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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

€ 27.05

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

€ 114.52

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

€ 35.83

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

€ 20.99
€ 19.49

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
€ 15.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 34. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226325446
ISBN
9780226325446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. A new translation of Pico della Mirandola's most famous work, with extensive notes and commentary. Editor(s): Borghesi, Francesco; Papio, Michael; Riva, Massimo (Professor of Italian Studies, Brown University). Num Pages: 318 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; DSB; HBLH; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316606605
ISBN
9781316606605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.11

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
STE Publishers South Africa
Condition
New
SKU
V9781919855417
ISBN
9781919855417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.25

Paperback. Two new collections by one of Denmark's leading poets, brought together in one volume in English translation. Translator(s): McDuff, David. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852248376
ISBN
9781852248376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
157
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763502443
ISBN
9788763502443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.82

Hardback. This work examines the notion of Europe as expressed in Romanian and British fiction. It surveys symbolic notions of the common cultural links which seem to embody "European identity". In particular, the author examines the shift in post-Iron Curtain literary concepts of this ancient identity. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVWR; DSB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761817468
ISBN
9780761817468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Weliver, Phyllis, Dr. Series: Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain. BIC Classification: AV; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138263567
ISBN
9781138263567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 169 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780920897898
ISBN
9780920897898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.70

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AMK; AMX; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
Publisher
Unbound
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783523801
ISBN
9781783523801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2. BIC Classification: DSB; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801496981
ISBN
9780801496981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.82

Hardback. A resource for schools, libraries, and other community groups that present puppet shows. The 31 plays are for children, pre-school through the primary grades. Each play is accompanied by production notes and simple patterns for making puppets are included. Num Pages: 253 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: ASZM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810827387
ISBN
9780810827387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.54

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401104
ISBN
9781474401104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.94
€ 101.56

Paperback. Autism was not a recognised disorder in Jane Austen's lifetime, but there were certainly people who had autism, and Phyllis Ferguson Bottomer proposes that Austen wrote about them, without knowing what it was that she was describing. So Odd a Mixture looks at characters in Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, who display autistic traits. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JM; MJN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843104995
ISBN
9781843104995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.39

Paperback. The Fleabag bites back. A rip-roaring account of some sort of female living her sort of life. The original award-winning play, now a major TV series. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 82.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Media Tie In
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848426245
ISBN
9781848426245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. An electrifying drama about what happens to personal identity in an age of ubiquitous technology and social media. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 74.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848424821
ISBN
9781848424821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. A smart, funny play about love, friendship and growing up, from the author of WINK and Fury. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 9. Weight in Grams: 76.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425972
ISBN
9781848425972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.19

Hardback. A study traces the tendentiousness of Greek representations by introducing comparative Egyptian material, thus interrogating the Greek texts and authors from a cross-cultural perspective. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228207
ISBN
9780520228207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.39
€ 48.70

Hardcover. Philostratus's writings embody the height of the renaissance of Greek literature in the second century CE. Heroicus is a vineyard conversation about the beauty, continuing powers, and worship of the Homeric heroes. Gymnasticus is the sole surviving ancient treatise on sports, which reshapes conventional ideas about the athletic body. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 506 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 128 x 170 x 29. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996748
ISBN
9780674996748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Lacoue-Labarthe, Philippe. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816616985
ISBN
9780816616985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.09

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