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Hardback. William Shakespeare's Timon of Athens is the tale of a rich Athenian who lived a lavish life, spending his wealth on his friends. Eventually, when his wealth ceases and he asks his friends for help, Timon is shocked to find that none of them are prepared to do so. This fills him with hatred for humanity, and he decides to live the life of a hermit. Series: Twenty Shakespeare Children's Stories: The Complete 20 Books Boxed Collection. Num Pages: 64 pages, 64 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; YB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sweet Cherry Publishing
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782262275
ISBN
9781782262275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.22

Paperback. The Homeric Hymns have survived for two and a half millennia because of their captivating stories, beautiful language, and religious significance. This book incorporates twenty-eight new lines in the first Hymn to Dionysos, along with expanded notes, a new preface, and an enhanced bibliography. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated, Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282117
ISBN
9780520282117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199593774
ISBN
9780199593774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

hardcover. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, this book interweaves many of the best-known myths and legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, including Daedalus and Icarus, Pyramus and Thisbe, Pygmalion, Perseus and Andromeda, and the fall of Troy. Translator(s): Raeburn, David. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 46. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780141394619
ISBN
9780141394619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Includes treatises on such diverse topics as friendship, religion, death, fate and scientific inquiry. Translator(s): Habinek, Thomas N.; Habinek, Thomas N. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: DB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455564
ISBN
9780140455564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

paperback. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy. Translator(s): Berry, D. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DNS; JPH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540136
ISBN
9780199540136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Jane Eyre is a vivid and powerful novel, abridged and retold here but containing the best and key elements of the novels on which they are based. This book comes with notes, author biography, key themes, a glossary and free audiobook on CD. Series: Webster's Word Power English Readers: Chosen Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Geddes & Grosset
Edition
Abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910965177
ISBN
9781910965177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.31

Paperback. Takes us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. This title features stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398594
ISBN
9780141398594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.74

Hardcover. In the 4th century CE, Calcidius translated into Latin an important section of Plato's Timaeus, complemented by commentary and organized into coordinated parts. Its organization subsequently informed the sense of macrocosm and microcosm-of the world and our place in it-which is prevalent in western European thought in the Middle Ages. Editor(s): Magee, John. Translator(s): Magee, John. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 940 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674599178
ISBN
9780674599178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908343352
ISBN
9781908343352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.20
€ 125.25

Hardcover. Nikolsky questions the current gender and psychoanalytical approaches to Hippolytus and challenges the widespread interpretations of the play as being concerned with the irresistible force of love and the inevitability of punishment for those who underestimate its power. Translator(s): Nikolsky, Mikhail. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 258 x 19. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
The Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910589038
ISBN
9781910589038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.77

Hardback. Arjuna and the Hunter, by the sixth-century poet Bharavi, portrays Arjuna s travels to the Himalayas, where Shiva tests the hero s courage in combat and bestows upon him an invincible weapon. This is a masterful contemplation of ethical conduct, ascetic discipline, and religious devotion enduring themes in Indian literature." Translator(s): Peterson, David B Truman Professor of Asian Studies Indira Viswanathan, PH D (Yale University). Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504967
ISBN
9780674504967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.27

Hardback. Translator(s): Reeve, C. D. C. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co.
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781624661181
ISBN
9781624661181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.33
€ 55.71

Hardcover. "The Nicomachean Ethics", along with its sequel, "the Politics", is Aristotle's most widely read and influential work. Ideas central to ethics found their most powerful proponent in the person medieval scholars simply called 'the Philosopher'. This title presents a translation of the Ethics. Translator(s): Bartlett, Robert C.; Collins, Susan D. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226026749
ISBN
9780226026749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.48

Paperback. Series: Focus Philosophical Library. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585103768
ISBN
9781585103768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
HarperPress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007920693
ISBN
9780007920693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.73

Paperback. The "Nicomachean Ethics" is one of Aristotle's most widely read and influential works. Drawing on their intimate knowledge of Aristotle's thought, the authors have produced an English-language translation of the "Ethics" that is as faithful to the original as it is graceful in its rendering. Translator(s): Bartlett, Robert C.; Collins, Susan D. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226026756
ISBN
9780226026756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. In the Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle examines the nature of happiness, which he defines as a specially good kind of life. He considers the nature of practical reasoning, friendship, and the role and importance of the moral virtues in the best life. This new edition features a revised translation and valuable new introduction and notes. Editor(s): Brown, Lesley. Translator(s): Ross, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199213610
ISBN
9780199213610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DB; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Oxford University Press England
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540280
ISBN
9780199540280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. Although Problems is an accretion of multiple authorship over several centuries, it offers a fascinating technical view of Peripatetic method and thought. Rhetoric to Alexander provides practical advice to orators and was likely composed during the period of Aristotle's tutorship of Alexander, perhaps by Anaximenes, another of Alexander's tutors. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, 1 line illustration, indexes. BIC Classification: DB; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 116 x 34. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Loeb Classical Library United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996564
ISBN
9780674996564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.96

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