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Paperback. Haunting and enigmatic, Virgil's "Eclogues" combined a Greek literary form with scenes from contemporary Roman life to create a work that inspired a whole European tradition of pastoral poetry. For despite their rustic setting and the beauty of their phrasing, the poems in Virgil's first collection are also grounded in reality. Translator(s): Lee, Guy. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- Rev Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444193
- ISBN
- 9780140444193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Helena, physician's daughter of humble birth, cures the King of France, and in return is promised the hand of any nobleman she wishes. But the man she chooses, the proud young Bertram, count of Rosillion, flees to Florence, refusing to consent to the forced marriage unless Helena can pass two seemingly impossible tests. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396262
- ISBN
- 9780141396262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.86
€ 11.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474414135
- ISBN
- 9781474414135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. One of a series designed to provide an accessible approach to the works of great poets and playwrights. Each title includes general notes on the text; discussion of themes, issues and contexts. Series Editor(s): Croft, Steven. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198355403
- ISBN
- 9780198355403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.68
€ 19.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- City Lights Books United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872863033
- ISBN
- 9780872863033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.40
€ 11.40
Paperback. Twelve leading actors, including Alan Rickman, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Eileen Atkins, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, discuss playing twelve key Shakespearean roles. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848422469
- ISBN
- 9781848422469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. A collection that offers a variety of lyrics, love poems and elegies, in which private domains of feeling infer other lives and a shared humanity - exploring how people cope with threats to and in the world around them, as soldiers, lovers, artists, writers and citizens. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571244935
- ISBN
- 9780571244935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. This introductory text offers a chronological account of the main Greek myths in surviving literary and artistic sources, and also examines the history of interpretation of Greek mythology from the 17th century to the present. It examines the relationship between Greek myths and epic poetry. Translator(s): Marier, Thomas. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801853951
- ISBN
- 9780801853951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.51
€ 35.99
€ 30.51
Hardcover. 27pp. Illustrated boards. Images by Brigid Collins. The Greatest Minds Lecture, delivered at the Celebration of Graduation at the University of Dundee, May 2004
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- University Of Dundee
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KHS1005958
- ISBN
- 9780901396198
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 60.00
€ 60.00
Paperback. Features an introduction which explains the circumstances of the book's publication and the influences which shaped its content. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571260133
- ISBN
- 9780571260133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.52
€ 13.00
€ 11.52
Paperback. Translator(s): Waldman, Guido. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540389
- ISBN
- 9780199540389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
Hardcover. 'Writing the Thames' tells a much-loved river's story through the remarkable prose, poetry and illustration that it has inspired. Beautifully illustrated, this book celebrates the writers who have helped to make England's greatest river an enduring legend. Num Pages: 304 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 1DBKESL; DCQ; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244508
- ISBN
- 9781851244508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. A collection of literature anthologies and reference books for Key Stage 3 onwards. Editor(s): Lancaster, John Frederick. Series Editor(s): Baxter, Judith. Series: Cambridge Literature S. Num Pages: 126 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 5AM; DD; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 126
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521639521
- ISBN
- 9780521639521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.39
€ 16.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 69 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 137 x 5. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868199085
- ISBN
- 9780868199085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
Hardcover. An exploration of the fascinating poetry, life, and world of Sappho, including a complete translation of all her poems. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; BGL; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393242232
- ISBN
- 9780393242232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.70
€ 27.99
€ 24.70
Hardback. A nuanced understanding of literary imaginings of masculinity and femininity in the context of the 'national' canon of Egypt. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 239 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596. Egypt 1892-2007. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. 224 pages. A nuanced understanding of literary imaginings of masculinity and femininity in the context of the 'national' canon of Egypt. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 155 x 239 x 22. Weight: 596.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639267
- ISBN
- 9780748639267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.22€ 119.62
€ 124.22
€ 119.62
Paperback. In the frenzied final years of the Weimar Republic, amid economic collapse and mounting political catastrophe, Walter Benjamin emerged as the most original practicing literary critic and public intellectual in the German-speaking world. Volume 2 of the Selected Writings now in paperback in two parts: part 2 ISBN 0674017463. Series Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W.; Eiland, Howard; Smith, Gary. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674015883
- ISBN
- 9780674015883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.04
€ 38.99
€ 33.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Buchler, Alexandra. Translator(s): Buchler, Alexandra; Naughton, James; Quinn, Justin. Series: New Voices from Europe. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Arc Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904614180
- ISBN
- 9781904614180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.40
€ 16.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. Did you know the Battle of Bannockburn had its own poet-in-residence? Starting in 1314 and coming right up to the present day, the author examines how writers have set out in poetry, fiction, plays and on film the ideal of Scottish independence. It also includes the most detailed consideration of what independence meant to Robert Burns. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748685844
- ISBN
- 9780748685844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.77
€ 32.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. The enchanting true story of Stephenie Meyer, the Queen of Twilight. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KAK0002952
- ISBN
- 9781844549368
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Enthralled by Dorian Gray' own exquisite portrait, he exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. Editor(s): Mighall, Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages, chronology, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439570
- ISBN
- 9780141439570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.46
€ 10.99
€ 9.46
paperback. How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading Series: A Touchstone book. Num Pages: 426 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised and Updated ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780671212094
- ISBN
- 9780671212094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.54
€ 13.00
€ 11.54
Paperback. Editor(s): Sorrell, Martin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199554010
- ISBN
- 9780199554010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.54
€ 13.00
€ 12.54
Paperback. Albert, an accountant and recent widower is trying to put his life back together. His son has gone off to find himself in Tibet. The son's girlfriend makes friendly daughterly overtures to Albert, whose response is less platonic. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283959
- ISBN
- 9780099283959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.08
€ 18.99
€ 15.08