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Paperback. Plutarch wrote a large number of essays on ethical, scientific, philosophical, ephemeral, historical and literary topics. Even when dealing with technical subjects, the essays reflect the author's particular style - with anecdotes and quotations included. Editor(s): Kidd, Ian. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445640
- ISBN
- 9780140445640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.76
€ 19.99
€ 15.76
Paperback. Suitable for all students of Greek theatre and literature, this book examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Editor(s): Heath, Malcolm. Translator(s): Heath, Malcolm. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446364
- ISBN
- 9780140446364
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. This edition includes a translator's preface, note on the text, and suggestions for further reading. Translator(s): Young, David. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780915145973
- ISBN
- 9780915145973
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.42
€ 17.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. A selection of 19th-century Barbary Coast captivity narratives. The accounts range from 1798 to 1904 and tell the stories of enslaved white Americans, whose plight became fodder for pro- and anti-slavery writers. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226034041
- ISBN
- 9780226034041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.71
€ 33.99
€ 26.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- St Vladimir´s Seminary Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881410778
- ISBN
- 9780881410778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.40
€ 15.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. This work tells the story of the author's six-week journey by skiff along the Ohio river. He covered 1000 miles from Redstone, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Ilinois, where the Ohio river meets the Mississippi. This edition is a reprinting of the original 1897 edition. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 395. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press Illinois
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KEX0212370
- ISBN
- 9780809322688
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 900
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841598987
- ISBN
- 9781841598987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.47
€ 30.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. Translator(s): Haddad, Aiman H. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789927101434
- ISBN
- 9789927101434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. Talks about the country dweller, who sees his or her world eroded by the wishy-washy liberal commands of Blairite do-gooders, who sit in North West London pontificating about the needs of country people. This book also deals with the devastations of the foot and mouth crisis that showed how the great divide between town and country dwellers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JFSF; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240. On Settling. 192 pages. Talks about the country dweller, who sees his or her world eroded by the wishy-washy liberal commands of Blairite do-gooders, who sit in North West London pontificating about the needs of country people. This book also deals with the devastations of the foot and mouth crisis that showed how the great divide between town and country dwellers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JFSF; WND. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 14. Weight: 240.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826490919
- ISBN
- 9780826490919
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.15
€ 18.99
€ 15.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Freeman, Laurence. Series: Modern spiritual masters series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570754159
- ISBN
- 9781570754159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442267
- ISBN
- 9780140442267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.53
€ 20.53
Hardcover. (Par., Phil., Symp., Phdr.; Alc. I, II, Hipp., Am.) Edited by J. Burnet. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 410
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1922
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198145417
- ISBN
- 9780198145417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.07
€ 43.07
Paperback. Three Danish comedy plays by Johan Ludvig Heiberg and Holberg--the "father" of Danish and Norwegian literature. Plays have been translated by Michael Meyer. Translator(s): Meyer, Michael. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; DD; DNF; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840020601
- ISBN
- 9781840020601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. This is the first edition of Plato's Republic to be based on examination of all the evidence. Many new readings have been introduced in the Greek text. A critical apparatus gives details for all relevant textual evidence. All scholars and students of Plato and ancient philosophy in general will welcome this valuable new resource. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; DSK; HPCA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 452
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199248490
- ISBN
- 9780199248490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.58
€ 110.58
Hardback. A landmark collection of Beauvoir's literary writings Editor(s): Simons, Margaret A.; Timmermann, Marybeth. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252036347
- ISBN
- 9780252036347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.47
€ 132.47
Paperback. Collects essays by Levinas encompassing every aspect of his thought: the early phenomenological studies; the fully developed ethical critique of such totalizing philosophies; and the pioneering texts on the moral dimension to aesthetics. Editor(s): Hand, Sean. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631164470
- ISBN
- 9780631164470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.62
€ 52.62
Paperback. A seminal text from one of the leading cultural and literary theorists. This selection of interviews and discussions articulates some of the most compelling politico-theoretical issues of the present day. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; DNF; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415901703
- ISBN
- 9780415901703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.98
€ 59.98
Paperback. This is the third volume in a series of translations of a Chinese classical novel generally known as "The Water Margin". In this volume, the company of outlaws on Mount Liang continues to grow. Lu Zhishen, the Flowery Monk, and his companions from Twin Dragon Peak reappear and join the company. Translator(s): Dent-Young, John; Dent-Young, Alex. Series: Marshes of Mount Liang. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622018471
- ISBN
- 9789622018471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.15
€ 42.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816617432
- ISBN
- 9780816617432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.88
€ 23.99
€ 21.88