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Paperback. Describes the literary phenomenon of the Sophoclean tragic hero. This work presents an analysis of three plays, the Antigone, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus, that emphasizes the individuality and variety of the living figures Sophocles created on the same basic armature. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 211 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266. Studies in Sophoclean Tragedy. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. 224 pages. Describes the literary phenomenon of the Sophoclean tragic hero. This work presents an analysis of three plays, the Antigone, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus, that emphasizes the individuality and variety of the living figures Sophocles created on the same basic armature. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 151 x 211 x 12. Weight: 260.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520049574
- ISBN
- 9780520049574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.68
€ 35.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. Features a poem in five books, of circular narrative design, titled with the Greek name for Homer, this book charts two currents of history: the visible history charted in events - the tribal losses of the American Indian, the tragedy of African enslavement - and unwritten epic fashioned from the suffering of the individual in exile. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571144594
- ISBN
- 9780571144594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.71
€ 24.99
€ 16.71
Paperback. First published by Faber in 1930, this second edition omitted seven items and the author added new poems in their place. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571283514
- ISBN
- 9780571283514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Hardcover. This book explores Yeats' background and influences, as well as how his works shaped early twentieth-century Irish culture. Editor(s): Holdeman, David; Levitas, Ben. Series: Literature in Context. Num Pages: 460 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798. 8vo. Original cloth Irish Literature.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0279630
- ISBN
- 9780521897051
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. A comprehensive and authoritative account of one of the greatest and most prolific writers of classical antiquity. Editor(s): Steel, Catherine. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 441 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 441
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521729802
- ISBN
- 9780521729802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.20
€ 42.20
Hardcover. 95pp. Bumped, stain on front cover
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- W Tempest
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1940
- SKU
- KHS1003884
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 75.00
€ 75.00
Paperback. 'Compelling and relentless..page-turner of a novel' -- Damien Lewis In one of the world's harshest lands, three people must find out what it really means to be free. An important novel for our troubled times. Perfect for fans of Homeland, Wilbur Smith and Lee Child Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Legend Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTK0097807
- ISBN
- 9781785079825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.67
€ 11.99
€ 9.67
Hardcover. Contains Library barcode
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Joseph
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KLN0004359
- ISBN
- 9780718108854
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911024095
- ISBN
- 9781911024095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.29
€ 24.99
€ 21.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571232871
- ISBN
- 9780571232871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. Reprint edition. Wole Soyinka won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. In this volume the plays are all concerned with the spiritual and the social; with belief and ritual as integrating forces for social cohesion. Whether considering the corruption of urban life or the power of superstition. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Oxford U Press London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192811363
- ISBN
- 9780192811363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.35
€ 30.99
€ 22.35
Paperback. A powerful new play from the writer of Tribe. premiered at the National Theatre , London. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848426306
- ISBN
- 9781848426306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.50
€ 14.50
Paperback. Covers 55 years of Indian poetry in English. This anthology represents not just the major poets of the past half-century - the canonical writers who have dominated Indian poetry and publishing since the 1950s - but also the different kinds of poetry written by an extraordinary range of younger poets who live in many countries as well as in India. Editor(s): Thayil, Jeet. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 712. 368 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Thayil, Jeet. Covers 55 years of Indian poetry in English. This anthology represents not just the major poets of the past half-century - the canonical writers who have dominated Indian poetry and publishing since the 1950s - but also the different kinds of poetry written by an extraordinary range of younger poets who live in many countries as well as in India. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; DCQ. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight: 700.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852248017
- ISBN
- 9781852248017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.16
€ 16.99
€ 13.16
Paperback. From border garrison of the Roman Empire to magnificent Baroque seat of the Habsburgs, Vienna's fortunes have swung between survival and expansion. This book looks at everything from the Baroque architecture to the contemporary slow food scene. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DFA; DSB; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 2nd revised and expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955450
- ISBN
- 9781904955450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.71
€ 19.99
€ 19.71
Paperback. This new edition is based on the 1623 First Folio text and challenges conventional thinking about the nature and relationship of the earliest texts. It contributes substantial new evidence about Shakespeare's revision of the plays and the introduction and commentary focus on stage-oriented discussions of the play's meaning and reception. Editor(s): Martin, Randall. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537112
- ISBN
- 9780199537112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. William Blake is one of Britain's most fascinating writers, who, as well as being a groundbreaking poet, is also well known as a painter, engraver, radical and mystic. This collection brings together a selection of Blake's poems, including the poems: "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience", to give a singular picture of this unique genius. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099511632
- ISBN
- 9780099511632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. Orlando tells the tale of an extraordinary individual who lives through history first as a man, then as a woman. At its heart is the figure of Woolf's friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West, and Knole, the historic home of the Sackvilles. Orlando mocks the conventions of biography and history and wryly examines sexual double standards. Editor(s): Whitworth, Michael H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 black and white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199650736
- ISBN
- 9780199650736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Twisted Spoon Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788086264493
- ISBN
- 9788086264493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
€ 19.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. This text presents a selection of the political speeches of Cicero, including: "On the Command of Cnaeus Pompeius", "Against Lucius Sergius Catilina", "In Defence of the Poet Aulus Licinius Archias", and "In Defence of Marcus Caelius Rufus". Translator(s): Grant, Michael. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442144
- ISBN
- 9780140442144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Blends autobiography and fiction to describe the inner life of a writer evolving from precocious public school boy to Cambridge drop-out at large in London's Bohemia. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099561224
- ISBN
- 9780099561224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. Helen Farish's third collection is preoccupied with narratives from the past. The dog of memory roams the landscapes of its choice: not only place, Farish's native Cumberland and further afield - mornings in Sicily, night skies in Athens - and people, but also the landscape of literature itself. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780373188
- ISBN
- 9781780373188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.45
€ 13.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. New edition with facing-page translation of a highly significant and influential Old English text. Editor(s): Rauer, Christine. Translator(s): Rauer, Christine. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844310
- ISBN
- 9781843844310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.70
€ 40.99
€ 38.70
Hardback. Immensely entertaining and readable, The Pleasant Nights will appeal to anyone interested in fairy tales, ancient stories, and folk creations. Editor(s): Beecher, Donald. Series: Lorenzo da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DQ; DSBD; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1378.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 792
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644267
- ISBN
- 9781442644267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.67
€ 124.67
Hardcover. 80 p. 19 cm. Stiff illustrated card. Good clean copy with tight binding and slightly buffed dw. Keywords: Fiction.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1948
- SKU
- KEX0039013
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99