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Paperback. Describes how the myths of Greece and Rome were transmitted from antiquity to the Renaissance. This study reveals how philosophers employed allegory and how it enabled myth to take on a number of different interpretive systems throughout the centuries: moral, physical, psychological, political, and even metaphysical. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075372
- ISBN
- 9780226075372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.65
€ 32.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. Homo Narrans explores how human beings shape their world through the stories they tell. Author John D. Niles ponders the nature of the storytelling impulse, the social function of narrative, and the role of individual talent in oral tradition. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221077
- ISBN
- 9780812221077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.38
€ 32.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. Originally commissioned for BBC Radio, this work recasts Homer's epic as a series of dramatic dialogues. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571229369
- ISBN
- 9780571229369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926613987
- ISBN
- 9781926613987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. Napoleon famously observed that "history is a set of lies agreed upon," and Steers investigates six of the most amazing frauds ever to gain wide acceptance in this engrossing book. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780813141596
- ISBN
- 9780813141596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 6.49
€ 30.99
€ 6.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, colour plates. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384. 232 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight: 388.
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601630865
- ISBN
- 9781601630865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.80
€ 20.99
€ 19.80
Paperback. This collection of stories convey the imagination, hopes, fears, and passions of an ancient people. The personalities and culture of people long gone are brought to life by the storyteller's words. Series: Luath Storyteller. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 154
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842820643
- ISBN
- 9781842820643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.92
€ 8.99
€ 7.92
Paperback. Highland Folk Tales Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752460901
- ISBN
- 9780752460901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939149633
- ISBN
- 9781939149633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.47
€ 21.99
€ 21.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939149664
- ISBN
- 9781939149664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.63
€ 29.99
€ 27.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501707445
- ISBN
- 9781501707445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. This reader collects 25 stories of heroes of all kinds from around the world. Included are both non-Western and Western, female and male, modern and ancient, young and adult, lowly and noble, comic and tragic, national and universal, and historical and fictional heroes. Editor(s): Segal, Robert A. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215158
- ISBN
- 9780631215158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.71
€ 54.71
Hardback. This reader collects 25 stories of heroes of all kinds from around the world. Included are both non-Western and Western, female and male, modern and ancient, young and adult, lowly and noble, comic and tragic, national and universal, and historical and fictional heroes. Editor(s): Segal, Robert A. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215141
- ISBN
- 9780631215141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.11
€ 149.11
Paperback. An enchanting collection of Herefordshire folk tales retold by a professional storyteller. In association with the Society for Storytelling Num Pages: 192 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMF; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750982641
- ISBN
- 9780750982641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
Hardback. Offers an illustrated compendium of the menagerie of imaginary animals that humans have conjured up over the ages. This book take us on a journey through five thousand years of art, examining the symbolic meanings of such creatures and what they say about the unconscious life of the human mind. Num Pages: 200 pages, 186 color plates. BIC Classification: AGN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 299 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116891
- ISBN
- 9780691116891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.27€ 63.74
€ 82.27
€ 63.74
Hardcover. Herakles and Hercules: two names for a figure of pervasive appeal in Antiquity. He was a hero of myth and a god with cult associations. He was ancestor of Macedonian kings, patron of Carthaginian generals and of Roman emperors, and a role model for Stoic philosophers. Editor(s): Rawlings, Mick. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125050
- ISBN
- 9781905125050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.81
€ 73.81
Paperback. Series: Myth and Poetics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475054
- ISBN
- 9780801475054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.65
€ 41.99
€ 37.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 604 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press United States
- Number of pages
- 604
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824805142
- ISBN
- 9780824805142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.81
€ 32.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 82 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBTB; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764331343
- ISBN
- 9780764331343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.27
€ 18.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. Offers in-depth background for ghost hunters and anyone interested in psychic phenomena and experience, with spotlights on apparitions, hauntings and poltergeists. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ronin Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579510725
- ISBN
- 9781579510725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.62
€ 14.99
€ 14.62