Paperback. Family Portrait doesn't just rewrite the history of the prose poem in America - it sets the record straight. Editor(s): Alexander, Robert. Series: Marie Alexander Poetry Series. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
White Pine Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935210351
ISBN
9781935210351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Used vintage paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear but remains good.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
SKU
KRF0041110
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Logan, Professor Robert A. Series: Arden Early Modern Drama Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308. A Critical Reader. Series: Arden Early Modern Drama Guides. 288 pages. Editor(s): Logan, Robert A. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 17. Weight: 304.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441110794
ISBN
9781441110794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.90

Paperback. This work examines the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey and their subsequent reception. Editor(s): Fowler, Robert. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 444 pages, 12 b/w illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 442 pages, 12 b/w illus. 2 maps. Editor(s): Fowler, Robert. This work examines the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey and their subsequent reception. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight: 708.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
442
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521012461
ISBN
9780521012461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271018935
ISBN
9780271018935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.49
€ 56.03

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