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Literary essays

Paperback. "Unquestionably art, a breathtaking piece of writing."-Charles Bock, The New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339017
ISBN
9780393339017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.14

Paperback. Features essays that are the result of reflection in the wake of World War II. These essays comprise a study of surrealism, insisting on its importance as a cultural and social phenomenon with far-reaching consequences. They explain Bataille's links with the surrealist movement, and describe his complex relationship with Andre Breton. Translator(s): Richardson, Michael. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD1; DNF; HPCF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844675609
ISBN
9781844675609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Sommerstein, Alan H. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Greek & English
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856681721
ISBN
9780856681721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.94

Hardback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644844
ISBN
9780691644844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.36

paperback. This collection of works by noted Deaf New Englander William B. Swett, which originally appeared in the late nineteenth century, includes his accounts of adventures in the rugged White Mountains of New Hampshire. Num Pages: 128 pages, 4 figures, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781563686832
ISBN
9781563686832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.41

Paperback. Scholarly edition of Aelfric's Colloquy with supporting introduction and glossary. Editor(s): Garmonsway, G. N. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 74 pages, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 131 x 5. Weight in Grams: 74.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
74
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780859890984
ISBN
9780859890984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.33

Paperback. A simple illustrated English version of the story of the Aeneid, aimed at ages 8-12. Illustrator(s): Weller, Simon. Num Pages: 175 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; YQF. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 148 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bristol Classical Press
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862921989
ISBN
9780862921989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585102259
ISBN
9781585102259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585102266
ISBN
9781585102266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Ganiban, Randall Toth; Perkell, Christine. Series: The Focus Vergil Aeneid Commentaries. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DC; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585102273
ISBN
9781585102273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. This new translation is the first to represent all the main fable collections in ancient Latin and Greek derived from the legendary Aesop, arranged according to the fables' contents and themes. It includes 600 fables, many of which come from sources never before translated into English. Translator(s): Gibbs, Laura. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 2. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540754
ISBN
9780199540754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. This work tells the story of the author's six-week journey by skiff along the Ohio river. He covered 1000 miles from Redstone, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Ilinois, where the Ohio river meets the Mississippi. This edition is a reprinting of the original 1897 edition. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 395. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press Illinois
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
SKU
KEX0212370
ISBN
9780809322688
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. This work tells the story of the author's six-week journey by skiff along the Ohio river. He covered 1000 miles from Redstone, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Ilinois, where the Ohio river meets the Mississippi. This edition is a reprinting of the original 1897 edition. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 395. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press Illinois
Edition
1st
Number of pages
348
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0212371
ISBN
9780809322688
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Gathering a range of traditional African myths, this collection offers tales of heroes battling mighty serpents and monstrous birds, brutal family conflict and vengeance, and desperate migrations across vast and alien lands. All the narratives found here concern origins - whether of the universe, peoples or families. Editor(s): Belcher, Stephen. Num Pages: 544 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449457
ISBN
9780140449457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.93

Paperback. Explores the ways in which three novelists of empire - Paul Scott, V.S. Naipaul and Salman Rushdie - have charted the blurred boundaries of identity in the wake of British imperialism. This text provides readings of post-colonial fiction, showing how imperialism shaped British national identity. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226304755
ISBN
9780226304755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. Translator(s): McLeish, Kenneth. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948230653
ISBN
9780948230653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.46

Hardback. .
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784785925
ISBN
9781784785925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.84

Paperback. Argues that modern cultural conditions have given way to a critical approach to aesthetics. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190068
ISBN
9780141190068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.37

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803222731
ISBN
9780803222731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.12

Hardcover. Tacitus (c. 55 c. 120 CE), renowned for concision and psychology, is paramount as a historian of the early Roman empire. "Agricola" includes Agricola s career in Britain. "Germania" is a description of German tribes as known to the Romans. "Dialogus" concerns the decline of oratory and education. Translator(s): Hutton, M. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 374 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 111 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
374
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1914
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990395
ISBN
9780674990395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.47

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