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Hardcover. Greek Tragedy sets ancient tragedy into its original theatrical, political and ritual context and applies modern critical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues to interest modern audiences. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 232 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121606
ISBN
9781405121606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.67

Paperback. Greek Tragedy sets ancient tragedy into its original theatrical, political and ritual context and applies modern critical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues to interest modern audiences. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121613
ISBN
9781405121613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.82

Paperback. Covers three of the most famous tragedies from Ancient Greece, all featuring female protagonists. This title presents a play-by-play introduction, key dates and a guide to pronunciation. Translator(s): McLeish, K.; Raphael, Frederic; Walton, Michael; McDonald, Marianne. Series: Drama Classic: Collections S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854598479
ISBN
9781854598479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.46

Paperback. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415610193
ISBN
9780415610193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.58

Hardback. This is a unique introduction to Greek tragedy that explores the plays as dramatic artifacts intended for performance and pays special attention to construction, design, staging, and musical composition. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; AN; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 194 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119089858
ISBN
9781119089858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.21

Paperback. This is a unique introduction to Greek tragedy that explores the plays as dramatic artifacts intended for performance and pays special attention to construction, design, staging, and musical composition. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; AN; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 188 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119089896
ISBN
9781119089896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.24

Paperback. Offers translations of Euripides' "Medea", "The Children of Heracles", "Andromache", and "Iphigenia among the Taurians", fragments of lost plays by Aeschylus, and the surviving portion of Sophocles' "The Trackers". In this title, introductions for each play offer information about its first production, plot, and reception in antiquity and beyond. Editor(s): Griffith, Mark; Most, Glenn W. Series Editor(s): Grene, David; Lattimore, Richmond. Series: Complete Greek Tragedies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035932
ISBN
9780226035932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Offers translations of Euripides' "Medea", "The Children of Heracles", "Andromache", and "Iphigenia among the Taurians", fragments of lost plays by Aeschylus, and the surviving portion of Sophocles' "The Trackers". In this title, introductions for each play offer information about its first production, plot, and reception in antiquity and beyond. Editor(s): Griffith, Mark; Most, Glenn W. Series Editor(s): Grene, David; Lattimore, Richmond. Series: Complete Greek Tragedies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035598
ISBN
9780226035598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Offers translations of Euripides' "Medea", "The Children of Heracles", "Andromache", and "Iphigenia among the Taurians", fragments of lost plays by Aeschylus, and the surviving portion of Sophocles' "The Trackers". In this title, introductions for each play offer information about its first production, plot, and reception in antiquity and beyond. Editor(s): Griffith, Mark; Most, Glenn W. Series Editor(s): Grene, David; Lattimore, Richmond. Series: Complete Greek Tragedies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035284
ISBN
9780226035284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Yatromanolakis, Dimitrios; Roilos, Panagiotis. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674017924
ISBN
9780674017924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Paperback. This introductory text offers a chronological account of the main Greek myths in surviving literary and artistic sources, and also examines the history of interpretation of Greek mythology from the 17th century to the present. It examines the relationship between Greek myths and epic poetry. Translator(s): Marier, Thomas. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801853951
ISBN
9780801853951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Lattimore, Richmond. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 99 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
99
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469447
ISBN
9780226469447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.26

Paperback. Translator(s): West, M. L. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540396
ISBN
9780199540396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.85

Translator(s): Miller, Andrew M. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DC; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202924
ISBN
9780872202924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.41
€ 43.08

Paperback. Translator(s): Miller, Andrew M. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202917
ISBN
9780872202917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.78

Hardback. Bringing together scholars from diverse periods and disciplines of Hellenic and Byzantine studies, this volume explores the shifting shapes and functions of laughter and tears, with consideration given to visual, performative and musical arts, as well as to written records. Editor(s): Alexiou, Margaret; Cairns, Douglas. Series: Edinburgh Leventis Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; DSB; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474403795
ISBN
9781474403795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.13
€ 124.86

Paperback.
Publisher
Duckworth & Co
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New ed of 3 Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715626467
ISBN
9780715626467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. A collection of Greek fiction that includes "Callirhoe", "Daphnis and Chloe", "Letters of Chion". Editor(s): Morales, Helen. Translator(s): Omitowoju, Rosanna; Vasunia, Phiroze; Penwill, John. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449259
ISBN
9780140449259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Hardcover. This book challenges the standard view that formal rhetoric arose in response to the political and social environment of ancient Athens. Instead, it was the theatre of Ancient Greece that prompted the development of formalized rhetoric. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118357088
ISBN
9781118357088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.47

Hardcover.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125562
ISBN
9781905125562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.03

Paperback. Offers an accessible translation of a representative play by four ancient playwrights. Editor(s): O'Bryhim, Shawn. Translator(s): Franko, George Fredric; Moore, Timothy J.; O'Bryhim, Shawn; Olson, S. Douglas. Num Pages: 330 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292760554
ISBN
9780292760554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Flexibound. Why was Thomas Hardy's first novel never published? What happened to the manuscript of the long promised 'magnum opus' that Truman Capote never delivered? Why did Heinrich Boll abandon his Paradise Lost? These and many other intriguing mysteries are uncovered in this comprehensive guide to literature's lost and unfinished masterpieces. Num Pages: 256 pages, 400. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 248 x 24. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Cassell
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781844037933
ISBN
9781844037933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Aisha begins life as a Portuguese peasant, moving to Paris to seek out a less stifling existence as the nanny for a bourgeois couple. However, when Aisha's brother Jose, newly arrived in Paris, kills himself as a protest against the cruelty of the modern world, her life falls apart. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254. Some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
SKU
KTJ0000567
ISBN
9780571234905
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226367552
ISBN
9780226367552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.37

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