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Hardcover. The comedies of Plautus are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and are cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Moliere to modern times. This fifth volume of a new Loeb edition of all twenty-one of Plautus's extant comedies includes lively modern translations, introductions, and ample explanatory notes. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 510 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996816
- ISBN
- 9780674996816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. Novelist and playwright, famed for inventing the word 'robot' in his play "RUR", Karel Capek was a vital part of the burgeoning artistic scene of Czechoslovakia of the 1920s and 30s. This title presents a selection of Capek's writing, containing his essential ideas. Translator(s): Tobrmanova-Kuhnova, Sarka. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571231621
- ISBN
- 9780571231621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.09
€ 23.99
€ 16.09
Paperback. Who is A. N. Dyer? For fans of 'The Art of Fielding' and 'Wonder Boys' - this is the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist and the heartbreaking truths that fiction can hide. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KLJ0015470
- ISBN
- 9780007552818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Pantano, Daniele; Reidel, James. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811223980
- ISBN
- 9780811223980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.46
€ 16.99
€ 15.46
Paperback. Surveys the life, works and critical reputation of one of the significant British writers of the 20th-century: Ted Hughes. This guide discusses his poetry, stories, plays, translations, essays and letters. It provides a comprehensive account of Hughes' critical reception, separated into the major themes that have interested readers and critics. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415311892
- ISBN
- 9780415311892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.35
€ 48.35
Hardcover. 143 pp. Limited edition, on large hand-made paper. 102/250. Frontis portrait by John S Sargent. Publisher's green buckram on bevelled boards. Gilt title on spine and front cover, spine slightly sunned. Keywords: Poetry - Criticism - Drama
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Burns Oates & Washbourne
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1923
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- SKU
- KHS0042340
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 145.00
€ 145.00
Paperback. A classic work for actors and students on understanding and playing Shakespeare. In the first half of the book, Barton attempts an objective analysis of how Shakespeare's text actually works; in the second half he concentrates on the more subjective areas such as irony and ambiguity, passion and coolness. Series: Performance Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: ANC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Pap/DVDReissued Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713687736
- ISBN
- 9780713687736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.04
€ 37.99
€ 32.04
Paperback. Argues that the activity of reading, in its broadest sense, defines our species. This title explores the crafts of reading and writing, the identity granted to us by literature, the far-reaching shadow of Jorge Luis Borges, to whom the author read as a young man, and the links between politics and books and between books and our bodies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300172089
- ISBN
- 9780300172089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.14
€ 19.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. When young prince Hamlet is confronted by his fathers ghost on the battlements of Castle Elsinore, he is burdened with a terrible task: slay King Claudius, Hamlet's uncle, who the ghost alleges murdered him. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396507
- ISBN
- 9780141396507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 85 pages, port. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116. Fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Salmon Poetry
- Number of pages
- 85
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KST0011338
- ISBN
- 9781907056901
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 10.98
€ 10.98
Hardcover. This volume contains Shakespeare's first five history plays - "Henry VI", Parts I, II and III, "Richard III" and "King John". The text of the plays is accompanied by extensive notes, an author chronology, a bibliography and a detailed introduction to each play. Num Pages: 638 pages, 1 geneal.table. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 136 x 48. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 638
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151770
- ISBN
- 9781857151770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.61
€ 30.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. Ekphrasis is the art of describing works of art. Heffernan explores this ambivalent poetry, which simultaneously celebrates the power of the silent image while circumscribing that power with the authority of the word. The canon of this work is known as the 'Museum of Words'. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226323145
- ISBN
- 9780226323145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474260121
- ISBN
- 9781474260121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.73
€ 32.73
Paperback. Accessible guide to and description of the medieval poetic tradition in Scandinavia. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843842798
- ISBN
- 9781843842798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Paperback. A collection of three of Terry Pratchett's most popular Discworld Novels, adapted for the stage by long time friend and collaborator Stephen Briggs, this is the perfect collection for amateur dramatic companies. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 249 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Oberon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783191628
- ISBN
- 9781783191628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.78
€ 28.78
Paperback. Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 201 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844088638
- ISBN
- 9781844088638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Samuel Waters served as an officer in the Irish Constabulary in all four provinces. His recollections encompass the Fenian Rising, the Land War and the 1916 insurrection. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JKSW1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 0. Weight in Grams: 135.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181898
- ISBN
- 9781859181898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. As World War II rages in Europe, in Donegal there is another war closer to home. In Dolly West's kitchen, the family has its own conflicts to face as their lives are transformed with the arrival of allied troops across the border in Derry. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116. 8vo.Good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KEX0271238
- ISBN
- 9780571203703
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. In illuminating the powerful and often poorly recognized legacy of the British women writers who spurred a marketplace revolution in their earlier years only to find unanticipated barriers to acceptance in later life, Looser opens up new scholarly territory in the burgeoning field of feminist age studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, 2, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887055
- ISBN
- 9780801887055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.98€ 56.12
€ 60.98
€ 56.12
Paperback. Inspired by Shakespeare's songs, the short poems of Emily Dickinson, and Wordsworth's "Lucy" poems, this collection of songlike poetry is based on the ubiquitous spread of weeds - like the shallow rooting plants, small poems can grow anywhere. It demonstrates a mastery of traditional forms and experiments with the Ghazal, an ancient Persian form. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857548686
- ISBN
- 9781857548686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. 'Sharp, intelligent and funny' Sarah Winman, author of When God was a Rabbit Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KTG0006335
- ISBN
- 9780330519892
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 'Sharp, intelligent and funny' Sarah Winman, author of When God was a Rabbit Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252. Some minor shelf wear but remains very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KTJ0046907
- ISBN
- 9780330519892
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. And in a helpful series of notes, he offers background information on the major characters and incidents. Translator(s): Ross, Charles Stanley. Series: Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886362
- ISBN
- 9780801886362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.42
€ 35.99
€ 30.42
Paperback. The Guyanese poet Martin Carter (1927-97) was one of the foremost Caribbean writers of the 20th century. He wrote about slavery, Amerindian history and Indian Indentureship in relation to contemporary concerns. Wise, angry and hopeful, Carter's poetry voices a life lived in times of public and private crisis. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852247102
- ISBN
- 9781852247102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.56
€ 19.99
€ 15.56