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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: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226308821
- ISBN
- 9780226308821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.16
€ 15.16
Hardcover. Contains two of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In this book, the first adventure recounts the war between the Trojans and Achaeans and the personal and tragic struggle of the fiery-tempered Achilles. It also includes a story which chronicles Odysseus' return from the Trojan War and the trials he endures on his journey home. Series: Fall River Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages, b/w throughout. BIC Classification: DB; DCF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 58. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Sterling
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781435152991
- ISBN
- 9781435152991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.68
€ 16.99
€ 13.68
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: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226308968
- ISBN
- 9780226308968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.16
€ 15.16
Paperback. Tells the story of darkest episode in "Trojan War". At its centre is Achilles, greatest warrior-champion of Greeks, and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when Trojan Hector kills Achilles' close friend Patroclus, he storms back into battle to take revenge - even though he knows this may ensure his own death. Editor(s): Jones, Peter. Translator(s): Rieu, E. V. Num Pages: 560 pages, notes, maps, glossary, index. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780140447941
- ISBN
- 9780140447941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 9.71
€ 14.99
€ 9.71
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 113 x 27. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007420094
- ISBN
- 9780007420094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DB; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007902125
- ISBN
- 9780007902125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. Presents an introduction to Latin literature, with translations of the best passages from Virgil, Livy, Ovid, Seneca and others. This book traces the development of Latin literature from the early Republican works of Cicero and Catullus, to the writers of the Empire such as Lucan and Petronius, to the later writings of St Augustine. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141398112
- ISBN
- 9780141398112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.40
€ 15.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. "The Republic", Plato's masterwork, was first enjoyed 2,400 years ago and remains one of the most widely-read books in the world: as a foundational work of Western philosophy, and for the richness of its ideas and virtuosity of its writing. This title presents a translation of Plato's "The Republic" along with notes and an introduction. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141442433
- ISBN
- 9780141442433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.71
€ 12.99
€ 9.71
Hardcover. Lays bare the underlying logic of a Latin Americanist discourse through some of the continent's influential thinkers, including Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Jose Marti, Jose Enrique Rodo, Jose Vasconcelos, Fernando Ortiz, Roberto Fernandez Retamar, Nestor Garcia Canclini, and Walter Mignolo. Series: Latin America. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSB; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433119729
- ISBN
- 9781433119729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Paperback. Series: Iberica. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; DB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820461649
- ISBN
- 9780820461649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.64
€ 33.99
€ 32.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: DB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820470931
- ISBN
- 9780820470931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.68
€ 26.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. Series: Europaische Hochschulschriften/European University Studies/Publications Universitaires Europeennes Reihe 21: Linguistik/Series 21: Linguistics/Serie 21: Linguistique. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: CFF; CFG; CFK; DB; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783631538982
- ISBN
- 9783631538982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 52.68
€ 54.99
€ 52.68
Paperback. Editor(s): Peterson, Andrea; Pereira, Margarida Esteves. Series: European Connections. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSB; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783039102679
- ISBN
- 9783039102679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.64
€ 58.64
Paperback. Explores the concept of displacement in the fiction produced by the Chilean writer Isabel Allende between 1982 and 2000. Series: Hispanic Studies: Culture and Ideas. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: DB; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 225 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034309325
- ISBN
- 9783034309325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.83
€ 48.99
€ 46.83
Hardcover. Offers a view of national self-identification in the literary culture of twentieth century Romania with a focus on the post-colonial paradigm. This book analyses how Anglo-American reporting on interwar Romania and Romanian historical fiction establish notions such as hybridity and cultural overlap as conducive to the making of Romanian culture. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783631661758
- ISBN
- 9783631661758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.73
€ 41.99
€ 39.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Caporale-Bizzini, Silvia. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSB; DSBH; JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 225 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783039107896
- ISBN
- 9783039107896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.64
€ 58.64
Paperback. Shows how the reuse, recycling and development of material becomes one of the hallmarks of Ramon del Valle-Inclan's writing during the first three decades of his literary career, linking one genre with another and blurring the borders between different aesthetics. Series: Hispanic Studies: Culture and Ideas. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 307 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034302425
- ISBN
- 9783034302425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.91
€ 53.91
Paperback. Sophocles' plays transformed Greek myths into dramas featuring complex human characters, through which he explored profound moral issues. This title contains plays such as: "Electra", "Ajax", "Women of Trachis" and "Philoctetes". Editor(s): Raeburn, David. Translator(s): Raeburn, David. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140449785
- ISBN
- 9780140449785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 8.80
€ 12.99
€ 8.80
Paperback. Much more than a series of battle scenes, the Iliad is a work of extraordinary pathos and profundity that concerns itself with issues as fundamental as the meaning of life and death. Translator(s): Fitzgerald, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199536795
- ISBN
- 9780199536795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 8.07
€ 12.99
€ 8.07
Hardcover. William Shakespeare's Timon of Athens is the tale of a rich Athenian who lived a lavish life, spending his wealth on his friends. Eventually, when his wealth ceases and he asks his friends for help, Timon is shocked to find that none of them are prepared to do so. This fills him with hatred for humanity, and he decides to live the life of a hermit. 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: 120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Sweet Cherry Publishing
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782262275
- ISBN
- 9781782262275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.92
€ 7.99
€ 7.92