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Paperback. This authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Donne's poetry and prose - all the major poems, complemented by rarely published letters and extracts from Donne's sermons - to give the essence of his work and thinking. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537945
ISBN
9780199537945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.18

Paperback. From joyful poems such as "The Flea", which transforms the image of a louse into the intimate and intense Holy Sonnets, the author breathed vigour into poetry by drawing lucid and often startling metaphors from the world in which he lived. Editor(s): Bell, Ilona. Series Editor(s): Ricks, Christopher. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140424409
ISBN
9780140424409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. A new selection of John Donne's verse, prepared by the editor of The Oxford Authors edition, with full notes and a useful introduction. John Donne is perhaps the most important poet of the seventeenth century, and has often been referred to as the founder of the metaphysical genre. Editor(s): Carey, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539062
ISBN
9780199539062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.65

Paperback.
Publisher
The Orion Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9781407221397
ISBN
9781407221397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. John Donne's sense of form and arrangement, his psychological insight, his differences of mood and emphasis and his religious fervour should make this selection of ten sermons particularly interesting to the attentive reader familiar with Donne's poetry. Editor(s): Simpson, Evelyn M. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; HRCL1; HRCX4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350. With a Selection of Prayers and Meditations. 245 pages. Editor(s): Simpson, Evelyn M. John Donne's sense of form and arrangement, his psychological insight, his differences of mood and emphasis and his religious fervour should make this selection of ten sermons particularly interesting to the attentive reader familiar with Donne's poetry. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DN; HRCL1; HRCX4. Dimension: 205 x 139 x 16. Weight: 294.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
245
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239289
ISBN
9780520239289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Hardcover. The major seventeenth-century English poet between Shakespeare and Milton, Donne is chiefly celebrated as a love poet. But he was also the author of satires and epistles, and a series of religious poems including the Holy Sonnets. This volume presents a complete portrait of this poet. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 111 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857157222
ISBN
9781857157222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.34

Hardcover. Contains the complete English poems of John Donne. The detailed notes explain unfamiliar words, clarify obscure references, and refine grammatical complexities. The book begins with an introduction to the poet and his times, including a bibliography of over 750 items. Num Pages: 569 pages, index, bibliography, appendices. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 34. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
569
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150056
ISBN
9781857150056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.78

Paperback. Contains notes on various points likely to cause difficulty to a reader of average intelligence. Editor(s): Redpath, Theodore. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032477
ISBN
9780674032477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.14

Paperback. It has been argued that no poet has been more wilfully contradictory than John Donne, whose works forge unforgettable connections between extremes of passion and mental energy. From satire to tender elegy, from sacred devotion to lust, he conveys an astonishing range of emotions and poetic moods. Editor(s): Smith, Albert James. Num Pages: 688 pages, index. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140422092
ISBN
9780140422092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. Presents a selection of John Donne's most powerful prose. In this title, he explores the metaphysical collision between poetry and religion, suicide and duty, the secular and the spiritual that characterized his times. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396712
ISBN
9780141396712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

hardcover. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472943
ISBN
9781611472943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.17

Paperback. Editor(s): Rogers, Professor Melvin L. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Swallow Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804011662
ISBN
9780804011662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.74

Paperback. An anthology that presents John Dewey's major political writings, which display Dewey's philosophical method, his controversial views on war and education, his essential contributions to democratic theory, and his distinctive brand of progressive political ideology. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Number of pages
265
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872201903
ISBN
9780872201903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Meriwether Publishing,U.S. United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566080897
ISBN
9781566080897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854113252
ISBN
9781854113252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.56

hardcover. Series: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, 8+ colour and halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition, First ed.
SKU
V9781843311560
ISBN
9781843311560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.62

Paperback. This review of the critical reception of Old English literature from 1900 to the present moves beyond a focus on individual literary texts so as to survey the different schools, methods, and assumptions that have shaped the discipline. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 244 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220572
ISBN
9780631220572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.70

Hardback. This review of the critical reception of Old English literature from 1900 to the present moves beyond a focus on individual literary texts so as to survey the different schools, methods, and assumptions that have shaped the discipline. Editor(s): Niles, John D. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220565
ISBN
9780631220565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.69

Hardcover. Presents the systematic review of the ways in which Anglo-Saxon studies have evolved from their beginnings to the twentieth century. This book tells the story of how the idea of Anglo-Saxon England evolved from the Anglo-Saxons themselves to the Victorians, serving as a myth of origins for the English people, their language, and more. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118943328
ISBN
9781118943328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.91

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691602684
ISBN
9780691602684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.58

Paperback. The heritage of literature in the French language is rich, varied, and extensive in time and space. This Very Short Introduction presents this lively literary world by focusing on texts (epics, novels, plays, poems, screenplays) that concern protagonists whose adventures and conflicts reveal shifts in literary and social practices. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 120 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199568727
ISBN
9780199568727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.52

Hardcover. Revisits the question of Shakespeare and religion by focusing on the conjunction of faith and scepticism in his writing. This title argues that the relationship between faith and scepticism is not an invented conjunction. Series: Studies in Christianity and Literature. Num Pages: 355 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
355
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932792959
ISBN
9781932792959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.87

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691608389
ISBN
9780691608389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.85

Hardcover. Peter of Blois pursued the life of a twelfth-century intellectual with vigor and passion tinged with anxiety. This book offers a study of Peter of Blois' life, thought, and writings. It explores how Peter brought classical, patristic, monastic, and scholastic traditions into an uneasy synthesis, and deployed them in letters. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; BGL; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813216768
ISBN
9780813216768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241257852
ISBN
9780241257852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

paperback. Most people feel ambivalent about solitude, both loving and fearing it depending on how they experience being alone at certain points in their lives. In "The Value of Solitude", John Barbour explores some of the ways in which experiences of solitude, both positive and negative, have been interpreted as religiously significant. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; HRLK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813922898
ISBN
9780813922898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.15

Hardcover. This text examines the work of a broad selection of authors in order to discover the reasons for their loss of faith and to analyse the ways they have interpreted that loss. For some the experience of deconversion led to another religious faith while others turned to atheism or agnosticism. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRA; HRLK; HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915463
ISBN
9780813915463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.57

hardcover. Editor(s): Langlois, John D. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 516 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; DNF; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642666
ISBN
9780691642666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 240.29

Hardback. A wonderfully helpful and stimulating book.. Highly recommended.-ChoiceOne of the most comprehensive and valuable interpretations of deconstruction to date. Highly recommended.-Library Journal Editor(s): Caputo, John D. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 419.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217540
ISBN
9780823217540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.95

Paperback. A discussion of the first written histories of Babylon and Egypt Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472052271
ISBN
9780472052271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.42

Paperback. A collection of twenty-five essays which explore the place of the stage within the larger society, as well as issues of performance and physical space. It examines the settings in which plays were acted; and juxtaposes the theater with such contemporary subcultures as the church, the city, and the court. Editor(s): Cox, John D.; Kastan, David Scott. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102438
ISBN
9780231102438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.08

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632148
ISBN
9780691632148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.04

Drawing from legal and extralegal discourse but focusing on imaginative literature, this book examines representations of, responses to, and arguments for and against the death penalty in the United States over the long nineteenth century. It creates a generative dialogue between artistic relics and legal history. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413327
ISBN
9781421413327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.20

Paperback. Looks at the prospects for breaking down theoretical and disciplinary barriers that have tended to separate African American and postcolonial studies. This work emphasizes the confluences among three major theories: postcolonialism, Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s Signifyin(g), and Paul Gilroy's black Atlantic. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820330266
ISBN
9780820330266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.41

Hardback. Argues that the key texts of modernity and postmodernity may be approached through figures and narratives of paralysis: motion is no more defining of modern travel than fixations, resistance, and impasse; concepts and figures of travel, he posits, must be rethought in this more static light. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803229914
ISBN
9780803229914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.18

hardcover. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this collection of the Bard's greatest plays is digested to a few thousand words along with footnotes. It is suitable for those who know their Shakespeare, perfect for the theatre goer needing a quick recap, and a massive relief for those just desperate to pass their English exam. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS; WH; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 184 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Doubleday
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9780857524256
ISBN
9780857524256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 8.18

Hardback. Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this is a collection of the Bard's greatest plays, digested to a few thousand words along with side notes. It is suitable for the theatre goer needing a quick recap, and a massive relief for those just desperate to pass their English exam. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS; WH; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 185 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857524263
ISBN
9780857524263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.54

Hardback. Benedick: I am man enough to say that I love thee. Is that not strange? Beatrice: Not really.. Benedick: By my sword, Beatrice thou lovest me. Beatrice: Get over yourself. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this is the third of a new collection of the Bard's greatest plays, digested to a few thousand words. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857524270
ISBN
9780857524270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.47

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
E.P. Dutton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
SKU
KLN0004370
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 8.00

Paperback. 159pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0021373
ISBN
9780905140384
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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