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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. The celebrated Peruvian novelist, Mario Vargas Llosa, gives an account of his ultimately unsuccessful attempt to run his country, and of his childhood and career. Translator(s): Lane, Helen R. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 2ADS; BGHA; DSBH; DSK; FA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 128 x 198 x 43. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Publisher
- FABER AND FABER
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571175123
- ISBN
- 9780571175123
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.56
€ 19.99
€ 14.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474401357
- ISBN
- 9781474401357
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155226
- ISBN
- 9781903155226
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€ 23.99€ 19.34
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781350016804
- ISBN
- 9781350016804
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€ 25.99€ 24.10
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Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AGB; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Wakefield Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Printing from This Publisher
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984115532
- ISBN
- 9780984115532
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Condition: New
€ 19.17
€ 19.17
Paperback. This volume in the Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series focuses on the main themes and topics in the philosophy of literature. It is composed of all newly commissioned essays, written by the top scholars in the field. Note: I received a lot of advice on this project over several iterations. Editor(s): Hagberg, Garry L.; Jost, Mr. Walter. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118963876
- ISBN
- 9781118963876
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.78
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Paperback. Antigone, defying her uncle Creon's decree that her brother should remain unburied, challenges the morality of man's law overruling the laws of the gods. The clash between her and Creon with its tragic consequences have inspired continual reinterpretation. This translation was made for a BBC TV production of the "Theban Plays" in 1986. Editor(s): Varakis, Angie. Translator(s): Taylor, Don W. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413776044
- ISBN
- 9780413776044
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.47
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848425439
- ISBN
- 9781848425439
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.41
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€ 13.41
Paperback. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848859203
- ISBN
- 9781848859203
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€ 30.99€ 25.68
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Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; DSYC; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219425
- ISBN
- 9780300219425
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
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Paperback. "Antigone" was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was an occupied nation and part of Hitler's Europe. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the play's central character, the young Antigone, mirrored the predicament of the French people in the grips of tyranny. Editor(s): Freeman, Dan; Freeman, Ted. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- A & C Black Publishers, Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413695406
- ISBN
- 9780413695406
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Condition: New
€ 12.36
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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
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
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Paperback. A woman seduced and a friend betrayed; desire, deceit and disguise in the heat and dust of Andalucia. RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran spent years investigating the mystery of Shakespeare's lost play. This is his story, a quest to discover and stage a missing masterpiece. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: 2AB; ANF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848422087
- ISBN
- 9781848422087
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 583.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227700
- ISBN
- 9780802007124
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Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Now Tintinologists have the opportunity to better understand the complex and sometimes dark personality of Tintin's creator and his carefully crafted public persona. Translator(s): Kover, Tina A. Num Pages: 424 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AKLC; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404547
- ISBN
- 9781421404547
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Condition: New
€ 12.49
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Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155882
- ISBN
- 9781903155882
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.21
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Hardback. Shatters the notion that madness fuels creativity. This work features sixteen essays that address questions such as: Does emotional distress inspire great work? Is artistry enhanced or diminished by mental illness? What effect does substance abuse have on esthetic vision? Do psychoactive medications impinge on ingenuity? Editor(s): Berlin, Richard M. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888397
- ISBN
- 9780801888397
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Condition: New
€ 34.87
€ 34.87
Paperback. The Latin text, with introduction and commentary, of the biography of the emperor Claudius by Suetonius. Editor(s): Hurley, Donna W. Series Editor(s): Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; DSBB; DSK; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 284 pages, 1 b/w illus. Editor(s): Hurley, Donna W. The Latin text, with introduction and commentary, of the biography of the emperor Claudius by Suetonius. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; DSBB; DSK; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 16. Weight: 290. Series Editor(s) :Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521596763
- ISBN
- 9780521596763
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Condition: New
€ 51.49
€ 51.49
Paperback. In this edition, R.A. Foakes brings to bear a number of historical perspectives and critically addresses recent explorations of "King Lear" as a play of redemption, a play of despair and a play that destabilises all commentary. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 456 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903436592
- ISBN
- 9781903436592
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Condition: New
€ 12.34
€ 12.34
Paperback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACX; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801450235
- ISBN
- 9780801450235
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.81
€ 48.99
€ 43.81
Hardcover. Thucydides Historiae Vol. I: Books I-IV Editor(s): Powell, J. E.; Jones, Sir H. Stuart. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1942
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198145509
- ISBN
- 9780198145509
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Condition: New
€ 43.02
€ 43.02
Hardcover. The poetry of Horace (born 65 B.C.) is richly varied, its focus moving between public and private concerns, urban and rural settings, Stoic Epicurean and thought. This translation offers the Latin text with English translation on facing pages. Editor(s): Rudd, Niall. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996090
- ISBN
- 9780674996090
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.86
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Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582414600
- ISBN
- 9780582414600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. I lived the same life as everyone else, the life of ordinary people, the masses. Sitting in a prison cell in the autumn of 1944, the German author Hans Fallada sums up his life under the National Socialist dictatorship, the time of inward emigration . BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669892
- ISBN
- 9780745669892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.03
€ 25.99
€ 21.03