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Paperback. Since the middle of the 20th century, Turkish playwriting has been notable for its verve and versatility. This is the collection of modern Turkish plays in English, with subjects ranging from ancient Anatolian mythology and Ottoman history to contemporary social issues, family dramas, and ribald comedy from Turkey's cities and rural areas. Editor(s): Halman, Talat Sait; Warner, Jayne L. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 560 pages, biographical notes. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609353
ISBN
9780815609353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.00

Paperback. Translator(s): Hoskote, Ranjit. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Random House India
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143420781
ISBN
9780143420781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.16

Paperback. Telling the story of how Demetrios Tsafendas came to assassinate Hendrik Verwoerd, President of South Africa and the chief architect of Apartheid, this play mixes drama, politics and expressionism. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 113.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597540
ISBN
9781854597540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Contains all of the poetry that the author chose to publish, together with a small number of uncollected and unpublished poems. This book also supplies an illuminating introduction, and succinctly helpful apparatus. It tact are themselves a moving tribute, restoring to view one of the distinctive bodies of work in twentieth-century English poetry. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571295340
ISBN
9780571295340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. Surveys the life and work of the Scottish poet Ian Hamilton Finlay, who is best known for his extraordinary garden, Little Sparta, a unique 'poem of place' in which poetry, sculpture, and horticulture intersect. This book directs sustained attention to Finlay the verbal artist, revealing the full breadth and richness of his poetics. Editor(s): Finlay, Alec. Series: Poets for the Millennium S. Num Pages: 334 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424. Selections. Series: Poets for the Millennium S. 334 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Finlay, Alec. Surveys the life and work of the Scottish poet Ian Hamilton Finlay, who is best known for his extraordinary garden, Little Sparta, a unique 'poem of place' in which poetry, sculpture, and horticulture intersect. This book directs sustained attention to Finlay the verbal artist, revealing the full breadth and richness of his poetics. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight: 376.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Y ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270596
ISBN
9780520270596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.03

Hardback. Surveys the life and work of the Scottish poet Ian Hamilton Finlay, who is best known for his extraordinary garden, Little Sparta, a unique 'poem of place' in which poetry, sculpture, and horticulture intersect. This book directs sustained attention to Finlay the verbal artist, revealing the full breadth and richness of his poetics. Editor(s): Finlay, Alec. Series: Poets for the Millennium S. Num Pages: 334 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270589
ISBN
9780520270589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.33
€ 48.27

Paperback. A critical examination of Ian McEwan and his novel, "Enduring Love", this title forms part of a series that aims to provide accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, acclaimed and influential novels of recent years. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114. A Reader's Guide. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. 96 pages. A critical examination of Ian McEwan and his novel, "Enduring Love", this title forms part of a series that aims to provide accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, acclaimed and influential novels of recent years. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 191 x 133 x 7. Weight: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826414786
ISBN
9780826414786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Groes, Sebastian. Series: Contemporary Critical Perspectives. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441139221
ISBN
9781441139221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Paperback. A guide to the works of Ian McEwan. It offers an in-depth interview with Ian McEwan, relating specifically to the texts under discussion. It deals with McEwan's themes, genre and narrative technique, and provides a source of ideas for intelligent and inventive ways of approaching the novels. Series: Vintage Living Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 184. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0001574
ISBN
9780099437550
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The second Rebus omnibus comprising books 4,5 and 6 in the Rebus series - Strip Jack; The Black Book; Mortal Causes. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752846569
ISBN
9780752846569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.97

Paperback. This book is a must-have for English A Literature students aiming for the strongest achievement in the course. Focused, challenging and directly aligned with the 2011 syllabus, it is packed with skills development activities, examiner feedback and more to ensure students fully develop all the key skills central to assessment. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4MB; DSB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 297 x 8. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199129706
ISBN
9780199129706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.94

Paperback. The third volume in Soyinka's series of memoirs, the sequel to "Ake and Isara". In a mixture of fact and fiction - to protect the innocent and nail the guilty and shape an often intolerable reality - it tells of the coming of age of a writer and political activist; and of a nation's betrayal. Num Pages: 397 pages, 1 b&w line. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002011
ISBN
9780413744203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Very few examples of medieval Arabic drama have survived, a fact which constitutes a serious loss to our knowledge of Arab literary history. However, we can form some idea of the kind of work of which we have been deprived by examining the three shadow plays preserved for us, those of Ibn Daniyal, the thirteenth century poet and wit. These three pl Editor(s): Kahle, Paule. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust
Edition
Rep Blg
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909724624
ISBN
9781909724624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.37

Paperback. Written in the fourteenth century by the renowned theologian Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, this work details the many blessings of the remembrance of God. Through discussions of subjects such as the ego, the nature of the body, the ephemerality of the world, and the purification of the heart, this work is a great contribution to Muslim spirituality. Translator(s): Slitine, M. Youssef; Fitzgerald, M. Abdurrahman. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621781
ISBN
9780946621781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. A collection of modern Turkish plays in English dealing with ancient Anatolian mythology, Ottoman history, contemporary social issues, family dramas, and ribald comedy from Turkey's cities and rural areas. It also includes several plays set outside Turkey. Editor(s): Halman, Talat Sait; Warner, Jayne L. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations, biographical notes. BIC Classification: 1DVT; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608974
ISBN
9780815608974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.51

Hardback. This book examines IbsenOs plays as well as his letters, poems, and speeches for the possible influence of paradigms from Hellenic culture, taking into account his relationship with German culture and German scholarsO esteem for the culture of the ancient Greeks. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611480801
ISBN
9781611480801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.20

Hardback. Schanke analyzes Ibsen's evolution from iconoclast to icon. With actresses' essays and interviews about the playwright, index, bibliography, and illustrations of Ibsen productions. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations, plans, transparencies, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810820999
ISBN
9780810820999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.94

Paperback. "Meyer's translations of Ibsen are a major fact in one's general sense of post-war drama. Their vital pace, their unforced insistence on the poetic centre of Ibsen's genius, have beaten academic versions from the field" (George Steiner) Illustrator(s): Meyer, Michael. Translator(s): Meyer, Michael. Series: World Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413463302
ISBN
9780413463302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138941496
ISBN
9781138941496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.52

Paperback. Ibsen ascended to the first ranks of European writers in the late nineteenth century and has remained there ever since. Editor(s): Johnston, Brian. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 640 pages, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2ACSN; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
49418th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393924046
ISBN
9780393924046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.41

Hardback. Details how this marginalized region has gradually become part of modern Europe Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DN; DSB; GTB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990835
ISBN
9780295990835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.05

Paperback. The world-famous Icelandic sagas related to the spectacular living landscapes of today. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752433424
ISBN
9780752433424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Hardcover. Translator(s): Wawn, Andrew. Series: Islandica. Num Pages: 570 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; AGR; DSC; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Publisher
Cornell University Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935995169
ISBN
9780935995169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.63

Paperback. The Icelandic sagas, composed between the twelfth and the nineteenth centuries, are one of the world's great literary treasures. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSC; DSBB; DSK; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2Rev Ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752428949
ISBN
9780752428949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

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