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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
€ 32.61
€ 32.61
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
€ 28.67
€ 28.67
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
€ 61.20€ 55.70
€ 61.20
€ 55.70
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€ 30.19
€ 35.99
€ 30.19
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
Paperback. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. Num Pages: 127 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 4KL; DD; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 135 x 201 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521172578
- ISBN
- 9780521172578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.34
€ 17.34
Paperback. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. New Writing from the Arab World. 320 pages. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight: 222.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408809631
- ISBN
- 9781408809631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.68
€ 19.99
€ 14.68
Paperback. This play is rich in contemporary echoes, as well as being an evocation of a nightmare world where privacy was unknown and where lives were all but destroyed by cruel circumstance. Series: Acting Edition S. Num Pages: 92 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Samuel French Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 92
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780573018381
- ISBN
- 9780573018381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.16
€ 19.16
Hardback. The art and craft of playwriting as explored in candid conversations with some of the most important contemporary dramatists Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300211443
- ISBN
- 9780300211443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.82
€ 30.99
€ 22.82
Hardcover. 64pp. Previous owner's signature. Foxing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- M H Gill
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1921
- Edition
- 1st edn
- SKU
- KHS1004086
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 195.00
€ 195.00
Paperback. This accessible satellite textbook is unique in offering students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis focused on fiction. It combines activities, commentaries and suggestions for further reading. Series: Intertext. Num Pages: 132 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; CF; DSA; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 132
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415145992
- ISBN
- 9780415145992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.50
€ 31.99
€ 30.50
Hardcover. An isolated farm in rural post-apartheid South Africa is the scene of a suspicious death that fractures a tense community. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782066521
- ISBN
- 9781782066521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 5.54
€ 5.54
Hardcover. 76pp
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Foilseacháin Náisiúnta Teoranta
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KHS1004302
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. The British Museums vast collections include wonderful images of birds from all over the world. Some are primarily decorative, whereas Thomas Bewick and the Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro chose to show birds in realistic detail, going about their daily lives. Other artists concentrate on scientific accuracy. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Pilbeam, Mavis. Num Pages: 96 pages, 48 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGN; DCQ; WNCB; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 195 x 9. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714151120
- ISBN
- 9780714151120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. A poetic sequence that take as its 'subject' the urge to memorialize the scenes of fatal car accidents. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 167.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571269266
- ISBN
- 9780571269266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5S; ACX; DSB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146906
- ISBN
- 9780231146906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.94
€ 82.94