Literary essays
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Literary essays
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.
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- 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
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Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 77 x 77 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811209953
- ISBN
- 9780811209953
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€ 12.34
€ 12.34
Paperback. The comedies of Menander reveal that the oft-employed theme of mistaken identity is as old as the Great Dionysia. Series: Penn Greek Drama Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216523
- ISBN
- 9780812216523
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€ 32.99€ 29.58
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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.
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- 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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€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
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Paperback. The City Section of The New York Times shows us "real New Yorkers". Editor(s): Rosenblum, Constance. Num Pages: 303 pages, Photos. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775721
- ISBN
- 9780814775721
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€ 20.99
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Hardback. Scholars have argued for decades over which constitutes the best possible version of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's much-anthologized story "The Yellow Wall-Paper." This book offers both Gilman scholars and scholars of textual studies a means of engaging with a work that exists in multiple forms, and includes fresh readings of this story. Editor(s): St.Jean, Shawn. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821416532
- ISBN
- 9780821416532
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€ 46.48
€ 46.48
paperback. A collection of writings from the influential feminist art journal "M/E/A/N/I/N/G", with a foreward by Johanna Drucker. This book is of interest to artists, art historians, critics, and a general audience interested in the views of practising artists. Editor(s): Bee, Susan; Schor, Mira. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DNF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 740.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325666
- ISBN
- 9780822325666
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
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€ 30.94
Paperback. Collection of essays and poems that address the challenges of being a Chicana, a lesbian, and a feminist in the changing world of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; JFSK1; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822349778
- ISBN
- 9780822349778
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Offers an annotated edition of both Creswell's English text, based on the original copy presented to the ambassador of James I, and his contemporary Castilian version from the Biblioteca Nacional in Madrid. Creswell draws on his personal knowledge to write comments about the Gunpowder Plot events. Num Pages: 210 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DSE; 2ADS; 3JD; DNF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780823214464
- ISBN
- 9780823214464
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Condition: New
€ 59.50
€ 59.50
Paperback. Offers a collection of five satires from the Reformation period, written between 1517 and 1526. This title focuses on the impact and importance of a supporting cast of satirists whose ad hoc productions reached a wider audience, in a more visceral manner, than the rational approach which typified scholarly theological arguments. Num Pages: 122 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DNF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC9; WHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823214839
- ISBN
- 9780823214839
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Hardback. In 1581, after four days of debating six leading Anglican divines at the Tower of London, Jesuit Edmund Campion (1540-1581) was put to death because he would not deny his faith. This volume contains Catholic manuscripts of those debates. Num Pages: 249 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 3JB; DNF; HRA; HRCC7; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 471.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218875
- ISBN
- 9780823218875
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Condition: New
€ 65.77
€ 65.77
Hardback. A collection seeks to examine exactly what Levinas' writings mean for both Jews and Christians. It takes a snapshot of the state of Jewish-Christian dialogue, using Levinas as the rationale for the discussion. It represents three generations of Levinas scholars. Editor(s): Hart, Kevin. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230150
- ISBN
- 9780823230150
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€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Paperback. "On the Tabernacle" was one of Bede's most popular works, appearing in a great many manuscripts from every period of the Middle Ages. This title contains the translation of Bede's allegorical commentary on the tabernacle of Moses, which he interpreted as a symbolic figure of the Christian Church. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HRCC1; HRCG9; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853233787
- ISBN
- 9780853233787
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.29
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Paperback. The Satires contain six Latin poems of moderate length in the hexameter metre. Persius belonged to the well-to-do and landowning gentry of Italy and the tone and philosophical content of the Satires suggest that he pursued philosophy with an ardour beyond that conventionally thought proper by Romans. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856681738
- ISBN
- 9780856681738
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.75
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Paperback. A significant two-fold development in recent classical scholarship has been a revival of interest in, and respect for, post-Aristotelian Greek philosophy and Cicero's contribution to our knowledge of it. Of Cicero's major works in this field the Tusculan disputations is perhaps the most approachable. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 136 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First published in the United Kingdom in 1985. Rep
- SKU
- V9780856682513
- ISBN
- 9780856682513
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
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Paperback. Of the 1995 full-length edition:'Aristophanes addicts unite! This book is for us. It has everything that we always wanted to know about Birds and we were unable to find in one place.' Greek Gazette 'The commentary elucidates with an experts knowledge of syntax, meter, and artifacts.. The volume will remain authoritative for generations. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprinted with revisions 1991.
- SKU
- V9780856682889
- ISBN
- 9780856682889
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.00
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Hardcover. Covers the years 28 to 5 BC; includes Dio's discussion of the constitutional settlement of 27 BC and the imperial system it inaugurated. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First published in the UK in 1990. Reprinted with
- SKU
- V9780856683831
- ISBN
- 9780856683831
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Condition: New
€ 139.70
€ 139.70
Paperback. Covers the years 28 to 5 BC; includes Dio's discussion of the constitutional settlement of 27 BC and the imperial system it inaugurated. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First published in the UK in 1990. Reprinted with
- SKU
- V9780856683848
- ISBN
- 9780856683848
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.69
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€ 33.69
Paperback. Pliny's letters sent to Trajan from Bithynia, and Trajan's replies are the only surviving file of letters between a provincial governor and his emperor. The edition makes this record accessible to even those with no knowledge of Latin. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 241 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First published 1990. Reprinted with addenda 2007.
- SKU
- V9780856684081
- ISBN
- 9780856684081
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.75
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Paperback. Plutarch's Lives have always attracted a large number of admirers, particularly because of his pragmatic concern with ethics and politics. But Plutarch intended his Lives to be read in pairs, an intention that is often ignored by those who treat these works as merely historical sources. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856684227
- ISBN
- 9780856684227
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.75
€ 33.99
€ 30.75