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Literary essays

Paperback. I would urge anyone who thinks that Statius only wrote gruesome epic and Claudian only dull panegyric to read this slim and sprightly volume."-Bryn Mawr Classical Review Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ; DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216301
ISBN
9780812216301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

paperback. This is a commentary on Aeschines' "Against Timarchos", the prosecution speech in the politically crucial trial of 346/5BC. It is a rhetorical masterpiece of misrepresentation, which persuaded the jury to convict Timarchos despite the fact that Aeschines had virtually no evidence of his misdeeds. Series: Clarendon Ancient History Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; JFSK2; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199241569
ISBN
9780199241569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 136.19

Paperback. In this collection of prose writings, one of America's foremost poets and feminist theorists reflects upon themes that have shaped her life and work. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co New York
Number of pages
314
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393312850
ISBN
9780393312850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759908
ISBN
9781894759908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
291
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970526
ISBN
9780865970526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. A collection of essays from a "great poet-critic-intellectual" (Daily Beast). Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393243468
ISBN
9780393243468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.62

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780874470
ISBN
9781780874470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. So two Jews were on a train. "All Eastern European Jewish jokes start this way, or almost" says Adam Biro, who has assembled this rich volume of such stories, tales in which we hear the voices of generations using humour to teach about the delicacy, anguish, and unpredictability of life itself. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; JFSR1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
0002-
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226052168
ISBN
9780226052168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

Paperback. First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Translator(s): Colville, Professor Jim. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DNF; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 589.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138982116
ISBN
9781138982116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.11

Paperback. This distinguished anthology presents for the first time in English travel essays by Arabic writers who have visited America in the second half of the century. The writers hail from a variety of viewpoints, regions, and backgrounds, so their descriptions of America differently engage and revise Arab pre-conceptions of Americans and the West. Editor(s): El Kahla, Mouna. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230620353
ISBN
9780230620353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.51
€ 47.56

Hardback. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East. Num Pages: 442 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 2AB; DNF; HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635859
ISBN
9780691635859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.53

Paperback.
Publisher
Weiser Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578631001
ISBN
9781578631001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.45

paperback. Series: The history of literature. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470. Lightly scored copy showing some age and minor shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Red Globe Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022150
ISBN
9780333269169
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 226 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333217047
ISBN
9780333217047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856685699
ISBN
9780856685699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.75

hardcover. Series: Routledge Revivals: Selected Works of A. J. Arberry. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2AB; BK; DNF; HBAH; HBJF1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138210943
ISBN
9781138210943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.17

Paperback. In her opening essays - 'Fathers', 'Forefathers' and 'Ancestors', the author considers the renaissance of the historical novel and discusses particularly the novel of wartime experience; the surprising variety of distant pasts that British writers have invented; and the new 'Darwinian novel'. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283836
ISBN
9780099283836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.09

Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 133. Weight in Grams: 1968.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903489
ISBN
9781907903489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.50
€ 90.48

Paperback. First published in 1758, this was the book that brought the wonders of Greek classical architecture to the notice of the Western world. This is a translation of the second, considerably expanded, edition of 1770. Translator(s): Britt, David. Series: Getty Research Institute Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 576 pages, 101 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 44. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366699
ISBN
9780892366699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.44
€ 46.42

Hardback. The editors once more have assembled the most complete and reliable text of the debates by examining a variety of sources: stenographer Thomas Lloyd's shorthand notes, his Congressional Register, and contemporary newspaper accounts. Editor(s): United States Congress; Veit, Helen E.; Bickford, Charlene Bangs; Bowling, Kenneth R.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 888 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1276.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
888
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801845772
ISBN
9780801845772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.46

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