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Hardback. This volume aims to set an example of a collaborative approach to textual criticism, in which significant choices are based not on the judgement of a single authoritative editor, but on the outcome of debate between scholars who represent a broad range of viewpoints. Editor(s): Kiss, Daniel. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125999
- ISBN
- 9781905125999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.88
€ 85.88
Paperback. This new translation by poet Len Krisak of Virgil's classic of pastoral verse captures both the meaning and meter of the original. The text features the English and original Latin on facing pages and an introduction by Gregson Davis. Translator(s): Krisak, Len. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222173
- ISBN
- 9780812222173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Tanfield, Christopher. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 4KL; DB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474266109
- ISBN
- 9781474266109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 9.06
€ 19.99
€ 9.06
Paperback. Editor(s): MacLennan, Keith. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 4KL; DB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474271905
- ISBN
- 9781474271905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. This volume of RIM focuses on the inscriptions of the Third Dynasty of Ur, a city made famous by archaeological excavations of its spectacular burial sites. Num Pages: 524 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CJB; DB; DSB; HBLA1; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442623767
- ISBN
- 9781442623767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.10€ 88.28
€ 91.10
€ 88.28
Hardback. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a delightful comic love story. The play begins with a shipwreck, during which Viola, a young aristocratic woman, is separated from her identical twin brother, Sebastian, and is swept onto the shores of the kingdom of Illyria. Thus begins this entertaining tale of mistaken identities and thwarted love. 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: 133 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Sweet Cherry Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 64
- SKU
- V9781782262282
- ISBN
- 9781782262282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.16
€ 8.99
€ 8.16
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€ 8.16
€ 8.99
€ 8.16
Paperback. A Socratic dialogue in two parts. It begins with a theoretical exposition of the cosmos and his story describing the creation of the universe, from its very beginning to the coming of man. It also comprises an account of the rise and fall of Atlantis, an empire ruled by the descendants of Poseidon, which ultimately sank into the sea. Translator(s): Lee, Desmond. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DB; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455045
- ISBN
- 9780140455045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.84
€ 13.00
€ 11.84
Paperback. First published as an Oxford's Classics paperback: 2001. Translator(s): Morwood, James. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538812
- ISBN
- 9780199538812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardback. The newest deluxe edition in the bestselling Capstone Classics Series
This ancient classic has had a make-over. In recent years these Capstone Classic deluxe editions have caught the book buying public's imagination. Series: Capstone Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPS; HPX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 203 x 36. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 414
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857083135
- ISBN
- 9780857083135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.52
€ 16.99
€ 12.52
Paperback. Translator(s): Barker, Sir Ernest. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 193 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538737
- ISBN
- 9780199538737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. Deals with events from Athenian history, and depicts the final defeat of Persia in the battle of Salamis. This work shows the inexorable downfall of the last members of the cursed family of Oedipus, and relates the pursuit of the fifty daughters of Danaus by the fifty sons of Aegyptus, and their final rescue by a heroic king. Translator(s): Sommerstein, Alan H. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140449990
- ISBN
- 9780140449990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Hardcover. Featuring Cecelia Eaton Luschnig's annotated verse translations of Euripides' "Electra," "Iphigenia among the Tauri," and "Orestes," this volume offers an ideal avenue for exploring the playwright's innovative treatment of both traditional and non-traditional stories concerning a central, fascinating member of the famous House of Atreus. Translator(s): Eaton Luschnig, Cecelia. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603849333
- ISBN
- 9781603849333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.22
€ 53.99
€ 38.22
Paperback. Featuring Cecelia Eaton Luschnig's annotated verse translations of Euripides' "Electra," "Iphigenia among the Tauri," and "Orestes," this volume offers an ideal avenue for exploring the playwright's innovative treatment of both traditional and non-traditional stories concerning a central, fascinating member of the famous House of Atreus. Translator(s): Eaton Luschnig, Cecelia. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603849326
- ISBN
- 9781603849326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.28
€ 18.99
€ 15.28
Paperback. The great trilogy that is the wellspring of Western drama. Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 105 x 8. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854591739
- ISBN
- 9781854591739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
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
€ 17.99
€ 16.82
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
€ 10.99
€ 9.48
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
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
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
€ 54.11
Paperback. Deals with literature's grandest evocation of life's journey, at once an ageless human story and an individual test of moral endurance. This title presents you with the author's best-loved poem, recounting Odysseus' wanderings after the Trojan War. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143039952
- ISBN
- 9780143039952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99