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Hardcover. "Rulin waishi" (The Unofficial History of the Scholars) is an 18th century landmark in the history of the Chinese novel. Through a close reading of this novel, the author seeks answers to such questions as: what accounts for the literati's enthusiasm for writing and reading novels? Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010956
- ISBN
- 9780674010956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.29
€ 45.99
€ 38.29
Hardback. This book, the first of two volumes, is the first study of its kind devoted to an analysis of the debate concerning government by women in seventeenth-century France. The study draws on the existing work concerning queenship but innovates in its focus on the literary, feminist, and philosophical representations of female governance in France. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3JD; DSBD; JFFK; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137567970
- ISBN
- 9781137567970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.94
€ 104.94
Hardback. This book, the second of two volumes, explores and analyzes the dramatic representations of women in power in seventeenth-century France. Key to the analysis is an examination of the ways in which questions of virtue and sexual differentiation are negotiated and how they contribute to the construction of a nascent paradigm of equality. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137568427
- ISBN
- 9781137568427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.94
€ 104.94
Paperback. Explores how queens functioned as imaginative figures in Anglo-Saxon texts. Focusing on pre-Conquest works, this book argues that Anglo-Saxon writers drew upon accounts of legendary royal wives to construct cultural ideals of queenship during a time when that institution was undergoing profound change. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033101
- ISBN
- 9780268033101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Hardcover. Presents poems which are a bridge between the mystery of being human and the mystery of the divine. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8-10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061338168
- ISBN
- 9780061338168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. A breathtaking new collection of translations of poems by Rumi, one of the world's most loved mystical teachers. Beautifully packaged and illustrated with Persian calligraphy, this is an ideal gift for every MBS reader. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCF; HRLK; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Thorsons
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780722539811
- ISBN
- 9780722539811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Hardcover. It is often said that Rumi (aka Jalal al-Din, 1207-73) is the most popular poet in the United States. The main key to Rumi's success is the spiritual appeal of his work. It combines lyrical beauty with philosophical profundity, a sense of rapture and an acute awareness of human suffering in ways which speak directly to contemporary audiences. Editor(s): Washington, Peter. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 116 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841597690
- ISBN
- 9781841597690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.69
€ 16.99
€ 12.69
paperback. Translator(s): Mafi, Maryam; Kolin, Azima Melita. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hampton Roads Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781571746894
- ISBN
- 9781571746894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.71
€ 16.99
€ 15.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Hampton Roads Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571747006
- ISBN
- 9781571747006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.62
€ 16.99
€ 15.62
Paperback. Translator(s): Dhondy, Farrukh. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 165.
- Publisher
- Arcade Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628726978
- ISBN
- 9781628726978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.74
€ 16.99
€ 14.74
Paperback. Commemorating the 800th anniversary of Rumi's birth, this inspiring volume draws from the breadth of Rumi's work, spanning his prolific career from start to finish. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851689712
- ISBN
- 9781851689712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. Considered one of the greatest works of Persian literature, this title is written by a medieval Sufi mystic who also happens to be the most popular poet in America. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061905834
- ISBN
- 9780061905834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.21
€ 16.99
€ 12.21
Paperback. The definitive collection of America's bestselling poet. Rumi's finest poems of love and lovers will open your heart and soul to the lover inside and out. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060750503
- ISBN
- 9780060750503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. Centred around the wheel of fortune - as much the sideshow at the fair as Fortuna's art, rumours of all kinds fill the air in this collection as the wheel's turnings stir the air. Rumours of war, strange births, rape, the collapse of powerful houses and incestuous loves, and always of death. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558494008
- ISBN
- 9781558494008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Samuel French Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Rev Acting ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780573018848
- ISBN
- 9780573018848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.01
€ 18.01
Paperback. Set over one unforgettable summer and encompassing all of space and time, Run explores what it means to love, to lose and how to grow from a boy into a man. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848426610
- ISBN
- 9781848426610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.58
€ 17.99
€ 16.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 66 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: DD; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868197470
- ISBN
- 9780868197470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Bog/Paperback 71 lch. Bhronn an Foras Cultúir Ghael-Mheiriceánach an duais do litríocht na Gaeilge ar Ó Siadhail. Is mar fhile Béarla is fearr aithne inniu air. Poems by the renowned scholar whose poetry in English has gained him a wide following. Ina phrioc ó do sheanbhiodach scine/De sciotán thríom d’imigh pian do mhasla./Santaím aríst nimh an díoltais . . .
- Publisher
- "An Clóchomhar,"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- An Chéad Chló
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781906882334
- ISBN
- 9781906882334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.61
€ 26.99
€ 23.61
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Vintage International
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679746690
- ISBN
- 9780679746690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.42
€ 18.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. 81 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 206 x 137 x 7. Weight: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 81
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845231552
- ISBN
- 9781845231552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.79
€ 18.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- SKU
- KOC0012438
- ISBN
- 9780349102085
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight foxing to edges and ffep with minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0010269
- ISBN
- 9780349102085
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. This is a thorough but extremely readable critical look at one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century, W.B. Yeats. Num Pages: 384 pages, frontispiece, halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780195113914
- ISBN
- 9780195113914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.78
€ 56.78
Paperback. The fourteen contemporary novellas and stories in Running Wild represent the best of new Chinese writers from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the U.S., and New Zealand. Editor(s): Wang, David Der-Wei; Tai, Jeanne; Der-Wei Wang, David. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096492
- ISBN
- 9780231096492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.36
€ 40.99
€ 35.36