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Paperback. Tom Stoppard's reputation as a playwright was made when his dazzling debut, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, opened at the National Theatre. Fifty years later, the play's wit, stagecraft and verbal verve remain as exhilarating as they were in 1967. This edition aims to coincide with a fiftieth anniversary production at The Old Vic, London. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main - Faber Modern Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571333721
- ISBN
- 9780571333721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- ATF Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921511790
- ISBN
- 9781921511790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.60
€ 34.99
€ 25.60
Paperback. In this pioneering study, Deryn Rees-Jones argues that the poetic traditions of the 20th century must be radically re-thought in light of the formal and thematic experimentation of three generations of women poets. Editor(s): Rees-Jones, Deryn. Num Pages: 288 pages, il. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468. Essays on Modern Women Poets. 288 pages, il. Editor(s): Rees-Jones, Deryn. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ1. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 21. Weight: 456.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852243920
- ISBN
- 9781852243920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.18
€ 14.99
€ 12.18
Paperback. Offers a translation of one of our prime sources for archaic Greek mythology, ritual, cosmology, and psychology. Translator(s): Ruden, Sarah. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First PB Edition, First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207257
- ISBN
- 9780872207257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.32
€ 18.99
€ 15.32
Hardback. Poetry's relevancy as a tool for social and political change continues to be overlooked in a global context. Looking to writers as diverse as Derek Walcott, Paul Muldoon, and Daljit Nagra, Hena shows that poets throughout the world have reinvigorated older poetic traditions to address political realities and the sweeping pressures of modernity. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137502872
- ISBN
- 9781137502872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Paperback. A young man, in despair over gambling debts, buys a magical animal skin that grants his every wish but hastens its owner's death in the process. Balzac's compelling tale is here presented in an exuberant new translation, with an illuminating introduction and notes. Translator(s): Constantine, Helen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199579501
- ISBN
- 9780199579501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Whether we recognise it or not, virtually every aspect of our life today has been influenced in part by the aesthetic legacy of Modernism. In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler examines how and why Modernism began, explaining what it is and showing how it has gradually informed all aspects of 20th and 21st century life. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD2; DSBH; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192804419
- ISBN
- 9780192804419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardback. This book examines how literary texts can be incorporated into teaching practices in an EFL classroom. It takes a multi-faceted approach to how English language teaching and learning can best be developed through presentation and exploration of literary texts. Editor(s): Teranishi, Masayuki; Saito, Yoshifumi; Wales, Katie. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 figures, 42 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137443656
- ISBN
- 9781137443656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.43
€ 196.43
Hardcover. Theocritus (early third century BCE) was the inventor of the bucolic genre, also known as pastoral. The present edition of his work, along with that of his successors Moschus (fl. mid-second century BCE) and Bion (fl. around 100 BCE), replaces the earlier Loeb Classical Library volume of Greek Bucolic Poets by J. M. Edmonds (1912). Translator(s): Hopkinson, Fellow in Classics Neil (Loughborough University University of Cambridge Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University). Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 117 x 35. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996441
- ISBN
- 9780674996441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448218
- ISBN
- 9780801448218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Paperback. These days it is impossible to get away from discussions of whether the book will survive the digital revolution. This book presents conversations in which Jean-Claude Carriere and Umberto Eco discuss everything from how to define the first book to what is happening to knowledge now that infinite amounts of digital information is available. Translator(s): McLean, Polly. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 195 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099552451
- ISBN
- 9780099552451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415519106
- ISBN
- 9780415519106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.50
€ 31.99
€ 30.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441157287
- ISBN
- 9781441157287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.94
€ 38.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 407 x 208 x 31. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590170595
- ISBN
- 9781590170595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.36
€ 27.99
€ 19.36
Paperback. Aims to establish a provenance for the Holy Grail and, through the figure of Merlin, links Joseph of Arimathea with mythical British history and with the knightly adventures of Perceval's Grail quest. Series: Arthurian Studies. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ADF; 3H; DQ; DSBB; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859917797
- ISBN
- 9780859917797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.96
€ 26.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. Christian Jacob presents a completely fresh and unique reading of Athenaeus's Sophists at Dinner (ca. 200 ce), a text long mined merely for its testimonies to lost classical poets. Connecting the world of Hellenistic erudition with its legacy among Hellenized Romans, Jacob helps the reader navigate the many intersecting paths in this enormous work. Editor(s): Johnson, Dr. Scott Fitzgerald. Translator(s): Papaconstantinou, Dr. Arietta. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073289
- ISBN
- 9780674073289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.59
€ 23.99
€ 20.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 37 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; BG; DN; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Conari Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573241380
- ISBN
- 9781573241380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.06
€ 26.99
€ 24.06
Hardcover. Plato's Republic concerns righteousness both in individuals and in communities, and proposes an ideal state organized and governed on philosophical principles. This edition, which replaces Shorey's, offers text, translation, and annotation that are fully current with modern scholarship. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Plato is in 12 volumes. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996519
- ISBN
- 9780674996519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.62
€ 33.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. Including names, dates, edition citations, and detailed summaries, the work combines the virtues of an encyclopedia with the critical intelligence readers have come to expect from Italy's leading Latinist, Gian Biagio Conte. Translator(s): Fowler, Don P.; Most, Glenn W.; Solodow, Joseph B. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 69. Weight in Grams: 1452.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 864
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801862533
- ISBN
- 9780801862533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.34€ 49.06
€ 53.34
€ 49.06
Paperback. What is literary noir? How do British and American noir thrillers relate to their historical contexts? Lee Horsley's updated study of the genre, now available in paperback, ranges over hundreds of novels from the hard-boiled fiction of Hammett, Chandler and Cain to the game-players, voyeurs and consumers of contemporary thrillers and future noir. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218864
- ISBN
- 9780230218864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.45
€ 122.45
Paperback. A modern insight into the legendary Christian mystic St John of the Cross. Num Pages: 192 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; DSBD; HRCC7; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340612576
- ISBN
- 9780340612576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472581600
- ISBN
- 9781472581600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.83
€ 32.99
€ 27.83
Paperback. One of the most popular and widely read books of the Middle Ages, "Physiologus" contains allegories of beasts, stones, and trees both real and imaginary, infused by their anonymous author with the spirit of Christian moral and mystical teaching. This book explains the origins, history, and literary value of this curious text. Translator(s): Curley, Michael J. Num Pages: 144 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226128702
- ISBN
- 9780226128702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.01
€ 31.99
€ 25.01
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602878
- ISBN
- 9780230602878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.23€ 49.50
€ 78.23
€ 49.50