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Hardcover. Series: Loeb Classical Monographs. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
y First printing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674258228
ISBN
9780674258228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.27

Hardback. Presents a collection of poems shot through with wonder, humor, faith, and Irish Catholic heritage. This book illuminates the events in poems. It takes on the small wonders and inevitable tragedies of life. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580512046
ISBN
9781580512046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.10

Hardback. With the discovery in 1896 of a papyrus containing Bacchylides' work, 1,382 lines were reassembled and the poems of Bacchylides finally began to take shape for the modern reader. This book argues that, although Bacchylides is often considered a "lesser Pindar," he is a poet who warrants consideration. Translator(s): Slavitt, David. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812234473
ISBN
9780812234473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.49

Paperback. This new, parallel-text prose translation of a generous selection of Martial's witty and satiric epigrams pulls no punches and matches the boldness of the originals. They bring Imperial Rome vividly to life. The edition establishes Martial's originality as a literary author and includes a full introduction and notes. Translator(s): Nisbet, Gideon. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199645459
ISBN
9780199645459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Richard Dutton's introduction illuminates the structure and context of Jonson's "Epigrams" and "The Forest". Dutton shows them to be carefully structured poem sequences that display Jonson's command of poetic forms and involve the reader in evaluating a range of shifting perspectives. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 197.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
121
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547054
ISBN
9781857547054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.21

Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653556
ISBN
9780691653556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.51

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713666687
ISBN
9780713666687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.88

Hardback. Series: Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature & Theory. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611483000
ISBN
9781611483000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.80

Paperback. A smart, funny play about love, friendship and growing up, from the author of WINK and Fury. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 9. Weight in Grams: 76.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425972
ISBN
9781848425972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.56

Hardback. Rigorous archival research, careful readings, and long chronologies of genre define this magisterial work, making it an invaluable resource for scholars of American studies, American poetry, and literary history. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404899
ISBN
9781421404899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.26
€ 67.87

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638744
ISBN
9780691638744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.52

Hardcover.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125227
ISBN
9781905125227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823058
ISBN
9781933823058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. 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, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118785119
ISBN
9781118785119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.25

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

€ 168.73

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

€ 65.35
€ 51.34

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
€ 31.82

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
€ 16.29

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
€ 16.06

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