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Paperback. This is the fifth volume in a series of translations of a Chinese classical novel generally known as "The Water Margin". The action in this volume can be divided into three parts: the campaign against Tian Hu; the campaign against Wang Qing; and the campaign against Fang La. Translator(s): Dent-Young, John; Dent-Young, Alex. Series: Marshes of Mount Liang. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622019904
- ISBN
- 9789622019904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.22
€ 28.22
Hardback. This book demonstrates the indispensability of the "scenic imagination" to human self-understanding by examining hypothetical scenes of origin in the writings of two dozen thinkers from Hobbes to the present day. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; HPM; JMR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 585. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757003
- ISBN
- 9780804757003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.60
€ 81.60
Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Fontana Press
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KHN0001029
- ISBN
- 9780006363262
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Rooted in an ancient folk song tradition, Ehin's poetry is both universal and deeply personal; her language is direct and simple, yet she expresses herself so vividly that her joys and sorrows become the reader's own. These poems, selected from her most recent collection, were written over 2 years, beginning shortly before the birth of her son. Translator(s): Lehtpere, Ilmar. Series: Visible Poets. Num Pages: 110 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Arc Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906570538
- ISBN
- 9781906570538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.48
€ 14.99
€ 12.48
Paperback. For Jerome McGann, the purpose of scholarship is to preserve and pass on cultural heritage, a feat accomplished through discussion among scholars and interested nonspecialists. In this collection of thirteen essays, McGann both addresses and exemplifies that discussion and the vocation it supports. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500850
- ISBN
- 9780226500850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.59
€ 36.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Hughes, Ted; Heaney, Seamus. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 43. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571225842
- ISBN
- 9780571225842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. In The School for Scandal, Sheridan's artificial world of heightened wit and heightened folly delights its audience, but at times it engages them with moments of human pain and happiness, before delivering them back to its comedy. Editor(s): Blake, Prof. Ann. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 192 pages, approx 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713662900
- ISBN
- 9780713662900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Sheridan's most successful play, often considered the apex of English comedy. Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 108 x 7. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854594204
- ISBN
- 9781854594204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.47
€ 7.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Cordner, Michael. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540099
- ISBN
- 9780199540099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.58
€ 14.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Includes three plays "The Rivals", "School for Scandal", "The Critic". In "The Rivals", Captain Absolute becomes his own rival for the hand of Lydia Languish - wooing her under another name, while her aunt, the verbally inept Mrs Malaprop, wishes her to marry the real Captain. Editor(s): Rump, Eric. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0010015
- ISBN
- 9780140432404
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Being a translation into English verse by the Earl of Longford, of L'Ecole Des Dames. With illustrations, by the translator
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Hodges, Figgis & Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1948
- SKU
- KHS1004218
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Hardcover. The first volume of a major two-volume study centres of the fortunes of Michel de Montaigne's Essays in both the early-modern (1580-1725) and the modern period (1900-2000). This volume examines how the Essays made Montaigne a patron-author or instant classic in the eyes of his peers. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; 3J; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198123743
- ISBN
- 9780198123743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.39
€ 197.39
Hardcover. The second volume of a major two-volume study of the fortunes of Michel de Montaigne's Essais in both the early-modern (1580-1725) and the modern period (1900-2000). Volume two focuses on the reader-writers across Europe who used the Essais to make their own works. Num Pages: 576 pages, Numerous black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; 3J; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198739661
- ISBN
- 9780198739661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.48
€ 210.48
Paperback. Peruvian poet Luis Hernandez is legendary in his native country. Including images from Hernandez's notebooks, this book can be read not only for its powerful poetry and imagery, but also as a means to learn more about this enigmatic Latin American poet and the mystery of his life and work. Translator(s): Geist, Anthony. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Swan Isle Press
- Edition
- Bilingual edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780983322061
- ISBN
- 9780983322061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.46
€ 19.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. Few literary genres can expand the boundaries of our imagination as much as science fiction. The Science Fiction Handbook offers a comprehensive historical survey of literary works of science fiction and its most popular sub-genres. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405162067
- ISBN
- 9781405162067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.09
€ 37.09
Hardback. Few literary genres can expand the boundaries of our imagination as much as science fiction. The Science Fiction Handbook offers a comprehensive historical survey of literary works of science fiction and its most popular sub-genres. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405162050
- ISBN
- 9781405162050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Paperback. From ritual killings to subtle acts of self-denial, the practice and rhetoric of sacrifice has a special centrality in modern American literature. This book portrays an episode in American cultural history when the literary movement of realism and the fledgling field of sociology both converged in the belief that sacrifice is basic to sociality. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015064
- ISBN
- 9780691015064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.23€ 50.50
€ 64.23
€ 50.50
Hardcover. This study places the Scottish compilation of saints' legends within the hagiographic landscape of medieval Britain. Series Editor(s): Bernau, Anke. Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 316 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719095962
- ISBN
- 9780719095962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.90
€ 156.90
Hardback. After decades of neglect, the screenplay is finally being recognized as a form that deserves serious critical analysis. This book for the first time combines detailed study of the theory and practice of screenwriting with new approaches to criticism and original studies of individual texts. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223615
- ISBN
- 9780230223615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Paperback. After decades of neglect, the screenplay is finally being recognised as a form that deserves serious critical analysis. This book for the first time combines detailed study of the theory and practice of screenwriting with new approaches to criticism and original studies of individual texts. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223622
- ISBN
- 9780230223622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.89
€ 58.89
Paperback. Good copy, some light shelf wear,
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KTK0090792
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Good copy, some light shelf wear,
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0090891
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Translated into some 50 languages in over 60 countries, Guillevic remains one of the most popular poets of Europe inspiring songs, artists, and poetry lovers everywhere. This comprehensive bi-lingual anthology of the poems of Guillevic coincides with the festivities in France to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Commonwealth Books, Black Widow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976844983
- ISBN
- 9780976844983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.46
€ 24.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. Contains an introduction and notes that make the poem accessible to readers of Auden and readers of Shakespeare. This poem begins in a theater after a performance of "The Tempest" has ended. It includes a speech in verse by Prospero bidding farewell to Ariel. Editor(s): Kirsch, Arthur C. Series: W. H. Auden: Critical Editions. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123844
- ISBN
- 9780691123844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.99
€ 29.99
€ 26.99