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Paperback. Stoic philosopher and tutor to the young emperor Nero, Seneca wrote moral essays - exercises in practical philosophy - on how to live in a troubled world. Strikingly applicable today, his thoughts on happiness and other subjects are here combined in a clear, modern translation with an introduction on Seneca's life and philosophy. Translator(s): Davie, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199552405
- ISBN
- 9780199552405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Translator(s): Ahl, Frederick. Series: Masters of Latin Literature. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801494321
- ISBN
- 9780801494321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.26
€ 15.26
Paperback. Living in Rome under Caligula and later a tutor to Nero, Seneca witnessed the extremes of human behaviour. His shocking and bloodthirsty plays not only reflect a brutal period of history but also show how guilt, sorrow, anger and desire lead individuals to violence. Translator(s): Smith, R. Scott. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455519
- ISBN
- 9780140455519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.91
€ 17.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. Translator(s): Churchill, Caryl. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 4. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 60
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854596505
- ISBN
- 9781854596505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.32
€ 13.99
€ 13.32
Paperback. Translator(s): Ahl, Frederick. Series: Masters of Latin Literature. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801494314
- ISBN
- 9780801494314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.49
€ 17.49
Hardcover. In 124 epistles Seneca (c. 4 65 CE) writes to Lucilius, occasionally about technical problems of philosophy, but more often in a relaxed style about moral and ethical questions, relating them to personal experiences. He thus presents a Stoic philosopher s thoughts about the good life in a contemporary context. Translator(s): Gummere, R.M. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 469 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 117 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1925
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674990869
- ISBN
- 9780674990869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.92
€ 33.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived "in accordance with nature", Stoicism called for restraint of animal instincts and severing of emotional ties. Seneca's contribution to a seemingly unsympathetic creed was to transform it into an inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind. Editor(s): Campbell, Robin. Translator(s): Campbell, Robin. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140442106
- ISBN
- 9780140442106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Hardcover. Seneca Epistulae Vol. I Editor(s): Reynolds, Leighton; Reynolds, L. D. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198146445
- ISBN
- 9780198146445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.06
€ 76.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Fitch, John G. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475719
- ISBN
- 9780801475719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.15€ 56.03
€ 56.15
€ 56.03
paperback. Dramas by the classical playwright and philosopher are accompanied by a modern work to demonstrate the Roman's impact on the development of the tragedy. Translator(s): Watling, E.F. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140441741
- ISBN
- 9780140441741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Hardcover. Marking Roy Foster's retirement from the Carroll Professorship of Irish history at the University of Oxford, and recognising his extraordinary career as a historian, literary critic, and public intellectual, this essay collection charts Foster's career while reflecting on developments in the field of Irish history writing, teaching, and research. Editor(s): Paseta, Senia. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198748274
- ISBN
- 9780198748274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.19
€ 171.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Bodley, Dr Lorraine Byrne. Num Pages: printed music items. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 289 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Carysfort Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0002997
- ISBN
- 9781904505310
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Bodley, Dr Lorraine Byrne. Num Pages: printed music items. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 289 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Carysfort Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0002998
- ISBN
- 9781904505310
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Bodley, Dr Lorraine Byrne. Num Pages: printed music items. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 289 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Carysfort Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0002999
- ISBN
- 9781904505310
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. 486pp.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Vanguard Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1963
- SKU
- KHS1004089
- ISBN
- 9780814901076
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 85.00
€ 85.00
Paperback. Bog/Paperback 156 lch.
- Publisher
- "An Clóchomhar,"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781906883072
- ISBN
- 9781906883072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.61
€ 37.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472528391
- ISBN
- 9781472528391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 5.04
€ 16.99
€ 5.04
Paperback. An anthology of six contemporary plays from Turkey that captures such global themes as questions of identity, poverty, class conflict, oppression, and displacement while shedding light on current cultural and political matters in Turkey, a country literally at the border of the West and the East that is recovering from military coups. Editor(s): Erincin, Serap. Translator(s): Erincin, Serap; Ventura, Mark. Series: In Performance. Num Pages: 270 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: DD; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 192 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857420015
- ISBN
- 9780857420015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.09
€ 25.99
€ 21.09
hardcover. An original and challenging work, The Quest for Epic documents the development of Italian narrative from the chivalric romance at the end of the fifteenth century to the genre of epic in the sixteenth century. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802090317
- ISBN
- 9780802090317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37
€ 106.37
Paperback. Drawing on Korean and Japanese texts ranging from critical essays to short stories produced in the colonial and post-colonial periods, this book analyzes the ways in which Japanese colonial and Korean nationalist discourse pivoted on such concepts as language, literature, and culture. Series: Seoul-California Series in Korean Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DSA; DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289857
- ISBN
- 9780520289857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
Paperback. A genre-breaking adventure: narrative prose poems filled with awe, yearning, acerbic wit, and crystalline observations. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- City Lights Books United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872864672
- ISBN
- 9780872864672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.98
€ 15.99
€ 14.98
Hardback. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DS; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088412
- ISBN
- 9780674088412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.32
€ 44.99
€ 38.32
hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3JD; 3JF; DSB; HBJD; HBLL; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226278285
- ISBN
- 9780226278285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 36.53
€ 45.99
€ 36.53
Hardback. Presents a history of the English language from the age of Beowulf to the rap of Eminem. The author describes the differences between English and American usage and, the link between regional dialect and race, class, and gender. He discusses contact with foreign languages, the Internet, and e-mail continue to shape English for future generations. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137942
- ISBN
- 9780231137942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.20
€ 29.99
€ 22.20