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Paperback. A Nobel laureate reflects upon poetry's testimony to the events of our tumultuous time. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674953833
ISBN
9780674953833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.69

paperback. Striking in its appeal to the senses, the biblical verses from Song of Songs are remarkable for alack of sexual stereotyping and its expression of mutuality in relationships between men and women. Marcia Falk's rich and lyrical translation, praised by poets and scholars alike, is paired here with the original Hebrew text. Illustrator(s): Moser, Barry. Translator(s): Falk, Marcia. Series: Brandeis Series on Jewish Women. Num Pages: 113 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: DCF; HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 124 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
113
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584654230
ISBN
9781584654230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Keenan, Celia; Thompson, Mary Shine. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Four Courts Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781851828777
ISBN
9781851828777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.88

paperback. Brian Keenan's release from captivity was the first ray of hope for those hostages held in the Middle East. He describes the plight of his fellow hostages with first-hand knowledge. The language he uses reflects his past efforts as a poet in describing the pain and claustrophobia of imprisonment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292. Already read but good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Vintage London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KDK0017348
ISBN
9780099990307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253017871
ISBN
9780253017871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.26

paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571220649
ISBN
9780571220649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.27

paperback. Written by the author of the award-winning "Landing Light", this title conjures a series of fables and charms that serve both to expose us to the unsettling forces within the world and simultaneously offer some protection against them. It also includes an extended elegy for the poet Michael Donaghy. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571251742
ISBN
9780571251742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

paperback. Focuses on Homer's extended similes and on the brief biographies of the minor war-dead, most of whom are little more than names, but each of whom lives and dies unforgettably - and unforgotten - in the copiousness of Homer's glance. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571274185
ISBN
9780571274185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.24

paperback. Since his debut, Nil Nil, won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 1993, the author has lit up the poetry scene in the UK. This selection, drawn from twenty years of work, is made by the author himself and includes his original adaptations of the poems of Antonio Machado and Rainer Maria Rilke. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571281800
ISBN
9780571281800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pages black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. 333pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9780712697552
ISBN
9780712697552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.82

audioCD. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 122. Audio CD
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Beacon Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780807007006
ISBN
9780807007006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.30

hardcover. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
information as material
Condition
New
SKU
9781907468087
ISBN
9781907468087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.97

paperback. At the turn of the 20th century, Jewish families scattered by migration could stay in touch only through letters. Jews in the Russian Empire and America wrote business letters, romantic letters, and emotionally intense family letters. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012036
ISBN
9780253012036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

paperback. Considers the presence and use of texts in religious and political ritual in Early China. Through balanced attention to both the received literary tradition and the range of excavated artefacts, manuscripts, and inscriptions, this title reveals the rich and multilayered interplay of textual composition and ritual performance. Editor(s): Kern, Martin. Num Pages: 362 pages, 7 bw photos,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987873
ISBN
9780295987873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.39

hardcover. The classical prose essay (ku-wen) of the Tang and Sung dynasties is one of the major Chinese literary genres. This study of Ku-wen in English focuses on writers Han Y and Liu Tsung-yan of the Tang, and Ouyang Hsiu and Su Shih of the Sung. Num Pages: 252 pages, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDC; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 451.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714099
ISBN
9780804714099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.05

hardcover. This volume presents a broad range of writings on literature from the period of the inception of literary modernity in China. Editor(s): Denton, Kirk A. Num Pages: 572 pages, reference material. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 979.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725583
ISBN
9780804725583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 246.36

hardcover. Centered around the figures of Hu Feng, a leftist literary theorist who promoted "subjectivism," and his disciple Lu Ling, known for his psychological fiction, this study explores theoretical and fictional responses to the problematic of self at the heart of the experience of modernity in 20th-century China. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731287
ISBN
9780804731287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.16

Paperback. Examines the representation and staging of chance in literature through the work of the French writer Georges Perec. This book explores the ways in which Perec's texts exploit the possibilities of chance, by both tapping into its creative potential and controlling its operation. Series Editor(s): Perloff, Marjorie; Rumold, Rainer. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810125315
ISBN
9780810125315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.62

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
€ 14.29

paperback. Part of the "Barnes & Noble Shakespeare" series, this title brings us the feisty Katherina (the 'Shrew' of the title) and her peers. It addresses issues of cruelty and gender relations. Editor(s): Radel, Nicholas F. Series: Barnes & Noble Shakespeare. Num Pages: 344 pages, b/w throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 148. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411400412
ISBN
9781411400412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.94

paperback. A comedy of manners with humour, villainy, deceit and wordplay. Editor(s): Miola, Robert S. Series: Barnes & Noble Shakespeare. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 206 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411400559
ISBN
9781411400559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.94

paperback. Beautifully illustrated, The Authentic Shakespeare is about how the modern constructs the past, how the texts that were performed on the Elizabethan stage became the books and editions that are, for our time, Renaissance drama. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 line drawings, 75 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415912136
ISBN
9780415912136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.28

Hardcover. A la Orilla Azul del Silencio celebra el centenario del nacimiento de Pablo Neruda, probablemente uno de los poetasmas leidos del siglo veinte, y sin lugar a dudas, uno de los mas queridos. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 260 x 235. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
HarperCollins Espanol
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060591847
ISBN
9780060591847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.94

Hardcover. Offers wisdom from writers, philosophers, politicians, actors, and others that demonstrate the power of the question 'What if?' to alter the way we think about our world, using these possibilities to bolster an argument or drive home a point. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Collins Reference
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061672309
ISBN
9780061672309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.83

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