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Paperback. Presents a critique of communism and how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain. This work examines the revolutions in France and Russia, and argues that since they were both guilty of producing tyranny and corruption, hope for the future lies only in revolt without revolution. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 113 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036625
ISBN
9780141036625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. An essay on the nature of human revolt, this book makes a critique of communism, how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain, and the resulting totalitarian regimes. It also questions two events held sacred by the left wing, the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Translator(s): Bower, Anthony. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182018
ISBN
9780141182018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Hardcover. Translator(s): Gilbert, Stuart; O'Brien, Justin. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
704
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152784
ISBN
9781857152784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 108 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Gallimard France
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9782070306022
ISBN
9782070306022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.08

Paperback. Antonin Artaud's theatre of cruelty is a frequently misunderstood concept. This study looks closely Artaud's work as a playwright, director, actor, designer, producer and critic. Tracing the theatre of cruelty's earliest orgins, it examines Artaud's six plays for form and meaning. Series: Plays and Playwrights. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 colour, 8 page sections. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 147 x 6. Weight in Grams: 162. Series: Plays and Playwrights. 144 pages, 1 colour, 8 page sections. Antonin Artaud's theatre of cruelty is a frequently misunderstood concept. This study looks closely Artaud's work as a playwright, director, actor, designer, producer and critic. Tracing the theatre of cruelty's earliest orgins, it examines Artaud's six plays for form and meaning. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 9. Weight: 136.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413766601
ISBN
9780413766601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 66 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Play Press New Zealand
Number of pages
66
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877319051
ISBN
9781877319051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.24

Paperback. First published in 1960, The Singer of Tales remains the fundamental study of the distinctive techniques and aesthetics of oral epic poetry from South Slavic epic songs to the Iliad, Odyssey, Beowulf, and beyond. This edition offers a corrected text and is supplemented by an open-access website with audio recordings. Editor(s): Elmer, David F. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674975736
ISBN
9780674975736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.27

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691647678
ISBN
9780691647678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.38

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691613802
ISBN
9780691613802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.39

Hardback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646626
ISBN
9780691646626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.93

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629711
ISBN
9780691629711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.15

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640624
ISBN
9780691640624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415319690
ISBN
9780415319690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.19

Hardback. Alastair Minnis reveals Chaucer's Pardoner and Wife of Bath as interconnected aspects of a radical literary experiment, wherein the relationship between objective authority and subjective fallibility is confronted as never before. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812240306
ISBN
9780812240306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 646 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
646
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231089241
ISBN
9780231089241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 708 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1407.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
708
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231089234
ISBN
9780231089234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.78

Hardcover. Alastair Fowler presents a fascinating study of title-pages printed in England from the early modern era to the nineteenth century, exploring their place in the History of the Book for the first time. He illuminates key features of title-page design and presents 16 illustrations of significant title-pages with commentaries, from Chaucer to Dickens. Num Pages: 240 pages, Numerous black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKH; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198717669
ISBN
9780198717669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.80

Paperback. Why have ancient Rome and Greece been so influential? Series: All That Matters. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 179 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444177961
ISBN
9781444177961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. The seventeenth century was a period of remarkable achievement in the field of English poetry: it was the age of Shakespeare, Donne, Marvell, Jonson, Drayton, Herbert, Dryden, and Rochester among others. This anthology maps the terrain afresh, including innumerable masterpieces as well as fascinating work by less familiar names. Editor(s): Fowler, Alastair. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 52. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556298
ISBN
9780199556298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.40

paperback. A polemic on the case for Scottish independence by the writer, artist, thinker and cultural icon, Alasdair Gray. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 161.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781782111696
ISBN
9781782111696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Includes: "Writer's Cramp" by John Byrne, "Losing Venice" by John Clifford, "Elizabeth Gordon Quinn" by Chris Hannan, "The Letter Box" by Ann Marie di Mambro, "Dead Dad Dog" by John McKay and "The Steamie" by Tony Roper. Editor(s): Cameron, Alasdair. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854590176
ISBN
9781854590176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.99

Hardcover. New edition of a collection of songs and ballads from sixteenth-century Scotland, shedding important new light on the English and Scottish Reformation. Editor(s): MacDonald, Alasdair A. Series: Scottish Text Society Fifth Series. Num Pages: 425 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACC; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 37. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Scottish Text Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897976418
ISBN
9781897976418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.47

hardcover. CORK This captivating collection shares the best poems and songs about Cork city, from Edmund Spenser to Theo Dorgan, and from 'The Bold Thady Quill' to Rory Gallagher's 'My Hometown'. Famous characters and landmarks of the Beautiful City are evoked, as is, of course, the River Lee. Editor(s): Hopkin, Alannah. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 360 x 34. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781848892934
ISBN
9781848892934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
153
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925005165
ISBN
9781925005165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.71

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