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Paperback. A poetry anthology. Under the headings of six varieties of British landscape - London and Cities, Villages and Towns, Mountains and Moorland, Islands, Woods and Forest, and Coast and Sea - it collects poems that evoke qualities of the land, city and sea and have become part of the way we see these landscapes. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141192840
- ISBN
- 9780141192840
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
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Paperback. "For years afterwards the farmers found them - the wasted young, turning up under their plough blades." So run the blunt, grimly beautiful opening lines of the Welsh poet Owen Sheers's elegy for the men, 4,000 of them from the 38th (Welsh) Division, who were killed or wounded in the Battle of Mametz Wood in July 1916. Translator(s): Jones, Ceri Wyn. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571332250
- ISBN
- 9780571332250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
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Paperback. Offers a collection that brings together one short- and four full-length plays set in the author's home city of Belfast such as Shoot The Crow, Scenes From The Big Picture, Closing Time, and Mojo Mikibo. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571309535
- ISBN
- 9780571309535
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.57
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Paperback. 'Days of Wine and Roses' was a 1962 black and white movie directed by Blake Edwards and starring Jack Lemmon in his first 'dramatic' role as a young alcoholic who drags his much-loved wife with him into the swamp of addiction - from which eventually only he escapes. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 5. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854598585
- ISBN
- 9781854598585
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.47
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Paperback. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578632
- ISBN
- 9781877578632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.87
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€ 10.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 168. 120 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 10. Weight: 168.
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847772008
- ISBN
- 9781847772008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.11
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€ 16.11
Paperback. A brand new literary title in the renowned graphic novel-style of the Introducing Graphic Guide series. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, 176 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 118. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848319042
- ISBN
- 9781848319042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.82
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Paperback. Num Pages: 46 pages. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 256 x 178 x 4. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
- Number of pages
- 46
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976492528
- ISBN
- 9780976492528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.47
€ 17.99
€ 16.47
Hardback. Reveals changing perceptions of ghosts at different social levels from the Reformation through to the twentieth century in Britain and America. This five-volume set focuses on the key published debates that emerged in each century, and illustrates the range of literary formats that reported or discussed ghosts. Num Pages: 1440 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138753877
- ISBN
- 9781138753877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.68
€ 140.68
Paperback. This study asks why we call a given grouping of words "poetry" and why these arouse "aesthetic imagination". It explores concerns fundamental to the understanding and appreciation of poetry, including the nature of metaphor, the difference between verse and prose, and the essence of meaning. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819560261
- ISBN
- 9780819560261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.93
€ 29.93
Hardback. Illustrates the vitality and diversity of dramatic work between 1660 and 1710. This book examines well known genres such as Restoration sex comedy, and explores other genres such as heroic plays, satirical comedy, sentimental 'she-tragedy', tragi-comedy and political tragedy. Its three sections address the diverse aspects of Restoration Drama. Editor(s): Owen, Susan J. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 472 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219231
- ISBN
- 9780631219231
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Condition: New
€ 229.88
€ 229.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Nightwood
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889713246
- ISBN
- 9780889713246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.51
€ 19.99
€ 17.51
mass_market. Tells the tales of Theseus and the Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus, the Calydonian Boar-Hunt, and many other famous myths. This book takes us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 162 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141398679
- ISBN
- 9780141398679
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Condition: New
€ 5.99€ 5.59
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paperback. A collection of Ovid's poems that deals with the whole spectrum of sexual desire, ranging from deeply emotional declarations of eternal devotion to flippant arguments for promiscuity. It features poems such as "Amores" and "Cures for Love". Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 464 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140443608
- ISBN
- 9780140443608
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
A translation of Ovid's "Metamorphoses". Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 538 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 33. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603843089
- ISBN
- 9781603843089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.66
€ 53.99
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Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Library. Num Pages: 206 pages, illustrations. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585101030
- ISBN
- 9781585101030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
paperback. The elegant verse and subtle observation of the Amores, The Art of Love, and The Cures of Love made their author the talk of Rome. Ovid saw love as a game at which both sexes could play without getting hurt - as long as they stuck to his rules, but primarily he wrote these sparkling and often erotic poems to entertain, and after two thousand years they still give enormous pleasure. Translator(s): Melville, A. D. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199540334
- ISBN
- 9780199540334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.29
€ 14.99
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Hardback. Widely praised for his translations of Boethius and Ariosto, esteemed translator David R. Slavitt here returns to Ovid, once again bringing to the contemporary ear the spirited, idiomatic, audacious charms of this master poet. The love here described is of the anguished, ruinous kind, like a sickness, and Ovid prescribes cures. Translator(s): Slavitt, David. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674059047
- ISBN
- 9780674059047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.25
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€ 40.25
Paperback. .". Humphries has rendered (Ovid s) love poetry with conspicuous success into English which is neither obtrusively colloquial nor awkwardly antique." Virginia Quarterly Review" Translator(s): Humphries, Rolfe. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5106 x 3328 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253200020
- ISBN
- 9780253200020
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.47
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Paperback. "A version that has been long awaited, and likely to become the new standard."-Michael Dirda, Washington Post Translator(s): Martin, Charles. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393326420
- ISBN
- 9780393326420
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.59
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Paperback. Focuses on Greek mythology, Latin folklore and legend from ever further afield to create a series of narrative poems, ingeniously linked by the common theme of transformation. Translator(s): Innes, Mary M. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140440584
- ISBN
- 9780140440584
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
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Hardcover. A selection of myths at the heart of Roman mythology and literature that manages to relate many of the episodes in that world-historical march toward the Age of Augustus and accompanied by an Introduction that deftly sets them in their cosmological, theological, and Augustan contexts. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603846257
- ISBN
- 9781603846257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.28
€ 38.99
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Paperback. A selection of myths at the heart of Roman mythology and literature that manages to relate many of the episodes in that world-historical march toward the Age of Augustus and accompanied by an Introduction that deftly sets them in their cosmological, theological, and Augustan contexts. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603846240
- ISBN
- 9781603846240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.68
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Paperback. The modern, unacademic idiom of A.D. Melville's translation opens the way to a fresh understanding of Ovid's unique and elusive vision of reality. Editor(s): Kenney, E. J. Translator(s): Melville, A. D. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537372
- ISBN
- 9780199537372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81