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Literary essays
Paperback. Are high moral standards essential or should we give our preference to the pragmatist who gets things done or negotiates successfully? Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, this title debates perennial questions about the nature of government and those who aspire to public office. Editor(s): Emlyn-Jones, Chris. Translator(s): Hamilton, Walter. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449044
- ISBN
- 9780140449044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.13
€ 11.13
Hardcover. The "Metamorphoses" ("The Golden Ass") of Apuleius (born c. 125 CE) is a romance combining realism and magic. Lucius wants the sensations of a bird, but by pharmaceutical accident becomes an ass. The bulk of the novel recounts his adventures as an animal, but Lucius also recounts many stories he overhears, including that of Cupid and Psyche. Translator(s): Hanson, J.A. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 115 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Harvard UP
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674994980
- ISBN
- 9780674994980
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.68
€ 33.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. A story that centers on Wilhelm, a young man living in the mid-1700s who strives to break free from the restrictive world of economics and seeks fulfillment as an actor and playwright. Editor(s): Blackall, Eric A. Series: Goethe: The Collected Works. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691043449
- ISBN
- 9780691043449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.00€ 27.39
€ 33.00
€ 27.39
Goethe, Volume 11: The Sorrows of Young Werther--Elective Affinities--...
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Paperback. Containing three of Goethe's major prose works, this volume explores a range of themes: unfulfilled love, infidelity, divorce, tragic love, fantasy and moral rebirth. Translator(s): Lange, Victor; Ryan, Judith. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691043463
- ISBN
- 9780691043463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.00€ 27.27
€ 33.00
€ 27.27
Paperback. Includes "Conversations of German Refugees" and "Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years". Editor(s): Brown, Jane K. Translator(s): Heurck, Jan Van; Winston, Krishna. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691043456
- ISBN
- 9780691043456
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Condition: New
€ 64.81€ 50.50
€ 64.81
€ 50.50
Hardcover. Based on the author's lectures at the Judisches Freies Lehrhaus, these essays include notes for a group of lectures of 1920, "Faith and Knowledge", followed by a three-part lecture series of 1922, "The Science of God", "The Science of Man", and "The Science of World". Editor(s): Galli, Barbara E. (Aaron Aaronov Chair, Judaic Studies, University of Alabama, USA). Translator(s): Galli, Barbara E. (Aaron Aaronov Chair, Judaic Studies, University of Alabama, USA). Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 0. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815627883
- ISBN
- 9780815627883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.33
€ 46.33
Paperback. In this translation of two seminal works by Mauriac, the 1930 novel "What Was Lost" and its theoretical basis, the 1929 essay "God and Mammon", Raymond MacKenzie re-introduces Mauriac to the English speaking world. Translator(s): MacKenzie, Raymond N. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; HRCC7; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742531697
- ISBN
- 9780742531697
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Condition: New
€ 59.30
€ 59.30
Hardback. In this translation of two seminal works by Mauriac, the 1930 novel "What Was Lost" and its theoretical basis, the 1929 essay "God and Mammon", Raymond MacKenzie re-introduces Mauriac to the English speaking world. Translator(s): MacKenzie, Raymond N. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; HRCC7; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742531680
- ISBN
- 9780742531680
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Condition: New
€ 158.12
€ 158.12
Paperback. Gathered here are the best of John O'Farrell's newspaper columns for "The Guardian" and "The Independent". Among many things, he claims that with the election of George W. Bush, the global village has finally got its own global village idiot. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238. 8vo good copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Black Swan London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KEX0261349
- ISBN
- 9780552999649
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Focusing on the ways authors have traditionally responded to censorship, this is a collection of essays which attempt to understand the motives for censorship. It argues that a society bound by censorship engenders a destructive dynamic of belligerence and escalating rivalry. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; DNF; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226111766
- ISBN
- 9780226111766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.70
€ 31.99
€ 24.70
paperback. Illustrator(s): Wales, Shelley. Editor(s): Craig, Lee. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and white photographs and line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 55 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Lone Pine Publishing Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551051543
- ISBN
- 9781551051543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.32
€ 17.99
€ 13.32
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
€ 94.27€ 90.48
€ 94.27
€ 90.48
Paperback. A selection of the works of the author taken from the period between 1905 and 1936, when he was engaged in an astounding number of still-surprising literary experiments, whose innovations continue to influence various arts. Editor(s): Retallack, Joan. Series: Poets for the Millennium S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248069
- ISBN
- 9780520248069
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Gilbert A. Harrison, for many years editor in chief of the New Republic, was one of Stein's publishers. For this volume, he selected excerpts from her essays, novels, plays, poems, lectures, and interviews, to introduce readers to a little-known aspect of her work. Editor(s): Harrison, Gilbert A. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DNF; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871401632
- ISBN
- 9780871401632
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Condition: New
€ 11.72
€ 11.72
Paperback. An 365-day anthology of readings from one of the most influential writers of all time, George MacDonald, compiled by CS Lewis himself. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008181246
- ISBN
- 9780008181246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardback. Renowned translator Helen Craig McCullough has selected representative portions of these two major classical Japanese works with a view to shaping the abridgments into coherent, aesthetically acceptable wholes. Translator(s): McCullough, Helen Craig. Num Pages: 500 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 38. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722575
- ISBN
- 9780804722575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.42
€ 194.42
Paperback. Renowned translator Helen Craig McCullough has selected representative portions of these two major classical Japanese works with a view to shaping the abridgments into coherent, aesthetically acceptable wholes. Translator(s): McCullough, Helen Craig. Num Pages: 500 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804722582
- ISBN
- 9780804722582
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.74
€ 42.99
€ 38.74
Paperback. This text reproduces Arnold's essay of 1886 on Grant, and Twain's rejoinder to the Army and Navy Club of Connecticut. Arnold's essay praised Grant, but to many Americans its tone seemed patronizing of their hero and country. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873385244
- ISBN
- 9780873385244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.54
€ 14.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; DNF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681371184
- ISBN
- 9781681371184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.45
€ 19.99
€ 17.45
paperback. Having expanded far beyond the Beat poems that first brought his work into the public eye, Snyder has produced a wide-ranging body of work that encompasses his fluency in Eastern literature and culture and his commitment to the environment. Num Pages: 640 pages, ports. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781582430799
- ISBN
- 9781582430799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.42
€ 32.99
€ 32.42