Literary essays
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Literary essays
Paperback. A major new translation of one of the most influential and admired books of the ages--the wisdom and advice from the Emperor of Rome, 161-180 A.D.--includes a new introduction. Translator(s): Grube, G. M. A. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780915145799
- ISBN
- 9780915145799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.46
€ 14.99
€ 12.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages, 215. BIC Classification: AJC; DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 190 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1422.
- Publisher
- Booth-Clibborn Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861543608
- ISBN
- 9781861543608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 39.24
€ 42.99
€ 39.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 207 x 26. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Seren
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781723470
- ISBN
- 9781781723470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.83
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Hardcover. The extraordinary story of abundance being hunted to extinction in a New World unused to ecological husbandry. An extinction which coincided with the outbreak of World War 1 - another example of mass destruction. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 full colour 1 black & white. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 112 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903656
- ISBN
- 9781907903656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.53
€ 19.99
€ 17.53
Hardcover. A selection of the articles of a Poet Laureate. It looks at a wide assortment of writers, from John Clare and Ivor Gurney, to marginal figures such as Leigh Hunt and Joseph Severn, and reassess the less well-known work of celebrated writers including John Donne, Christina Rossetti and Thomas Hardy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571223657
- ISBN
- 9780571223657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.17
€ 24.99
€ 17.17
Paperback. Translator(s): Willard, Sumner. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271018812
- ISBN
- 9780271018812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.30
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Paperback. The great English, Anglican and modernist poet and writer C.H. Sisson was born in Bristol a hundred years ago. This Reader draws on his poetry, fiction, translations, and his literary, political and religious essays. Editor(s): Louth, Charlie; McGuinness, Patrick. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 41. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847772657
- ISBN
- 9781847772657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.57
€ 35.99
€ 31.57
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786490322
- ISBN
- 9781786490322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 12.60
€ 15.00
€ 12.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Crown Archetype
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Ed 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385346627
- ISBN
- 9780385346627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.79
€ 24.99
€ 20.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 463 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 463
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971974
- ISBN
- 9780865971974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.45
€ 14.99
€ 12.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 5. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr Commentaries
- Number of pages
- 80
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929524658
- ISBN
- 9780929524658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.32
€ 15.99
€ 13.32
Hardcover. In 124 epistles Seneca (c. 4 65 CE) writes to Lucilius, occasionally about technical problems of philosophy, but more often in a relaxed style about moral and ethical questions, relating them to personal experiences. He thus presents a Stoic philosopher s thoughts about the good life in a contemporary context. Translator(s): Gummere, R.M. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 469 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 117 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1925
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674990869
- ISBN
- 9780674990869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.07
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Paperback. Presents travel writings which chronicle the author's perilous journeys through Japan and also capture his vision of eternity in the transient world around him. Translator(s): Yuasa, Noboyuki. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441857
- ISBN
- 9780140441857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
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€ 10.05
Paperback. Radical critic of a European civilisation plunging into darkness, yet commemorator of the humane traditions of the old bourgeoisie - such was Walter Benjamin in the later 1930s. Part of a four-volume set, this work offers 27 pieces. Editor(s): Eiland, Howard; Jennings, Michael W. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019812
- ISBN
- 9780674019812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.06
€ 37.99
€ 32.06
Paperback. William Morris was a dreamer with a genius for turning dreams into reality. Self-taught in 13 different crafts, some of them ancient, he became a great European pattern-designer. This volume illustrates the variety of Morris's prose, while focusing on the theme of earthly paradise. Editor(s): Wilmer, Clive. Num Pages: 480 pages, chronology, bibliographical notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140433302
- ISBN
- 9780140433302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
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€ 10.82
Paperback. A dazzling follow-up to the novel Faces in the Crowd, this collection of literary peregrinations around the margins of metropolitan life demonstrates Valeria Luiselli's equal virtuosity as a writer of non-fiction Translator(s): MacSweeney, Christina. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085191
- ISBN
- 9781847085191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 12.60
€ 15.00
€ 12.60
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286790
- ISBN
- 9780099286790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.93
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Hardcover. The only extant work by Livy (64 or 59 BCE 12 or 17 CE) is part of his history of Rome from the foundation of the city to 9 BCE. Of its 142 books 1 10, 21 45 (except parts of 41 and 43 45), fragments, and short summaries remain. Livy s history is a source for the "De Prodigiis" of Julius Obsequens (fourth century CE). Translator(s): Foster, B.O.; etc. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 114 x 27. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1919
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674991262
- ISBN
- 9780674991262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.97
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Hardcover. Lucretius lived ca. 99 ca. 55 BCE, but the details of his career are unknown. In his didactic poem "De Rerum Natura" ("On the Nature of Things") he expounds Epicurean philosophy so as to dispel fear of the gods and death, and promote spiritual tranquility. Translator(s): Rouse, William Henry Denham. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 668 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 116 x 33. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Number of pages
- 668
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1924
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674992009
- ISBN
- 9780674992009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.99
€ 32.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141984957
- ISBN
- 9780141984957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61