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Paperback. Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415590907
- ISBN
- 9780415590907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Paperback. A Student Edition of Wedekind's classic 1891 expressionist play about adolescent sexuality. Editor(s): Newberry, Rachel; Ryland, Charlotte. Translator(s): Bond, Edward. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Student
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408140895
- ISBN
- 9781408140895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.46
€ 14.99
€ 14.46
Hardback. As a didactic explanation of pagan ancient Greek culture to Orthodox Christians, John Tzetzes's Allegories of the Iliad is deeply rooted in the mid-twelfth-century circumstances of the cosmopolitan Comnenian court. As a critical reworking of the Iliad, it is part of the millennia-long global tradition of Homeric adaptation. Num Pages: 601 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 37. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967854
- ISBN
- 9780674967854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
hardcover. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, this book interweaves many of the best-known myths and legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, including Daedalus and Icarus, Pyramus and Thisbe, Pygmalion, Perseus and Andromeda, and the fall of Troy. Translator(s): Raeburn, David. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 46. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141394619
- ISBN
- 9780141394619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 20.72
€ 33.99
€ 20.72
Hardback. A volume that collects poetry, non-critical prose, and plays of Robert Duncan. Including "Letters: Poems 1953-1956", it thoroughly documents the first phase of Duncan's distinguished life in writing, making it possible to trace the poet's development as he approaches the brilliant work of his middle period. Editor(s): Quartermain, Peter. Series: The Collected Writings of Robert Duncan. Num Pages: 875 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1286. The Collected Early Poems and Plays. Series: The Collected Writings of Robert Duncan. 875 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Quartermain, Peter. A volume that collects poetry, non-critical prose, and plays of Robert Duncan. Including "Letters: Poems 1953-1956", it thoroughly documents the first phase of Duncan's distinguished life in writing, making it possible to trace the poet's development as he approaches the brilliant work of his middle period. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF; DSBH; DSC. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 53. Weight: 1286.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 875
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259263
- ISBN
- 9780520259263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.94€ 46.32
€ 58.94
€ 46.32
Paperback. This engaging textbook provides a critical assessment of British literature produced between 1900 and 1945. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748627646
- ISBN
- 9780748627646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Some of the world's most celebrated authors indicate signs of autism and AS. Through analysis of biographies, autobiographies, letters and diaries, Professor Julie Brown identifies literary talents who display characteristics of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and uncovers the similarities in their writing that suggest atypical, autistic brains. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JM; YXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843109136
- ISBN
- 9781843109136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.81
€ 59.81
Hardcover. A memoir of a novelist who almost let his imagination get the best of him. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KNW0007643
- ISBN
- 9781840467932
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Editor(s): MacLennan, Keith. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 4KL; DB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474271905
- ISBN
- 9781474271905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996601
- ISBN
- 9780674996601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.79
€ 33.99
€ 30.79
Hardcover. The era of Old Comedy (c. 485--c. 380 BCE), when theatrical comedy was created and established, is best known through the extant plays of Aristophanes. But the work of many other poets, including Cratinus and Eupolis, the other members, with Aristophanes, of the canonical Old Comic Triad, survives in fragments. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 120 x 27. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996779
- ISBN
- 9780674996779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.77
€ 33.99
€ 30.77
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199944521
- ISBN
- 9780199944521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.56
€ 13.99
€ 13.56
Paperback. Since Martin Esslin coined 'the Theatre of the Absurd' to describe experimental drama in the mid-twentieth century, the term 'absurd' has been adopted as a means of discussing a vast array of literary text. This title examines a range of literary texts, both prose and poetry. It covers classic and contemporary absurdist texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748670017
- ISBN
- 9780748670017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.36
€ 33.36
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714542041
- ISBN
- 9780714542041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.41
€ 13.99
€ 13.41
Hardcover. John McGahern (1934-2006) has been widely acknowledged as one of the foremost Irish prose writers of the twentieth and the early twenty-first century. McGahern has traditionally been regarded as a 'chronicler' of the lives of farmers, teachers and policemen in the Irish midlands in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782051640
- ISBN
- 9781782051640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. Shows how Renaissance writers and artists struggled to reconcile past traditions with experiences of 'discovery'. Series: Postcolonial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336. Series: Postcolonial Literary Studies. 224 pages, illustrations. Shows how Renaissance writers and artists struggled to reconcile past traditions with experiences of 'discovery'. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBD. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 14. Weight: 336.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748636846
- ISBN
- 9780748636846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Part of a series of literature guides designed for GCSE coursework requirements, this book contains author details, background to the work, summaries of the text, critical commentaries, analysis of characterization, and sample questions with guideline answers. Editor(s): Baker, I.L. Series: Brodie's Notes. Num Pages: 104 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHT; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK; YQE; YQZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (XX) Exams / tests / exercises. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 126. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Palgrave
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- SKU
- KAK0006376
- ISBN
- 9780333581186
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 'Romanticism had its roots in fantasy and fed on myth'. This book analyses the Romantic vision of the Orient from Ottoman Turkey, through the Middle East, including Egypt and Persia, to the Vale of Kashmir - fascination with the exotic Orient mixed with distaste for despotic rule. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSB; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764825
- ISBN
- 9781780764825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71
Paperback. Verlyn Flieger's expanded and updated edition of "Splintered Light", a study of Tolkien's fiction first published in 1983, examines "The Silmarillion" and "The Lord of the Rings" in light of Owen Barfield's linguistic theory of the fragmentation of meaning. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387446
- ISBN
- 9780873387446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.98
€ 24.98
Hardback. An introduction to "Confessions", one of the most important books in the Christian and Western traditions. It tells the story of the "Confessions" - what motivated Augustine to dictate it, how it asks to be read, and the many ways it has been misread in the one-and-a-half millennia since it was composed. Series: Lives of Great Religious Books. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 122 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143576
- ISBN
- 9780691143576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.86
€ 23.99
€ 17.86
Paperback. A fresh and exciting approach to this great work of classical literature, which brings it alive for today's students and gives them the tools to appreciate and explore the work themselves. Series: Reading Guides to Long Poems. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641093
- ISBN
- 9780748641093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.44
€ 27.99
€ 26.44
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849666244
- ISBN
- 9781849666244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.00€ 31.98
€ 33.00
€ 31.98
Paperback. Series: Edinburgh History of Twentieth-century Literature in Britain. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380. Series: Edinburgh History of Twentieth-century Literature in Britain. 236 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: DSBH. Dimension: 152 x 233 x 14. Weight: 380.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748633951
- ISBN
- 9780748633951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.77
€ 32.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HP; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332. Literature, Culture, and Subjectivity. 240 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSB; HP; JFC; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 13. Weight: 332.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159494
- ISBN
- 9780231159494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32