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Literary essays

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Literary essays

Paperback. Contains a glossary that includes an introductory examination of author's works and career. Editor(s): Whitelock, Dorothy. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 102 pages, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859890717
ISBN
9780859890717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.65

Paperback. Septuagenarian Stew is a combination of poetry and stories written by Charles Bukowski that delve into the lives of different people on the backstreets of Los Angeles. He writes of the housewife, the bum, the gambler and the celebrity to evoke a portrait of Los Angeles Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Ecco
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876857946
ISBN
9780876857946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. Paints a captivating picture of an Englishman's adventures abroad. This edition also includes a chronology, updated further reading and notes. Editor(s): Goring, Paul. Num Pages: 176 pages, chronology, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437799
ISBN
9780140437799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.28

Hardcover. In 124 epistles Seneca (c. 4 65 CE) writes to Lucilius, occasionally about technical problems of philosophy, but more often in a relaxed style about moral and ethical questions, relating them to personal experiences. He thus presents a Stoic philosopher s thoughts about the good life in a contemporary context. Translator(s): Gummere, R.M. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 469 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 117 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Loeb
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1925
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990869
ISBN
9780674990869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.07

Paperback. Translator(s): Lambert, John. Series: Belgian Literature Series. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 179 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564785862
ISBN
9781564785862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110. Series: Dover Thrift S. 128 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF. Dimension: 209 x 133 x 8. Weight: 112.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486277905
ISBN
9780486277905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.16

Paperback. A companion to the two-volume monograph Attic Orators from Antiphon to Isaeus (1876), this title presents a selection that was meticulously made to illustrate the 'successive steps in the process by which a language of most elastic resource was gradually adapted to a certain set of purposes'. Editor(s): Jebb, R. C. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
The 1888 revision of the 1880 original
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904675075
ISBN
9781904675075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.77

Paperback. Discusses works by great painters such as Delacroix and Ingres. This title features writings on Poe, Flaubert and Gautier. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACV; DNF; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Publication date
1993
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446067
ISBN
9780140446067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811202138
ISBN
9780811202138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 716 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPQ; HRAB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1222.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
716
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970519
ISBN
9780865970519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.28

Paperback. Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) was the sister and wife to kings and a pivotal influence in sixteenth-century France. This book contains sampling of Marguerite's varied works: from verse letters and fables to mythological-pastoral tales, from spiritual songs to a selection of novellas. Editor(s): Cholakian, Rouben; Skemp, Mary. Translator(s): Cholakian, Rouben; Skemp, Mary. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 432 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142722
ISBN
9780226142722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. Translator(s): Shattuck, Roger. Num Pages: 284 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312. Good copy with some shelf wear, yellowing of pages
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
New Directions
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KKD0007462
ISBN
9780811200035
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Birch, Dinah. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539246
ISBN
9780199539246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Gerard de Nerval was a poet, visionary, short-story writer and autobiographer. This selection of his works includes "Aurelia", the memoir of his madness; the novella of love and memory "Sylvie"; the hermetic sonnets of "The Chimeras"; as well as Nerval's experimental fictions and selections from his correspondence. Translator(s): Sieburth, Richard. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AHA; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446012
ISBN
9780140446012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 696 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 42. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593777
ISBN
9781841593777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. Thomas Carlyle was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1795. He was influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment while at the University of Edinburgh and became a teacher instead. He published a life of Schiller and translations of Goethe in the 1820s. This book presents a selection of his work. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396767
ISBN
9780141396767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Canavan, Francis. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971677
ISBN
9780865971677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Canavan, Francis. Num Pages: 476 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
476
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971653
ISBN
9780865971653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.97

Hardcover. Editor(s): Canavan, Francis. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
500
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971660
ISBN
9780865971660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.60

Paperback. Lawyer, philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome's Republic, the author was a master of eloquence, and his pure literary and oratorical style and strict sense of morality have been a powerful influence on European literature and thought for over two thousand years in matters of politics, philosophy, and faith. Translator(s): Grant, M. Num Pages: 272 pages, genealogy; maps. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140440997
ISBN
9780140440997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900564014
ISBN
9781900564014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.16

Paperback. Brings together the prose writings of the great early nineteenth-century essayist Charles Lamb, whose shrewd wit and convivial style have endeared him to generations of readers. This title discusses how his tragic life and sainted reputation, caring for his mentally ill sister Mary, belied the quality of his work. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392912
ISBN
9780141392912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. This text presents a selection of the political speeches of Cicero, including: "On the Command of Cnaeus Pompeius", "Against Lucius Sergius Catilina", "In Defence of the Poet Aulus Licinius Archias", and "In Defence of Marcus Caelius Rufus". Translator(s): Grant, Michael. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442144
ISBN
9780140442144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. This selection of Cicero's letters not merely documents in detail Cicero's career but simultaneously provides a month-by-month record of the collapse of the republic and its replacement by a tyranny. It provides a vivid picture of daily life and politics in Rome, the assassination of Caesar, and Cicero's vain resistance to the rise of Mark Antony. Translator(s): Walsh, P. G. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DB; DNF; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199214204
ISBN
9780199214204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

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