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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
€ 14.62
€ 14.62
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
€ 54.99€ 53.51
€ 54.99
€ 53.51
Paperback. Features a story of the wronged wife who avenges herself upon her unfaithful husband by murdering their children is lodged securely in the popular imagination, a touchstone for politics, law, and psychoanalysis and the subject of constant retellings and reinterpretations. Translator(s): Taplin, Oliver. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226203454
- ISBN
- 9780226203454
€ 10.03
€ 10.03
Paperback. Commentary providing firm grounding in matters of language and text while addressing major literary, dramatic and historical questions. Editor(s): Goldberg, Sander M. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521721660
- ISBN
- 9780521721660
€ 32.48
€ 32.48
Paperback. Ovid's witty and exuberant epic starts with the creation of the world and brings together a series of ingeniously linked Greek and Roman myths and legends in which men and women are transformed, often by love - into flowers, trees, stones and stars. Translator(s): Raeburn, David. Num Pages: 768 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140447897
- ISBN
- 9780140447897
€ 10.99€ 9.52
€ 10.99
€ 9.52
Hardcover. Presents author's sequence of fifteen witty and playful poems which sketches the history of the world from its creation to the poet's own time through a series of transformation myths in which gods and goddesses succumb to all-too-human passions, not least in the matter of love. Translator(s): Mandelbaum, Allen. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 608. In very good condition, but was creased and damaged slightly from the publishers warehouse, and so being sold as hurt titles.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0000566
- ISBN
- 9781841593586
€ 7.81
€ 7.81
Paperback. Offers teachings of Epicurus - about life and death, religion and science, physical sensation, happiness, morality, and friendship-attracted legions of adherents throughout the ancient Mediterranean world and deeply influenced later European thought. This volume includes all of his extant writings - his letters, doctrines, and Vatican sayings. Translator(s): Strodach, John K. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780143107217
- ISBN
- 9780143107217
€ 11.99€ 10.24
€ 11.99
€ 10.24
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
€ 41.99€ 39.76
€ 41.99
€ 39.76
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
€ 8.10
€ 8.10
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
€ 52.99€ 51.22
€ 52.99
€ 51.22
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
€ 99.34
€ 99.34
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
€ 58.09
€ 58.09
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
€ 90.16
€ 90.16
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
€ 26.24
€ 26.24
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
€ 8.10
€ 8.10
Paperback. Recounting the wanderings of Aeneas and his companions after the fall of Troy, this edition of Virgil's epic poems contains fourteen renderings created by Barry Moser to illustrate this volume. Illustrator(s): Moser, Barry. Translator(s): Mandelbaum, Allen. Num Pages: 423 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254152
- ISBN
- 9780520254152
€ 32.99€ 29.12
€ 32.99
€ 29.12
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
€ 61.53
€ 61.53
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
€ 61.53
€ 61.53
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
€ 32.49
€ 32.49
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
€ 60.39
€ 60.39