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Paperback. .". Humphries has rendered (Ovid s) love poetry with conspicuous success into English which is neither obtrusively colloquial nor awkwardly antique." Virginia Quarterly Review

" Translator(s): Humphries, Rolfe. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5106 x 3328 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253200020
ISBN
9780253200020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

Hardcover. Clean copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1934
Publisher
THE TALBOT PRESS LIMITED
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0219670
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 12.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BOYE6
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135643
ISBN
9781571135643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.17

Paperback. This edition focuses on the Middle English text, with a Modern English Verse translation on facing pages and extensive notes at the bottom of the pages. It discusses the manuscript, the anonymous poet and his other poems, and the structure of the poem and its audience, themes and characterization. Translator(s): Vantuono, William. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268017675
ISBN
9780268017675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Algeria Cuts discusses the figure of woman under colonial rule in Algeria as well as within the postcolonial independent nation-state through an interdisciplinary framework that spans fine art, film, colonial and legal policy, manifestoes, prose fiction, and theoretical and philosophical texts concerning the relationship between France and Algeria. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752626
ISBN
9780804752626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. "Decadence" has often been viewed as an ephemeral artistic vogue of late 19th- and early 20th-century Europe. This study makes the case for decadence as a literary movement in its own right, based on a set of aesthetic principles that formed a transitional link between romanticism and modernism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Massachusetts Press Boston
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870239922
ISBN
9780870239922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.57

Paperback. Dickens' natural inclinations toward drama and the macabre made him a brilliant teller of ghost tales, and in the twenty stories presented here, which include his celebrated "A Christmas Carol", the full range of his gothic talents can be seen Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853267345
ISBN
9781853267345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Paperback. Takes on one of the grimmest secrets in America's national life - the history of lynching and, more generally, the public punishment of African Americans. The author shows that lynching cannot be explained away as a phenomenon peculiar to the South or as the perverse culmination of racist politics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First edition, first printing (full number line)
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226301389
ISBN
9780226301389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. This text charts women's contributions to what the author calls the "War Story". It concentrates on the contemporary literature of the Arab world, showing how women who write themselves and their experiences into the "War Story" undo the masculine contract with violence, sexuality and glory. Num Pages: 309 pages, 32 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 1FB; 1FMV; DSA; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206137
ISBN
9780520206137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.36

Paperback. Argues that poverty has been denied its due as a critical and ideological framework in its own right, despite interest in representations of the lower classes and the marginalized. Series: 20/21. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143316
ISBN
9780691143316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.82

paperback. A collection of eight short stories, which help students gain deeper insights into French literature and life. Editor(s): Lyon, Pamela. Series: Parallel Text. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140023855
ISBN
9780140023855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. Paul Scheerbart (1863-1915) was a visionary German novelist, theorist, poet, and artist. He was fascinated with the potential of glass as a medium for expressionist architecture. This title describes Scheerbart's life, and explains the ways in which 'The Light Club of Batavia' inspired him to produce art of uncommon breadth. Num Pages: 104 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226514574
ISBN
9780226514574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.01

Paperback. Examines Dante's relation to his contemporary public, an audience that included poets who responded to Dante's early work as well as those who first copied, preserved, and circulated his poetry. Based on research of manuscripts and documents, this study reveals the importance of professional, urban classes as cultivators of early Italian poetry. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268041229
ISBN
9780268041229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New Island Books
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848404366
ISBN
9781848404366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. A collection which proceeds chronologically, from poetry and short stories which offer insights into the filmmaker, Luis Bunuel's life and thought. Translator(s): White, Garrett. Num Pages: 277 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 2ADS; APFA; APFB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376. Selected Writings of Luis Bunuel. 277 pages, 1 b&w photograph. A collection which proceeds chronologically, from poetry and short stories which offer insights into the filmmaker, Luis Bunuel's life and thought. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2ADS; APFA; APFB; DNF. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight: 400. Translator(s): White, Garrett.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234239
ISBN
9780520234239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. It covers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse. It shows how a range of authors from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by this literature. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 2ACSC; 2ACSX; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631236269
ISBN
9780631236269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.02

Hardcover. Presents the systematic review of the ways in which Anglo-Saxon studies have evolved from their beginnings to the twentieth century. This book tells the story of how the idea of Anglo-Saxon England evolved from the Anglo-Saxons themselves to the Victorians, serving as a myth of origins for the English people, their language, and more. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118943328
ISBN
9781118943328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.74

Paperback. This edition brings together in one volume (in their US order of publication), the poems of "Fires", "When Water Comes Togeher With Other Water", "Ultramarine", "A New Path to the Waterfall" and "No Heroics Please". The text is supplied with brief notes on first publication. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 31. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvill Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781860463648
ISBN
9781860463648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.32

Paperback. This title explores how the concept of childhood in the Victorian era was constructed through ideological work in children's literature, as well as contemporary pedagogical and medical writing. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DSYC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 303.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415514682
ISBN
9780415514682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.95

Hardcover. 102pp.1969 reprint of first US Edition. Fore edge uncut. Out of print in hardcover. Fine
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
Alfred a Knopf
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHS1003603
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 75.00

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