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Paperback. In The Writer Abroad, Lucinda Hawksley takes us on a literary journey around the world, through extracts from Arthur Conan Doyle in Australia, Joseph Conrad in the Congo, Charles Dickens in Italy, Henry James in France, Mary Wollstonecraft in Sweden, and many more. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
British Library Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712357876
ISBN
9780712357876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.52

Paperback. Concentrates on the dramatic qualities of Phaedra and examines the Greek and Roman background to the play. Editor(s): Coffey, Michael; Mayer, Roland. Series Editor(s): Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 123 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521337137
ISBN
9780521337137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.00

Paperback. The volume includes Trojan Women, Thyestes, Phaedra, Medea, and Agamemnon, plus a preface. Translator(s): Slavitt, David. Series: Complete Roman Drama in Translation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801843099
ISBN
9780801843099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.54

Hardcover. This wide-ranging Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama offers challenging analyses of a range of plays in their political contexts. It explores the cultural, social, economic and institutional agendas that readers need to engage with in order to appreciate modern theatre in all its complexity. Editor(s): Luckhurst, Mary. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 608 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1186.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405122283
ISBN
9781405122283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.10

Hardback. Editor(s): Densmore, Christopher; Faulkner, Carol; Hewitt, Nancy A. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNS; DQ; HRCC97; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252040795
ISBN
9780252040795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.40

Paperback. Translator(s): Smith, Martin Ferguson. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205871
ISBN
9780872205871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

paperback. A poem that demonstrates to humanity that in death there is nothing to fear since the soul is mortal, and the world and everything in it is governed by the mechanical laws of nature and not by gods; and that by believing this men can live in peace of mind and happiness. Translator(s): Stallings, Alicia. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Later Printing Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447965
ISBN
9780140447965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Series: Focus Philosophical Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Focus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941051217
ISBN
9780941051217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.33

Paperback. Presents a readable translation of a poem that is crucial to the history of ancient thought. This title offers an elaboration of Greek Epicurean physics and psychology. It argues that the soul is mortal, that pleasure is the object of life, and that humanity has free will, among other ideas. Translator(s): Slavitt, David. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255937
ISBN
9780520255937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Gale, Monica R. Num Pages: 200 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856688898
ISBN
9780856688898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.22

hardcover. Combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry. Translator(s): Stallings, Alicia. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141396903
ISBN
9780141396903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.64

Paperback. Lucrezia Marinella (1571-1653) is, by all accounts, a phenomenon in early modernity: a woman who wrote and published in many genres, whose fame shone brightly within and outside her native Venice, and whose voice is original and reflective of her time and culture. This book tells the story of the conquest of Byzantium in the Fourth Crusade. Editor(s): Stampino, Maria Galli. Translator(s): Stampino, Maria Galli. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226505480
ISBN
9780226505480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Hardcover. Lucrezia Marinella (1571-1653) is, by all accounts, a phenomenon in early modernity: a woman who wrote and published in many genres, whose fame shone brightly within and outside her native Venice, and whose voice is original and reflective of her time and culture. This book tells the story of the conquest of Byzantium in the Fourth Crusade. Editor(s): Stampino, Maria Galli. Translator(s): Stampino, Maria Galli. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226505473
ISBN
9780226505473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.15
€ 94.65

Paperback. This is a collection of Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici's body of religious poems. Ranging from lyrics on the Nativity to dialogues between Christ and the sinner who kneels before him, the nine poems of praise included here are among the few such poems known to have been written by the woman. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 286 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; DC; HBJD; HR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226808543
ISBN
9780226808543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Literature today is a very different concept from that of only a generation ago, and this difference is attributed usually to a postmodernisma . Most radical of all is the possibility that the very notion of literature is rendered untenable by postmodernism. Editor(s): Lucy, Niall. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631210283
ISBN
9780631210283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.26

Paperback. A playful and enquiring first collection by a new poet of real promise. Num Pages: 99 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 140. 64 pages. A playful and enquiring first collection by a new poet of real promise. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 8. Weight: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Number of pages
99
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847772022
ISBN
9781847772022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571236336
ISBN
9780571236336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Sophie and Calliope have never been to school. Their mum ran away from home when she was seventeen to join the New Age movement and the girls were raised in a series of ashrams, communes and impromptu raves. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 96.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571277247
ISBN
9780571277247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. (Trad) When Lara was twelve, and her younger brother Alfie eight, their father died in a helicopter crash. A prominent plastic surgeon, and Irishman, he had honed his skills on the bomb victims of the Troubles. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Number of pages
272
SKU
KAC0000432
ISBN
9780571270552
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. This rich anthology challenges the assumption that little poetry of note was written by women in Ireland during the period 1870-1970, revealing the range of their achievement and the lasting value of their work. The collection includes more than one hundred and eighty poems by fifteen women of diverse backgrounds, experiences and creative aims. Editor(s): Collins, Lucy. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DCQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781380017
ISBN
9781781380017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

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