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Paperback. First published in 1960, The Singer of Tales remains the fundamental study of the distinctive techniques and aesthetics of oral epic poetry from South Slavic epic songs to the Iliad, Odyssey, Beowulf, and beyond. This edition offers a corrected text and is supplemented by an open-access website with audio recordings. Editor(s): Elmer, David F. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975736
- ISBN
- 9780674975736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.84
€ 27.99
€ 24.84
Paperback. Presents a story of desire and virtue set in the pleasure quarters of nineteenth-century Shanghai. This novel reveals a world populated by lonely souls who seek consolation amid the pleasures and decadence of Shanghai's demimonde. Translator(s): Chang, Eileen; Hung, Eva. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 592 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122696
- ISBN
- 9780231122696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.67
€ 37.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. A selection of short pieces - both fiction and non-fiction - from one of Australia's greatest literary treasures. Num Pages: 304 pages, Integrated throughout. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 36. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781743313572
- ISBN
- 9781743313572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.51
€ 19.99
€ 14.51
The Simms Reader. Selections from the Writings of William Gilmore Simm...
Simms, William Gilmore. Ed(S): Guilds, John C...
Hardback. A selection of the non-novelistic work of William Gilmore Simms, leading literary figure of the Old South (1806-1870). It features his letters, short fiction, essays, historical writings, poetry and epigrams - all chosen and introduced by Simms scholar, John Caldwell Guilds. Editor(s): Guilds, John Caldwell. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 416 pages, port. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920191
- ISBN
- 9780813920191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.50
€ 93.50
Paperback. Dooley's first new collection since her Eliot-shortlisted Life Under Water (2008). Poems on looking in, looking out, looking through, on shifting light and what it reveals, reflects or conceals - and what remains. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780370941
- ISBN
- 9781780370941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.48
€ 13.99
€ 11.48
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907123651
- ISBN
- 9780907123651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.41
€ 13.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Ireland, World War One. Dashing Harry Heegan leads his football team to victory, arriving home in swaggering celebration before he grabs his kit and heads for the trenches. A nightmare world awaits, the men, reduced to cannon fodder, speaking in mangled incantations as the casualties stack up. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; DD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571315185
- ISBN
- 9780571315185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.56
€ 15.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. The second captivating Quirke Dublin mystery Series: Quirke Mysteries. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Picador
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330454087
- ISBN
- 9780330454087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
€ 16.49
hardcover. Spine and front cover in gilt. Light wear and bumping
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1928
- SKU
- KST0020607
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Publius Papinius Statius lived from the 40s to the mid-90s AD. In his teens he moved to Rome, and there, some years later, he embarked on his own career in poetry. This title presents an introduction that locates Statius in his historical and literary context, considers the importance of his "Silvae", and presents a brief history of the text. Translator(s): Nagle, Betty Rose. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 bibliog. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 17. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216670
- ISBN
- 9780253216670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.37
€ 16.99
€ 16.37
Paperback. Translator(s): Forrester, Sibelan; Hawkesworth, Celia. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 121 x 15. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810116047
- ISBN
- 9780810116047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.36
€ 32.36
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Trident Press
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KTJ0008768
- ISBN
- 9781900724265
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Trident Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0200370
- ISBN
- 9781900724265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 350pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Trident Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KHS1028516
- ISBN
- 9781900724265
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Excellent condition. Dust wrapper protected by plastic covering. Keywords: Chinese literature
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1953
- Publisher
- The John Day Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHS0081976
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 40.00
€ 40.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- CavanKerry Press United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780972304580
- ISBN
- 9780972304580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.56
€ 17.99
€ 15.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801495939
- ISBN
- 9780801495939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.31
€ 41.99
€ 37.31
Hardcover. First US edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Mark on page edges. DW showing light shelf wear and with a mark on page edges, remains a fine copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Viking New York
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0015911
- ISBN
- 9780670824045
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 24.00
€ 24.00
Hardcover. First US Edition. Fore edge marked
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Viking New York
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- SKU
- KHS1003868
- ISBN
- 9780670824045
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 48.00
€ 48.00
Hardcover. 8vo. First American edition. Good copy in good dust wrapper.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Viking New York
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- SKU
- KEX0273961
- ISBN
- 9780370312187
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s original, groundbreaking study explores the relationship between the African and African-American vernacular traditions and black literature, elaborating a new critical approach located within this tradition that allows the black voice to speak for itself. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; JFSL3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 25 ANV
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195136470
- ISBN
- 9780195136470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.84
€ 24.99
€ 24.84
Hardcover. Series: New Southern Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820343167
- ISBN
- 9780820343167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Quality Paperback Book Club
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0006042
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.82
€ 5.82
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Quality Paperback Book Club
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- SKU
- KNW0006040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.82
€ 5.82