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Hardback. Through a series of literary and cultural analyses, this book examines current theories of resistance and their impact on contemporary Latin American cultural discourse, developing a cultural theory of "illiteracy" Series: Just Ideas. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823257096
ISBN
9780823257096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Paperback. A dynamic collection of Alberta's vibrant literary culture, featuring contributions by Greg Hollingshead, Kristjana Gunnars, Rudy Wiebe, Myrna Kostash, E.D. Blodgett, Suzette Mayr, Thomas Wharton, Claire Harris, Fred Wah, and many others. Editor(s): Pavlovic, Srdja. Series: Currents. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888643384
ISBN
9780888643384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. Intends to seek ways of using the smart playfulness of such poets as Frank O'Hara and Kenneth Koch to explore life's emotional mysteries - dire and hilarious - from the perpetual dissolving of our past to the perpetnal frustration of our cravings for egotriumph, for sublime connection with an erotically idealized Other, and for peace of spirit. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226038704
ISBN
9780226038704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. Presents a collection of three "Turk" plays namely "Selimus, Emperor of the Turks"; "A Christian Turned Turk"; and "The Renegado". It represents Islamic power and wealth in scenes of piracy on the high seas, on-stage execution by strangulation, and rites of religious conversion. It is useful for understanding the English identity. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illus; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110297
ISBN
9780231110297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 16 pages. BIC Classification: 5HC; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 24 x 22 x 1. Weight in Grams: 88.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
B Jain Publishers Pvt Ltd India
Number of pages
16
Condition
New
SKU
V9788131914694
ISBN
9788131914694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.16

Paperback. Translator(s): Graham Lujan, James; O'Connell, Richard L. Num Pages: 202 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1955
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811200929
ISBN
9780811200929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardback. 4 leaves, col. frontis. Single poem with full-page illustration. Very lightly stained wrappers with illustration to front, very minor edge wear. Drawings by Gilbert Spencer. Ariel Poems Series, No. 18. Keywords: Irish Poetry
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KHS0076457
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Paperback. Used Copy. Very Good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
SKU
KDK0014016
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. An exploration into the "strange science of writing" in which the author reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas essential for "great" writing: the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration; the importance of depth; and the notion of death. Translator(s): Cornell, Sarah E. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures S. 162 pages. An exploration into the "strange science of writing", in which the author reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas essential for "great" writing: the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration; the importance of depth; and the notion of death. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight: 250. Translator(s): Cornell, Sarah.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
162
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076593
ISBN
9780231076593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. Reinvention of Chekhov's "Three Sisters" set amongst the Jewish community in war-torn Liverpool. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854595768
ISBN
9781854595768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. Translator(s): Schmidt, Paul. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 153.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559360555
ISBN
9781559360555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.78

Paperback. The play tells the story of three sisters and their brother who live in a provincial Russian town. Michael Frayn has successfully recreated the naturalness of the original text in this translation and included are notes, commentary and questions for students. Translator(s): Frayn, Michael. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413771407
ISBN
9780413771407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.69

An exciting new version of Chekhov's classic play by a visionary young director and writer. Translator(s): Carnicke, Sharon Marie. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624661204
ISBN
9781624661204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.79

An exciting new version of Chekhov's classic play by a visionary young director and writer. Translator(s): Carnicke, Sharon Marie. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624661211
ISBN
9781624661211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.06

Paperback. An annotated collection of three early modern English plays that allows readers to explore the relationship between Shakespeare's "Shrew" and two closely related plays of the same genre, the earlier of which, the anonymous "The Taming of a Shrew", once enjoyed a level of popularity that likely surpassed that of Shakespeare's play. Editor(s): Gaines, Barry; Maurer, Margaret. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841849
ISBN
9781603841849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.92

A collection of three early modern English plays. It allows readers to explore the relationship between Shakespeare's Shrew and two closely related plays of the same genre, the earlier of which, the anonymous "The Taming of a Shrew", once enjoyed a level of popularity that likely surpassed that of Shakespeare's play. Editor(s): Gaines, Barry; Maurer, Margaret. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841856
ISBN
9781603841856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.59
€ 46.08

Paperback. Contains a selection of the finest work from three of Scotland's best-known and best-loved poets: Norman MacCaig, Edwin Morgan and Liz Lochhead. This book provides an introduction to modern Scottish poetry and to the poets who are arguably its greatest practitioners. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98. Series: Canongate Classics S. 138 pages. A selection of some of the finest works by three of Scotland's best-known and best-loved poets: Norman MacCaig, Edwin Morgan and Liz Lochhead. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DC. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 9. Weight: 118.
Publisher
Canongate UK
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862414009
ISBN
9780862414009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. For those who cannot read the language of the original texts, the lively and varied world of eighteenth-century Russian literature has been largely inaccessible. This translation presents three seminal tales that express the major literary, social, and philosophical concerns of late-eighteenth-century Russia. Translator(s): Gasperetti, David. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806747
ISBN
9780875806747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. The three plays collected here mirror the era after King Charles II. In Etherege's "The Man of Mode", Dorimant meets his match. In Wycherley's "The Country Wife", Horner fakes impotence to fool husbands into giving him access to their wives. In Congreve's "Love for Love", the Valentine can win his beloved only if he loses his inheritance. Editor(s): Salgado, Gamini. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000424
ISBN
9780140430271
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 36pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Poet & Printer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
Edition
First Edition. Wraps.
SKU
KHS1004387
ISBN
9780900597107
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 125.00

Paperback. Features such poems as "Anthem for Doomed Youth", "Strange Meeting", "Requiem", "The Silent One", "Break of Day in the Trenches", and "Louse Hunting". This title reflects the disparate experiences of ordinary soldiers in war, and attempts to capture man's humanity in the inhumane of circumstances. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182070
ISBN
9780141182070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Pirandello is a seminal figure in modern drama. This is the only one-volume edition of his two most famous plays, Six Characters in Search of an Author and Henry IV, and his last unfinished masterpiece The Mountain Giants, in lively and performable new translations that remain faithful to the letter and spirit of the originals. Translator(s): Mortimer, Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199641192
ISBN
9780199641192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. "Paul Roche..must be ranked among the great translators of the Greek dramas in our century."-Robert W. Corrigan Translator(s): Roche, Paul. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393093124
ISBN
9780393093124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.83

Paperback. Features settings that are simple - a kitchen, a bedroom, a party - and the relationships between the husbands and wives that are more complicated. This title presents fraught relationships with humour, bathos and an understanding of human nature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099541639
ISBN
9780099541639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.04

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