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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

€ 30.09

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
€ 11.48

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
€ 11.68

Hardback. Elegies are occasioned by the deaths of particular loved ones, but also encompass general themes, such as the purpose of life and the purpose of artistic dedication. This title offers a collection of elegies, or songs of loss. Editor(s): Hamilton, Ian. Series: Poetry Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 113. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747537304
ISBN
9780747537304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.60

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
€ 13.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AV; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780811200264
ISBN
9780811200264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Hardcover. Develops a theoretical framework for understanding how electronic literature both draws on the print tradition and requires reading and interpretive strategies. Grounding her approach in the evolutionary dynamic between humans and technology, the author argues that neither the body nor the machine should be given absolute theoretical priority. Series: Ward-Phillips Lectures in English Language & Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030841
ISBN
9780268030841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.12

Paperback. Designed to help electronic literature move into the classroom, this book addresses its major genres, the challenges it poses to traditional literary theory, and the complex and compelling issues at stake. It develops a theoretical framework for understanding how electronic literature draws on the print tradition. Series: Ward-Phillips Lectures in English Language & Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030858
ISBN
9780268030858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.92

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
€ 13.04

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

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
€ 15.28

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, map. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603844611
ISBN
9781603844611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.94

hardcover. Series: Electra USA. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474169
ISBN
9781611474169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.18

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: 231 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209657
ISBN
9780872209657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.22

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
€ 15.28

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
€ 11.88

Paperback. Sophocles' "Electra" tells the story of the revenge Orestes and Electra take on their mother, Clytemnestra, for he murder of their father Agamemnon, after he returns from the Trojan War. This edition of the play is preceded by a critical introduction and is accompanied by explanatory notes. Translator(s): Carson, Anne. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195049602
ISBN
9780195049602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.94

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

€ 8.24

Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Library. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585102815
ISBN
9781585102815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.42

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

€ 7.23

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
€ 13.41

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

€ 4.62

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408164839
ISBN
9781408164839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.80

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
€ 9.95

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