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Paperback. Though in later antiquity the social comedies of Menander ranked second in popularity only to Homer, his plays were for centuries thought to be irretrievably lost. Only in this century have instances begun to re-emerge from the sands of Egypt, and it was not until 1958 that a complete play, Dyskolos or The Bad-Tempered Man, came to light. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686115
ISBN
9780856686115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.42

Paperback. The Treaty of Bayonne of 1388 between Juan I, King of Castile, and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Pretender to the Castilian throne, was one of the most important treaties of the Hundred Years War. In the transcription of the documents, the original spellings of words, however inconsistent, have been respected. Series: Exeter Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; DNF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859893169
ISBN
9780859893169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.30

Paperback. These essays were first published in the "Atlantic Monthly" in 1869, and were later published in book form in 1873. Celia Thaxter was raised on the Isles of Shoals, a group of islands off the coast of New Hampshire, and this work blends natural history, oral tradition and personal observation. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; DNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584653301
ISBN
9781584653301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.50

Paperback. Koda Aya's short stories, novels and essays offer insight into women's lives, the family and traditional culture. This text presents a discussion of her life and work in light of changes in critical horizons, readerly communities and constructions of gender and the family in the late 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824821814
ISBN
9780824821814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.33

Paperback. Intends to capture many of the influential voices from a century of United States history who have spoken out on the struggle to make real the promise of democracy for Americans, railed against abuses of corporate power, renounced American empire, championed environmental causes, opposed war, and waged peace. Editor(s): Rothschild, Matthew. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DNF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299232245
ISBN
9780299232245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.45

paperback. In The Weight of a World of Feeling, Allan Hepburn draws together all the reviews that Elizabeth Bowen left uncollected in her non-fiction collections, as well as several more familiar essays that that she published in The Tatler, in order to make them accessible to a broader audience. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810131569
ISBN
9780810131569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.47

Paperback. This anthology seeks to revolutionize the way the Harlem Renaissance is viewed. It seeks to redress the emphasis on male writers, offering a balanced collection of writers - men and women, gay and straight, famiiar and obscure. It includes poetry, short stories, drama, essays, music and art. Editor(s): Patton, Venetria K.; Honey, Maureen. Num Pages: 544 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2ABM; ACX; AVGC6; DNF; DQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813529301
ISBN
9780813529301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.84

Paperback. This collection of speeches delivered in 1987 presents widely diverging opinions of four influential men: an eminent politician; a professional soldier; a government scholar; and a distinguished scholar. The book aims to help readers gain a deeper understanding of the Vietnam War. Editor(s): Hearden, Patrick J. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; DNF; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557530035
ISBN
9781557530035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.90

Paperback. Alone among important American writers, Ambrose Bierce fought for four years in the Civil War. The writings he produced about that conflict comprise a body of work unique in American literature. This volume gathers virtually everything Bierce wrote about the war. Editor(s): Duncan, Russell; Klooster, David J. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSBF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558493285
ISBN
9781558493285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.55

Paperback. Sponsored by the Thoreau Society, the books in this series offer the thoughts of a great writer on a variety of topics, some that we readily associate with him, some that may be surprising. Each volume includes selections from his familiar published works as well as from less well known lectures, letters, and journal entries. Editor(s): Mott, Wesley T. Series: Spirit of Thoreau S. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558494985
ISBN
9781558494985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.10

Hardcover. Features fifteen essays that tell the story of Hadley, Massachusetts from a variety of disciplinary vantage points. This work investigates relations between Native and European communities, and explores the social, cultural, and political past of this New England town. Editor(s): Miller, Marla R. Num Pages: 384 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558497009
ISBN
9781558497009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.58

Paperback. Berglund and Jan Roush have assembled twelve leading scholars of American Indian literature to provide new perspectives on Sherman Alexie by many accounts, the most widely read American Indian writer in the United States and likely in the world." Editor(s): Berglund, Jeff; Roush, Jan. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607810087
ISBN
9781607810087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.75

hardcover. A new critical edition of the first Protestant catechism to be published in English. The editors' introduction establishes the historical, religious, social and cultural contexts out of which the work was born. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802043894
ISBN
9780802043894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.35

Paperback. This work offers an account, from the perspective of a young lieutenant, of the trials and tribulations of a soldier in the Third Turkish Brigade in Korea in 1952-53. Turkey was one of the first countries to support United Nations action against Communist aggression in Korea. Num Pages: 160 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FPK; 3JJPG; DNF; HBJF; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 191 x 13. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Arba Yayinlari
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789759481841
ISBN
9789759481841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.26

hardcover. This bibliography encompasses all extant books of emblems, and books dealing with the theory and practice of emblematics written by members of The Society of Jesus. Translations and adaptations of Jesuit works in all languages are also included. Editor(s): Daly, Peter M.; Dimler, S. J.; Dimler S.J., G.Richard. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; GBCR; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802038531
ISBN
9780802038531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.14

hardcover. Laird sets Moletti's Dialogue within the historical background of medieval and Renaissance mechanics, sketches the life and works of Moletti, and analyses the arguments and the geometrical theorems of the Dialogue. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBD; DSK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802046994
ISBN
9780802046994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.96

Hardcover. A special feature of this volume is the first fully annotated translation of Erasmus' Catalogues Iucubrationum (Ep 1341 A), an extremely important document for the study of Erasmus' life and works and of the controversies they aroused. Translator(s): Mynors, Sir R. A. B. Series: Collected Works of Erasmus. Num Pages: 495 pages, facsimiles, map, portraits. BIC Classification: DN; DSBB; HPCB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 181 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1136.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
495
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802026040
ISBN
9780802026040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.35

hardcover. The essays, which cover a period of approximately forty years, reflect Page's enduring concerns as a verbal and visual artist with the power of art and the imagination to transcend the barriers that limit our perceptions of the world and our sympathies with our fellow human beings. Editor(s): Pollock, Zailig. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802091086
ISBN
9780802091086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.26

Paperback. Thirty-eight rare, out-of-print or previously unpublished essays and letters by Lawrence Durrell with scholarly introduction. Editor(s): Gifford, James. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120516
ISBN
9781772120516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.13

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cathcart, Michael; Darian-Smith, Kate. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; DNF; HBJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522846812
ISBN
9780522846812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.39