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Paperback. "Compulsively readable. .. Simon Armitage has given us an energetic, free-flowing, high-spirited version."-Edward Hirsch, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
A New Verse Translation ed.
SKU
V9780393334159
ISBN
9780393334159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. The adventures and challenges of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's nephew and a knight at the Round Table, including his duel with the mysterious Green Knight, are among the oldest and best known of Arthurian stories. Besides the tale of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", this title includes an introduction to the works of the Gawain poet. Illustrator(s): Kredel, Fritz. Translator(s): Gardner, John. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226283289
ISBN
9780226283289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. This is the best translation of Sir Gawain Gordon Teskey, Cornell University Translator(s): Winny, James. Num Pages: 192 pages, Plans transparencies :Includes bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Broadview Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780921149927
ISBN
9780921149927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.16

Paperback. Composed during the fourteenth century in the English Midlands, this work describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith, it is among the Middle English poems: a tale of magic, chivalry and seduction. Editor(s): O'Donoghue, Bernard. Translator(s): O'Donoghue, Bernard. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140424539
ISBN
9780140424539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Written by an anonymous 14th-century poet, this epic poem is recognized as an equal of Chaucer's masterworks and of the great Old English poems, including "Beowulf." This edition includes a Preface by Raffel and a new Introduction. Revised reissue. Translator(s): Raffel, Professor Burton (University of Louisiana at Lafayette Emeritus). Series: Signet Classics. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 104 x 18. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Signet Classics
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780451531193
ISBN
9780451531193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445654669
ISBN
9781445654669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.53

Hardback. Sir Philip Gibbs was one of the most widely read English journalists of the first half of the twentieth century. This coverage of his writing offers a broad insight into British social and political developments, government and press relations, propaganda, and war reporting during the First World War. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; DNJ; HBJD1; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137573001
ISBN
9781137573001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.04

Hardcover. This book rejects the Calvinist and deconstructionist interpretations of Sidney and argues instead for a man of humane and generous sympathies who thought deeply about human experience and the art and function of writing. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611470956
ISBN
9781611470956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.29
€ 25.55

Paperback. This study analyzes Sir Philip Sidney's reputation from his own day to the present by discussing his reception in the work of authors as diverse in time and type as Sir Fulke Greville, Christopher Hill, Charles Lamb, Edmund Waller, and Thomas Warton the elder. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349286706
ISBN
9781349286706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Sidney's poetry and prose, including The Defence of Poesy, substantial parts of both versions of the Arcadia, and the whole of the sonnet sequence Astrophil and Stella. Editor(s): Duncan-Jones, Katherine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538416
ISBN
9780199538416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. Reid Barbour brings the historical evidence of Browne's life together for the first time, allowing readers to contextualise his most celebrated works. Num Pages: 552 pages, 20 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBD; HBLH. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198778356
ISBN
9780198778356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback. Peter Field's new editon of the Morte Darthur has been hailed as 'our standard critical edition of Malory'. The paperback makes the complete definitive original spelling text edition available, with the same pagination as the two-volume hardback edition. Num Pages: 1120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Original Text ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844600
ISBN
9781843844600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.07

Hardcover. Sir Thomas More deals with matters so controversial that it may never have reached performance on stage. A compelling play of riots and religious politics, it is also an intriguing document of what could, and could not, be articulated in the early modern public theatre. Editor(s): Jowett, John. Series: The Arden Shakespeare Third Series. Num Pages: 544 pages, 15 in introduction. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271475
ISBN
9781904271475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.52

Paperback. Sir Thomas More deals with matters so controversial that it may never have reached performance on stage. A compelling play of riots and religious politics, it is also an intriguing document of what could, and could not, be articulated in the early modern public theatre. Editor(s): Jowett, John. Series: Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 544 pages, 15 in Introduction. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271482
ISBN
9781904271482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.41

Paperback. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 262 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442503
ISBN
9781580442503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.15

Paperback. A book that chronicles bestselling author's long friendship with writer from its beginning to untimely end with both funny and moving moments and stark honesty. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950548
ISBN
9780241950548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.21

Paperback. Sir Walter Ralegh, poet, scholar, soldier and explorer, travel-writer, historian and favorite courtier of Queen Elizabeth-I, was born in Devon around 1552, knighted in 1584, imprisoned twice in the Tower of London, where he wrote his "History of the World", and executed in 1618. This book features a collection of Sir Walter's poems. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 119 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571238040
ISBN
9780571238040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.94

Hardback. Sir Walter Ralegh created a public identity by means of the prose texts he wrote from prison. This study not only offers an analysis of these political writings, but also demonstrates the ways in which his readers modified Ralegh's public identity in a series of posthumous reinterpretations. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333660768
ISBN
9780333660768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardback. Introduces the "Westernesque femme fatale," an alluring figure who is ethnically Japanese but evokes the West in her physical appearance, lifestyle, behavior, and, most important, her use of language. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137867
ISBN
9780231137867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.22
€ 76.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231137874
ISBN
9780231137874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. Three plays from Paul Sirett. Includes the plays A Night in Tunisia, Jamaica House and Skaville with an introduction from Jeff Teare. Series: Oberon Modern Playwrights. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840022322
ISBN
9781840022322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Paperback. Americans, expatriates, and virtually orphans, Gertrude and Leo Stein, lived together for almost forty years, collaborating in one of the great artistic and literary adventures of the twentieth century. This biography tells the story of that adventure and relationship. Num Pages: 68 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803217539
ISBN
9780803217539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.41

Paperback. 103lth. Sa bhailiúchán scéalta, eachtraí agus portráidí fileata seo cuireann Ó Muirthile mná rialta ag eitilt agus baineann casadh gan choinne as caidreamh laethúil an duine. In this collection of stories, adventures and literary portraits, Ó Muirthile puts wings on nuns and brings other unexpected twists to everyday human encounters.
Publisher
COIS LIFE
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9781901176537
ISBN
9781901176537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Erdrich, Heid E.; Tohe, Laura. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873514286
ISBN
9780873514286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.39

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