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paperback. Good clean copy with some reader wear and cover damage.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Flamingo
Edition
New edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTM0006534
ISBN
9780006374923
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Two short novels, published initially in the 1930s. "Musashi" deals with the dark obsessions of a 16th-century warlord. "Arrowroot" also touches on the pursuit of legend, but in a different mode, that of the uniquely Japanese form of the "essay" novel. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283171
ISBN
9780099283171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. 1. A new collection of philosophical essays by one of the worlda s leading social and political thinkers. 2. Explores the work of important figures in twentieth--century philosophy and theology, such as Karl Jaspers and Gerschom Scholem 3. An invaluable resource for students and scholars of contemporary philosophy and theology. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBH; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745625522
ISBN
9780745625522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Hardback. This book deals with the special power of literary texts to put us in contact with the past. A large number of authors, coming from different ages, have described this power in terms of 'the conversation with the dead'. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615889
ISBN
9780748615889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.77
€ 116.63

Paperback. This Special Issue of the journal Paragraph proposes a new reading of the College de France Lectures of Roland Barthes. Editor(s): Pieters, Jurgen; Pint, Kris. Series: Paragraph Special Issues. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
122
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748636921
ISBN
9780748636921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manic D Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933149073
ISBN
9781933149073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. A major contribution to cultural and literary studies, "Gothic Canada "unearths two centuries of Canadian gothic writings to reveal uncanny traditions of trauma, repression, and monstrosity. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644411
ISBN
9780888644411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.44

Hardback. Ruth R Wisse is a scholar of Yiddish and Jewish literary studies and one of our public intellectuals on issues relating to Jewish society and culture. This book pays tribute to her with a collection of essays related to Yiddish, Hebrew, Israeli, American, European, and Holocaust literature. Editor(s): Cammy, Justin Daniel; Horn, Dara; Quint, Alyssa; Rubinstein, Rachel. Series: Harvard Center for Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard Center for Jewish Studies United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025851
ISBN
9780674025851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.66

Paperback. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415519106
ISBN
9780415519106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.58

paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Currency Press Pty.Ltd (AUS) Australia
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925005691
ISBN
9781925005691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. This translation of the "Dialogue with Trypho" reveals important information on the development of early Jewish-Christian relations and the text of the New Testament, and is one of the earliest conversion accounts. It should prove a useful text on the development of religion in Late Antiquity. Editor(s): Slusser, Michael. Translator(s): Falls, Thomas B. Series: Selections from the Fathers of the Church S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HRAF; HRAX; HRCM; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813213422
ISBN
9780813213422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.78

Hardback. Details the final destruction of the Kaurava army and the defeat of its leader, Dur*yodhana. Translator(s): Meiland, Justin. Series: Clay Sanskrit Library. Num Pages: 371 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; HRG; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 118 x 19. Weight in Grams: 263.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
371
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757062
ISBN
9780814757062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.94

Hardcover. First edition. Clean copy with some shelf wear. Lacking dustjacket
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Talbot Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1920
SKU
KOC0019906
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 50.00

Hardcover. American Errancy is a wide-ranging study of the connection between ideology and the sublime in the work of twentieth-century poets, all American with two, or perhaps three important exceptions. The poets studied include, Allen Ginsberg, A.R. Ammons, Emerson, Eliot, Hill and many more. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Number of pages
212
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558354
ISBN
9781904558354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.51
€ 49.99

Hardcover. Between Two Fires examines the transnational movement of poetry during the Cold War, revealing patterns of influence previously uncharted. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198744436
ISBN
9780198744436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.31

Paperback. A lively and provocative history of the great achievements of Irish poets from 1800 to the present day. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. 256 pages. A lively and provocative history of the great achievements of Irish poets from 1800 to the present day. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 16. Weight: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521609258
ISBN
9780521609258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.09

Paperback. Wallace Stevens (1879-1955) has been acknowledged by writers as diverse as Harold Bloom, Adrienne Rich and R.S. Thomas as one of the central poets of the 20th century. Justin Quinn offers a fundamental reassessment of Stevens's work and the connections it makes between nature, community and art. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621670
ISBN
9781900621670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.90

Paperback. By the author of "The O'o'a'a' Bird", this collection includes the poem, "Epic Fragment". Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. Weight in Grams: 100. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KIN0033125
ISBN
9781857544169
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. By someone who spent years as a runaway living on the streets of London. Justin Rollins has a remarkable ability. His poems emerge not from agonising over a blank sheet of paper, but in rap-like fashion, in full-flow and in their complete form. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Waterside Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904380993
ISBN
9781904380993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.29

Paperback. Examines Dante's relation to his contemporary public, an audience that included poets who responded to Dante's early work as well as those who first copied, preserved, and circulated his poetry. Based on research of manuscripts and documents, this study reveals the importance of professional, urban classes as cultivators of early Italian poetry. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268041229
ISBN
9780268041229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226362069
ISBN
9780226362069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.66

Hardcover. Offers the study of the legal structure crucial to Dante's Divine Comedy. This title makes the compelling case that Dante deliberately exploits this highly structured legal system to explore the phenomenon of exceptions to it, introducing Dante to crucial current debates about literature's relation to law, exceptionality, and sovereignty. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226071091
ISBN
9780226071091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.49

Hardback. This student's edition of Hecuba prepared by Justina Gregory offers the first modern, full-length commentary suitable for classroom use. It includes an introduction, appendix on lyric meters, bibliography, and index. Editor(s): Gregory, Justina. Series: American Philological Association Textbook Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus, map. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780788506123
ISBN
9780788506123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.32

Hardcover. The Blackwell Companion to Greek Tragedy provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy, and also introduces them to the various methodologies and the lively critical dialogue that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 576 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 179 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1192.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405107709
ISBN
9781405107709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.41
€ 69.06

Paperback. The Blackwell Companion to Greek Tragedy provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy, and also introduces them to the various methodologies and the lively critical dialogue that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 31. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405175494
ISBN
9781405175494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 52.54

Paperback. The author reveals the complex political and social elements of Euripides' plays and the interplay between the poet and his audience. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472084432
ISBN
9780472084432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.09

Paperback. Presents a selection of Justo Jorge Padron's (one of the representative poets of the Spanish Generation of the 1970s) works. This book offers a wide selection from Padron's thirteen Spanish volumes since 1989 including his last English collection, "On the Cutting Edge". Translator(s): Bourne, Louis. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856463464
ISBN
9780856463464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Bucknell University Press
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838753132
ISBN
9780838753132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.08

Hardback. Features selections that illustrate the author's literary development from an associative, highly structured early prose to the more chronologically narrated novels. This anthology concludes with an interview in which the author considers the psychology of writing, and the relationship of literature and reality. Editor(s): Ittner, Jutta. Translator(s): Ittner, Jutta. Num Pages: 347 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: DQ; DSK; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838757093
ISBN
9780838757093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.84

Paperback. Offers satirical and bitter denunciation of the degeneracy of Roman society. This work draws forth a world of whores, fortune-tellers, boozy politicians, slick lawyers, shameless sycophants, ageing flirts and downtrodden teachers. It portraits of decadent aristocrats - male and female - and the jumped-up sons of newly-rich former slaves. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ACD; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447040
ISBN
9780140447040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Hardcover. Bite and wit characterize two seminal and stellar authors in the history of satirical writing, Persius (34 62 CE) and Juvenal (writing about sixty years later). The latter especially had a lasting influence on English writers of the Renaissance and succeeding centuries. Translator(s): Braund, Professor Susanna Morton. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 116 x 33. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Loeb Classical Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996120
ISBN
9780674996120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.61

Paperback. Translator(s): Rudd, Niall. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540662
ISBN
9780199540662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.36

Paperback. The first commentary to adopt an integrated approach to Satire 6 by drawing together a multiplicity of different perspectives. Editor(s): Watson, Lindsay; Watson, Patricia. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521671101
ISBN
9780521671101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.54

Paperback. An indispensable collection of monologues for today's aspiring young actors, featuring dynamic monologues from contemporary stage plays of the past 15 years, as selected by a professional acting teacher, director, and casting director. Series: The Applause Acting Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; DD; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480367470
ISBN
9781480367470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. A comprehensive reference to 50 titles that will help children cultivate ethics, assume personal responsibility, and practice moral judgment in unfamiliar cultural contexts. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810850422
ISBN
9780810850422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.22

Paperback. This exciting new Companion explores the interactions between Europe and other peoples of both the New and Old worlds during the English Renaissance, and their effect on the literature, culture, art, and history of the period. Editor(s): Singh, Jyotsna G. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118438800
ISBN
9781118438800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.39

Hardback. New examinations of the role storytelling played in medieval life. Editor(s): Postlewate, Laurie; Duys, Kathryn A.; Emery, Elizabeth. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 282 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843917
ISBN
9781843843917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.16

Hardback. This volume provides a combined index to the first 20 volumes of Index of Middle English Prose. In the absence of a searchable electronic database version of this series, it will be an essential tool for all researchers in this area. Indexes of incipits and excipits are provided, together with author and title indexes and general subject indexes. Editor(s): Rand, Kari Anne. Series: Index of Middle English Prose. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSK; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843832
ISBN
9781843843832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 229.49

Hardback. Between Page and Screen shows the continuing relevance of film as a cultural medium for contemporary literature. Its integrative approach allows readers to situate current shifts within the literary field in a wider, long-term perspective. Editor(s): Brillenburg Wurth, Kiene. Series: Verbal Arts: Studies in Poetics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: APF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823239054
ISBN
9780823239054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.28

Hardback. First modern text and English translation of an important Anglo-Saxon poem dealing with the liturgical year. Editor(s): Karasawa, Kazutomo. Series: Anglo-Saxon Texts. Num Pages: 245 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844099
ISBN
9781843844099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.33

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