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Hardcover. This study deals with the poetic configurations of the private garden in cities from the 9th to the 11th century in relation to the development of the private sphere in Chinese literati culture. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; AMV; DSBB; DSC; GTB; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674012196
- ISBN
- 9780674012196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.44
€ 50.99
€ 45.44
Paperback. When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in December 2010, its recipient, Liu Xiaobo, was serving an eleven-year sentence in a Chinese prison for "incitement to subvert state power." These essays and poems not only chronicle a leading dissident's struggle against tyranny but enrich the record of universal longing for freedom and dignity. Editor(s): Link, Perry; Martin-Liao, Tienchi; Liu, Xia. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072329
- ISBN
- 9780674072329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.33
€ 26.99
€ 25.33
Hardcover. Features two novels - "Daphnis and Chloe" (second or early third century CE) and "Anthia and Habrocomes" (first century CE). In "Anthia and Habrocomes", a newlywed couple, separated by mischance, survive hair-raising adventures and desperate escapes as they traverse the Mediterranean and the Near East en route to a joyful reunion. Editor(s): Henderson, Jeffrey. Translator(s): Henderson, Jeffrey. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 108 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Loeb Classical Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996335
- ISBN
- 9780674996335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.18
€ 29.99
€ 29.18
Paperback. After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. This title offers insights into the Socratic world and into the intellectual atmosphere and life of ancient Greece. It reveals much about this man. Editor(s): Waterfield, Robin. Translator(s): Tredennick, Hugh. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445176
- ISBN
- 9780140445176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.97
€ 16.99
€ 12.97
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141026312
- ISBN
- 9780141026312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 4.99
€ 6.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. The "Anabasis" by Xenophon (c. 430 c. 354 BCE) is an eyewitness account of Greek mercenaries' challenging 'March Up-Country' from Babylon back to the coast of Asia Minor under Xenophon s guidance in 401 BCE, after their leader Cyrus the Younger fell in a failed campaign against his brother. Translator(s): Brownson, C.L. Num Pages: 652 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 116 x 33. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 652
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674991019
- ISBN
- 9780674991019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.18
€ 29.99
€ 29.18
Paperback. Details nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Presenting the story of the Peloponnesian War at the point where Thucydides finished his magisterial history, this title chronicles the conflicts that ultimately led to the decline of Greece, and the wars with both Thebes and the might of Persia. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441758
- ISBN
- 9780140441758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. A successful New York madam frankly discusses her life, customers, and problems with the law. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- ReganBooks,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 30th Anniversary ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060014162
- ISBN
- 9780060014162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.32
€ 13.99
€ 11.32
Mass Market Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Zebra
- Publication date
- 1984
- SKU
- KLN0001200
- ISBN
- 9780821714515
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 9.83
€ 9.83
Paperback. A collection of some of the most original and dazzling short stories, from writers old and new Editor(s): Asham Award. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 120 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Virago UK United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844086849
- ISBN
- 9781844086849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. For fans of crime and mystery comes an anthology by some of the best-known practitioners of the genre. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Sphere
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1957
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751566154
- ISBN
- 9780751566154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardcover. This Reader's Guide synthesises the key criticism on Pinter's work over the last half century. Andrew Wyllie and Catherine Rees examine critical approaches and reactions to the major plays from academics and the press, along themes such as Absurdism, politics and gender identity. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299634
- ISBN
- 9780230299634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.17
€ 73.17
The Plays of Harold Pinter (Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism)
Wyllie, Andrew, Rees, Catherine, Rees, C.
Paperback. This Reader's Guide synthesises the key criticism on Pinter's work over the last half century. Andrew Wyllie and Catherine Rees examine critical approaches and reactions to the major plays from academics and the press, along themes such as Absurdism, politics and gender identity. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299641
- ISBN
- 9780230299641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.17
€ 26.17
The Battle of Lepanto (The I Tatti Renaissance Library)
Wright, Elizabeth R., Spence, Sarah, Lemons, ...
Hardcover. The defeat of the Ottomans by the Holy League fleet at Lepanto (1571) was among the most celebrated international events of the sixteenth century. The Battle of Lepanto anthologizes the work of twenty-two poets who composed Latin poetry in response to the news of the battle, the largest Mediterranean naval encounter since antiquity. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 532 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 203 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725423
- ISBN
- 9780674725423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.86
€ 37.99
€ 34.86
Paperback. The oscar-winning film by legendary director and screenwriter Ingmar Bergman, adapted for the stage by Jenny Worton. The story of a young woman forced to take control of her life premiered at London's famous Almeida Theatre in 2010. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 138 x 5. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848421233
- ISBN
- 9781848421233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.97
€ 13.99
€ 12.97
Paperback. Wordsworth and Coleridge's joint collection of poems has often been singled out as the founding text of English Romanticism. This is the only edition to print both the original 1798 collection and the expanded 1802 edition, with Wordsworth's famous Preface. It includes important letters, a wide-ranging introduction and generous notes. Editor(s): Stafford, Fiona. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199601967
- ISBN
- 9780199601967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.50
€ 11.99
€ 10.50
Paperback. Offering the reader the opportunity to study the poems in their original contexts as they appeared to Coleridge's and Wordsworth's contemporaries, this edition includes some of their most famous poems, including Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancyent Marinere." Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415355292
- ISBN
- 9780415355292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.16
€ 20.16
Paperback. Browning is best known for his development of the dramatic monologue, in which he recreated the world of Renaissance Italy. This work provides a thematic survey of Browning's often difficult work, using key poems as a common point of reference. Themes covered include styles, genres and the mind. Series: Studies in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Literature Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, chronology, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582096134
- ISBN
- 9780582096134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.98
€ 59.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155882
- ISBN
- 9781903155882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.30
€ 21.30
Paperback. This selection brings together thirty of Woolf's best essays across a wide range of subjects including writing and reading, the role and reputation of women writers, the art of biography, and the London scene. They are enchanting in their own right, and indispensable to an understanding of this great writer. Editor(s): Bradshaw, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199556069
- ISBN
- 9780199556069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.32
€ 13.99
€ 11.32