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Paperback. This text reconstructs the life and death of Joe Orton, an extraordinary and anarchic playwright, whose plays scandalised and delighted the public, and whose indecisive loyalty to a friend caused his tragic and untimely death. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290. The Biography of Joe Orton. 320 pages, illustrations. This text reconstructs the life and death of Joe Orton, an extraordinary and anarchic playwright, whose plays scandalised and delighted the public, and whose indecisive loyalty to a friend caused his tragic and untimely death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight: 240.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747560142
- ISBN
- 9780747560142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Vladimir Mayakovsky was one of the towering literary figures of pre- and post revolutionary Russia, speaking as much to the working man as to other poets. Part love poem, part political diatribe and the most autobiographical of Mayakovsky's works, this title confirms Mayakovsky as one of the towering figures of Russian literature. Illustrator(s): Rodchenko, Alexander. Translator(s): Hyde, George; Gureyeva, Larissa. Series: Arc Translations. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 228. That's What. Series: Arc Translations. 174 pages, Illustrations. Illustrator(s): Rodchenko, Alexander. Vladimir Mayakovsky was one of the towering literary figures of pre- and post revolutionary Russia, speaking as much to the working man as to other poets. Part love poem, part political diatribe and the most autobiographical of Mayakovsky's works, this title confirms Mayakovsky as one of the towering figures of Russian literature. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 9. Weight: 320. Translator(s): Hyde, George; Gureyeva, Larissa.
- Publisher
- Central Books
- Number of pages
- 174
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904614319
- ISBN
- 9781904614319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. This book elaborates the social-psychological concept of schema while championing the literary critical practice of close reading to show how literature reflects, promotes, and contests pervasive sociocultural ideas like race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797023
- ISBN
- 9780804797023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. The second play by a "writer of terrific promise" (Time Out) is a comedy of family intrigue and secrets Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413775122
- ISBN
- 9780413775122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48
Hardback. Studies of how the physical manifests itself in medieval romance - and medieval romances as objects themselves. Editor(s): Perkins, Nicholas. Series: Studies in Medieval Romance. Num Pages: 311 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843900
- ISBN
- 9781843843900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Marshall, C. W.; Hawkins, Tom. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472588838
- ISBN
- 9781472588838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.10
€ 42.99
€ 36.10
paperback. A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps Shakespeare's most popular comedy, and also a profound, archetypal play. Editor(s): Foakes, R. A. Series Editor(s): Gibbons, Professor Brian; Braunmuller, A. R. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 168 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 290. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. 168 pages, 14 b/w illus. Editor(s): Foakes, R. A. A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps Shakespeare's most popular comedy, and also a profound, archetypal play. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 7. Weight: 280. Series Editor(s) :Gibbons, Brian; Braunmuller, A. R.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Updated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521532471
- ISBN
- 9780521532471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.06
€ 15.06
Hardback. Leading scholars show how laughter and satire in early modern Britain functioned in a variety of contexts both to affirm communal boundaries and to undermine them. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; AN; DSBD; HBTB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783272037
- ISBN
- 9781783272037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
Hardcover. Introducing the infamous hard-drinking and eloquent poet who stands at the very heart of Arabic literary culture. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 145 pages. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 145
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851683604
- ISBN
- 9781851683604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.86
€ 34.86
Paperback. First performed at Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre, the first stage play from the SUNDAY TIMES No.1 bestselling author of SAINTS OF THE SHADOW BIBLE. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409152644
- ISBN
- 9781409152644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Presents a biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), who as a poet, philosopher and critic, stands as one of the seminal figures of his time. His some of the many works include: "Lyrical Ballads" (1799), "Biographia Literaria" (1817), and "Poetical Works". Editor(s): Fenton, James. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main - Poet to Poet
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571209811
- ISBN
- 9780571209811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.82
€ 4.82
paperback. Under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, Flann O' Brien wrote a daily column in the 'Irish Times' called 'Cruiskeen Lawn' for over twenty years which hilariously satirised the absurdities and solemnities of Dublin life. Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- (Reissue)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007247189
- ISBN
- 9780007247189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.88
€ 17.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. The basis for Glinka's famous opera of the same name, Ruslan and Lyudmila - Pushkin's second longest poetical work - is a dramatic and ingenious retelling of Russian folklore, full of humour and irony. Translator(s): Clarke, Roger. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 230. 256 pages. The basis for Glinka's famous opera of the same name, Ruslan and Lyudmila - Pushkin's second longest poetical work - is a dramatic and ingenious retelling of Russian folklore, full of humour and irony. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 156 x 141 x 29. Weight: 228. Translator(s): Clarke, Roger.
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847492968
- ISBN
- 9781847492968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- SKU
- KAS0004703
- ISBN
- 9780140042702
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Book Runner recounts the trials, joys and tribulations of selling second hand books. Full of quirky anecdotes and literary odds and ends, these unique insider's tales of the trade are sure to spark the imagination of every book- lover who picks it up. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DN; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906998929
- ISBN
- 9781906998929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.32
€ 11.32
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KTM0009188
- ISBN
- 9781860494901
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 5S; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559365017
- ISBN
- 9781559365017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.52
€ 23.99
€ 22.52
Paperback. Letters Against the Firmament is a user's report on the end of the world, a treatise against Tory terror, a proposal for a new zodiac, a defence of poetry, a hex against the devourers of planet earth. The Letters are fierce epistolary poems, a vivid account of the sheer panic and brutality of the Austerity years. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910392157
- ISBN
- 9781910392157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Hardback. Translator(s): Frisch, Shelley. Num Pages: 584 pages, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 255 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151984
- ISBN
- 9780691151984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. There are many interpretations of the word 'Gothic'. Nick Groom explores the rich history and chronology of the term, bringing together various underlying and disparate elements to clarify its meaning. By examining its history, he argues that we can better interpret and understand society today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, Approx 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199586790
- ISBN
- 9780199586790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348. The Rise of Maori Literature. 288 pages, black & white illustrations. From Silence to Voice portrays the early 'silence' of Maori in New Zealand literature - characterised in caricature by colonial writers, then in increasingly sympathetic portraits from the likes of Frank Sargeson, Janet Frame and Noel Hilliard - through to the new and challenging works presented by Maori writers themselves. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1MBN; DSBH5. Dimension: 212 x 148 x 16. Weight: 346.
- Publisher
- Oratia Media
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877514111
- ISBN
- 9781877514111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.73
€ 46.99
€ 30.73
Paperback. From the celebrated author of The Journalist and the Murderer and Reading Chekhov comes a brilliant, compelling collection of essays on art, artists and the troubled nature of biography Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847088567
- ISBN
- 9781847088567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Meriwether Publishing,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566081870
- ISBN
- 9781566081870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.48
€ 30.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. An intelligent and sympathetic analysis of one of the true taboos of modern life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266. A Study of Suicide. 320 pages. An intelligent and sympathetic analysis of one of the true taboos of modern life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSB; JHBZ. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight: 218.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747559054
- ISBN
- 9780747559054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73