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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Translator(s): Ruden, Sarah. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207264
ISBN
9780872207264
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.22

Paperback. Offers a translation of one of our prime sources for archaic Greek mythology, ritual, cosmology, and psychology. Translator(s): Ruden, Sarah. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First PB Edition, First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207257
ISBN
9780872207257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.32

Paperback. Homeric Durability investigates the concepts of time and decay in the Iliad. Through a framework informed by phenomenology and psychology, Lorenzo Garcia argues that, in moments of pain and sorrow, the Homeric gods are themselves defined by human temporal experience, and so the epic tradition cannot but imagine its own eventual disintegration. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 425 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
425
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073234
ISBN
9780674073234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Center for Hellenic Studies
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019621
ISBN
9780674019621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.45

Paperback. An invitation to discover the two most enduring and exciting stories ever to have been told Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780742298
ISBN
9781780742298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A collection of sixteen authoritative, and widely representative, articles on Homer's Odyssey that have appeared over the last 30 years. Papers have been selected for their clarity and accessibility, while a specially written introduction gives an overview of major strands in the interpretation of Homer in the second half of the 20th century. Editor(s): Doherty, Lillian Eileen. Series: Oxford Readings in Classical Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199233335
ISBN
9780199233335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.69

Paperback. Traces the evolution of rival "Homers" and the different versions of Homeric poetry in this pretextual period, reconstructed over a time frame extending back from the sixth century BCE to the Bronze Age. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 black-and-white photographs and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294875
ISBN
9780520294875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

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

€ 45.99
€ 37.93

Hardcover. Traces the print transmission and literary reception of the Iliad and the Odyssey from the fifteenth through the twentieth century. This title is suitable for students and teachers of classics, classical reception, comparative literature, and book history. Editor(s): Most, Glenn W.; Schreyer, Alice D. Num Pages: 352 pages, 65 colour plates. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSC; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780943056418
ISBN
9780943056418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.59

Paperback. Assuming no prior knowledge of Greek, this book supplies all the background information necessary to understand the earliest and greatest works of Greek literature - Homer's great epic poems, "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey". Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233862
ISBN
9780631233862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.36

Hardcover. Homer Vol. I. Iliad (Books I-XII) Editor(s): Allen, T. W. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1920
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145288
ISBN
9780198145288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.05

Hardcover. Homer Vol. II. Iliad (Books XIII-XXIV) Editor(s): Allen, T. W. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1920
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145295
ISBN
9780198145295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.44

Paperback. Tracing their transmission through the ancient, medieval and modern periods, the author further examines questions of later reception and the use made of Homer in colonialism and imperialism. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848858633
ISBN
9781848858633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. The first multi-disciplinary collection of essays to focus exclusively on early Canadian literature with the aim of reassessing the field and proposing new approaches. Editor(s): Fiamengo, Janice. Series: Reappraisals: Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 308 pages, 2 black & white tables, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSBF; DSC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780776621395
ISBN
9780776621395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 46 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Number of pages
46
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694049
ISBN
9781894694049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Joe Rosenblatt and Barry Callaghan, poets of perspicacity, pizzazz, and probity, have been combative, ecstatic compadres for over 40 years. Hoggwash, a convergence by epistle, is a tribute not just to their enduring friendship but to the life of the imagination itself. There is no record of correspondence like this, anywhere in the world. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Exile Editions Canada
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550965094
ISBN
9781550965094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.15

hardcover. Series: Selected Writings of Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JJP; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646145
ISBN
9780691646145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; HPCD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403976178
ISBN
9781403976178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. Ranging from Jonson to Rochester and including several critically neglected figures, select poetic contemporaries variously illuminate the scope of Hobbes's writing and the reach of his influence, in turn shedding diverse lights on the nature of their own work. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBF; DSC; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349536856
ISBN
9781349536856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
186
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640631
ISBN
9780691640631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.84

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