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Literary essays
Hardback. Setting out from middle-class California to invent herself as a European-style intellectual, Sontag raised the bar of critical discourse and offered up a model of a freethinking, imaginative, and sensual woman. This book offers a reflection on the work, influence, and personality of Sontag. Series: Writers on Writers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135700
- ISBN
- 9780691135700
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Condition: New
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Paperback. This text gathers together the many interviews, broadcasts, statements and reviews that were omitted from "Required Writing". Taken together the collection fills in a consistent but sometimes unexpected portrait of Philip Larkin - mordant, intolerant, generous, but always himself. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571216147
- ISBN
- 9780571216147
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.38
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Paperback. Suitable for all writers and readers, this volume builds on the success and acclaim of the first two editions. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847671134
- ISBN
- 9781847671134
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.46
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Paperback. Brings together another rich, varied crop of literary voices, comprising: Graham Greene, James Thurber, William Faulkner, Robert Lowell, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Eudora Welty, John Gardner, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Philip Larkin, James Baldwin, William Gaddis, Harold Bloom, Toni Morrison, Alice Munro, Peter Carey and Stephen King. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 528 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 552. 448 pages, facsims. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. Includes interviews from one of the world's best literary magazines. This volume is suitable for reading for those who cares about writers and writing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 27. Weight: 640.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 524
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847670335
- ISBN
- 9781847670335
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.40
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Paperback. From William Faulkner's famous reply, 'The writer's only responsibility is to his art,' to James Salter's confession 'What is the ultimate impulse to write? Because all this is going to vanish', the Paris Review has elicited many of the most arresting, illuminating, and revealing discussions of life and craft from the greatest writers of our age. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 524 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 562. 448 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. For more than half a century, the "Paris Review" magazine has spoken with most of the leading novelists, poets and playwrights, and the interviews themselves have come to be recognised as an essential record of the writing life. This book contains an original selection of sixteen of these most celebrated interviews. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 35. Weight: 562.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 524
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841959252
- ISBN
- 9781841959252
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.28
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Hardcover. A voice of one of the "baby-boom progeny of the 'Greatest Generation' who at home and abroad became the foot soldiers" not just in Vietnam but in the Peace Corps, the civil rights movement, the women's movement, and beyond. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395. Very good copy in good dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0007406
- ISBN
- 9780820329697
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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paperback. This is the first volume of essays arising out of a series of high-level seminars held in All Souls College, Oxford during the Spring of 1993. The contributors, among them distinguished judges and academics, have produced essays of sparkling quality which will be essential reading for anyone concerned about the future direction of English law. Editor(s): Birks, Peter. B. H. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; DNF; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780198259022
- ISBN
- 9780198259022
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Condition: New
€ 97.99
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paperback. This edition of Books I & II of St Augustine's City of God is the only edition in English to provide a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of this most influential document in the history of western Christianity. Translator(s): Walsh, P. G. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HRCC1; HRCM; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856687532
- ISBN
- 9780856687532
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Condition: New
€ 65.65
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Paperback. A collection of the essays of art critic and poet Peter Schjeldahl, which explores his thoughts on individual contemporary artists, their work, events and ethics in the art world and new, creative directions. Series: Lannan Series. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082823
- ISBN
- 9780520082823
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
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Paperback. Freudian thought permeates many aspects of 20th-century life, and to understand Freud is to explore not only his scientific papers but also his writings on art, literature, politics, religion and culture. This collection of 51 texts, with introductions by Peter Gay, spans Freud's entire career. Num Pages: 880 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099577119
- ISBN
- 9780099577119
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.42
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Paperback. In these painterly essays Davidson reflects on art, place, history and landscape. Distance and Memory is his testament to the cold, clear beauty of the north. Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847771551
- ISBN
- 9781847771551
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.76
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Paperback. Despite his reputation for idleness, Peter Cook was a great comedy writer, who created countless outrageous sketches and articles and was famed for his prolific role in the satire boom of the 1960s. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 324. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and some yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0006250
- ISBN
- 9780099443254
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WH; WNCB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589880924
- ISBN
- 9781589880924
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€ 24.99€ 17.15
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Paperback. The story of Abelard and Heloise remains one of the world's most celebrated and tragic love affairs. This title follows the path of their romance from its reckless and ecstatic beginnings when Heloise became Abelard's pupil, through the suffering of public scandal and enforced secret marriage, to their eventual separation. Translator(s): Radice, Late Betty. Num Pages: 384 pages, further reading, notes, maps, index. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140448993
- ISBN
- 9780140448993
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
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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
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Condition: New
€ 181.05€ 165.52
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Paperback. This volume brings together more than 100 selections of works from the 18th century, including examples from Kant, Diderot, Newton and Locke. They demonstrate the impact of Enlightenment views on philosophy and epistemology as well as on political, social and economic institutions. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; DNF; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HPC; HPK; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140245660
- ISBN
- 9780140245660
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
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paperback. Written by a Greek traveller in the second century for a principally Roman audience, "Pausanias' Guide to Greece" is a comprehensive guidebook concentrating on buildings, tombs and statues. It describes the myths, religious beliefs and historical background behind the monuments considered. This, second of two volumes, explores Southern Greece. Illustrator(s): Newberry, John; Lacey, Jeffery. Translator(s): Levi, Peter. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations, map, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140442267
- ISBN
- 9780140442267
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
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Paperback. Offering a study of buildings, traditions and myth, this title describes the glory of Greece shortly before its ultimate decline in the third century. Illustrator(s): Newberry, John; Lacey, Jeffery. Translator(s): Levi, Peter. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, maps, plans, bibliog. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- SKU
- 9780140442250
- ISBN
- 9780140442250
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Condition: Used, Like New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
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paperback. Brings together a selection of Cistercian Order's works. Featuring writings by St Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090-1153), this bvolume also includes a description of Clairvaux, biogarphies of abbots and a series of stories, all drawing on the Scriptures to express personal forms of monastic theology. Editor(s): Matarasso, Pauline. Translator(s): Matarasso, Pauline. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; DNF; DQ; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140433562
- ISBN
- 9780140433562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
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Paperback. Editor(s): Scully, Pauline Bermingham. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781851321193
- ISBN
- 9781851321193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.13
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€ 16.13