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Paperback. This look at Classical art starts with the excavation of the buried city of Pompeii, and investigates the monuments of ancient tyrants, and the sensual beauty of Apollo and Venus. Concluding with the human portrait, it highlights the re-discovery of Classical art in the modern world. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; ACG; GBC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192842374
- ISBN
- 9780192842374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.94
€ 31.99
€ 29.94
Paperback. Gathers writings on Black nationalism from Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, and Alexander Crummell. Editor(s): Moses, Wilson Jeremiah. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814755334
- ISBN
- 9780814755334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CBX; CFA; CFF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 279 x 60. Weight in Grams: 2070.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691174570
- ISBN
- 9780691174570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.13€ 74.86
€ 92.13
€ 74.86
Paperback. The "Mahapuranas" embody the received tradition of Hindu mythology. This anthology contains fresh translations of these myths. It includes chapters such as: "Origins"; "Seers, Kings and Supernaturals"; "Krsna," "Visnu," and "Siva"; and, "The Goddess" that presents stories of the wives and lovers of the gods, as well as of Kali, the battle goddess. Translator(s): Buitenen, J. A. B. van. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HRG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Edition
- CA res. please inc. 7.25% tax
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877221227
- ISBN
- 9780877221227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.62
€ 43.62
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Ritzer, Ivo. Series: Neue Perspektiven Der Medienasthetik. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer vs United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658066192
- ISBN
- 9783658066192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.22
€ 45.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 278 x 2. Weight in Grams: 180. Exercise Answers and Tables. 50 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSJ; JHBK. Dimension: 213 x 278 x 2. Weight: 180.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 50
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135306
- ISBN
- 9780231135306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349481026
- ISBN
- 9781349481026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.36
€ 61.36
Hardcover. The muscle-bound male body is a perennial feature of classically-inflected action cinema. This book reassesses these films as a cinematic form, focusing on the depiction of heroic masculinity. In particular, Hercules in his many incarnations has greatly influenced popular cultural interpretations of manliness and the exaggerated male form. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384706
- ISBN
- 9781137384706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
paperback. An examination of how screen texts embrace, refute, and reinvent the cultural heritage of antiquity, this volume looks at specific story-patterns and archetypes from Greco-Roman culture. The contributors offer a variety of perspectives, highlighting key cultural relay points at which a myth is received and reformulated for a particular audience. Editor(s): Cyrino, Monica S.; Safran, Meredith E. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APFN; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349504800
- ISBN
- 9781349504800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.64
€ 108.64
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 166
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192804761
- ISBN
- 9780192804761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Brings together a range of English versions of three classical myths, allowing students to explore the ways in which they have been reinterpreted and reinvented by writers throughout history. Editor(s): Miles, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 446 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415147552
- ISBN
- 9780415147552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.28
€ 53.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, illus. BIC Classification: AB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585100361
- ISBN
- 9781585100361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.32€ 42.24
€ 54.32
€ 42.24
Paperback. With poems in both English and Arabic, this remarkable anthology presents rarely seen poems by over fifty Arab women spanning 7,000 years from the pre-Islamic to the Andalusian periods. Illustrator(s): Maggi, Laura. Num Pages: 241 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; DB; DCQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863560477
- ISBN
- 9780863560477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.25
€ 19.99
€ 19.25
Hardback. Reception studies have transformed the classics. Editor(s): Lovatt, Helen; Hodkinson, Owen. Series: Library of Classical Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; HBLA1; HRKP3; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781788310208
- ISBN
- 9781788310208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.93€ 46.25
€ 129.93
€ 46.25
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442243231
- ISBN
- 9781442243231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 51.34
€ 53.99
€ 51.34
Paperback. Starting with a visit to the British Museum, the authors prompt us to consider the significance of Classics as a means of discovery and enquiry, its value in terms of literature, philosophy, and culture, and its importance as a source of imagery. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, black and white halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AHA; AM; DSBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192853851
- ISBN
- 9780192853851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.99
€ 12.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Evaluates the term 'classic', discussing a wide range of films and texts including Jane Eyre, The Tempest and Alice in Wonderland. Editor(s): Cartmell, Deborah; Hunter, I. Q.; Kaye, Heidi; Whelehan, Imelda (all at De Montford University). Series: Film/Fiction. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745315881
- ISBN
- 9780745315881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.11
€ 37.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621712
- ISBN
- 9780946621712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.38
€ 24.99
€ 18.38
Hardback. Editor(s): Peterson, Paul E. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 436 pages, 39 tables, 2 maps, 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631356
- ISBN
- 9780691631356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.60
€ 216.60
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846943805
- ISBN
- 9781846943805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.36
€ 15.99
€ 14.36