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Paperback. This is the first critical edition of Les Marguerites, poemes heroique, a volume originally published in Bordeaux in 1676. Written in alexandrines, divided into five cantos (chants), Les Marguerities offers a fascinating example of playful contemporary poetic taste where epic heroism is transformed into gallantry. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 51 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
51
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896429
ISBN
9780859896429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.69

Paperback. Translator(s): Dillon, G. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 199 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226150772
ISBN
9780226150772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Sisson, C. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555994
ISBN
9780199555994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Translator(s): Lockert, Lacy. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691623795
ISBN
9780691623795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.74
€ 51.35

Hardcover. Translator(s): Lockert, Lacy. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691654843
ISBN
9780691654843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.67

Features prose translations that remain close to the original French, giving us the speech of the characters in a language that echoes the effect created by Moliere's verse. This title discusses Moliere's life; Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, and the comic tradition; and, the setting, casting, and style of the plays. Translator(s): Steiner, Prudence L. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841283
ISBN
9781603841283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.11

Paperback. Features prose translations that remain close to the original French, giving us the speech of the characters in a language that echoes the effect created by Moliere's verse. This title discusses Moliere's life; Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, and the comic tradition; and, the setting, casting, and style of the plays. Translator(s): Steiner, Prudence L. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841276
ISBN
9781603841276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.75

Hardcover. Being a translation into English verse by the Earl of Longford, of L'Ecole Des Dames. With illustrations, by the translator
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Hodges, Figgis & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1948
SKU
KHS1004218
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 25.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Guilford Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780898624656
ISBN
9780898624656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Antoine-Dunne, Jean. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845232207
ISBN
9781845232207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. "Antigone" was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was an occupied nation and part of Hitler's Europe. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the play's central character, the young Antigone, mirrored the predicament of the French people in the grips of tyranny. Editor(s): Freeman, Dan; Freeman, Ted. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
A & C Black Publishers, Ltd.
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413695406
ISBN
9780413695406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.28

Paperback. "Antigone" was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was an occupied nation and part of Hitler's Europe. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the play's central character, the young Antigone, mirrored the predicament of the French people in the grips of tyranny. One of the masterpieces of the modern French stage. Translator(s): Galantibre, Lewis. Series: Modern Classics. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 6. Weight in Grams: 88. Series: Modern Classics. 80 pages. "Antigone" was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was an occupied nation and part of Hitler's Europe. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the play's central character, the young Antigone, mirrored the predicament of the French people in the grips of tyranny. One of the masterpieces of the modern French stage. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DD. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 6. Weight: 76. Translator(s): Galantibre, Lewis.
Publisher
Methuen
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413308603
ISBN
9780413308603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.41

Paperback. This is the first ever critical edition of Mientras los hombres mueren, the most important collection of war poetry to emerge from the Spanish Civil War. It chronicles the consequences of war on women and children: loss of menfolk at the front, physical deprivation, carpet bombing of cities. Editor(s): Andrews, Jean. Series Editor(s): Davies, Catherine. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 192 pages, Halftones, black & white. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719077524
ISBN
9780719077524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.08

Paperback. This anthology offers a wide selection of modern Palestinian literature including translations of poems, stories and the excerpts of novels. Also included are personal narratives by Palestinian writers depicting aspects of Palestinian life from the turn of the century to the present. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 740 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
755
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075091
ISBN
9780231075091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.30

paperback. Twelve of the best recent Arabic plays in lively English translations. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra; Allen, Roger. Series: Indiana Series in Arab & Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209733
ISBN
9780253209733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 498 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722. An Anthology. 498 pages, Ill. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DC. Dimension: 238 x 177 x 28. Weight: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231052733
ISBN
9780231052733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 34.74

Paperback. A medieval Arab-Islamic folk romance, this book offers unusual perspectives on issues of gender, religion, race, and ethnicity, as woven into the art of an oral narrative. The folk are composed between the 13th and 16th centuries during the Mamluk age. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Lena. Series: A Prota Book S. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213426
ISBN
9780253213426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DQ; DSBB; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149235
ISBN
9780231149235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.25

Hardback. An anthology of modern Arabic fictional arts, featuring more than one hundred and forty writers from Oman to Mauritania. It features selections ranging from the work of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century authors, such as the historical epics of the Christian Lebanese writer Jurji Zaydan, to the novels of Naguib Mahfouz. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 1064 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DQ; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1816.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
1064
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132541
ISBN
9780231132541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.24
€ 103.71

Paperback. An anthology of modern Arabic fictional arts, it features more than one hundred and forty writers from Oman to Mauritania. It features selections range from the work of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century authors, such as the historical epics of the Christian Lebanese writer Jurji Zaydan, to the novels of Naguib Mahfouz. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 1064 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 232 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1466. An Anthology. 1064 pages. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. An anthology of modern Arabic fictional arts, it features more than one hundred and forty writers from Oman to Mauritania. It features selections range from the work of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century authors, such as the historical epics of the Christian Lebanese writer Jurji Zaydan, to the novels of Naguib Mahfouz. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DQ. Dimension: 154 x 232 x 30. Weight: 1466.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
1064
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132558
ISBN
9780231132558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.74

Hardcover. From the Ottoman Empire to the boldness of Turkey's new Republic, Istanbul has been home to some of the great thinkers of history. In the twentieth century, Talat Sait Halman, writer and poet, exemplified Turkey's powerful and influential literary culture. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; DNJ; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 279 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784536435
ISBN
9781784536435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 53.92

Hardcover. The author enlists her readers in pursuit of the elusive concept of atmosphere in literary works. In this title, she shows how diverse conceptions of air in the eighteenth century converged in British fiction, producing the modern literary sense of atmosphere and moving novelists to explore the threshold between material and immaterial worlds. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476698
ISBN
9780226476698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.78
€ 43.95

Paperback. Examines the role the fable played in the development of English literature and culture in the period 1651-1740. Series Editor(s): Erskine-Hill, Howard; Richetti, John. Series: Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature & Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521025317
ISBN
9780521025317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 47.93

Paperback. This book is an interdisciplinary collection of essays on an important but overlooked aspect of early modern English life: the artistic and intellectual patronage of the Inns of Court and their influence on religion, politics, education, rhetoric, and culture from the late fifteenth through the early eighteenth centuries. Editor(s): Archer, Jayne Elisabeth; Goldring, Elizabeth; Knight, Sarah. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090097
ISBN
9780719090097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.60

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