Literary essays
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Literary essays
Paperback. Set in various countries, this collection of 19 diverse essays reflects humor and humanity, pain and warmth in the lives of the characters. Num Pages: 143 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902638324
- ISBN
- 9781902638324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.27
€ 10.27
Paperback. A companion to the two-volume monograph Attic Orators from Antiphon to Isaeus (1876), this title presents a selection that was meticulously made to illustrate the 'successive steps in the process by which a language of most elastic resource was gradually adapted to a certain set of purposes'. Editor(s): Jebb, R. C. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- The 1888 revision of the 1880 original
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904675075
- ISBN
- 9781904675075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.43
€ 58.43
Paperback. "The Ramayana" is the greatest of Indian epics - and one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling. Telling the story, this work suggests that it can be enjoyed for its psychological insight, its spiritual depth and its wisdom - or as a tale of abduction, battle and courtship played out in a universe with heroes, deities and demons. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRG; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143039679
- ISBN
- 9780143039679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Hardcover. The Suenos is one of the most controversial, witty and fantastic works of early 17th century Spanish literature. The five Dreams minutely analyse stupidity, ignorance and evil, as these could be found in contemporary society. Translator(s): Britton, R. K. Num Pages: 367 pages, translation, commentary. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 36. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856683527
- ISBN
- 9780856683527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.64
€ 169.64
Hardcover. Shirley Werner, On the History of the Commenta Bernensia and the Adnotationes super Lucanum, Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 145 x 32. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Department of the Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674379442
- ISBN
- 9780674379442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 43.87
€ 50.99
€ 43.87
Hardback. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812231571
- ISBN
- 9780812231571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.11
€ 103.11
Public Papers of the Secretaries-General of the United Nations: DAG Ha...
Public Paper Of The Secretaries General
hardcover. Num Pages: 659 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 659
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231038102
- ISBN
- 9780231038102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.46
€ 138.46
Hardcover. In "Tetrabiblos," a core text in the history of astrology, the preeminent ancient astronomer Ptolemy (c. 100 178 CE) treats the practical use of astronomical knowledge: making predictions about individuals lives and the outcome of human affairs. Translator(s): Robbins, F.E. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 502 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 116 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Number of pages
- 502
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1940
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674994799
- ISBN
- 9780674994799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.09
€ 41.09
Paperback. Marcel Proust's fiction is threaded through with evidence of his belief in the importance of reading. This book contains a special selection of Proust's own writings about reading, along with a key Ruskin essay 'Of Kings' Treasuries'. Translator(s): Searls, Damion. Series: On. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 12. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843916161
- ISBN
- 9781843916161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Sharples, R. W. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 210 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856682490
- ISBN
- 9780856682490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.11
€ 43.11
Paperback. In a selection of essays, fiction, poetry and photography, Granta magazine explores the mind of the physician, the plight of the patient and the maladies that bring us together. Editor(s): Freeman, John. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Granta Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905881611
- ISBN
- 9781905881611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.97
€ 16.99
€ 12.97
Paperback. What was it like to be caught in the firestorm that destroyed Pompeii? To have dinner with Attila the Hun? To watch the charge of the Light Brigade? To see the Titanic slide beneath the waves? This title offers an account from memoirs, travel books and newspapers. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 46. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571141630
- ISBN
- 9780571141630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.34
€ 25.99
€ 18.34
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DNF; DSBD; HBJD; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632469
- ISBN
- 9780691632469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.17
€ 102.17
paperback. Portrays the 'great lawgiver' Justinian as a rampant king of corruption and tyranny, the Empress Theodora as a sorceress and whore, and the general Belisarius as the pliable dupe of his scheming wife Antonina. This book depicts holy Byzantium as a hell of murder and misrule. Editor(s): Sarris, Peter. Translator(s): Williamson, G. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140455281
- ISBN
- 9780140455281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. An English translation of a major work by the great Neoplatonist philosopher, whose commentary greatly influenced later medieval and Renaissance thought. It comprises a full account of Proclus's own metaphysical system, disguised in the form of commentary. Translator(s): Morrow, Glenn R.; Dillon, John M. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020891
- ISBN
- 9780691020891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.09
€ 126.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; DNF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320. New and Selected Essays. 256 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBW; DNF; WTM. Dimension: 213 x 135 x 18. Weight: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555974794
- ISBN
- 9781555974794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.22
€ 15.99
€ 15.22
Paperback. Sisterhood is POWA's 7th anthology of poems, short stories and personal essays. The anthology embodies the meaning of sisterhood, of relationships in which girls and women give and receive friendship, love and support. Series: Breaking the Silence. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208. Series: Breaking the Silence. 132 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCQ; DNF; FYB. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 9. Weight: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Jacana Media
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781920196660
- ISBN
- 9781920196660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.35
€ 16.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Rossotti, Pietro. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC7; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Catholic University of America Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813229249
- ISBN
- 9780813229249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.82
€ 32.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DNF; HRG; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578631759
- ISBN
- 9781578631759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.50
€ 36.99
€ 35.50
Hardcover. Presents a collection of some of the most significant Elizabethan and Jacobean texts on the morality of the theater. This title includes attacks on the stage by moralists, defences by actors and playwrights, letters by magistrates, mayors and aldermen of London, and extracts from legislation. Editor(s): Pollard, Tanya. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DNF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405111935
- ISBN
- 9781405111935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.57
€ 188.57