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paperback. Horace exposes the vices and follies of his Roman contemporaries in his Satires, and the Epistles include the famous Art of Poetry, whose advice on poetic style influenced many later writers and dramatists. John Davie's new prose translations perfectly capture the ribald style of the original. Translator(s): Davie, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199563289
ISBN
9780199563289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. This is a superb new translation of the great Augustan poet Horace's Odes and Epodes - brilliantly crafted and diverse poems of politics, friendship, love, and wine. The edition is supplemented by a lucid introduction, extensive notes, and glossary of names. Translator(s): West, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 4KL; DCF. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555277
ISBN
9780199555277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. "This translation of The satires of Horace and Persius first published 1973; revised edition, with Horace's Epistles, published 1979; reprinted with revisions .. 2005"--T.p. verso. Translator(s): Rudd, Niall. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint, Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455083
ISBN
9780140455083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The odes of Horace are the cornerstone of lyric poetry in the Western world. This work aims to bring all 103 odes into English in a series of translations while also illuminating the imagination of one of literary history's towering figures. Editor(s): McClatchy, J. D. Series: Facing Pages. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691119816
ISBN
9780691119816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. This volume collects the entirety of Horace's lyric poetry, comprising all 103 odes, the "Carmen Saeculare" and the earlier epodes. Translator(s): Clancy. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 267 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
University of Chicago Press Illinois
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226106793
ISBN
9780226106793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. A. M. Juster's striking new translation relies on the tools and spirit of the English light verse tradition while taking care to render the original text as accurately as possible. Translator(s): Juster, A. M. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222098
ISBN
9780812222098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Translator(s): Svarlien, John. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603848459
ISBN
9781603848459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.28
€ 42.14

Hardcover. The poetry of Horace (born 65 B.C.) is richly varied, its focus moving between public and private concerns, urban and rural settings, Stoic Epicurean and thought. This translation offers the Latin text with English translation on facing pages. Editor(s): Rudd, Niall. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996090
ISBN
9780674996090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.86

Paperback. Translator(s): Svarlien, John. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603848442
ISBN
9781603848442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.13

Paperback. Horace (65-8 bc) was one of the poets of the Augustan age of Latin literature. This poetry is based around such diverse themes as the virtues of pastoral life, the joys of wine, friendship and love, and the poet's personal anguish following Brutus' defeat at the battle of Phillipi. Translator(s): Shepherd, W. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444223
ISBN
9780140444223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Hardcover. Horace saw the death of the Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire, and was personally acquainted with the emperor Augustus and the poet Virgil. He was famous during his lifetime, and continued to be posthumously, for his odes and epodes, his satires and epistles, and for Ars Poetica. This book deals with his life and work. Editor(s): Quarrie, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 115 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841598024
ISBN
9781841598024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardback. The Book of "Esther" in Slavonic translation is known from East Slavic manuscripts of the late-14th to the late-16th centuries. Working from the Masoretic Hebrew texts and Greek translations, this work examines textological clues to the circumstances of its translation, sources and redactions. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRCG9. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916458805
ISBN
9780916458805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.13

Hardcover. Original publication, pages uncut. Keywords: Literature, Collectable, Literary criticism
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Providence The Study Hill Club
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1929
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS0081888
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 95.00

Hardcover. 169pp. Cloth bound with title in gilt on spine. Edges uncut. Keywords: Poetry
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1897
SKU
KHS1004487
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 75.00

Hardcover. Editor(s): Smith, Warren Hunting; Lam, George L. Series: Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. Num Pages: 602 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 180 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Yale University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
602
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300007046
ISBN
9780300007046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.61
€ 68.64

Paperback. An anthology of nearly two hundred "hieroglyphics," or allegorical emblems, said to have been used by the Pharaonic scribes in describing natural and moral aspects of the world. This work tells how various types of natural phenomena, emotions, virtues, philosophical concepts, and human character-types were symbolized. Translator(s): Boas, George. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 148 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 2CX; CF; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000923
ISBN
9780691000923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Paperback. A useful companion for those travelling to Sicily, this work is part of a series that is a collection of writing, aiming to invest the traveller with a cultural and historical background to Sicily. Editor(s): Horatio, Claire. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; DQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871941
ISBN
9780907871941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Hardback. .
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910749517
ISBN
9781910749517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. This is the first volume of a three-volume historical and literary commentary on the eight books of Thucydides, the great fifth-century BC historian of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. All Greek is translated, to that the work is accessible to those with little or no knowledge of the ancient language. Num Pages: 560 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198150992
ISBN
9780198150992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 224.15

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Albach, Horst. Series: Zfb Special Issue. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DDS; KC; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783409139533
ISBN
9783409139533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.68

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Ferdinand, Horst. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 34. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Edition
2
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810033383
ISBN
9783810033383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.08

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DDS; KC; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9783409138987
ISBN
9783409138987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 631 pages, Illustrations, facsims., maps, ports. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 181 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
631
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772895055
ISBN
9788772895055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.82
€ 68.64

Paperback. This collection of major essays spans Hortense Spiller's work from the early 1980s, in which she pioneered a broadly poststructuralist approach to African American literature. Num Pages: 584 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226769806
ISBN
9780226769806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.34

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