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Paperback. Written in 1727, "The Art of Sinking in Poetry" was one of Alexander Pope's contributions to the literary output of the legendary Scriblerus club - a circle of writers dedicated to mocking what they perceived as a culture of mediocrity and false learning prevalent in the arts and sciences of their day. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496928
- ISBN
- 9781847496928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.22
€ 12.22
Paperback. A hideous crime is committed at a fashionable London society gathering. The victim is the beautiful, innocent Belinda, her attacker is the dastardly Baron, and his weapon of choice is a pair of scissors..Pope's mock-epic is the sharp and witty tale of the most famous bad hair day in the history of literature. Illustrator(s): Beardsley, Aubrey. Num Pages: 96 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0004801
- ISBN
- 9780099511526
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486280530
- ISBN
- 9780486280530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.39
€ 7.39
Paperback. The author was the greatest English poet of his age, whose acerbic insights into human nature have entered the language, and whose verse still astonishes with its energy and inventiveness centuries after his death. This book includes selections of his work that follows the path of his poetic genius over his lifetime. Editor(s): Erskine-Hill, Howard; Damrosch, Leo. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140423501
- ISBN
- 9780140423501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.29
€ 15.99
€ 12.29
Paperback. James E. Falen's verse translation consists of Boris Godunov, A Scene from Faust, the four Little Tragedies and Rusalka. It is accompanied by a penetrating Introduction by Caryl Emerson on Russia's most cosmopolitan playwright. Translator(s): Falen, James E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199554041
- ISBN
- 9780199554041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.40
€ 14.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. Portrays the Russian people. This title presents a series of interlinked stories including "The Shot", in which a duel is revisited after many years, and the grotesque "The Undertaker". It also features "Roslavlev" and the "Egyptian Nights". Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446753
- ISBN
- 9780140446753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.11
€ 17.99
€ 14.11
Paperback. The basis for Glinka's famous opera of the same name, Ruslan and Lyudmila - Pushkin's second longest poetical work - is a dramatic and ingenious retelling of Russian folklore, full of humour and irony. Translator(s): Clarke, Roger. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 230. 256 pages. The basis for Glinka's famous opera of the same name, Ruslan and Lyudmila - Pushkin's second longest poetical work - is a dramatic and ingenious retelling of Russian folklore, full of humour and irony. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 156 x 141 x 29. Weight: 228. Translator(s): Clarke, Roger.
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847492968
- ISBN
- 9781847492968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.54
€ 13.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. A tale of intrigue, deception, murder and retribution, 'Boris Godunov'; charts the rise and fall of an ambitious prince who cannot avoid facing the consequences of his dark past. Translator(s): Clarke, Roger. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496911
- ISBN
- 9781847496911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.29
€ 14.99
€ 14.29
Hardcover. Eugene Onegin is not merely the greatest poem in the Russian language by its most influential poet: it is a global cultural, social and political icon of the highest order. The historical power of this work - a novel in verse - is made all the more extraordinary by the simplicity of its subject. Translator(s): Johnston, Charles. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 120 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857157390
- ISBN
- 9781857157390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.49
€ 16.99
€ 12.49
Paperback. This volume contains, in a new translation, a selection of his most famous and enduring verse explorations of love, such as 'I Loved You', 'Night' and 'I Well Recall a Wondrous Meeting', pieces which are crowning achievements of the European canon and still have the same timeless emotional resonance today. Translator(s): Clarke, Roger. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JM; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496898
- ISBN
- 9781847496898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- 3
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486227276
- ISBN
- 9780486227276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.82
€ 45.99
€ 41.82
Paperback. 232pp. Keywords: International Literature, Fiction
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KON0827810
- ISBN
- 9780099716600
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Vaschenko, Alexander; Smith, Claude Clayton. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indegenous Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670819
- ISBN
- 9780816670819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.61
€ 20.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. Translator(s): Ostashevsky, Eugene. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 120 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590176306
- ISBN
- 9781590176306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.55
€ 16.99
€ 14.55
Hardback. Focusing on Shakespeare's "Hamlet" as foremost a study of grief, this book offers an analysis of its protagonist as the archetype of the modern hero. It situates "Hamlet" within the context of family and mourning as it was presented in other revenge tragedies of Shakespeare's time. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050935
- ISBN
- 9780691050935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.52€ 67.31
€ 88.52
€ 67.31
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised & expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631578
- ISBN
- 9780691631578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.70
€ 130.70
Paperback. Using structuralist and post-structuralist methods, this book analyzes a selection of influential Russian texts--classical, modernist, and contemporary--as dialogues with earlier works, in the light of new cultural contexts. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727037
- ISBN
- 9780804727037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.15
€ 42.99
€ 42.15
Hardback. Using structuralist and post-structuralist methods, this book analyzes a selection of influential Russian texts--classical, modernist, and contemporary--as dialogues with earlier works, in the light of new cultural contexts. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723169
- ISBN
- 9780804723169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.64
€ 180.64
Paperback. Hyperbole and A Half is a blog written by a 20-something American girl called Allie Brosh. She tells stories about the mishaps of her everyday life, with titles like 'Why Dogs Don't Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving' and 'The God of Cake'. This book chronicles the "learning experiences" Brosh has endured as a result of her own character flaws. Num Pages: 384 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: DQ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Square Peg
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224095372
- ISBN
- 9780224095372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Analyzes medieval Jewish, Christian, and Muslim uses of gendered bodily imagery and metaphors of impurity in their visual and verbal polemic against one another. This book examines attitudes toward the corporeal body and its relationship to divinity. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268023676
- ISBN
- 9780268023676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.91
€ 46.99
€ 41.91