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Paperback. Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the world's oldest epic. The story tells of Gilgamesh's adventures with the wild man Enkidu. This text is translated by Andrew George. Translator(s): George, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages, map, glossary. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449198
- ISBN
- 9780140449198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Since the discovery over one hundred years ago of a body of Mesopotamian poetry preserved on clay tablets, what has come to be known as the Epic of Gilgamesh has been considered a masterpiece of ancient literature. This title presents the Epic to the general reader in a clear narrative. Translator(s): Kovacs, Maureen Gallery. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804717113
- ISBN
- 9780804717113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Presents a tale of morality, tragedy and pure adventure. This book shows how Gilgamesh, King of Uruk and his companion Enkidu journey to the Spring of Youth, defeat the Bull of Heaven and slay the monster Humbaba. Translator(s): Sandars, N. K. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 b&w map, glossary. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140441000
- ISBN
- 9780140441000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.75
€ 11.99
€ 9.75
Hardcover. "The Epic of Ram "by Tulsidas has become the most beloved retelling of the ancient Ramayana story across northern India and an influential literary masterpiece. This volume presents the poet s grand introduction to Ram, setting the stage for his advent and divine mission." Translator(s): Lutgendorf, Professor of Hindi and Modern Indian Studies Philip, PhD (University of Iowa). Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674425019
- ISBN
- 9780674425019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.27
€ 40.99
€ 34.27
Hardback. The Epic of Ram by Tulsidas has become the most beloved retelling of the ancient Ramayana story across northern India and an influential literary masterpiece. This volume recounts Ram s birth on earth, his youthful adventures, and the celebration of his marriage to Sita." Translator(s): Lutgendorf, Professor of Hindi and Modern Indian Studies Philip, PhD (University of Iowa). Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088610
- ISBN
- 9780674088610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.17
€ 40.99
€ 34.17
paperback. A collection of Ovid's poems that deals with the whole spectrum of sexual desire, ranging from deeply emotional declarations of eternal devotion to flippant arguments for promiscuity. It features poems such as "Amores" and "Cures for Love". Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 464 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140443608
- ISBN
- 9780140443608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 54 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 113. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dedalus Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0004007
- ISBN
- 9781901233124
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Containing an Introduction that talks about the place of the "Aeneid" in Roman mythology, history, and literature, this abridgment of Stanley Lombardo's translation of Virgil's "Aeneid" is suitable for use in such courses as those surveys of Roman history or classical mythology in which time may not permit a reading of the epic in its entirety. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207912
- ISBN
- 9780872207912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
paperback. Published on his 75th birthday, this new selection presents just over a hundred of Brendan Kennelly's most essential poems, accompanied by an audio CD of his own readings drawn from two classic recordings. Editor(s): Brown, Terence; Longley, Michael. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Gift inscription on half title page. CD included. Very good clean copy, as new
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031390
- ISBN
- 9781852249045
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 18.00
€ 18.00
Paperback. Fine copy showing some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0016181
- ISBN
- 9780880011952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A beautiful compilation of Gibran's prose and poetry offering a wide variety of theme, occasion, mood, and form Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851689729
- ISBN
- 9781851689729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
paperback. Allen Ginsberg was one of the most influential cultural and literary figures of the 20th century, his face and political causes familiar to millions who had never even read his poetry. This book attempts to offers a portrait of this poet by bringing together his poetry, journals, music, photographs and letters, much of it never before published. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141398990
- ISBN
- 9780141398990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Signed copies. 81pp.
- Publisher
- Salmon Poetry
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781907056055
- ISBN
- 9781907056055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.00€ 11.72
€ 12.00
€ 11.72
Paperback. Translations of the three great Japanese haiku masters, Basho, Buson and Issa, each selection featuring an introduction, around 100 haiku, and other poetry or prose by the poet, plus a superb essay on the art of haiku. Editor(s): Hass, Robert. Translator(s): Hass, Robert. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First UK edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852249724
- ISBN
- 9781852249724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. Selections from both the Iliad and the Odyssey, made with an eye for those episodes that figure most prominently in the study of mythology. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 532
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205406
- ISBN
- 9780872205406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Selections from both the Iliad and the Odyssey, made with an eye for those episodes that figure most prominently in the study of mythology. Num Pages: 532 pages, map. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205413
- ISBN
- 9780872205413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.12€ 40.81
€ 51.12
€ 40.81
Paperback. While preserving the basic narrative of the Iliad, this bare-bones abridgement highlights the epic's high poetic moments and essential mythological content, and will prove especially useful in surveys of world literature, and in Western civilization surveys. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co.
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205420
- ISBN
- 9780872205420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.67
€ 16.99
€ 13.67
While preserving the basic narrative of the Iliad, this bare-bones abridgement highlights the epic's high poetic moments and essential mythological content, and will prove especially useful in surveys of world literature, and in Western civilization surveys. Num Pages: 215 pages, map. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205437
- ISBN
- 9780872205437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.18
€ 43.99
€ 31.18
Paperback. A selection of myths at the heart of Roman mythology and literature that manages to relate many of the episodes in that world-historical march toward the Age of Augustus and accompanied by an Introduction that deftly sets them in their cosmological, theological, and Augustan contexts. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603846240
- ISBN
- 9781603846240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.79
€ 15.99
€ 12.79
Hardcover. A selection of myths at the heart of Roman mythology and literature that manages to relate many of the episodes in that world-historical march toward the Age of Augustus and accompanied by an Introduction that deftly sets them in their cosmological, theological, and Augustan contexts. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603846257
- ISBN
- 9781603846257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.55
€ 38.99
€ 28.55