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Hardcover. Offers a selection from the author's numerous translations, together with (versions of Paul Eluard, or of Yves Bonnefoy), and excerpts from essays and letters. This title selects his versions from a variety of ancient texts - "The Tibetan Book of the Dead", "Aeschylus", "Euripides", "Ovid", "Seneca" and "Racine". Editor(s): Weissbort, Daniel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 465.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221400
ISBN
9780571221400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. Hughes's version of the classic Greek tragedies AGAMEMNON, THE CHEOPHORI and THE EUMENIDES. The plays are concerned with the aftermath of the Trojan War as it affects the accursed royal house of Atreus. Follows a single course from the domestic discord to the divine intervention and reconciliation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFP; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571179961
ISBN
9780571179961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. An adaptation by the Poet Laureate of Racine's play of the same name. Phedre burns with passion for Hippolytus, her stepson. His father, Theseus, is made to believe that it is Hippolytus who is lusting after Phedre, and begs Neptune to kill his son, which he does before discovering the truth. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571196050
ISBN
9780571196050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.52

paperback. A book of poems for adults. It combines a deep engagement with history, mythology and the natural world to forge a work of impressive and unsettling force. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Faber & Faber Poetry England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571099153
ISBN
9780571099153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571086146
ISBN
9780571086146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. This is Hughes's version of "Alcestis" - the story of a king, Admetus, who is able to escape death because his wife, Alcestis, has volunteered to die in his place. It is a tragedy about being beckoned to die, and also a story of death defeated. Translator(s): Hughes, Ted. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571205806
ISBN
9780571205806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

Paperback. Features letters that are addressed, with just two exceptions, to Sylvia Plath, the American poet to whom the author was married. This book became an instant bestseller on its publication in 1998 and won the Forward Prize for Poetry in the same year. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 214 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571194735
ISBN
9780571194735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. The passion of the writing in this volume has been described as delivering the sensation of a line writing itself in front of the reader's eyes. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 235. Signed and inscribed by the author. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0003555
ISBN
9780571111244
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 100.00

Paperback. Num Pages: references, index. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 179 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259782
ISBN
9780803259782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210. . Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0005419
ISBN
9780948339882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Jackson, Anne Marie; Steinberg, Irina. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; BM; DSK; HBTV4; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782272991
ISBN
9781782272991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Num Pages: 32 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: D; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 115 x 141 x 3. Weight in Grams: 28.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
American Traveler Press United States
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935810639
ISBN
9780935810639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.32

Paperback. The act of translation is a political action. This title draws on Benjamin, Derrida, and de Man to show that translation has long been a site for perpetuating the unequal power relations among people, races, and languages. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; CFP; CJ; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520074514
ISBN
9780520074514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.73

Hardback. In more than 150 pairs of images and surprising, lyrical text, the author explores his complex relationship to the visual world through his two great passions: writing and photography. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AJB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 158. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571335015
ISBN
9780571335015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838203089
ISBN
9783838203089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.17

Hardcover. Library stamp and inscription inside front cover
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Talbot Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1945
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KLN0004463
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Hardcover. 47pp. No date of publication given
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Talbot Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1934
SKU
KHS1004084
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 85.00

Hardcover. Library stamp and inscription on frontispiece otherwise clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Talbot Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1946
SKU
KLN0004451
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 21.00

Paperback. A portrait of an eclectic family, held together by the courage to survive. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848424494
ISBN
9781848424494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Set in present-day London, mainly in Michi's bar - described as 'one of those underground clubs that hosts people from countries where non-smokers are not to be trusted' and partly in a refugee hostel run by Gayle, a New Zealander. This play gives insights into this society of 'temporary people', a new substratum of life in this country. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854599902
ISBN
9781854599902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

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