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Hardcover. This collection of translations of the classical Zen poets of China, Japan and Korea includes the work of practitioners and monks as well as scholars, artists, travellers and recluses and covers fifteen centuries of Oriental literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857157383
ISBN
9781857157383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.66

Paperback. This is a full-length study of Zeami Motokiyo (1363-1443), generally recognized as the greatest playwright of Japan's classical Noh theatre. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5766 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726771
ISBN
9780804726771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. Presents the range of Zeami's critical thought on theater and performance, which focused on the aesthetic values of noh and its antecedents, the techniques of playwriting, the place of allusion, the training of actors, the importance of patronage, and the relationship between performance and broader intellectual and critical concerns. Translator(s): Hare, Tom. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: DD; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139588
ISBN
9780231139588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.41
€ 90.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868199061
ISBN
9780868199061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. Unfolding the medieval struggle between Christians and Muslims for control of the Iberian Peninsula, this book takes the reader on a Mediterranean tour typical of classical and seventeenth-century romances - from Catalonia to Cyprus and back again - with battles, prophecies, and shipwrecks dotting the crisscrossed paths of the noble lovers. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 185 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468525
ISBN
9780226468525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Behrendt, Stephen C. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551112664
ISBN
9781551112664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.05

Paperback. In arguing that Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a philosophical explanation of the possibility of modernism, the author shows that literary fiction can do the work of philosophy. Series: Atopia: Philosophy, Political Theory, Aesthetics. Num Pages: 440 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804732956
ISBN
9780804732956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.60

hardcover. Analyzes the literary, cultural, and ethical effects of six woman writers - Nadezhda Mandel'shtam, Romola Nijinsky, Simone de Beauvoir, Lou Andreas-Salome, Asja Lacis, and Maitreyi Devi - whose lives were twined with the cultural vibrations of their time. Num Pages: 224 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802036902
ISBN
9780802036902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.35

Paperback. A twelfth-century poem by the creator of the Arthurian romance describes the courageous exploits and triumphs of a brave lord who tries to win back his deserted wife's love. Translator(s): Raffel, Professor Burton. Series: Chretien de Troyes Romances. Num Pages: 228 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 60 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300038385
ISBN
9780300038385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.75

Hardcover. Addresses evidence for childhood and youth from the sixth century to the sixteenth, but with particular emphasis on later medieval England. This work features contents such as the idea of childhood in the writing of Gregory of Tours, skaldic verse narratives and their implications for the understanding of kingship, and more. Editor(s): Goldberg, P.J.P.; Riddy, Felicity. Num Pages: 152 pages, Cloth over boards. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBT; JFC; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153130
ISBN
9781903153130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Edmond-Paul, Mary. Num Pages: 327 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; BGLA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578212
ISBN
9781877578212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.74

Paperback. Two plays by the winner of the 1991 Susan Smith Balckburn Award for the best play by a woman in the English speaking world. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854592484
ISBN
9781854592484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. Series: Carnegie Mellon Poetry (Paperback). BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887482465
ISBN
9780887482465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. "Three pieces from Curious Directive's inaugural collection of work -- The Hexagon season"--Cover. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408173473
ISBN
9781408173473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Persea Books Inc United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892554768
ISBN
9780892554768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Ratliff, Gerald Lee. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Meriwether Publishing,U.S. United States
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566081535
ISBN
9781566081535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.93

Paperback. Against the backdrop of Nazism, in a multi-racial Turkey giving sanctuary to many of Europe's fleeing Jews, a group of teenage friends struggles to understand events while reeling from (and relishing) the sexual and emotional discoveries of adolescence. This work is a spine-tinglingly erotic tale of love, courage and the forging of conscience. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Telegram Books
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590283
ISBN
9781846590283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. New play co-commission by Hull Truck and Nabokov from a provocative young writer. Num Pages: 96 pages, ports. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849431798
ISBN
9781849431798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. A collection of short stories. It includes such stories as "The Amazing Hat Mystery". Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194. Fine in good cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing shelf wear especially to spine. Ex-libris label to inside front cover. Pages edges browned, and with foxing, however text is clean and clear and remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Arrow
Edition
paperback / softcover
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSG0017197
ISBN
9780099514039
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 11.99
€ 9.61

Paperback.
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848404410
ISBN
9781848404410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.57

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