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Paperback. For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet and lover, his story never leaves us. The author goes in search of Orpheus, from the forests where he walked and the mountains where he worshipped to the artefacts, texts and philosophies built up round him. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951689
ISBN
9781845951689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. John Scattergood's The Complete English Poems of John Skelton (Penguin, 1983) has long been out of print, and at present no other complete edition of the poems is available. This welcome new edition brings together the poems, and many of the Latin paratexts, along with an entirely new introduction and updated reading list and notes. Editor(s): Scattergood, John. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 580 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846319488
ISBN
9781846319488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 108. 90 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DD. Dimension: 195 x 133 x 5. Weight: 106.
Publisher
Josef Weinberger Plays
Number of pages
90
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856762147
ISBN
9780856762147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Offers translations of Euripides' "Medea", "The Children of Heracles", "Andromache", and "Iphigenia among the Taurians", fragments of lost plays by Aeschylus, and the surviving portion of Sophocles' "The Trackers". In this title, introductions for each play offer information about its first production, plot, and reception in antiquity and beyond. Editor(s): Griffith, Mark; Most, Glenn W. Series Editor(s): Grene, David; Lattimore, Richmond. Series: Complete Greek Tragedies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035598
ISBN
9780226035598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.56

Paperback. Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 108 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854591920
ISBN
9781854591920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.28

Hardback. The first biography of Katherine Mansfield for a quarter of a century and the first to take advantage of the complete transcriptions of the diaries and letters of both Katherine Mansfield and her editor husband John Middleton Murry. Num Pages: 528 pages, 55 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 954.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643547
ISBN
9780748643547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. From millenarists to Antichrist hunters, from the Sibyls to the Hussites, Visions of the End is a monumental compendium spanning the literature of the Christian apocalyptic tradition from the period A.D. 400 to 1500, masterfully selected and complete with a comprehensive introduction and new preface. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112574
ISBN
9780231112574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Modern Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375751516
ISBN
9780375751516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.09

Paperback. This title is re-issued as part of the Longman Annotated Texts series. The series was conceived with the student in mind and is intended to provide accessible and authoritative editions of key texts in English and American Literature. The annotation is designed to bring out each text's full range of reference and meaning. Series: Longman Annotated Texts. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408204160
ISBN
9781408204160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. No further information has been provided for this title. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 295 x 5. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447913146
ISBN
9781447913146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. This concise guide to staging an Ayckbourn play includes information on: plot breakdown, hints on production, details of female and male characters, where to apply for permissions and music, and much more. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 19. Weight in Grams: 165.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571214921
ISBN
9780571214921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.22

Paperback. Editor(s): Bould, Mark; Butler, Andrew M.; Roberts, Adam; Vint, Sherryl. Series: Routledge Literature Companions. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415453790
ISBN
9780415453790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.80

Paperback. Wronged and discarded by her husband, Medea gradually reveals her revenge in its increasing horror, while the audience is led to understand the incomprehensible. This Student Edition contains a full introduction, commentary and questions for study and includes J. Michael Walton's classic translation. Editor(s): Walton, J. Michael; McDonald, Marianne. Translator(s): Walton, J. Michael. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413770301
ISBN
9780413770301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. A series featuring a contemporary poet selecting and introducing a poet of the past. It, by choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions expressed in prefaces, offers insights into the poets' own work as well as providing an introduction to some of the greatest poets of literature. Editor(s): Fuller, John. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 121 x 10. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
9780571230709
ISBN
9780571230709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Taking the reader through the course of the party, from conception to its, sometimes messy, aftermath, this book is a mix of the funny and wry. It combines modern quotes with selections from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and also includes poetry, prose and drama. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750941426
ISBN
9780750941426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590171844
ISBN
9781590171844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. This fresh new edition of Julius Caesar, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Lucy Bailey, David Farr and Edward Hall, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and contains a completely new introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230284104
ISBN
9780230284104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. Exploring local and personal matters, this volume also includes poems that are concerned with attempts at preservation - plundered relics, the stately home, an iron lung. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571326358
ISBN
9780571326358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Elizabeth Costello is an Australian writer of international renown. Famous principally for an early novel that established her reputation, she has reached the stage where her remaining function is to be venerated and applauded. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461920
ISBN
9780099461920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Stretch your students to achieve their best grade in AS/A-level English Literature with this year-round course companion; designed to instil in-depth textual understanding as students read, analyse and revise The Handmaid's Tale throughout the course. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Hodder Education United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471854101
ISBN
9781471854101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.05

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