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Paperback. Geoffrey Chaucer has some claim to being the greatest poet in the English language. Yet he has also been considered to be an invisible poet, self-depreciating and ironic, leaving only the breath of his comedy behind. In truth a great deal is known of him. He was a royal servant, who was indicted for rape. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 colour plate section, b&w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287483
- ISBN
- 9780099287483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.59
€ 8.59
Paperback. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KRF0032341
- ISBN
- 9780140169416
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Features the stories ranging from Beowulf to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, via Chaucer and Shakespeare, to the Bronte sisters, 'Alice through the Looking Glass' and 'Lord of the Rings'. This work takes the reader from medieval mystery plays to music hall and pantomime; painting; and music, with Purcell and Vaughan Williams. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099438076
- ISBN
- 9780099438076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.62
€ 40.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. Dickens had everything - fame, success and riches - but he died harbouring a deep sadness he had experienced all his life. He was a man of mercurial character, but he also had a sense of loss and longing that would constantly appear in his work. This title takes the reader into the life of one of the world's greatest writers. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099437093
- ISBN
- 9780099437093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.29
€ 21.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. Offers a biography of Shakespeare, this book reads like the work of a contemporary meeting Shakespeare. It is a depiction of the world Shakespeare inhabited. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780749386559
- ISBN
- 9780749386559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.29
€ 21.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. Love is as universal as it is private, and it makes asses and royals of us all. When it strikes (blindly) most of us are left exalted and appalled. This work contains poems full of the follies, triumphs and losses of South Africans in love. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919931562
- ISBN
- 9781919931562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.30
€ 20.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. A collection of 1,200 quotations from the mouths of the wildly famous to the painfully obscure. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288. 1, 200 Bon Mots, Ripostes, and Witticisms for Aspiring Academics, Armchair Philosophers.and Anyone Else Who Wants to Sound Really Smart. 256 pages, illustrations. A collection of 1,200 quotations from the mouths of the wildly famous to the painfully obscure. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DQ. Dimension: 216 x 153 x 18. Weight: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Adams Media
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440505898
- ISBN
- 9781440505898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.65
€ 13.99
€ 13.65
Hardcover. Features the poetry of railways. This work includes: "Whitsun Weddings", "Night Mail", "Distant View of a Provincial Town", "Two Wars", and "The Branch Line". Divided up into chapters entitled Navigation, Engineering, Waiting, Travelling and Musing, it is a pocket companion for the waiting room and the train compartment alike. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 117 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841597782
- ISBN
- 9781841597782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.50
€ 16.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. A book of poems. Exploring history, self, and imagination, as well as the poet's concerns with catastrophe and trauma, it wrestles with the aftermath and reverberations of 9/11. Num Pages: 84 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035666
- ISBN
- 9780226035666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.09
€ 19.99
€ 17.09
Paperback. Offers a way to think about how the power of poetry, art, and the lyrical imagination illuminate history, trauma, and memory. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 colour plates, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226254333
- ISBN
- 9780226254333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.41
€ 32.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Features a sequence of fifty-four short sections, each a poem in itself. This book recounts the speaker's memory of excavating the bones of Armenian genocide victims in the Syrian desert with a crew of television journalists. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226207032
- ISBN
- 9780226207032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.03
€ 18.99
€ 17.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526121790
- ISBN
- 9781526121790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.78
€ 24.78
Paperback. The remarkably diverse writings of Zygmunt Bauman range across a large number of issues in sociology, politics, history, and cultural studies. This is the first collection of Baumana s writings that covers the entire breadth of his work, and includes a summarizing essay and commentary by editor Peter Beilharz. Editor(s): Beilharz, Peter. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214922
- ISBN
- 9780631214922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.04
€ 60.04
Paperback. Retrospective with new work from northern poet shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852249939
- ISBN
- 9781852249939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.88
€ 16.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Flambard Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873226773
- ISBN
- 9781873226773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.81
€ 11.99
€ 11.81
paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Flambard United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873226995
- ISBN
- 9781873226995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.73
€ 10.73
paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Flambard Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906601256
- ISBN
- 9781906601256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.24
€ 11.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813931210
- ISBN
- 9780813931210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.21
€ 54.21
Paperback. A biography of Nikos Kazantzakis. It describes his struggle with political questions that were in reality aspects of a fervent religious search. It features his experiments with communism in turbulent Greece, his visits to Soviet Russia, and the publication of his epic "Odyssey" in 1938. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128801
- ISBN
- 9780691128801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Hardback. Putting Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis's (1883-1957) vast output into the context of his lifelong spiritual quest and the turbulent politics of twentieth-century Greece, this title argues that Kazantzakis was a deeply flawed genius. It covers his life after 1938, the period in which he wrote "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ". Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 640 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 2AHM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128139
- ISBN
- 9780691128139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.46€ 75.76
€ 100.46
€ 75.76
Hardback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646664
- ISBN
- 9780691646664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.52
€ 141.52
Hardcover. Num Pages: 381 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 27. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772893525
- ISBN
- 9788772893525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.36€ 51.63
€ 67.36
€ 51.63
Paperback. A revised edition of Peter Brook's take on Shakespeare, with a new chapter. The book addresses a number of questions about performing Shakespeare today: Why is Shakespeare not out of date? What do we mean by Shakespeare's "genius" or "creativity". Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 129 x 4. Weight in Grams: 66.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854597120
- ISBN
- 9781854597120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.42
€ 12.99
€ 12.42
Paperback. One of the world's most revered theatre directors reflects on a fascinating variety of Shakespearean topics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848424104
- ISBN
- 9781848424104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58