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Paperback. Owing to the rich storehouse of information it contains, the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus (c 535-600) has long been mined as a historical source for Merovingian society, a focus that overshadows an appreciation of the poems' literary value. This title offers free-verse translations of Fortunatus' personal poetry. Editor(s): Pucci, Joseph. Translator(s): Pucci, Joseph. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 155
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841863
- ISBN
- 9781603841863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.00
€ 23.99
€ 18.00
Owing to the rich storehouse of information it contains, the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus (c 535-600) has long been mined as a historical source for Merovingian society, a focus that overshadows an appreciation of the poems' literary value. This title offers free-verse translations of Fortunatus' personal poetry. Translator(s): Pucci, Joseph. Num Pages: 204 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841870
- ISBN
- 9781603841870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.34€ 43.08
€ 54.34
€ 43.08
Hardback. Based on manuscripts of this treatise on classical Sanskirt poetics. It was composed by the famous 11th-century King Bhoja of Malwa, a patron of traditional learning. It is interesting as a text because of the theoretical treatment of the erotic sentiment (srngara) in classical Sanskrit texts. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 916 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 75. Weight in Grams: 1990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 916
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674833401
- ISBN
- 9780674833401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.18€ 94.56
€ 99.18
€ 94.56
paperback. Translator(s): Hacker, Marilyn (City College of New York). Series: Field Translation Series. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oberlin College Press United States
- Edition
- Trans. from the French ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932440891
- ISBN
- 9780932440891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.46
€ 16.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. * A collection of poetry and essays on war by one of the most prominent women writers from that period, author of the famous TESTAMENT OF YOUTH. A commemorative edition, out now in paperback Editor(s): Bostridge, Mark. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40pp of b/w. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844084142
- ISBN
- 9781844084142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. A study of Helene Cixous that adopts a chronological and expository approach, bravely taking on the daunting task of presenting to non-French-speaking readers an author who specializes in word-play. Num Pages: 197 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 2ADF; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- Expanded
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803263451
- ISBN
- 9780803263451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.51
€ 17.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585100774
- ISBN
- 9781585100774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.38
€ 18.99
€ 15.38
Paperback. 88pp
- Publisher
- Scotus Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780954719432
- ISBN
- 9780954719432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.42
€ 10.42
Paperback. A new expanded edition of Tolkien's most famous, and most important essay, which defined his conception of fantasy as a literary form, and which led to the writing of The Lord of the Rings. Accompanied by a critical study of the history and writing of the text. Num Pages: 320 pages, With index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007582914
- ISBN
- 9780007582914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Hardback. Poetry Broadsheet, 14 x 18 cm (Framed, 40x35cm). Signed by the author. Part of a portfolio that covers virtually every important English 20 century poet alive at the time. Poem of the Month 1970 - 1975. Keywords: Poetry - Broadsheets - Literature
- Publisher
- Poem of the Month Club London
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KHS0056631
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Shoestring Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904886020
- ISBN
- 9781904886020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.40
€ 12.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822313427
- ISBN
- 9780822313427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857548471
- ISBN
- 9781857548471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.64
€ 13.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Num Pages: portrait (black and white). BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909844056
- ISBN
- 9781909844056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.40
€ 16.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. Veronica Franco was a 16th-century Venetian beauty, poet, and protofeminist. This collection presents the eroticism and eloquence that set her apart from the chaste, silent woman prescribed by Renaissance gender ideology. Translator(s): Jones, Professor Ann Rosalind; Rosenthal, Margaret F. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 318 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BG; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226259871
- ISBN
- 9780226259871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.92
€ 32.99
€ 25.92
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Arc Publications
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906570880
- ISBN
- 9781906570880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.54
€ 14.99
€ 12.54
Paperback. Love is everywhere in Persian poetry and can be interpreted in various ways: as mystic love, the basis of the relationship between humans and God; even as patriotic love for Iran. This title offers a collection of Persian love poetry that is illustrated with images from the British Museum's world. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714124759
- ISBN
- 9780714124759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. Based on oral tales that originated in historical events in 10th-century Iceland, these two sagas follow the fate of a powerful Viking family across two generations, from its early Norwegian ancestry through fierce battles to defend its honour. Editor(s): Olason, Vesteinn. Translator(s): Quinn, Judy; Regal, Martin S. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, 2 maps, glossary, index. BIC Classification: DN; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447729
- ISBN
- 9780140447729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.84
€ 14.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. Records the dichotomy of human experience. This book deals with break-up, depression, illness and death. It also reveals an intense involvement with nature and a capacity for healing and love. There are intimate personal poems reflecting on relationships with people and creatures; poems which enter the lives of real and imaginary characters. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224076845
- ISBN
- 9780224076845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Features the poems that deal with such emotions as - love, grief, rage, and loneliness. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 96. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003345
- ISBN
- 9780224090049
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. * Challenges the idea that Modernism was conservative and reactionary. * Relates the modernist impulse to broader cultural and historical crises and movements. * Provides a guide to the development of Modernist literature. * Covers women writers, writers of the Harlem Renaissance and openly gay and lesbian writers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631213079
- ISBN
- 9780631213079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19
€ 51.19
Paperback. A visceral play about friendship, teenage recklessness, futile ambitions and frustrated hopes. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 6. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408173039
- ISBN
- 9781408173039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.33
€ 18.33