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Paperback. A sharp black comedy with a tender heart that explores the paths we take in life and their repercussions on the people we love most. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 143 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848424395
- ISBN
- 9781848424395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Providing an overview of the history of the term and the different ways in which it is used, this book outlines the origins of elegy, and the characteristics of the genre. It examines the psychology and cultural background underlying works of mourning. It explores how the modern elegy has evolved, and how it differs from 'canonical elegy'. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415367776
- ISBN
- 9780415367776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.81
€ 31.81
Paperback. What if every neuron in the human brain could be mapped and decoded? Every act of human behaviour catalogued and wholly understood? This book imagines a very-near future in which radical and unprecedented advances in medical science mean that it's possible to augment and extend life. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571329991
- ISBN
- 9780571329991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Tibullus was one of the great Roman elegists, alongside Ovid and Propertius. His poems of love, addressed to his mistresses Delia and Nemesis and the boy Marathus portray idealism, anguish, and betrayal, newly translated into stylish English by A. M. Juster, with parallel Latin text, introduction, and notes by Tibullus scholar Robert Maltby. Translator(s): Juster, A. M. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199603312
- ISBN
- 9780199603312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year in 1985, these poems were written after the death of Douglas Dunn's first wife in March 1981. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571134694
- ISBN
- 9780571134694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. Heaney's new collection travels widely in space and time, visiting the sites of the classical world, revisiting the poet's childhood: rural electrification and the light of ancient evenings are reconciled within the orbit of a single lifetime. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571207985
- ISBN
- 9780571207985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. At the centre of the novel is the crumbling seastack of the Old Man of Hoy and the consuming relationship between a young artist, Kim, coldly passionate, talented, secretive, and Jimmy, a North Sea roughneck, engineer and climber. It deals with the possibility of friendship between men and women. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KKD0001728
- ISBN
- 9780571212859
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The four late plays of Euripides collected here, in beautifully crafted translations by Cecelia Eaton Luschnig and Paul Woodruff, offer a faithful and dynamic representation of the playwright's mature vision. Translator(s): Eaton Luschnig, Cecelia; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603844604
- ISBN
- 9781603844604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.31
€ 18.99
€ 15.31
Paperback. A collection of plays that focuses on three playwrights' - Peter Meineck, Cecelia Eaton Luschnig, and Paul Woodruff - treatment of the same events in the House of Atreus. It is suitable for those interested in Greek literature, theater history, or mythology. Translator(s): Meineck, Peter; Luschnig, Cecilia Eaton; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209640
- ISBN
- 9780872209640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.31
€ 18.99
€ 15.31
Paperback. Sophocles' plays transformed Greek myths into dramas featuring complex human characters, through which he explored profound moral issues. This title contains plays such as: "Electra", "Ajax", "Women of Trachis" and "Philoctetes". Editor(s): Raeburn, David. Translator(s): Raeburn, David. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449785
- ISBN
- 9780140449785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The Drama Classic edition of Sophocles' version of the Electra myth. Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 107 x 8. Weight in Grams: 80.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854597564
- ISBN
- 9781854597564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.28
€ 8.28
Paperback. Drama Classics edition Translator(s): MacDonald, Marianne; Walton, J. Michael. Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 105 x 5. Weight in Grams: 79.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854597496
- ISBN
- 9781854597496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.28
€ 7.28
Paperback. Deals with the aftermath of the Trojan War for the defeated survivors, as Andromache shows Hector's widow as a trophy of war in the house of her Greek captor, and Hecabe portrays a defeated queen avenging the murder of her last-remaining son. Editor(s): Rutherford, Richard. Translator(s): Davie, John. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446685
- ISBN
- 9780140446685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 765 pages, Illustrationss., geneal. table (on lining papers), ports. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 168 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1294. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co. New York
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000920
- ISBN
- 9780393074598
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780948833069
- ISBN
- 9780948833069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. David Constantine's 10th book of poetry, published on his 70th birthday, celebrates people and places in literature, life and mythology. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780370989
- ISBN
- 9781780370989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.48
€ 13.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. This is an annotated edition of El laberinto de la soledad, a classic text on Mexican culture and identity, first published in 1950 by Nobel prize winner Octavio Paz. It includes a wide-ranging introduction, hundreds of explanatory notes and four appendices. Editor(s): Stanton, Anthony. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADSL; DNF; HBJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719048746
- ISBN
- 9780719048746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.29
€ 16.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719008368
- ISBN
- 9780719008368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.29
€ 16.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Jones, Gwyn. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199539154
- ISBN
- 9780199539154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
39pp. Edges uncut, shaded. Previous owner's signature on front cover. Translated into German, and with a foreword by Max Meyerfeld. Keywords: Irish literature, German Language
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- S Fischer
- Publication date
- 1907
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KHS1010425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 75.00€ 50.00
€ 75.00
€ 50.00
Hardcover. 352pp. A collection of essays on this prolific writer along with two unpublished short stories from her pen.
- Publisher
- Arlen House Galway
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781903631973
- ISBN
- 9781903631973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.00
€ 40.00
Hardcover. Fine copy, small tear on dustjacket
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1976
- SKU
- KTK0094191
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 30.00
€ 30.00
Paperback. Series: New Directions Poetry Pamphlets. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780811220941
- ISBN
- 9780811220941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.46
€ 12.46