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paperback. A comprehensive selection of Voltaire's very brief contes and melanges: tiny feats of narrative compression, each often no more than a few pages long. Their genre is something between a tale and a polemic - more gestures than stories. Translator(s): Cuffe, Theo. Num Pages: 208 pages, chronlogy, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140446869
- ISBN
- 9780140446869
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
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paperback. It also includes extracts from a wealth of poems inspired by his work - including Spenser's Faerie Queen, Milton's Paradise Lost, Ezra Pound's Cantos and T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140423884
- ISBN
- 9780140423884
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€ 23.99€ 17.36
€ 23.99
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paperback. Auden's dedication as a writer was matched only by his commitment to challenging the received view of political and personal life. This biography offers a commentary on Auden's work, ideas and life within the context of the wars, ideologies, spiritual quests and sexual attitudes of this century. Series: Vintage Lives. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099442561
- ISBN
- 9780099442561
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 15.29
€ 29.99
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paperback. How to get on well with people, how to adjust to losing someone you love? How to live? This question obsessed Renaissance nobleman Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-92), who wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought. This biography of Montaigne relates the story of his life by way of the questions he posed and the answers he explored. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099485155
- ISBN
- 9780099485155
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
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Imitations of Life: Two Centuries of Melodrama in Russia
. Ed(S): McReynolds, Louise; Neuberger, Joan
paperback. Uses the under-studied genre of melodrama as a critical prism for understanding Russian/Soviet history, politics and culture - in particular, the uses to which popular culture was put in the Soviet period. Editor(s): McReynolds, Louise; Neuberger, Joan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; DSG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822327905
- ISBN
- 9780822327905
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.31
€ 41.99
€ 37.31
paperback. Offers a perspective on J R R Tolkien's Medievalism. This book explores how Professor Tolkien responded to a modern age of crisis - historical, academic and personal - by adapting his scholarship on medieval literature to his own personal voice. Editor(s): Chance, Jane. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3H; DSBH; DSK; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415473484
- ISBN
- 9780415473484
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€ 79.64
€ 79.64
hardcover. This work offers a testament to the writers who spoke for a generation of gay men in the time between the Stonewall Riots and AIDS. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 5SG; DSBH; DSK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130509
- ISBN
- 9780231130509
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Condition: New
€ 155.23
€ 155.23
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- ALPHA
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780028633879
- ISBN
- 9780028633879
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.29
€ 26.99
€ 24.29
paperback. Describes the bazaars and brothels of Cairo and down the Nile to the Red Sea. Editor(s): Steegmuller, Francis. Translator(s): Steegmuller, Francis. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2ADF; 3JH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140435825
- ISBN
- 9780140435825
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.06
€ 12.99
€ 9.06
paperback. The songlines are the invisible pathways that criss-cross Australia, ancient tracks connecting communities and following ancient boundaries. This is an account which recalls the authors' travels across the length and breadth of Australia seeking to find the truth about the songs and unravel the mysteries of their stories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; FA; JFC; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099769910
- ISBN
- 9780099769910
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.20
€ 13.99
€ 11.20
paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, 26 illus. Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Peter E. Randall Publisher United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780914339472
- ISBN
- 9780914339472
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Condition: New
€ 17.61
€ 17.61
Hardcover. The extraordinary story of the Bible in England from approximately the fourth century, and its later translation into English in Britain and America up to the 21st century. It charts the profound impact successive versions of the Bible have had on the people and communities that read them. Num Pages: 920 pages, 55 illustrations, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; CFP; HRCC2; HRCG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 920
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099300
- ISBN
- 9780300099300
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Condition: New
€ 65.48€ 51.05
€ 65.48
€ 51.05
paperback. Covers different varieties of poetic practice in English. This book discusses the work of poets as wide ranging as W H Auden, Dylan Thomas, Tennyson, Kipling, Milton and Blake. Num Pages: 144 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141004396
- ISBN
- 9780141004396
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
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paperback. Approaching the tragedies as drama, wondering about their characters as he might have wondered about people in novels or in life, the author gives us a true sense of 'the tragedies joining up with life, with all our lives; leading us into a perspective of possibilities that stretch forward and back in time, and in our total awareness of things. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140530193
- ISBN
- 9780140530193
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
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paperback. During the decades of his world fame, Tolstoy wrote this series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice and religion. He considered and rejected the idea that art reveals and reinvents through beauty, although he perceived the question of art to be a religious one. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; ABA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140446425
- ISBN
- 9780140446425
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
paperback. Dante relates his mystical interpretation of the heavens, and his moment of transcendent glory, as he journeys, first with Beatrice, then alone, toward the Trinity. Including an interpretive commentary, a glossary and bibliography, this translation seeks to clarify the theological themes and make Dante accessible to the English-speaking public. Translator(s): Musa, Mark. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140444438
- ISBN
- 9780140444438
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
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paperback. Beginning with Dante's liberation from Hell, this work relates his ascent to the Mount of Purgatory. Dante observes the sinners who are waiting for their release into Paradise, and through these encounters he is himself transformed into a better man. The second part of an epic poem, it is a Christian allegory of sin, redemption and enlightenment. Editor(s): Musa, Mark. Translator(s): Musa, Mark. Num Pages: 428 pages, illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140444421
- ISBN
- 9780140444421
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
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paperback. The theme of the great Shakespearean tragedies is the fall from grace of a great man due to a flaw in his nature. This title contains four tragedies. Editor(s): Hunter, George; Spencer, T.; Muir, Kenneth; Hunter, G. K. Num Pages: 960 pages, notes, further reading list. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140434583
- ISBN
- 9780140434583
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.91
€ 16.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 121 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Edition
- 1st Black Swan Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552772969
- ISBN
- 9780552772969
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Disturbing, ironic, haunting, brutal. What inner struggle led Flannery O'Connor to create fiction that elicits such labels? Here, Sarah Gordon shows a writer whose world was steeped in male presumption regarding women and creativity. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325200
- ISBN
- 9780820325200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.35
€ 38.99
€ 35.35