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Paperback. A retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, one of the oldest extant Greek myth. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 474 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: DCF; DN; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 686. 474 pages, 5 maps. A retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, one of the oldest extant Greek myth. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DCF; DN; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 35. Weight: 686.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
474
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253933
ISBN
9780520253933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.40

Hardback. Illustrated Poems for Christmas. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5HC; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571316434
ISBN
9780571316434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. This volume explores the confrontation between cultures and environments which are seen to limit and censure natural behaviour whilst at the same time imposing upon humankind unnecessary notions of sin and guilt. Num Pages: 196 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1HFGK; 2ACSD; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900338
ISBN
9781903900338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.61

Hardcover. Since the publication of his first book in 1953, the author has become one of the most important French poets of the postwar years. This English translation of his celebrated work "L'Arriere-Pays", takes us to the heart of his creative process and to the very core of his poetic spirit. Translator(s): Romer, Stephen. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 164 pages, 20 colour plates. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562. From the library of Michel Déon. Signed by the translator with an inscription to Déon. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing minor shelf wear, remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seagull Books London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021380
ISBN
9780857420268
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

paperback. Signed and inscribed by the author. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0011871
ISBN
9780340832301
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Fishing has inspired a wealth of poetry Tang Dynasty meditations; Japanese haiku; medieval rhymes; classic verses by Homer and Shakespeare. Filled with humour, nostalgia, adventure, celebrations of the beauties of nature, and metaphors for the art of living, this title is sure to lure anglers and lovers of poetry alike. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597881
ISBN
9781841597881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313212
ISBN
9780822313212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. A study of the Irish modernist poet, Brian Coffey (1905-95), whose work has always been regarded as difficult. This text aims to explain how the poems release their meaning and guide the reader in understanding the poet's work. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 photographs, 2 line illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 249. 143pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
160
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KHS1029696
ISBN
9781900621441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A study of the Irish modernist poet, Brian Coffey (1905-95), whose work has always been regarded as difficult. This text aims to explain how the poems release their meaning and guide the reader in understanding the poet's work. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 photographs, 2 line illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 249. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004240
ISBN
9781900621441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Emecz, Steve. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ; DQ; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
MX Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780922348
ISBN
9781780922348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.10

paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S.
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555975630
ISBN
9781555975630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.72

Paperback. A sumptuous illustrated journey through Terry Pratchett's DISCWORLD; a companion volume to THE LAST HERO Illustrator(s): Kidby, Paul. Series: Gollancz S.F. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 237 x 9. Weight in Grams: 682.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Gollancz
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780575077126
ISBN
9780575077126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Whigham, Frank; Rebhorn, Wayne A. Num Pages: 512 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486524
ISBN
9780801486524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Seren
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781722374
ISBN
9781781722374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A collection that considers the art of fiction under a wide range of headings, drawing on writers as diverse as Henry James, Martin Amis, Jane Austen and James Joyce. It looks at ideas such as the Intrusive Author, Suspense, the Epistolary Novel, Magic Realism and Symbolism, illustrating topics with passages taken from classics or modern novels. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554240
ISBN
9780099554240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. "Kapnick Foundation Distinguished Writer-in-Residence Lectures for 2014." Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813939056
ISBN
9780813939056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.76

Paperback. Wayne Booth has selected, and has been inspired by, the works of some prominent writers on the art of growing older. In this anthology he shows that the very making of art is in itself a victory over time. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226065496
ISBN
9780226065496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Offers teachings of Epicurus - about life and death, religion and science, physical sensation, happiness, morality, and friendship-attracted legions of adherents throughout the ancient Mediterranean world and deeply influenced later European thought. This volume includes all of his extant writings - his letters, doctrines, and Vatican sayings. Translator(s): Strodach, John K. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107217
ISBN
9780143107217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Takes us around County Mayo in the author's "filthy, two-door, bottle-green Opel Astra", stopping off at Westport and Achill Island, where he declares himself to be "globally sad", but "locally glad". This book reveals one of Ireland's most successful and popular poets at the height of his powers and continuing to challenge, amuse and delight. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 199 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846557521
ISBN
9781846557521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Hardcover. Suitable for students taking English literature courses, this textbook guides the reader through the rudiments of literary investigation: collecting materials, evaluating evidence, drawing conclusions, taking notes in a scholarly manner and composing one's own prose. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 215 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Fourth Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393962406
ISBN
9780393962406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.63

Paperback. For much of its history, philosophy was not merely a theoretical discipline but a way of life, an 'art of living'. This title provides an incisive reevaluation of Socrates' place in the Western philosophical tradition and shows the importance of Socrates for Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428. Socratic Reflections from Plato to Foucault. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. 294 pages. For much of its history, philosophy was not merely a theoretical discipline but a way of life, an 'art of living'. This title provides an incisive reevaluation of Socrates' place in the Western philosophical tradition and shows the importance of Socrates for Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSBB; HPC. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight: 406.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224902
ISBN
9780520224902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.40

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2ADL; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 92 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375761171
ISBN
9780375761171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.54

hardcover. The Art of Meditation and the French Renaissance Love Lyric examines the poetics of meditation in the French love lyric at the height of the Lyonnais Renaissance as illustrated by one of the country's most prominent writers. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
1056
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802099464
ISBN
9780802099464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 204 x 29. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062223074
ISBN
9780062223074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.47

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