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Paperback. Brings together Brendan Kennelly's modern versions of three Greek tragedies. This work focuses on women whose lives are torn apart by war, family conflict and despotic regimes. It gives living testament of his belief that 'listening to ancient voices can help us confront, understand and express many problems.' Translator(s): Kennelly, Brendan. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852247430
ISBN
9781852247430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. The first anthology to bring together heretofore unknown texts from the entire history of Hispanics writing in what became the United States, fom the colonial period to the present. The anthology follows the dominant trends of native, immigrant and exile writing by Latinos in the United States. Editor(s): Kanellos, Nicolas. Num Pages: 656 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CB; DQ; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 253 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195138252
ISBN
9780195138252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.75

Paperback. Kit Wright is both a seriously funny poet and a poignant chronicler of our times. His sixth collection is published on his 70th birthday. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780371061
ISBN
9781780371061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. A translation that offers an introduction presenting both basic information and a sense of scholarly opinion. Editor(s): Woodruff, Paul. Translator(s): Nehamas, Alexander; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 109 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
107
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Copyright 1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872200760
ISBN
9780872200760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.63

Hardcover. This is a book of 100 poems of great richness and variety. Indeed, it is genuinely a landmark book. It is an important literary and academic event in itself. Professor Lord Asa Briggs is one of the most important historians of Britain. He is world-renowned for his work in social history, culture, and communications. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Edward Everett Root
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954207557
ISBN
9780954207557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.22

Paperback. A book for anyone who's ever fallen in love, tried to give up smoking, or consoled themselves that they'll never be quite as old as Mick Jagger. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444795387
ISBN
9781444795387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSB; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955757
ISBN
9781904955757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Nightwood
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889713154
ISBN
9780889713154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3H; DSBB; DSK; HBG; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
84
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772897141
ISBN
9788772897141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Hardback. The literary potential of trauma is examined in this book, bringing trauma theory and literary texts together for the first time. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618576
ISBN
9780748618576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.86

Paperback. A three-part reworking of themes from Greek tragedy, set in New England just after the Civil War. General Ezra Mannon (Agamemnon), is poisoned by his unfaithful wife Christine (Clytemnestra) and then avenged by his son Orin (Orestes) and daughter Lavinia (Electra). Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books London
Number of pages
162
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854591388
ISBN
9781854591388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Drawing inspiration from Japan and using Shakespeare's original texts, this series brings to life the Bard's words. In this adaptation, King Lear is a venerated Mohican chieftain and Cordelia, his youngest daughter, is the lone traditionalist who cleaves to the old ways. Series: Manga Shakespeare. Num Pages: 208 pages, chiefly Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: DDS; FXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955816970
ISBN
9780955816970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.37

Paperback. Leading scholars explore the work of Sarah Waters from a full range of critical perspectives. Includes a new interview with the author. Editor(s): Mitchell, Kaye. Series: Contemporary Critical Perspectives. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441199416
ISBN
9781441199416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.01

Hardback. The figure of the New Woman was in the process of being composed at the turn of the 20th century. This study of the forces that produced the New Woman in revolutionary China employs a model of translation, in which both the self and the other are subject to multiple transformations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; 2GDC; 3JJC; 3JJF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 525.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737746
ISBN
9780804737746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Paperback. Provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous "Chin P'ing Mei", an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. Translator(s): Roy, David Tod. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 520 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
714
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016146
ISBN
9780691016146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
SKU
KOC0002222
ISBN
9781853260667
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tracy Brain introducescompletely new approaches to Plath's writing, taking the studies away from the familiar concentration to reveal that Plath as a writer was concerned with a much wider range of important cultural and political topics. .
Series: Longman Studies in Twentieth Century Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582327306
ISBN
9780582327306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Paperback. Features a selection of Scottish love poems. This title explores many different kinds of love, whether it is sexual, passionate, romantic, or parental. Editor(s): Conn, Stewart. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906307660
ISBN
9781906307660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.49

Paperback. Comprehensive study of Canadian literature, theatre, art (1977-2007) depicting memories of the two world wars. Num Pages: 636 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 920.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120004
ISBN
9781772120004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.91
€ 40.41

Paperback. A collection of poems that takes care and consideration in examining the often brutal arena of human relations, concluding with a mercurial and affecting sequence about a marriage, which takes, as its point of departure, that most influential of military treatise, "The Art of War". Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 105.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571237388
ISBN
9780571237388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.52

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