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Paperback. The stories of Giovanni Verga (1840-1922) are wonderful evocations of ordinary Italian life, focusing in particular on his native, Sicily. In an original and dynamic prose style, he portrays such eternal human themes as love, honour and adultery with rich and colourful language. Translator(s): McWilliam, G.H. Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2ADT; 2AHA; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447415
ISBN
9780140447415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. C P Cavafy, one of the greatest modern Greek poets, lived in Alexandria for all but a few of his seventy years. Alexandria became, for Cavafy, a central poetic metaphor and eventually a myth encompassing the entire Greek world. This work on Cavafy in English describes Cavafy's literary progress and aesthetic development in the making of that myth. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2AHM; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691044989
ISBN
9780691044989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.23

Paperback. A classic drama based on the true story of Alma Rattenbury who was tried with her 18-year-old lover for the murder of her husband. Cause Celebre was Terence Rattigan's last play. Published alongside a production at the Old Vic during the centenary year of Rattigan's birth. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854592071
ISBN
9781854592071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 245 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manor House Publishing Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897453193
ISBN
9781897453193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Hardcover. The poems of Catullus have notoriously been subjected to numerous accidental corruptions. This work represents a reappraisal of his text. It recommends some 600 changes to the Oxford Text of "R A B Mynors". It suggests that Catullus' text was also subjected to significant deliberate change, much of it probably dating back to classical antiquity. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125159
ISBN
9781905125159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.96

Hardcover. Catullus Carmina Editor(s): Mynors, Sir Roger. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1958
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198146049
ISBN
9780198146049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.57

Paperback. This revision of Douglas Thomson's Catullus: A Critical Edition (1978) offers a new text of the poems, with a commentary, a codicology of the manuscript tradition, and a thorough review of Catullus scholarship. Editor(s): Thomson, D. F. S. Series: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes. Num Pages: 578 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
578
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802085924
ISBN
9780802085924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 58.72

Hardcover. Catullus is one of the liveliest and most appealing Roman poets. His emotion, charm, and apparent spontaneity resonate with readers as strongly today as in antiquity. This sophisticated literary and historical introduction brings Catullus to life for the modern reader and presents his poetry in all its variety of emotions, subjects, and styles. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405118897
ISBN
9781405118897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.59

Paperback. Catullus is one of the liveliest and most appealing Roman poets. His emotion, charm, and apparent spontaneity resonate with readers as strongly today as in antiquity. This sophisticated literary and historical introduction brings Catullus to life for the modern reader and presents his poetry in all its variety of emotions, subjects, and styles. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118255353
ISBN
9781118255353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.15

Paperback. This text argues that Catullus challenges us to think about the nature of lyric in new ways. It shows how Catullus's poetry reflects the conditions of its own consumption as it explores the terms and possibilities of the poet's license. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 319 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221567
ISBN
9780520221567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.26

Paperback. Second collection from acclaimed Welsh poet whose first book won the Aldeburgh First Collection Prize. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 5. Weight in Grams: 120. 64 pages. Second collection from acclaimed Welsh poet whose first book won the Aldeburgh First Collection Prize. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 5. Weight: 122.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852248888
ISBN
9781852248888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.55

paperback. * An exceptional novel from the winner of the 2000 Booker Prize Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 33. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Virago Pr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853811265
ISBN
9781853811265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Cats were first domesticated or, more likely, noticed a warm fireside and chose to domesticate themselves many thousands of years ago. This title includes a selection of the many poems, anecdotes and quotations about cats which have been written over the centuries: the charming, the funny, the sad, the exasperated, and the heartfelt. Editor(s): Pemberton, Delia. Num Pages: 96 pages, 41 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGN; DQ; WNGC; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714151113
ISBN
9780714151113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Henderson, Christine Dunn; Yellin, Mark E. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
282
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865974432
ISBN
9780865974432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 5. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Playdead Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910067055
ISBN
9781910067055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. These three works exemplify the Roman historian Sallust's condemnation of the excesses of the late Republic. In the conspiracy of Catiline and the war against Jugurtha he sees moral and political corruption and the tragedy of civil strife. This new translation captures Sallust's distinctive style and considers his work as history and literature. Translator(s): Batstone, William W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192823458
ISBN
9780192823458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Series: Open forum. Num Pages: 143 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
143
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714525167
ISBN
9780714525167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Candid, poignant and intimate, Ali Taylor's play Cathy offers a timely reflection on the lives of those at the sharp end of economic austerity, faced with impossible choices and an uncertain future. Inspired by Cathy Come Home, Ken Loach's pioneering television drama. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848426283
ISBN
9781848426283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611490749
ISBN
9781611490749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.92

Paperback. Tracing the history of the Catholic-authored novel in nineteenth-century Ireland, this work offers a tour of Ireland's literary landscape from its early origins during the Catholic political resurgence of the 1820s to the transformative zenith brought on by James Joyce's "Ulysses" in 1922. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HRCC7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631750
ISBN
9780815631750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.91

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