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Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 123 x 47. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007902149
- ISBN
- 9780007902149
€ 4.91
€ 4.91
Paperback. A comparative study of the texts by eight female authors writing in French and German - Marie Darrieussecq, Amelie Nothomb, Lorette Nobecourt, Alina Reyes, Sibylle Berg, Jenny Erpenbeck, Monika Maron and Charlotte Roche - in terms of an aesthetics of disgust and asks to what extent disgust can be seen as a useful tool for feminist criticism. Series: Studies in Contemporary Women's Writing. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSB; DSBH; DSBH5; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034308625
- ISBN
- 9783034308625
€ 53.99€ 52.04
€ 53.99
€ 52.04
Hardcover. Series: American University Studies Series 22: Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820420554
- ISBN
- 9780820420554
€ 40.99€ 38.81
€ 40.99
€ 38.81
Hardcover. Romeo and Juliet is the tragic love story of star-crossed lovers. The play revolves around the feud between two affluent families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Despite the enmity, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall passionately in love and wed in secret. However, the curse of hatred overpowers and everything goes terribly wrong. Series: Twenty Shakespeare Children's Stories: The Complete 20 Books Boxed Collection. Num Pages: 64 pages, 64 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; YB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Sweet Cherry Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782262237
- ISBN
- 9781782262237
€ 7.99€ 7.92
€ 7.99
€ 7.92
Paperback. Jorge Luis Borges was profoundly interested in the ill-defined and shape-shifting traditions of mysticism. This book examines the relationship between Borges' own recorded mystical experiences and his appraisal of Swedenborg and other mystics. Series: Hispanic Studies: Culture and Ideas. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034308113
- ISBN
- 9783034308113
€ 51.99€ 49.98
€ 51.99
€ 49.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Gural-Migdal, Anna. Num Pages: 505 pages. BIC Classification: CB; DB; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 225 x 30. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783039104550
- ISBN
- 9783039104550
€ 96.43
€ 96.43
Hardcover. Series: Currents in Comparative Romance Languages & Literatures. Num Pages: 128 pages, ill. BIC Classification: ANH; DB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820433103
- ISBN
- 9780820433103
€ 56.35
€ 56.35
Hardcover. Editor(s): Busse, Winfried; Varol-Bornes, Marie-Christine. Num Pages: 646 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 220. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang International Academic Publishers Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 646
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783906755915
- ISBN
- 9783906755915
€ 87.91
€ 87.91
Hardcover. The comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences c. 205--184BCE, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Moliere to modern times. Twenty-one of his plays are extant. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 115 x 30. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996823
- ISBN
- 9780674996823
€ 25.99€ 25.62
€ 25.99
€ 25.62
Hardcover. The play revolves Antonio, a rich Italian merchant; Shylock, a rich Jew; and Portia, a rich heiress. When Antonio asks to borrow money from Shylock to help his friend Bassanio, Shylock agrees on the condition that if he is able to repay it by the date specified, he will have to repay it with a pound of his flesh. Series: Twenty Shakespeare Children's Stories: The Complete 20 Books Boxed Collection. Num Pages: 64 pages, 64 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; YB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Sweet Cherry Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782262251
- ISBN
- 9781782262251
€ 7.99€ 7.92
€ 7.99
€ 7.92
Hardcover. Beautiful War Series: Currents in Comparative Romance Languages & Literatures. Num Pages: 143 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433109676
- ISBN
- 9781433109676
€ 60.01
€ 60.01
Hardcover. Crossing Cultures Cruzando culturas Editor(s): Toruno-Haensly, Rhina. Series: Currents in Comparative Romance Languages & Literatures. Num Pages: 197 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSBH; EB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433112539
- ISBN
- 9781433112539
€ 59.82
€ 59.82
Paperback. Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE - 65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and adviser to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. This title is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in eight accessible volumes. Translator(s): Kaster, Robert A.; Nussbaum, Martha C. Series: The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226748429
- ISBN
- 9780226748429
€ 31.64
€ 31.64
Hardcover. Rather than insisting on the protagonists' assumed mediocrity or derangement, which has been the norm in previous critical readings of the novels, this book reconstructs how their attempts at composing fictional texts constitute examples of subaltern approaches, often standing alongside "high" cultural production. Series: Latin America Interdisciplinary Studies. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSB; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433123108
- ISBN
- 9781433123108
€ 58.72
€ 58.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Hinge, George. Num Pages: 441 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763541411
- ISBN
- 9788763541411
€ 63.47€ 62.51
€ 63.47
€ 62.51
Hardcover. Suitable for students and scholars of Latin American, Brazilian, Hispanic and Latino literature, this book explores a significant but overlooked area in the literary production of the twentieth century: the connections between development and the narrative of formation after World War II. Series: Currents in Comparative Romance Languages & Literatures. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433119415
- ISBN
- 9781433119415
€ 55.55
€ 55.55
Paperback. Originally published in 1904, and reprinted numerous times thereafter, this book contains translations of the seven tragedies of Sophocles. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: DB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 386
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107585607
- ISBN
- 9781107585607
€ 30.97
€ 30.97
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Macmillan Collector's Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909621459
- ISBN
- 9781909621459
€ 11.99€ 11.33
€ 11.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Series: Heidelberger Publikationen zur Slavistik.B.Literaturwissenschaftliche Reihe. Num Pages: 226 pages, fig. BIC Classification: DB; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783631547229
- ISBN
- 9783631547229
€ 53.16
€ 53.16
Hardback. This volume aims to set an example of a collaborative approach to textual criticism, in which significant choices are based not on the judgement of a single authoritative editor, but on the outcome of debate between scholars who represent a broad range of viewpoints. Editor(s): Kiss, Daniel. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125999
- ISBN
- 9781905125999
€ 75.23
€ 75.23
Paperback. Reflects the author's scholarly interest in the interface between religion, rhetoric and literature in the period 1500-1800. In this book, the contributors consider subjects including the eloquence of oration from the pulpit, the relationship between religion, culture and belief, and the role of theatre and ceremony during the seventeenth century. Editor(s): Hammond, Nicholas; Moriarty, Michael E. Series: Medieval and Early Modern French Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSBD; DSBF; HP; HRA; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034308496
- ISBN
- 9783034308496
€ 55.55
€ 55.55
Paperback. Series: Heidelberger Publikationen zur Slavistik.B.Literaturwissenschaftliche Reihe. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: CB; DB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783631546260
- ISBN
- 9783631546260
€ 57.78
€ 57.78
Paperback. Offers translations of Euripides' "Medea", "The Children of Heracles", "Andromache", and "Iphigenia among the Taurians", fragments of lost plays by Aeschylus, and the surviving portion of Sophocles' "The Trackers". In this title, introductions for each play offer information about its first production, plot, and reception in antiquity and beyond. Editor(s): Griffith, Mark; Most, Glenn W. Series Editor(s): Grene, David; Lattimore, Richmond. Series: Complete Greek Tragedies. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226308807
- ISBN
- 9780226308807
€ 13.15
€ 13.15
Human Misery and Forgiveness: Meaning and Structure in Euripides'Hippo...
Nikolsky, Boris, Nikolsky, Mikhail
Hardcover. Nikolsky questions the current gender and psychoanalytical approaches to Hippolytus and challenges the widespread interpretations of the play as being concerned with the irresistible force of love and the inevitability of punishment for those who underestimate its power. Translator(s): Nikolsky, Mikhail. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 258 x 19. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- The Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910589038
- ISBN
- 9781910589038
€ 75.33
€ 75.33