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Literary essays
Paperback. Of Gardens records a great adventure of continual discovery not only of the artful beauty of individual gardens and landscapes but also of the intellectual and historical threads that weave them into patterns of civilization. Deitz's vivid descriptions and recollections allow readers to share in the experience of her extensive travels. Series: Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: AMV; DNF; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223545
- ISBN
- 9780812223545
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
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hardcover. Editor(s): Gibson, O. D. Macrae-. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 381 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 632.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st edn
- SKU
- V9780197222706
- ISBN
- 9780197222706
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Condition: New
€ 59.33
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Paperback. Did Oedipus really kill his father and marry his mother? For Rene Girard, the mythic accusations of patricide and incest are symptomatic of a plague-stricken community's hunt for a culprit to punish, and in this work he aims to present the age-old myth in a new light. Editor(s): Anspach, Mark R. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747806
- ISBN
- 9780804747806
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€ 32.99€ 29.51
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Hardback. These hard-to-find writings afford an inside look at the emergence of Girard's scapegoat theory from his pioneering analysis of rivalry and desire. Girard unbinds the Oedipal triangle from its Freudian moorings, replacing desire for the mother with desire for anyone--or anything--a rival desires. Editor(s): Anspach, Mark R. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747790
- ISBN
- 9780804747790
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Condition: New
€ 135.20
€ 135.20
Paperback. This translation is for the contemporary reader. Specifically commissioned for stage production, it rings easily on the modern ear and yet remains faithful to Sophocles' original, avoiding the archaisms of other translations. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 260 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393098747
- ISBN
- 9780393098747
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
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€ 18.45
Paperback. Stanley Lombardo's translation of Homer's classic work aims to offer the distinctive speed and clarity of his other translations. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co.
- Number of pages
- 478
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204843
- ISBN
- 9780872204843
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.86
€ 23.99
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Hardcover. Stanley Lombardo's translation of Homer's classic work aims to offer the distinctive speed and clarity of his other tranlations. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 478
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204850
- ISBN
- 9780872204850
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Condition: New
€ 54.51€ 43.00
€ 54.51
€ 43.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Barry, Kevin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press London
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199553969
- ISBN
- 9780199553969
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.54
€ 15.99
€ 12.54
paperback. Pompoms, blackberries and Value Village: Take a stroll through the thoughts of one of Canada's most intriguing poets and thinkers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AGC; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Coach House Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552452325
- ISBN
- 9781552452325
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
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Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 169 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780920897898
- ISBN
- 9780920897898
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.90
€ 26.99
€ 18.90
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
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
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Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Biology. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198. What it is and What it is Not. 140 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; MQC. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 10. Weight: 178.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486223407
- ISBN
- 9780486223407
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Condition: New
€ 10.93
€ 10.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807006238
- ISBN
- 9780807006238
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.24
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€ 15.24
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 95 color photos. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691166490
- ISBN
- 9780691166490
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
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hardcover. These are the notebooks that Northrop Frye kept while writing his two final books, "Words with Power" and "The Double Vision", essentially workshops out of which the books were constructed. Editor(s): Denham, Robert D. Series: Collected Works of Northrop Frye. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 39. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802047519
- ISBN
- 9780802047519
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Condition: New
€ 105.67
€ 105.67
Hardcover. One of a complete set of Jane Austen's novels collating the editions published during the author's lifetime and previously unpublished manuscripts. The books are illustrated with 19th-century plates and incorporate revisions by experts in the light of subsequent research. Series: Oxford Illustrated Jane Austen. Num Pages: 624 pages, plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192547057
- ISBN
- 9780192547057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.26
€ 50.26
paperback. Editor(s): Henricksson, John. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816629039
- ISBN
- 9780816629039
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.47
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Paperback. Contains essays that describe what it means to be black in America. This book describes the tragedies that are inflicted by racial segregation and presents a poignant account of the author's first journey to 'the Old Country', the Southern states. Num Pages: 208 pages, forms transparencies. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140184471
- ISBN
- 9780140184471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.77
€ 15.99
€ 11.77
hardcover. For this edition of Jack London's observations on the craft of writing-culled from essays, reviews, letters, and autobiographical writings-a significant amount of new material has been added. Editor(s): Reesman, Jeanne Campbell. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736350
- ISBN
- 9780804736350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Paperback. When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in December 2010, its recipient, Liu Xiaobo, was serving an eleven-year sentence in a Chinese prison for "incitement to subvert state power." These essays and poems not only chronicle a leading dissident's struggle against tyranny but enrich the record of universal longing for freedom and dignity. Editor(s): Link, Perry; Martin-Liao, Tienchi; Liu, Xia. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072329
- ISBN
- 9780674072329
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.62
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Paperback. Set around the time of Iceland's conversion to Christianity, this saga follows a 50 year blood-feud. The narrative focuses on Njal Thorgeirsson who, along with his family, is burnt alive in his home. The saga exposes the cathatic power of vengance and inadequacy of the law. Editor(s): Cook, Robert. Translator(s): Cook, Robert. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 maps, chronology, family trees, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 2ACSC; 3F; DNF; FT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447699
- ISBN
- 9780140447699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Nineteenth--Century American Women Writers: An Anthology is a multicultural, multigenre collection celebrating the quality and diversity of nineteenth century American womena s expression. Editor(s): Kilcup, Karen L. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 656 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DNF; DQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631199861
- ISBN
- 9780631199861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.65
€ 74.65
Paperback. The author of Yiddish novels and short stories, Sholem Aleichem, evokes the voices of Yiddish speakers in these monologues written between 1901 and 1916. In each piece, a man or a woman comes forward to tell the story. Translator(s): Gorelick, Ted. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 192 pages, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606345
- ISBN
- 9780815606345
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.40
€ 20.99
€ 19.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Maloney, George A. Translator(s): Maloney, George A. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Paulist Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809138104
- ISBN
- 9780809138104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.04
€ 20.99
€ 19.04