Prose: non-fiction
Results 661 - 680 of 2316
Prose: non-fiction
Hardcover. A special feature of this volume is the first fully annotated translation of Erasmus' Catalogues Iucubrationum (Ep 1341 A), an extremely important document for the study of Erasmus' life and works and of the controversies they aroused. Translator(s): Mynors, Sir R. A. B. Series: Collected Works of Erasmus. Num Pages: 495 pages, facsimiles, map, portraits. BIC Classification: DN; DSBB; HPCB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 181 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1136.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 495
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802026040
- ISBN
- 9780802026040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.91
€ 125.91
Paperback. Can civilization save us from ourselves? In this book, that is the question the author asks in a series of six letters written during dark nights of the soul. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 161.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910702369
- ISBN
- 9781910702369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Between 58 and 50BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This title records of his campaigns. Translator(s): Gardner, Jane; Handford, S.A. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444339
- ISBN
- 9780140444339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.82
€ 15.99
€ 11.82
Paperback. Argues against the inequality the author believed to be intrinsic to civilized society. This title features the first fifty-three years of his radical life, including his earliest years, where we can see the source of his belief in the innocence of childhood; and the development of his philosophical and political ideas. Translator(s): Cohen, John M. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140440331
- ISBN
- 9780140440331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. "Translation, introduction, and notes Henry Chadwick c1991."--T.p. verso. Translator(s): Chadwick, Henry. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537822
- ISBN
- 9780199537822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.61
€ 10.61
Hardback. Editor(s): Mendelson, Professor Edward. Series: The Complete Works of W.H. Auden. Num Pages: 808 pages, 2 musical examples. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 268 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1216.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164588
- ISBN
- 9780691164588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.74
€ 100.74
Hardback. Offers W H Auden's prose that provides a fresh picture of this legendary writer's mind and art when he was at the height of his powers, from 1956 through 1962, including the years when he was Professor of Poetry at Oxford. Editor(s): Mendelson, Professor Edward. Series: The Complete Works of W.H. Auden. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1564.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1024
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147550
- ISBN
- 9780691147550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 72.45
€ 95.09
€ 72.45
Hardback. Contains various of W H Auden's prose works from 1949 through 1955, including various essays that exemplify his range, wit, depth, and wisdom. This book includes the text of Auden's first separately published prose book, "The Enchafed Flood", or, "The Romantic Iconography of the Sea", followed by more than one hundred essays, reviews and lectures. Editor(s): Mendelson, Professor Edward. Series: The Complete Works of W.H. Auden. Num Pages: 824 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1266.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press New Jersey
- Number of pages
- 824
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133263
- ISBN
- 9780691133263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.15€ 67.89
€ 89.15
€ 67.89
Hardback. W H Auden's first ten years in the United States were marked by rapid and extensive change in his life and thought. He became an American citizen, fell in love with Chester Kallman, and began to reflect on American culture. This volume contains prose that Auden wrote during these years, including essays and reviews he published under pseudonyms. Editor(s): Mendelson, Professor Edward. Series: The Complete Works of W.H. Auden. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 44. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089355
- ISBN
- 9780691089355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.35€ 82.56
€ 109.35
€ 82.56
Hardcover. Compiled in three beautifully slip-cased hardback editions, with an introduction by Toni Morrison, this book focuses on the understanding of the human condition and philosophical exploration of the polarities of good and evil. Num Pages: 3008 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 171 x 175. Weight in Grams: 5010.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713999563
- ISBN
- 9780713999563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.64€ 99.29
€ 142.64
€ 99.29
paperback. Collects all of Synge's published plays, including The Playboy of The Western World, along with his Poetry and Translations, and the prose works that detail his travels in The Aran Islands, In Wicklow, In Kerry and In Connemara. Editor(s): Arrowsmith, Aidan. Series: Wordsworth Poetry Library. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: DCF; DD; DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0022524
- ISBN
- 9781840221510
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Rip-roaring and rib-tickling, Francois Rabelais' irreverent story of the giant Gargantua, his giant son Pantagruel, and their companion Panurge is a classic of the written word. This translation, annotated for the nonspecialist, brings to twentieth-century English all the exuberance and invention of the original sixteenth-century French. Translator(s): Frame, Donald M. Num Pages: 1114 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1560.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1114
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520064010
- ISBN
- 9780520064010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
paperback. Brings together eleven of the author's shorter fairy stories as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination". This title includes fairy stories that range from traditional fantasy - good and wicked fairies, children embarking on elaborate quests, and journeys into unsettling dream worlds. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140437379
- ISBN
- 9780140437379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.74
€ 13.99
€ 9.74
paperback. In a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, the author creates a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. It shows you a wily fox being outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada, a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare and a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock the author. Editor(s): Temple, Robert K.G. Translator(s): Temple, Olivia; Temple, Robert K.G. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140446494
- ISBN
- 9780140446494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.75
€ 11.99
€ 9.75
Hardcover. "The Frame translation of the complete essays was initially published in 1957 in The complete works of Montaigne."--T.p. verso. Editor(s): Frame, Donald M. Translator(s): Frame, Donald M. Num Pages: 908 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 100 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804704854
- ISBN
- 9780804704854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.23
€ 190.23
Paperback. "The Frame translation of the complete essays was initially published in 1957 in The complete works of Montaigne."--T.p. verso. Editor(s): Frame, Donald M. Translator(s): Frame, Donald M. Num Pages: 908 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5766 x 3887 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press Stanford, CA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 906
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804704861
- ISBN
- 9780804704861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.76
€ 46.99
€ 41.76
Paperback. Containing various essays, this work discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and politics, sex and religion, love and friendship, ecstasy and experience. Translator(s): Screech, M. A. Num Pages: 1360 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DNF; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 151 x 58. Weight in Grams: 932. Some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140446043
- ISBN
- 9780140446043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.76
€ 26.99
€ 18.76
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
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: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099443667
- ISBN
- 9780099443667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Presents 84 selections, most of which are notable examples of oratory on such subjects as nationalism, religious faith, individual liberty, freedom, and slavery. This book includes pieces by Washington, Franklin, Milton, Socrates, and Cicero, as well as heroic poetry and dramatic dialogues. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Bicentennial Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814713235
- ISBN
- 9780814713235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51