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Paperback. A unique collection of plays by accomplished playwrights from several countries in South-East Asia. Includes plays by Alfian Saat, Jean Tay, Tew Bunnag, Ann Lee, Floy Quintas. Editor(s): Mellor, Aubrey; Robson, Cheryl. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Aurora Metro Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906582869
ISBN
9781906582869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW and pages edges showing light shelf wear, remains in good condition. Previous owners mark, in pencil, on ffep
Format
Hardback
Publisher
The Heritage Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0011217
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 1962: A public school on the South Downs. John Blakemore is a solitary boy who finds it impossible either to understand or adapt to the ways of the school. His adolescent earnestness put off teacher and pupil alike. And now suddenly he seems to be in danger of losing his only friend. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 111.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571278299
ISBN
9780571278299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Snake River Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906022211
ISBN
9781906022211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Oldcastle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Second Edition, Second ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843447252
ISBN
9781843447252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Drawn from Peter H. Lee's Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Volume One, this abridged introductory collection offers students and general readers primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korean from ancient times through the sixteenth century. Editor(s): Lee, Peter H.; Ch'oe, Yongho; De Bary, William Theodore; Kang, Hugh H.W. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; DSB; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231105675
ISBN
9780231105675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 44.31

Paperback. Features seventy poems that are among the largest and most representative offering of Wislawa Szymborska's work with particular emphasis on the period since 1967. Describing Szymborka's poetry, this book shows that her verse is marked by high seriousness, delightful inventiveness, a prodigal imagination, and enormous technical skill. Editor(s): Kruyski, Magnus J.; Maguire, Robert A. Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Edition
Bilingual
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691013800
ISBN
9780691013800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. One of the major cultural philosophers of our time addresses, in his powerful and allusive critical voice, Malraux's reflections on art and literature. The result tells us as much about Lyotard as it does about Malraux. Translator(s): Harvey, Robert. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737500
ISBN
9780804737500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Soundings was first published in 1969. It was intended as an 'interim' anthology of poetry for the Leaving Certificate until such time as a more permanent volume could be devised. Twenty six years later it was replaced. In the meantime it had passed through the hands of hundreds of thousands of students in Ireland. Editor(s): Martin, Augustine. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Gill & MacMillan, Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717148417
ISBN
9780717148417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, b/w illlus. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 190 x 6. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877276385
ISBN
9781877276385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.95

Hardback. A look at how West African and Caribbean Francophone writers use rhythm, music, and sound to create and negotiate identity Series: African Soundscapes Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJ; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
American Literatures Initiative
SKU
V9781439900314
ISBN
9781439900314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.95

Hardback. This individual studies ask what specific sonorous qualities are capable of being registered by different modern media, and how sonic transpositions and transferences across media affect the ways in which human subjects attend to modern soundscapes. Editor(s): Murphet, Julian; Groth, Helen; Hone, Penelope. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: AP; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474416368
ISBN
9781474416368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.63
€ 103.50

Paperback. Vladimir Lucien's poetry is intelligent, musical, gritty in observation, graceful in method. The world he builds is St Lucia, itself an island that reflects the intra-regional migrancy of Caribbean people. He builds stories of ancestors, immediate family, the history embedded in his language choices, and Caribbean literary heroes. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 208 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845232399
ISBN
9781845232399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Concerns the way we read - or rather, imagine we are listening to - ancient Greek and Latin poetry. This book shows how an understanding of the effects of word order and meter is vital for appreciating the meaning of classical poetry, composed for listening audiences. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117843
ISBN
9780691117843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.81
€ 42.58

Hardcover. Chinese martial arts novels from the late nineteenth century are full of suggestive sounds. Characters curse in colorful dialect accents, and action scenes come to life with the loud clash of swords. Paize Keulemans examines the relationship between these novels and earlier storyteller manuscripts to explain the purpose and history of these sounds. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417120
ISBN
9780674417120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.17
€ 46.60

Paperback. Presents a comprehensive selection of poetry, including work for explaining magnetism and kissing a bone. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852245788
ISBN
9781852245788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Hardback. As the first book-length study of the Yongming poets, this book focuses on unraveling the complexity and hybridity of the poetic voices beneath their seemingly "technical" pursuit of prosodic innovation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804768597
ISBN
9780804768597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.97

Paperback. This work comprises essays on American, British and Irish poetry, showing contemporary life and culture captured in lyric form. It explains the power of poetry as the voice of the soul, rather than the socially marked self, speaking directly through the stylization of verse. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674821477
ISBN
9780674821477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. How did plague turn Shakespeare from a jobbing hack into a courtly poet? How did Bottom's dream rewrite the Bible? How did Shakespeare's plays lead to the deaths of an earl and a king? And why was he the one dramatist of his generation never to be imprisoned? This book helps you to understand what being Shakespeare was actually like. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20 integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015866
ISBN
9780141015866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

paperback. Very good clean copy showing minor age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Flamingo London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025864
ISBN
9780007119226
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Lucie Brock-Broido's poetry conjures what is half-known, at the limits of experience, in language fierce with a living glitter. This title introduces Brock-Broido's poetry to British readers with generous selections from her three acclaimed collections: "A Hunger", "The Master Letters and Trouble in Mind". Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
carcanet
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857548402
ISBN
9781857548402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.36

Paperback. Presents a selection which includes varied work by contemporary poets such as Jane Hirshfield, Denise Levertov, Thomas Merton and Mary Oliver, and others. This book shows how poetry can help feed our hunger for meaning in times of spiritual starvation. Editor(s): Astley, Neil; Robertson-Pearce, Pamela. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244. Nourishing Poems for Starved Minds. 160 pages. Editor(s): Astley, Neil; Robertson-Pearce, Pamela. Presents a selection which includes varied work by contemporary poets such as Jane Hirshfield, Denise Levertov, Thomas Merton and Mary Oliver, and others. This book shows how poetry can help feed our hunger for meaning in times of spiritual starvation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCQ. Dimension: 164 x 174 x 11. Weight: 242.
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852247669
ISBN
9781852247669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Sanders, John T.; Terezakis, Katie. Translator(s): Bostock, Anna. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149815
ISBN
9780231149815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.76

hardcover. "The essays, poems, and artwork included in this anthology--by the likes of Abdelkebir Khatibi, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Albert Memmi, Etel Adnan, Sembene Ousmane, Renae Depestre, and Mohamed Melehi--offer a unique window into the political and artistic imaginaries of writers and intellectuals from the Global South." Editor(s): Harrison, Olivia; Villa-Ignacio, Teresa. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; DQ; DS; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804794701
ISBN
9780804794701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

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