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Hardcover. Many of the West's best writers fought in duels or wrote about them, seduced by glamour or risk or recklessness. A gift as a plot device, the duel also offered a way to discover how we face fears of humiliation, pain, and death. John Leigh's literary history of the duel illuminates these and other tensions attending the birth of the modern world. Num Pages: 342 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504387
- ISBN
- 9780674504387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. Explores the theater's unprecedented focus on the contemporary city in early modern London. Examines plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries to consider how this new, experimental theater created a medium for urban plurality, opening up a reflexive space within which diverse populations might begin to "practice" the city. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823267873
- ISBN
- 9780823267873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Coward, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537259
- ISBN
- 9780199537259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. Morning Breaks in the Elevator. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 5. Weight in Grams: 66. 96 pages. This text presents a collection of Lemn Sissay's poetry. In his work, the reader witnesses declamation being brought to a fine art, establishing Sissay's reputation as one of the UK's foremost poets. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 5. Weight: 86.
- Publisher
- Payback Press Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862418380
- ISBN
- 9780862418380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Features an appendix that contains the fragments of early Greek love poetry which helps the reader appreciate the rich, and perhaps elusive, meaning of eros. Editor(s): Nehamas, Alexander; Woodruff, Paul. Translator(s): Nehamas, Alexander; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202207
- ISBN
- 9780872202207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.42
€ 17.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. The 12 contributions to this book amply demonstrate the richness, vitality, and complexity of the multifaceted literary and cultural traffic between Britain and India in the colonial period. Editor(s): Melikoglu, Koray. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783898216739
- ISBN
- 9783898216739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.60
€ 45.99
€ 32.60
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Birlinn General United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846971921
- ISBN
- 9781846971921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 116 x 13. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- NYRB Poets
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590177754
- ISBN
- 9781590177754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.14
€ 23.99
€ 16.14
Hardback. This book argues that Woolf's preoccupation with the literary past had a profound impact on the content and structure of her novels. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623495
- ISBN
- 9780748623495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.66€ 129.49
€ 136.66
€ 129.49
Hardcover. Volume VIII of the nine-volume Loeb edition of Early Greek Philosophy includes the so-called sophists Protagoras, Gorgias, Prodicus, Thrasymachus, and Hippias, along with testimonia relating to the life, views, and argumentative style of Socrates. Translator(s): Laks, Andre (Princeton University New Jersey); Most, Glenn W (Princeton University New Jersey). Series: Loeb Classical Library. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 245 x 31. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674997097
- ISBN
- 9780674997097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.71
€ 33.99
€ 28.71
Hardcover. This book introduces and analyzes the fiction of Xu Xu and Wumingshi and shows their importance during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-45) until 1949. It makes the wider argument that their short stories and novels in this period, and popular Chinese literature more broadly, was indebted to the Shanghai modernist writers of the 1930s (Xinganjue Pai). Series: Edinburgh East Asian Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748696369
- ISBN
- 9780748696369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 102.41
€ 106.95
€ 102.41
Paperback. A selection of the author's best work chosen by the author himself. It includes such poems as "Sleep Now". Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141027135
- ISBN
- 9780141027135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Tobin, John; Lander, Jesse. Series: The Arden Shakespeare Third Series. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904271390
- ISBN
- 9781904271390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.65
€ 19.65
Paperback. The definitive collection of Edward Thomas's poetic oeuvre. Editor(s): Cooke, William. Series: Everyman Poetry. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130. Paperback in very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KIN0006078
- ISBN
- 9780460878777
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Cyclogeography lifts the lid on the hidden world of Cycle Couriers, the 'solitary creatures of the underworld', and the strange or illicit contents of the parcels they deliver. Here Jon Day explores the extraordinary subculture of courier bicycle races including the Cycle Messenger World Championships and the Alleycat races. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 121 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903991
- ISBN
- 9781907903991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.11
€ 19.99
€ 17.11
Hardcover. Keywords: Fiction
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0190891
- ISBN
- 9780670790203
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This guide to writing essays and dissertations for English literature students offers step-by-step instruction on each stage of writing, from organising initial ideas through to submitting a completed piece of work. It also explains the general principles that underlie essay topics and exam questions. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; DSB; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582784550
- ISBN
- 9780582784550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.76
€ 49.76
Paperback. Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - By Period,Subjects - Fiction - General,Subjects - Fiction - World - Scottish"
- Publisher
- Blackstaff Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KHS0043366
- ISBN
- 9780856403989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 5.66
€ 20.99
€ 5.66
Hardcover. 8vo. Good copy. First edition in good dustwrapper. Poetry.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0278071
- ISBN
- 9780224618175
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Hardcover. 64pp. "First Edition. Bound in quarter brown cloth with grey marbled paper sides, gilt titled spine. With very slightly edge worn dust jacket, in plastic wrapper." Keywords: Irish Poetry
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- SKU
- KHS0078599
- ISBN
- 9780224618175
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 60.00
€ 60.00
Hardcover. Volume IX of the nine-volume Loeb edition of Early Greek Philosophy includes the so-called sophists Antiphon, Lycophron, and Xeniades, along with the Anonymous of Iamblichus, the Dissoi Logoi, a chapter on characterizations of the 'sophists' as a group, and an appendix on philosophy and philosophers in Greek drama. Translator(s): Laks, Andre (Princeton University New Jersey); Most, Glenn W (Princeton University New Jersey). Series: Loeb Classical Library. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 115 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674997103
- ISBN
- 9780674997103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.84
€ 33.99
€ 28.84
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486475936
- ISBN
- 9780486475936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.79
€ 9.79
Hardback. Women Writers and the Hero of Romance studies the nature of the hero and his meaning for the female seeker, or quester, in romance fiction from Wuthering Heights to Fifty Shades of Grey. The book includes chapters on Wuthering Heights, Middlemarch, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Sheik, and the novels of Ayn Rand and Dorothy Dunnett. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426970
- ISBN
- 9781137426970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.34
€ 64.34
Paperback. Seven-year-old Che was abandoned by his radical Harvard-student parents during the upheaval of the 1960s, and since then has been raised in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother. He yearns to see or hear news of his famous outlaw parents, but his grandmother refuses to tell him anything. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236. T
- Edition
- Main - Re-issue
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTJ0004092
- ISBN
- 9780571231546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.82
€ 4.82