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Paperback. The first edition ever published of Trimalchio, original version of Fitzgerald's classic The Great Gatsby. Editor(s): West, James L. W., III. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521890472
ISBN
9780521890472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.80

Hardback. Looks at a number of authors who started writing in Iraq in or around the 1950s to explore a pivotal moment in Iraqi novel writing. This monograph on Iraqi fiction focuses on Gha'ib Tu'ma Farman (1927-1990), Mahdi Isa al-Saqr (1927-2006) and Fu'ad al-Takarli (1927-2008), and a selection of works by Dhu al-Nun Ayyub and Abd al-Malik Nuri. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 2CSR; 3JJPG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641413
ISBN
9780748641413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 94.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 517 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 49. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
517
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Hardcover Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823171
ISBN
9781933823171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.64

Hardback. Postcolonial Counterpoint is a critical study of Orientalism and the state of Francophone and postcolonial studies, examined through the lens of the historical and cross-cultural relations between France and North Africa. Series: University of Toronto Romance Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; DSB; HBJD; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442648913
ISBN
9781442648913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.66

Hardcover. Presents a creative and analytical study which brings to life the important facets of classical Persian poetry. This book explores the connections between poetry and lived experience. It highlights the role of classical Persian poetry as the 'silk road of the imagination', connecting many polities and diverse ways of life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748696925
ISBN
9780748696925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.61
€ 112.54

Paperback. Series: Difference Incorporated. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816670161
ISBN
9780816670161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

Paperback. How to be a reader - how to be a writer. All you need to know. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340589373
ISBN
9780340589373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Hardback. An important critical study of Canadian literature, placing internationally successful anglophone Canadian authors in the context of their national literary history. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621613
ISBN
9780748621613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.96
€ 96.14

Hardback. This is a clearly-written introduction to the study of postcolonial cultures which broadens the reach of postcolonial theory and criticism. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617425
ISBN
9780748617425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73
€ 107.06

Paperback. When do we start going to war and why? And what did it mean to go to war from World War I to World War II and beyond, in Italy, before and after Mussolini, before and after, that is, that warring spirit of the age which keeps nations in fighting mode? This book explores these questions. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Pap/DVD Bl
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748668724
ISBN
9780748668724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Lorca, icon and polymath in all his manifestations. Editor(s): Bonaddio, Federico. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662124
ISBN
9781855662124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.32

Paperback. Presents a selection of Lorca's poems in Spanish. This book is suitable for newcomers to Lorca who know, or are prepared to grapple with, a little Spanish. Editor(s): Gili, J.L. Translator(s): Gili, J.L. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 212. Selected Poems. 192 pages, 1 Illustrations. Editor(s): Gili, J.L. Presents a selection of Lorca's poems in Spanish. This book is suitable for newcomers to Lorca who know, or are prepared to grapple with, a little Spanish. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2ADS; DCF; DSC. Dimension: 197 x 137 x 14. Weight: 214. Translator(s): Gili, J.L.
Publisher
Anvil Press Poetry
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856463884
ISBN
9780856463884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. Three of Federico Garcia Lorca's most famous plays in a single volume, translated from the Spanish and introduced by one of Scotland's finest playwrights, Jo Clifford. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3JJP; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848426320
ISBN
9781848426320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. Blood Wedding is set in a village community in Lorca's Andalusia, and tells the story of a couple drawn irresistibly together in the face of an arranged marriage. This edition includes a full commmenatry and notes. Translator(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Student ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713685169
ISBN
9780713685169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.19

Paperback. Lorca's poetry is steeped in the land and folklore of his native Andalusia, and he evokes a world of intense feelings. This selection balances his early poems with better-known later work to give a clear vision of his poetic development, in excellent translations and with an astute Introduction. Translator(s): Sorrell, Martin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JJ; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556014
ISBN
9780199556014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Bodas de sangre is arguably the best-known work by the most celebrated of all twentieth-century Spanish writers. A passionate story of family feud and tragic elopement is played out in the setting of a poor country village, building up to a dramatic ending full of the intensely poetic symbolism characteristic of Lorca. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 96 pages, notes, vocabulary, music, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719007644
ISBN
9780719007644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.74

Paperback. Follows a woman's Herculean struggle against the curse of infertility. The woman's barrenness becomes a metaphor for her marriage in a traditional society that denies women sexual or social equality. Her desperate desire for a child drives her to commit a terrible crime. Editor(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Translator(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713683264
ISBN
9780713683264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Lorca's tragic tale of the destruction of Bernarda Alba's family following the death of her husband. This Student Edition includes a commentary, chronology, notes and bibliography. Editor(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Translator(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Student Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713686777
ISBN
9780713686777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.20

Hardback. The volume opens with a selection of seminal articles by noted scholars including Northrop Frye, Hugh McCallum, Douglas Bush, Ernest Sirluck, and A.S.P. Woodhouse. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 35. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643925
ISBN
9781442643925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.65

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408865507
ISBN
9781408865507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.63

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