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Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801483356
ISBN
9780801483356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.06

Paperback. In this new verse adaptation, Armitage has recast Homer's epic as a series of bristling dramatic dialogues: between gods and men; between no-nonsense Captain Odysseus and his unruly companions; and between subtle Odysseus and a range of shape-shifting adversaries. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330816
ISBN
9780393330816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. The Odyssey is one of the world's greatest and best loved poems. It has inspired painters, poets, sculptors, and screenwriters; and now Barry Powell, one of the twenty-first century's leading Homeric scholars, has given us a powerful new translation. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199925889
ISBN
9780199925889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.11

Other book format. The Odyssey reveals a universal order where gods intercede in the destinies of men, heroes are both deceitful and brave and a sea voyage becomes a test of human ingenuity and endurance. Following the fall of Troy, Odysseus sets sail for home. Series: Barnes & Noble Flexibound Editions. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139. .
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781435163102
ISBN
9781435163102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. The classic tale of Odysseus's return home in a stunning new translation. Translator(s): Mitchell, Stephen. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226804
ISBN
9781780226804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

unknown_binding. Penelope has been waiting for her husband Odysseus to return from Troy for many years. Little does she know that his path back to her has been blocked by astonishing and terrifying trials. Will he overcome the hideous monsters, beautiful witches and treacherous seas that confront him? Translator(s): Fitzgerald, Robert. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099511687
ISBN
9780099511687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.48

Paperback. Sophocles' immortal Oedipus plays personify both the cosmic and the all-too-human forces that wreak emotional and physical mayhem upon the lives of a stricken royal family. This title presents a translation of the entire "Oedipus Cycle". Translator(s): Bagg, Robert. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062119995
ISBN
9780062119995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. There is something offensive about poetry, judging by the number of attacks on it and defences of it. The author argues that poetry exists to offend - not through its subject matter but through the challenges it presents to the prevailing view of what language is for. He also specifies four poetic offences - gesture, drama, fiction, and trope. Series: Robert B Heilman Books. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987590
ISBN
9780295987590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Eyewear Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908998286
ISBN
9781908998286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 138. 122 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DD. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 8. Weight: 154.
Publisher
Josef Weinberger Plays
Number of pages
122
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856761683
ISBN
9780856761683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.37

Paperback. In The Official World Mark Seltzer analyzes the suspense fiction, films, and performance art of Patricia Highsmith, Tom McCarthy, Cormac McCarthy, J.G. Ballard, Karl Ove Knausgaard, and others to demonstrate that the modern world continuously establishes itself through the staging of its own conditions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 285 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361008
ISBN
9780822361008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. In The Official World Mark Seltzer analyzes the suspense fiction, films, and performance art of Patricia Highsmith, Tom McCarthy, Cormac McCarthy, J.G. Ballard, Karl Ove Knausgaard, and others to demonstrate that the modern world continuously establishes itself through the staging of its own conditions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360865
ISBN
9780822360865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611491227
ISBN
9781611491227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light age and shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is clear and remains fine
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Hutchinson
Edition
First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0027228
ISBN
9780091637903
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 22.00

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842033
ISBN
9781843842033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.66

Hardback. New edition with facing-page translation of a highly significant and influential Old English text. Editor(s): Rauer, Christine. Translator(s): Rauer, Christine. Series: Anglo-Saxon Texts. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black and white. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843474
ISBN
9781843843474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.63

Hardback. First modern text and English translation of an important Anglo-Saxon poem dealing with the liturgical year. Editor(s): Karasawa, Kazutomo. Series: Anglo-Saxon Texts. Num Pages: 245 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844099
ISBN
9781843844099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Hardback. Other than his name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not even where or when he lived. Yet his Old English poems attest to a powerfully inventive imagination, deeply learned in Christian doctrine and traditional verse-craft. He reveals an expert control of structure and a flair for extended similes and dramatic dialogue. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072633
ISBN
9780674072633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. A phantom child roams the Northumberland moors, while a host of fairytale characters gone to seed gather in the dark, dark woods.. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397375
ISBN
9780141397375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.53

Hardcover. 158pp. Dust jacket is slightly browned and shelf worn
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Mandrake Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1929
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KON0826729
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 48.00

Paperback. A viciously funny play about a couple trapped in a destructive and violent cycle of love and lust. Winner of the 2013 Verity Bargate Award for Best New Play. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848423817
ISBN
9781848423817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Hardcover. In the 1980s influential scholars argued that Shakespeare revised King Lear in light of theatrical performance, resulting in two texts by the bard's own hand. The two-text theory hardened into orthodoxy. Here Sir Brian Vickers makes the case that Shakespeare did not cut his original text. At stake is the way his greatest play is read and performed. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504844
ISBN
9780674504844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 49.35

Hardcover.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Times Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
SKU
KLN0004397
ISBN
9780812909395
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The One Thomas More carefully studies the central humanist and polemical texts written by More to illustrate a coherent development of thought Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813221861
ISBN
9780813221861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.36

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