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Paperback. Tells the story of darkest episode in "Trojan War". At its centre is Achilles, greatest warrior-champion of Greeks, and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when Trojan Hector kills Achilles' close friend Patroclus, he storms back into battle to take revenge - even though he knows this may ensure his own death. Editor(s): Jones, Peter. Translator(s): Rieu, E. V. Num Pages: 560 pages, notes, maps, glossary, index. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780140447941
ISBN
9780140447941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.67

Paperback. A translation of Homer's poem of war which is a magnificent testimony to the power of the Iliad. This volume retells the story of Achilles, the great warrior, and his terrible wrath before the walls of besieged Troy, and the destruction it wreaks on both Greeks and Trojans. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9781853262425
ISBN
9781853262425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.54

paperback. Translator(s): Lattimore, Richmond. Num Pages: 528 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 34. Weight in Grams: 704. 528 pages, 2 maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 34. Weight: 698. Translator(s): Lattimore, Richmond.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470498
ISBN
9780226470498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. A story that centres on the critical events in four days of the tenth and final year of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans. It describes how the quarrel of Agamemnon and Achilleus sets in motion a tragic sequence of events, which leads to Achilleus' killing of Hektor and determines the ultimate fate of Troy. Translator(s): Hammond, Martin. Num Pages: 528 pages, index. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444445
ISBN
9780140444445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.19

Hardback. One of the oldest extant works of Western literature, this book features an epic poem of great warriors trapped between their own heroic pride and the arbitrary, often vicious decisions of fate and the gods. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281417
ISBN
9780520281417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Dealing with western literature, this poem of great warriors trapped between their own heroic pride and the arbitrary, often vicious decisions of fate and the gods. It captures the Iliad in all its surging thunder for a new generation of readers. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281431
ISBN
9780520281431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.33

Hardback. Louden's innovative method yields striking new insights into the formation and early literary contexts of Greek epic poetry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882807
ISBN
9780801882807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408. 276pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
SKU
KHS1004109
ISBN
9780299150648
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 30.00

Paperback. Translator(s): Kushner, Tony (Professor, University of Southampton). Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st TCG Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559360906
ISBN
9781559360906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. A first collection of carefully distilled yet passionately exuberant and playful poems by the well-regarded poet and translator Marsha Pomerantz. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926845180
ISBN
9781926845180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.58

Hardback. Cats! Some are sane, and some are mad. Some are good, and some are bad.. Illustrator(s): Bentley, Nicolas. Series: Faber Children's Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; YDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 188 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571313082
ISBN
9780571313082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 218 x 32. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Ill Anv
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143129264
ISBN
9780143129264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.67

Hardcover. Studies the manifestations of Edward the Black Prince in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 228 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933426
ISBN
9780861933426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.91

Hardback. Offers a contribution to the debates about perceptions of the Jews in antiquity that examines the attitudes of Greek writers of the Hellenistic period toward the Jewish people. This book examines the references of these writers and others to the Jews in light of their literary output and personal background. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 632 pages, 3 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 45. Weight in Grams: 988. The Hellenistic Period. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. 632 pages, Illustrations, maps. Offers a contribution to the debates about perceptions of the Jews in antiquity that examines the attitudes of Greek writers of the Hellenistic period toward the Jewish people. This book examines the references of these writers and others to the Jews in light of their literary output and personal background. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; JFSR1. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 45. Weight: 982.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253360
ISBN
9780520253360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73
€ 76.74

Paperback. Presents a portrait of the writers and wrestlers who played a mentor role in John Irving's development as a novelist, a wrestler and a wrestling coach. This book also gives a picture of a father's dedication to his children. It also details the interrelationship of the disciplines of writing and wrestling. Num Pages: 160 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552996808
ISBN
9780552996808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.31

Hardback. Time is a key aspect of narrative. It can advance a story, illuminate its role in our daily lives, and help us understand how events unfold. This work uses developments in linguistics and computer science to analyze the use of time in narrative form. It develops a computer representation for timelines and applies it to a variety of literary works. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 264 pages, 34 illustrations, 4 tables, 1 glossary. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803229778
ISBN
9780803229778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.72

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Orleans Publishing United States
Edition
Expanded Third Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780972814386
ISBN
9780972814386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.09

Hardback. Editor(s): Vassanyi, Miklos; Sepsi, Eniko. Series: Sophia Studies in Cross-Cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures. Num Pages: 274 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSB; HRA; HRCS1; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 631.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319450674
ISBN
9783319450674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.89

hardcover. Over 600 descriptive citations. Comprehensive coverage from the late 19th century through the first half of 1994 of adult and young adult novels, collections of stories, anthologies, and secondary sources. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810829626
ISBN
9780810829626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583227787
ISBN
9781583227787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Seren
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781723210
ISBN
9781781723210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A window onto the lives of the Romantic poets through the re-creation of one legendary night in 1817. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353068
ISBN
9780393353068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardcover. A window onto the lives of the Romantic poets through the re-creation of one legendary night in 1817. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: ACV; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
2nd Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393080995
ISBN
9780393080995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.89

Hardback. Editor(s): Callaghan, Dympna. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 611.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403992123
ISBN
9781403992123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.80

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