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Paperback. Frederick Ahl's new translation captures the excitement, poetic energy, and intellectual force of Virgil's epic poem in a way that has never been done before. Echoing the Virgilian hexameter the verse stays almost line for line with the original in a thrillingly accurate and engaging style. Translator(s): Ahl, Frederick. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed. /
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199231959
ISBN
9780199231959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. Demonstrates that verse translation from the Irish represents, in its own right, a significant part of the tradition of Irish poetry written in English. This work foregrounds the aesthetic and cultural value of verse translation as poetry. It offers an account of Irish poetry over the past three centuries. Editor(s): Schirmer, Gregory A. Num Pages: 526 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DCQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
526
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184387
ISBN
9781859184387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.00
€ 63.97

Paperback. From the author of the internationally acclaimed Putin's Russia and A Russian Diary, this book offers a collection of her best writings. Translator(s): Tait, Arch. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526681
ISBN
9780099526681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190607661
ISBN
9780190607661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.88

Paperback. Surveys the life and work of the Scottish poet Ian Hamilton Finlay, who is best known for his extraordinary garden, Little Sparta, a unique 'poem of place' in which poetry, sculpture, and horticulture intersect. This book directs sustained attention to Finlay the verbal artist, revealing the full breadth and richness of his poetics. Editor(s): Finlay, Alec. Series: Poets for the Millennium S. Num Pages: 334 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424. Selections. Series: Poets for the Millennium S. 334 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Finlay, Alec. Surveys the life and work of the Scottish poet Ian Hamilton Finlay, who is best known for his extraordinary garden, Little Sparta, a unique 'poem of place' in which poetry, sculpture, and horticulture intersect. This book directs sustained attention to Finlay the verbal artist, revealing the full breadth and richness of his poetics. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight: 376.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Y ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270596
ISBN
9780520270596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 74 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 82. 74pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
DC Books Montreal
Number of pages
74
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KHS1029688
ISBN
9780919688537
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 8.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Shakespeare was a man of his time, constantly engaging with his audience's deepest desires and fears. In this book, by reconnecting with this historic reality we are able to experience the true character of the playwright himself. It traces Shakespeare's unfolding imaginative generosity. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 312 x 36. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847924520
ISBN
9781847924520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

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

€ 33.73

Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KAK0000123
ISBN
9781842234082
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Contains essays that describe what it means to be black in America. This book describes the tragedies that are inflicted by racial segregation and presents a poignant account of the author's first journey to 'the Old Country', the Southern states. Num Pages: 208 pages, forms transparencies. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140184471
ISBN
9780140184471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. It's hard to pretend that everything is normal when your whole life has been turned upside down .. Four children come to terms with their mother's sudden departure. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; YFB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216. Good copy, some light shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KTK0090393
ISBN
9780862783624
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 9.99
€ 9.35

Hardback. Poetry anthology celebrating England and all that is English. Editor(s): McMorland-Hunter, Jane. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Batsford Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849941327
ISBN
9781849941327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.52

Hardcover. Horace Walpole was letter writer so energetic and fertile that his collected correspondence occupies forty volumes. His letters provide one of the most vivid pictures we have of the late eighteenth-century Britain. This collection contains 434 letters, arranged under sixteen headings for ease of reference. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152326
ISBN
9781857152326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Moves from Moss Side to Malaya recalling author's time as an education officer in the tropics, his tempestuous first marriage, his struggles with Catholicism and the beginning of his prolific writing life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437055
ISBN
9780099437055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New in paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719086458
ISBN
9780719086458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Hardcover. Clean copy in clean dustwrapper.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Doubleday
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KEX0211558
ISBN
9780385495813
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 9.39

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 4. Weight in Grams: 59. 8vo. very good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KEX0276913
ISBN
9780486270722
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.38

Paperback. The sequel to "The Lost World of the Kalahari" in which Laurens Van der Post records everything he has learned of the life and lore of Africa's first inhabitants. This book journeys into the mind and spirit of the Bushmen, a people outlawed by the advance of the blacks and whites alike. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DNF; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428749
ISBN
9780099428749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.90

Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear and minor page damage.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KTM0000072
ISBN
9780571205608
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. 'Here I am once more in this Scene of Dissipation and vice, and I begin to find already my Morals corrupted.' Drawing together fifty quotations from Jane Austen's letters and novels with vibrant illustrations which illuminate everyday aspects of life in the Georgian era, this beautifully produced volume is the perfect gift for Janeites everywhere. Num Pages: 112 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; FC; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 170. .
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244645
ISBN
9781851244645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228349
ISBN
9780571221332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): McDonald, Christie V.; Wihl, Gary. Series: Literature & Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513. Fine copy.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press Pennsylvania
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KNH0011474
ISBN
9780271010113
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Examining the powerful drive that leads men and women literally to shed their skins gubarand--in mind and body--to cross the boundary of sex, Prosser argues that sex change is, at best, a narrative--thus transsexuals make for adept and absorbing authors. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109352
ISBN
9780231109352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.48

Hardcover. This text deals with the configurations in the literature and culture of 16th-century England. It looks at works of courtly writers like Ralegh, Spenser, and Sidney, examining their ideas on the human body, politics, gender, and national identity. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, index, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300. Keywords: "Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Literary Studies - 16th to 18th Centuries,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Cultural Studies,Education Resource"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2000th Edition
SKU
KHS0051744
ISBN
9780333761021
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 67.50

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