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Hardback. With contributions from leading scholars, this is a unique cross-cultural comparison of historical epics across a wide range of cultures and time periods, which presents crucial insights into how history is treated in narrative poetry. Editor(s): Konstan, David; Raaflaub, Kurt A. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: DSC; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 956.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405193078
ISBN
9781405193078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.21

Paperback. Explores the political context and meanings of key works in Western literature. This book covers Virgilian epics of conquest and empire that take the victors' side (the "Aeneid" itself, Camoes's "Lusiadas", Tasso's "Gerusalemme liberata") and the countervailing epic of the defeated and of republican liberty. Series: Literature in History. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 fig. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691015200
ISBN
9780691015200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.98
€ 51.18

Hardcover. Ephrem the Syrian is the most important poet and theologian of the Syriac Christian tradition. This translation of twenty poems offers an introduction to Ephrem's work. Arranged according to his concept of salvation history, this book allows readers to explore his poetry in both its original language and in a contemporary English translation. Editor(s): Brock, Sebastian P.; Kiraz, George A. Series: Eastern Christian Texts. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Brigham Young University
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934893657
ISBN
9780934893657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572410633
ISBN
9781572410633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.18

Paperback.
Publisher
CLO IAR
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
An Chéad Chló
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900693288
ISBN
9781900693288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.22

Hardcover. 1st edition. Good, clean copy in dust wrapper. DW showing signs of shelfwear with rubbing and minor nicks to spine
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1905
SKU
KSG0004242
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 70.00

Paperback. Translator(s): Schwartz, Marain. Num Pages: 178 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170861
ISBN
9781590170861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. Presents a portrait of "The Tale of Genji's" reception and reproduction, taking into consideration a wide variety of genres from no plays to Genji paintings to the modern novel. This volume explores the popularization of the Genji, considering parody, pastiche, and re-creation in various popular and mass media. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Num Pages: 416 pages, 80 illus. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592. Media, Gender, and Cultural Production. 416 pages, ill. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Presents a portrait of "The Tale of Genji's" reception and reproduction, taking into consideration a wide variety of genres from no plays to Genji paintings to the modern novel. This volume explores the popularization of the Genji, considering parody, pastiche, and re-creation in various popular and mass media. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142373
ISBN
9780231142373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Hardcover. Explores how contemporary German-language literary, dramatic, filmic, musical, and street artists are grappling in their works with social-justice issues that affect Germany and the wider world. Editor(s): Twark, Jill E.; Hildebrandt, Axel. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 334 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135698
ISBN
9781571135698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 63 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907587283
ISBN
9781907587283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Brings literary and environmental studies into a robust interdisciplinary dialogue, challenging dominant ideas about nature, conservation, and development in Africa and exploring alternative narratives offered by writers and environmental thinkers. Editor(s): Caminero-Santangelo, Byron; Myers, Garth Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821419786
ISBN
9780821419786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.26

Hardback. Editor(s): Bervin, Jen; Werner, Marta L. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 184 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811225823
ISBN
9780811225823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.47

Paperback. Series: Carnegie Mellon Poetry. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887480782
ISBN
9780887480782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JMM; JMR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138654211
ISBN
9781138654211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.84

Hardcover. Together, O'Quinn's two books offer a dramatic account of the global shifts in British imperial culture that will be of interest to scholars in theater and performance studies, eighteenth-century studies, Romanticism, and trans-Atlantic studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, 18, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780801899317
ISBN
9780801899317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Town House
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0015461
ISBN
9781860591402
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In good condition. A well read copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Town House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New
SKU
KRS0010870
ISBN
9781860591402
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Broadisde published in Formula Series #5, 1967. Printed on brown paper in black ink. 61cm x 38.2cm. Keywords: Poetry - Broadsheet - Poster
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
T Williams
Publication date
1967
SKU
KHS0071189
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 145.00

Hardcover. Lyrical narratives that chronicle a long marriage, rich with wit, dark irony, and poignancy. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780393253962
ISBN
9780393253962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 86 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 147 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
86
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759328
ISBN
9781894759328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Hardcover. First edition very good copy, dustwrapper
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
SKU
KTK0094199
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 35.00

Paperback. Traces the rich legacy of stories and images of the Amazon that reflects the influence of different groups of people - conquistadors, corporate executives, subsistence farmers - over the centuries. This book argues that we cannot defend the Amazon's array of plants and animals without comprehending its astonishing human and cultural diversity. Num Pages: 332 pages, 41 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; DSB; GTB; HBJK; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520226425
ISBN
9780520226425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. One of the most infamous scandals in financial history becomes a theatrical epic in Lucy Prebble's second stage play, produced at Chichester Festival Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre in 2009. At once a case study and an allegory, the play charts the notorious rise and fall of the corporation Enron and its founding partners. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472508744
ISBN
9781472508744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. A play that charts the notorious rise and fall of Enron and its founding partners Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who became 'the most vilified figure from the financial scandal of the century. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408124673
ISBN
9781408124673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

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