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Paperback. Woolf attempts to see literature from the perspective of the "common reader", someone whom she distinguished from the critic and the scholar. She invesigates medieval England, tsarist Russia, Elizabethan playwrights, Victorian novelists and modern essayists. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099443674
- ISBN
- 9780099443674
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
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Paperback. Freedom and enfranchisement. Something anarchical which pushes at boundaries. Each of these rich avenues of meaning are bound up in the word 'liberty'. This book explored liberty via Virginia Woolf's novels like those in the feminist polemic of A Room of One's Own, or a whimsical account of roaming the streets of London. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872717
- ISBN
- 9781784872717
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€ 8.99€ 7.91
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Paperback. In these two classic essays of feminist literature, Woolf argues passionately for women's intellectual freedom and their role in challenging the drive towards fascism and conflict. She raises questions concerning militarism, education, and social and gender inequality that are relevant to this day. Editor(s): Snaith, Anna. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 pages black and white images. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199642212
- ISBN
- 9780199642212
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
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Paperback. Editor(s): Ganiban, Randall Toth; Perkell, Christine. Series: The Focus Vergil Aeneid Commentaries. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DC; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585102273
- ISBN
- 9781585102273
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€ 25.99€ 19.64
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Paperback. Based on oral tales that originated in historical events in 10th-century Iceland, these two sagas follow the fate of a powerful Viking family across two generations, from its early Norwegian ancestry through fierce battles to defend its honour. Editor(s): Olason, Vesteinn. Translator(s): Quinn, Judy; Regal, Martin S. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, 2 maps, glossary, index. BIC Classification: DN; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447729
- ISBN
- 9780140447729
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€ 15.99€ 11.81
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Paperback. * A collection of poetry and essays on war by one of the most prominent women writers from that period, author of the famous TESTAMENT OF YOUTH. A commemorative edition, out now in paperback Editor(s): Bostridge, Mark. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40pp of b/w. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844084142
- ISBN
- 9781844084142
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Condition: New
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Paperback. The only Latin art of war to survive, Vegetius' Epitome was for long a part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a professional standing army, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory of deterrence through strength remains the foundation of modern Western defence policy. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 207 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised, Subsequent
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853239109
- ISBN
- 9780853239109
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Condition: New
€ 39.99
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Paperback. * Assembles for the first time the best work of Stanley Fish* Includes essays on Milton, the English Renaissance, law and literature, speech--act theory, Shakespeare amongst others* Also includes headnotes written by specialists in the field. . Editor(s): Veeser, H. Aram. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631204398
- ISBN
- 9780631204398
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Condition: New
€ 56.26
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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
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
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Paperback. From a master of the English language comes this astonishing collection of essays about reading, writing, and identity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Picador USA
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330522977
- ISBN
- 9780330522977
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
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Paperback. An astonishing selection of letters from V. S. Naipaul's formative years, rich with compassion, literary beauty and a genuine literary intent. Num Pages: 352 pages, geneal. table. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Picador USA
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330522960
- ISBN
- 9780330522960
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.49
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Paperback. An astonishingly candid book from the Nobel Laureate about what has shaped his interpretation of literature and the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. An astonishingly candid book from the Nobel Laureate about what has shaped his interpretation of literature and the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. Good, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KSG0006644
- ISBN
- 9780330522984
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Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
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Paperback. This collection brings together essays by authorities in the field on nine contemporary Arab women novelists from Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine. The works focus on texts available in English translations and explore topics such as the relationship of the authors' texts to societal change. Editor(s): Majaj, Lisa Suhair; Sunderman, Paula; Saliba, Therese. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; DN; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629764
- ISBN
- 9780815629764
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Condition: New
€ 27.19
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paperback. BIC Classification: DN; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- International Publishers Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717807390
- ISBN
- 9780717807390
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
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Paperback. Brings into print editions, translations, and commentaries for more than two dozen unique poems (in Latin) from the late eleventh and early twelfth century, preserved in Houghton Library's anthology known as MS Lat 300. This book offers unparalleled access to the anthology. Editor(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M.; Balint, Bridget K. Translator(s): Lake, Justin; Light, Laura; Piper, Prydwyn O. Series: Houghton Library Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 45 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976547273
- ISBN
- 9780976547273
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€ 40.99€ 33.99
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Paperback. A collection of essays on the key texts that have shaped the Eco, the novelist and critic. After the opening essay on the general significance of literature, this book examines a number of major authors from the Western canon, such as French writer Nerval's masterpiece, "Sylvie", as well as the works of Cervantes, Swift, and Piero Camporesi. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099453949
- ISBN
- 9780099453949
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428633
- ISBN
- 9780099428633
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
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Paperback. The author of "The Name of the Rose" considers a wide range of topics, from "Superman" and "Casablanca", Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni, Jim Jones and mass suicide, and Woody Allen, to pop festivals and football, and not least the social and personal implications of tight jeans. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749396282
- ISBN
- 9780749396282
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
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Paperback. Covers a range of topics on which the author has written and lectured over the years. This book explores lost islands, mythical realms, and the medieval world in the process - to a disquisition on the theme that runs through his novel, "The Prague Cemetery". Translator(s): Dixon, Richard. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099553946
- ISBN
- 9780099553946
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. Recalls experiencing liberation from fascism in Italy as a boy, and examines the various historical forms of fascism, always with an eye toward ugly manifestations. The author reflects on a question underlying the reflections in this book - what does it mean to be moral or ethical when one doesn't believe in God? Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099276968
- ISBN
- 9780099276968
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Hardback. Translator(s): Poole, Janet. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149440
- ISBN
- 9780231149440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.20€ 79.73
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Hardback. Editor(s): Todorov, Tzvetan. Translator(s): Zaretsky, Robert. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; 3JJPG; DN; HBJD; HBLW; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271019611
- ISBN
- 9780271019611
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Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 50.62
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Hardcover. The writings of the ancient warrior Sun Tzu have provided tremendous wisdom to generations through the ages. Now these philosophies are available with anecdotal extracts by the author of Shogun and Noble House. Translator(s): Griffith, Samuel B. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 216 pages, frontispiece, maps. BIC Classification: DNF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195014761
- ISBN
- 9780195014761
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.93
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paperback. This twelfth century masterpiece comprises 184 prose passages and 5,263 lines of verse to be narrated and sung by a performing singer-storyteller. It is an elaboration of the T'ang dynasty love story, The Story of Ying-ying, by Yuan Chen (779-831). Translator(s): Ch'en Li-li. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780231101196
- ISBN
- 9780231101196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72