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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Trident Press
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KTJ0008768
ISBN
9781900724265
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Trident Press
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0200370
ISBN
9781900724265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Quality Paperback Book Club
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0006042
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 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

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