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Paperback. Contains poems which address the way the written word preserves yet distorts the lives depending on it for fame or survival. Here, the author rewrites the myth as an 'entertainment' to be set to music - her own original take on how ancient, classical stories are reinterpreted by societies that inherit and retell them. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852247751
- ISBN
- 9781852247751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.73
€ 10.99
€ 9.73
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Publisher
- MINERVA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0012751
- ISBN
- 9780749390907
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. In this study, Amila Buturovic suggests that Mak Dizdar's poetry evokes new possibilities for Bosnians to cast aside national differences based primarily on religion and embrace a pluralistic identity rooted in the sacred landscape of medieval Bosnia. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 2AG; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239466
- ISBN
- 9780312239466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.12
€ 122.12
Paperback.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590171998
- ISBN
- 9781590171998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.70
€ 17.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. A seminar on English literature changes his life, and he never returns to work on his father's farm. Stoner becomes a teacher. He marries the wrong woman. His life is quiet, and after his death his colleagues remember him rarely. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099561545
- ISBN
- 9780099561545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. This text contains two plays: "Stones in his Pocket" which is a humorous take on the film industry in rural Ireland and "A Night in November" which is a story of football and sectarianism set during the 1994 World Cup. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854594945
- ISBN
- 9781854594945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. New play from the winner of the 2004 Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer, published alongside the premiere at the Royal Court. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 6. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854598561
- ISBN
- 9781854598561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Now in her eighties, one of Britain's finest and most spirited women looks back on her life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; DSB; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349006116
- ISBN
- 9780349006116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD; JFSG; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559364416
- ISBN
- 9781559364416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.44
€ 16.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. The first comprehensive study of fantasy's uses of myth, this book offers insights into the genre's popularity and cultural importance. Combining history, folklore, and narrative theory, Attebery's study explores familiar and forgotten fantasies and shows how the genre is also an arena for negotiating new relationships with traditional tales. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; FL; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199316076
- ISBN
- 9780199316076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.05
€ 68.05
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803244818
- ISBN
- 9780803244818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. First published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series, this comprehensive selection of Kipling's stories and poems covers the full range of his career. It displays Kipling's comic mastery as well as his bleak insights into human behaviour, from the days of British India to the aftermath of the First World War. With Introduction and full notes. Editor(s): Karlin, Daniel. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages, 1 map; 3 black and white. BIC Classification: DCF; DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198723431
- ISBN
- 9780198723431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. Collects the best of the author's shorter prose that span his career and include short stories, an uncompleted novel, melancholic and absurd essays, occasionally baffling 'Texticles', a pastiche of "Alice in Wonderland", and his only play. Translator(s): Lowenthal, Marc. Series: French Modernist Library. Num Pages: 159 pages, black & white illustrations. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803288522
- ISBN
- 9780803288522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.38
€ 16.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. Children's literature came into existence in printed form in the 18th century. This book charts its development by examining concurrent developments in society such as the spread of education, the developments in printing techniques and changes in the definition of childhood. Editor(s): Butts, Dennis. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSY; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 215.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333522479
- ISBN
- 9780333522479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.55
€ 62.55
Paperback. For ten winter days in 1977, the orator Paul John - widely respected as a dean of Yupik elders - held an audience of Yupik students rapt at Nelson Island High School in southwest Alaska. This book records one elder's attempt to create a moral universe for future generations through stories about the special knowledge of the Yupik people. Editor(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann. Translator(s): Shield, Sophie. Num Pages: 856 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 856
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295983509
- ISBN
- 9780295983509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
hardcover. Clean copy in original cloth covers with gilt title to spine. Covers showing light shelf wear. Lacking dust wrapper but remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Lemma Publishing Corporation New York
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022579
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.70
€ 6.70
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- SKU
- KRA0003953
- ISBN
- 9780853429470
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Parsa, Soheil; Farbridge, Peter; Quirt, Brian. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DD; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Playwrights Canada Press,Canada
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887548192
- ISBN
- 9780887548192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.85
€ 40.99
€ 33.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 191.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st TCG Ed
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559360272
- ISBN
- 9781559360272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.67
€ 16.99
€ 15.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868198316
- ISBN
- 9780868198316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Hardback. In this book, award-winning screenwriter Stephen Most offers a captivating, refreshingly heartfelt exploration of how documentary film and other forms of storytelling remain so essential today. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: APFR; DNJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785335754
- ISBN
- 9781785335754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.03
€ 171.03
Hardcover. Gathers two centuries of stories from around the world. From Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Artist of the Beautiful" and Albert Camus' "The Artist at Work" to Bernard Malamud's "Rembrandt's Hat" and Aimee Bender's "The Color Master," this book includes tales that range from haunting fables about the power of art to vivid portraits of those who create. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841596174
- ISBN
- 9781841596174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Hardcover. Tells the story of a man preparing for the wonder and terror of his first child's birth, and from Frank O'Connor's comes a hilarious tale of a small boy's war against his paternal rival in 'My Oedipus Complex'. Editor(s): Tesdell, Diana Secker. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 5HF; DN; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 119 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841596150
- ISBN
- 9781841596150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Hardcover. An anthology that reflects upon various aspects of motherhood in stories lyrical, satirical, and realistic. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841596112
- ISBN
- 9781841596112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02