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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Presents a study investigating the chorus of Old Comedy. This book offers a general introduction to the dramatic chorus from the comic vantage point. It includes a close reading of Aristophanes' "Thesmophoriazusae", which shows that ritual is indeed present in both the micro- and macrostructure of Attic comedy. Translator(s): Hollmann, Alexander. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 530 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
Edition
New and REV Englis ed.
SKU
V9780674023734
ISBN
9780674023734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.46

Paperback. Homeric figure Nestor has a special relation to Ionia, where the Homeric poems were composed, and through Ionia to early Athens. The relationship between the Ionian city of Miletus and early Athens is particularly important. This book covers the role of these cities, and the location of Nestor's city Pylos. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 600 pages, 17 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674032903
ISBN
9780674032903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.44

Paperback. Deals with the reception of Homeric poetry from the fifth through the first century BCE. This book, which centers on ancient concepts of Homer as the author of a body of poetry, is not to reassess the oral poetic heritage of Homeric poetry but to show how it became a classic in the days of the Athenian empire and later. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 650 pages, 4 halftones, 21 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 35. Weight in Grams: 854.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
650
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674033269
ISBN
9780674033269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.47

Hardback. By the turn of the twentieth century, Japan's military and economic successes made it the dominant power in East Asia. This book explores how colonial and semicolonial writers discussed, adapted, translated, and recast thousands of Japanese creative works, both affirming and challenging Japan's cultural authority. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 550 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DSB; HBJF; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780674036253
ISBN
9780674036253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.74
€ 53.65

Paperback. Examines a small group of early papyrus manuscripts of Homer's Iliad, known as the Ptolemaic papyri, which, although fragmentary, are the oldest surviving physical evidence of the text of the Iliad, dating from the third to the first centuries BCE. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674053236
ISBN
9780674053236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.29

paperback. In this exploration of three kinds of break in poetic style, the author examines the connection between style and substance. Analyzing the work of Gerard Manley Hopkins, Seamus Heaney and Jorie Graham, the book discusses the interplay of moral, emotional and intellectual forces in a poet's work. Series: The Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674081215
ISBN
9780674081215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.23

Paperback. Walden s Shore explores Thoreau s understanding of the living rock on which life s complexity depends not as metaphor but as physical science. Robert Thorson s subject is Thoreau the rock and mineral collector, interpreter of landscapes, and field scientist, whose compass and measuring stick were as important to him as his plant press." Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780674088184
ISBN
9780674088184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674111301
ISBN
9780674111301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.38
€ 69.04

Hardcover. This volume of fifteen essays includes "The Case of the Door's Marriage (Catullus 67.6)," by E. Badian; "The Date of Tacitus' Dialogus," by Charles E. Murgia; "Poetae Novelli," by Alan Cameron; "Three Pieces from the 'Latin Anthology, '" by D. R. Shackleton Bailey; and "Bar Kokhba Coins and Documents," by Leo Mildenberg. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 341 pages, 5ill.4M. BIC Classification: CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379312
ISBN
9780674379312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.33

Hardback. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 322 pages, 6ill. BIC Classification: CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379329
ISBN
9780674379329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379336
ISBN
9780674379336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.33

Hardcover. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 335 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379343
ISBN
9780674379343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.45
€ 57.70

Hardcover. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379350
ISBN
9780674379350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379374
ISBN
9780674379374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.68
€ 64.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 456 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379404
ISBN
9780674379404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.68
€ 64.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 0. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379435
ISBN
9780674379435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.70

Hardcover. This volume on classical philology includes, among others, the following contributions: Francis Cairns, "Virgil Eclogue 1.1-2: A literary Program?"; John Hunt, "Readings in Apollonius of Tyre"; Alexander Jones, "Geminus and the Isia"; and Peter Knox "Lucretius on the Narrow Road". Editor(s): Segal, Charles; Henrichs, Albert; Higbie, Carolyn; Jones, Christopher; Nagy, Gregory. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 426 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AHA; CF; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379473
ISBN
9780674379473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.69

Hardcover. Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Volume 108 includes James Adams, "The Latin of the Magerius Mosaic"; Lucia Floridi, "The Construction of a Homoerotic Discourse in the Epigrams of Ausonius"; Benjamin Garstad, "Rome in the Alexander Romance"; Christopher Jones, "The Greek Letters Ascribed to Brutus"; and other essays. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 147 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417540
ISBN
9780674417540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.57

Paperback. Winner of the Christian Gauss Award of the Phi Beta Kappa Society in 1989, this surveys the literature of the West from the Old Testament to Samuel Beckett. In doing so, Bloom concludes that our attempts to call any strong work more sacred than another are merely political and social formulations. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674780286
ISBN
9780674780286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Parry, Milman; Lord, Albert Bates. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, ports.,sample. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674801660
ISBN
9780674801660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.56

Multiple-component retail product. Series: Pforzheimer Library S. Num Pages: 1000 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 190 x 76. Weight in Grams: 3995.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1961
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674806108
ISBN
9780674806108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 297.48
€ 268.27

Multiple-component retail product. This two-volume set presents and contextualizes major manuscripts in The Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, now at The New York Public Library. The volumes open with a retrospective centered on the young Shelley, and conclude with letters dating from Shelley's exile in Italy. Num Pages: 1344 pages, 53 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 229 x 88. Weight in Grams: 4362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
1344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674806146
ISBN
9780674806146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.05
€ 165.52

Hardback. Shelley has long been viewed as a dreamer isolated from reality, a "beautiful and ineffectual angel," in Arnold's words. In contrast, Sperry's book emphasizes the life forces originating in the poet's childhood that impelled and shaped his career, and reasserts Shelley's relevance to the social and cultural dilemmas of contemporary life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674806252
ISBN
9780674806252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.15
€ 78.93

Hardcover. Drawing on legal cases, legal debates, and fiction including works by James Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, and Charles Chesnutt, thsi book investigates changing notions of responsibility and agency in nineteenth-century America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; LA; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691011998
ISBN
9780691011998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.20
€ 81.84

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