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Hardcover. For students of Middle English, Andrew and Waldron's The Poems of the Pearl Manuscript has been the key edition of the four Pearl poems (the best-known of which is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) for 30 years. By using prose as opposed to verse, this title ensures that the translations remain as close and accurate to the original as possible. Editor(s): Andrew, Malcolm; Waldron, Ronald. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905816026
ISBN
9781905816026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.40

Paperback. Mexico, April 2009. The bodies of a pair of undercover military intelligence agents, disguised as campesinos (farmers), are dumped by the side of the road. Beside the corpses is a message on a scrap of paper: 'You'll never get El Chapo.' Such is the fate of many who have dared to try to catch El Chapo, or oppose him. Num Pages: 304 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141048390
ISBN
9780141048390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. A matchless close reading of Remembrance of Things Past and a lesson in how to read the great books profitably and pleasurably. Bowie asserts that Proust's novel is one of the great exercises in speculative imagining in the world's literature and that its originality lies first in the quality of Proust's textual invention -- line after line, page after page. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114912
ISBN
9780231114912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.95

Paperback. A collection of the finest short stories from our best loved authors, including Samuel Beckett, Graham Greene, William Golding, Kingsley Amis, Doris Lessing, Muriel Spark, J G Ballard, William Trevor, Ian McEwan, Martin Amis, Rose Tremain, Salman Rushdie, Graham Swift and Kazuo Ishiguro. Editor(s): Bradbury, Malcolm. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952863
ISBN
9780241952863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. An exploration of the ideas, groupings and the social tensions that shaped the transformation of life caused by the changes of modernity in art, science, politics and philosophy. Editor(s): McFarlane, James Walter; Bradbury, Malcolm. Num Pages: 688 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140138320
ISBN
9780140138320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.21

paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 137.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Flambard Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873226384
ISBN
9781873226384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.02

Paperback. Reviews 3000 years of apocalyptic thought. Tracing the history of millenarianism from ancient times to the 17th century, this book investigates the modern and postmodern debates in which apocalyptic themes are recirculated, from Zoroaster to Derrida. Num Pages: 350 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCA; HPCB; HRA; JFCX; JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631190820
ISBN
9780631190820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823253111
ISBN
9780823253111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.83

Hardback. Critic, poet, editor, chronicler of the Lost Generation, elder statesman of the Republic of Letters, Malcolm Cowley (1898-1989) was an eloquent witness to American literary and political life. His letters, mostly unpublished, provide a self-portrait of Cowley and his time and make possible a full appreciation of his long, varied career. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1436.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
630
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051065
ISBN
9780674051065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.09

Paperback. The once influential theory Neoanalysis held that motifs and episodes in the "Iliad" derive from the "Aethiopis. "Given its vast potential implications for the "Iliad" s origins, the recent revival of Neoanalysis in subtler form inspires this critical reappraisal by Malcolm Davies of that theory s more sophisticated reincarnation." Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088313
ISBN
9780674088313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.08

Paperback. Malcolm Davies provides the first full commentary on the surviving fragments of the four epics that recount the story of the Seven's failed assault against Thebes and the successful assault in the next generation. He sets them in context and examines whether artistic depictions of the relevant myths can help reconstruct the lost epics' contents. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Center for Hellenic Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417243
ISBN
9780674417243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.08

Paperback. Covering everything from criminology to spaghetti sauce to show how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things about ourselves and our world. The author explores the underdogs, the overlooked, the curious, the miraculous and the disastrous, and reveals how everyone and everything contains an incredible story. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
Edition
Re-issue
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141044804
ISBN
9780141044804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Explores the poetic imagination as a way of knowing; a way of seeing reality more clearly. Presenting a series of critical appreciations of English poetry from Anglo-Saxon times onwards, the author applies the insights of poetry to contemporary issues and the contribution poetry can make to our religious knowing and the way we 'do theology'. Series Editor(s): Begbie, Revd Dr. Jeremy; Hart, Professor Trevor; Lundin, Professor Roger. Series: Ashgate Studies in Theology, Imagination and the Arts. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 516. Theology and the Poetic Imagination. Series: Ashgate Studies in Theology, Imagination and the Arts. 268 pages. Explores the poetic imagination as a way of knowing; a way of seeing reality more clearly. Presenting a series of critical appreciations of English poetry from Anglo-Saxon times onwards, the author applies the insights of poetry to contemporary issues and the contribution poetry can make to our religious knowing and the way we 'do theology'. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 17. Weight: 524.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409449362
ISBN
9781409449362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.30

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Master Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Edition
2003rd Edition
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403900777
ISBN
9781403900777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872867291
ISBN
9780872867291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.14

Paperback. A commentary on the text of Richmond Lattimore's English translation of Homer's Iliad. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 301 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
301
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226898551
ISBN
9780226898551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. This edition contains the thirty-three letters which survive from those exchanged between Cicero and his correspondents between the beginning of January and the end of April, 43 B.C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; BG; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686320
ISBN
9780856686320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.42

Paperback. Series: Malcolm X speeches & writings. Num Pages: 196 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL3; JPA; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Pathfinder Books Ltd United States
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873487542
ISBN
9780873487542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.32

Paperback. Translator(s): Godzich, Myrna; Godzich, Wlad. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 260 x 10. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816613847
ISBN
9780816613847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.95

Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Poets. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st.ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141984018
ISBN
9780141984018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.28

Paperback. A collection of portraits of prominent Scots enhanced by the contribution of each sitter's favourite Burns poem, with an explanation of why it is so important to them and what it means to Scots today. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: AJCP; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 157 x 8. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021446
ISBN
9781910021446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Personal Views on the Life and Work of Robert Burns. 64 pages, ports. (chiefly col.). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AJC; DCF. Dimension: 201 x 155 x 7. Weight: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817527
ISBN
9781906817527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. A wonderful collection by one of Japan's most beloved zen poets. Series: Companions for the Journey. Num Pages: 96 pages, 20 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
White Pine Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935210054
ISBN
9781935210054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.52

Paperback. A story of a black girl called Sephy and a white boy called Callum and their friendship in a world that's divided by the colour of skin and how their feelings for each other grow as they grow older and grow up. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 10. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854599391
ISBN
9781854599391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.32

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