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Paperback. Drawn from thirty years of work, this selection gathers from the best of the author's six acclaimed collections, including some translations, from 1991's debut The Sirocco Room to Out There (2012, and winner of the Hawthornden Prize) by way of The Marble Fly (1997), winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection, and Ink Stone. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571327294
ISBN
9780571327294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. These poems explore the grain, or "tooth" of the natural world with unusual and discomforting detail at the same time as they chart the medium they work in - not only what the eye sees, but the eye itself: its structure and structurings. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215324
ISBN
9780571215324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. A collection of poems that filter the debris of power and range from Mussolini's Italy and Franco's Spain to the Belgian Congo and to the Roman, the Austro-Hungarian and British empires. This work also experiments with different ways of remembering (newspaper obituaries), offering conclusions that are both cunning and drole. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571238231
ISBN
9780571238231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. A collection of poems that starts from the far flung ('out there' is the nothing - or the something - of outer space), ascertaining the mood of an observer on Uranus, or the perils of medieval travel, or listening for the speech of alien landscapes. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 88.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571289110
ISBN
9780571289110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Hardback. An examination of the depiction and function of memory in a variety of romances, including Troilus and Criseyde and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Series: Studies in Medieval Romance. Num Pages: 289 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844174
ISBN
9781843844174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

hardcover. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scribner London
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000915
ISBN
9780743207126
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 170 pages, 7 black & white halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
170
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810887770
ISBN
9780810887770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.81

Paperback. Set in the 18th century, this is a tale of two cities, two boys and also a tale of fathers and sons. This is the story where the National Theatre has chosen its Christmas show on its biggest stage. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854598943
ISBN
9781854598943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Kaus, Jan. Translator(s): Dickens, Eric. Series: Dedalus Literary Fiction Anthologies. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517956
ISBN
9781903517956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107655768
ISBN
9781107655768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.50

Paperback. Presentingsix of Slovakia's leading poets - Jan Buzassy, Mila Haugova, Kamil Peteraj, Daniel Hevier, Peter Repka and Ivan Strpka - with an introductory essay by Igor Hochel which sets the poets within a wider literary context. This is a bi-lingual edition, with the Slovak original and John Minahane's translation into English on facing pages. Editor(s): Hochel, Ivan. Translator(s): Minahane, John. Series: New Voices from Europe. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Arc Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906570385
ISBN
9781906570385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.40

Hardback. An examination of the themes of pain and compassion in key Renaissance writers, at a time when religious attitudes to suffering were changing. Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14, 14 black and white. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843306
ISBN
9781843843306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.99

Hardcover. Madison Jones is a central figure in American literature. He writes about conflicts between the native and the alien, tradition and progress, and innocence and experience. Including interviews and a Madison Jones bibliography, this collection of essays shows that Jones has a dark view of human experience, but also self-knowledge and compassion. Editor(s): Gretlund, Jan Nordby. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776740016
ISBN
9788776740016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.30

Paperback. The human soul is for pre-modern philosophers the cause of both thinking and life. This double aspect of the soul, which makes man a rational animal, expresses itself above all in human action. Deadly Thought: "Hamlet" and the Human Soul traces Hamlet's famous inability to act to his inability to hold together these twin aspects of the soul. Series: Applications of Political Theory. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HP; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102152
ISBN
9780739102152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.26

Hardback. The human soul is for pre-modern philosophers the cause of both thinking and life. This double aspect of the soul, which makes man a rational animal, expresses itself above all in human action. Deadly Thought: 'Hamlet' and the Human Soul traces Hamlet's famous inability to act to his inability to hold together these twin aspects of the soul. Series: Applications of Political Theory. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102145
ISBN
9780739102145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.73

Hardcover. Zderad, a noble misfit, investigates a powerful party figure in 1950's Czechoslovakia. His struggle against blackmail, starvation and betrayal leaves him determined to success where others have failed and died. Translated by Vaclav Pinkava. Num Pages: 206 pages, 6 PLATES. Dimension: 138 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Jantar Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993377303
ISBN
9780993377303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.52

Hardcover. A memoir of a novelist who almost let his imagination get the best of him. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 418.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd London
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0007643
ISBN
9781840467932
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardcover. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Humanities. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884024002
ISBN
9780884024002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.15

Paperback. Solomon, famous from the Bible is pit against a wily peasant named Marcolf. The king and jester, sage and fool, prophet and blasphemer bandy back and forth questions and comments. Whereas Solomon is solemn and pompous, Marcolf resorts to low language and earthy topics. Marcolf tricks Solomon time and again. Translator(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M. Series: Harvard Studies in Medieval Latin/ Harvard University Department of Classics. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674028425
ISBN
9780674028425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Eyewear Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908998286
ISBN
9781908998286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.51

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