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Paperback. Offers a collection of five satires from the Reformation period, written between 1517 and 1526. This title focuses on the impact and importance of a supporting cast of satirists whose ad hoc productions reached a wider audience, in a more visceral manner, than the rational approach which typified scholarly theological arguments. Num Pages: 122 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DNF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC9; WHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823214839
ISBN
9780823214839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.17

Hardback. A collection seeks to examine exactly what Levinas' writings mean for both Jews and Christians. It takes a snapshot of the state of Jewish-Christian dialogue, using Levinas as the rationale for the discussion. It represents three generations of Levinas scholars. Editor(s): Hart, Kevin. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230150
ISBN
9780823230150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.65

paperback. A collection that includes the panegyric of Claudius Mamertinus ("Panegyrici Latini XI/3"), a substantial part of the treatise of John Chrysostom on St Babylas and against Julian ("de S Babyla c Julianum et gentiles XIV-XIX"), and Emphrem Syrus' "Hymns Against Julian". Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 160 pages, map, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 144 x 7. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780853233763
ISBN
9780853233763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.12

Paperback. "On the Tabernacle" was one of Bede's most popular works, appearing in a great many manuscripts from every period of the Middle Ages. This title contains the translation of Bede's allegorical commentary on the tabernacle of Moses, which he interpreted as a symbolic figure of the Christian Church. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HRCC1; HRCG9; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853233787
ISBN
9780853233787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.15

Paperback. Focuses on the development of the church in Visigothic Spain and its internal politics, and also on its, at times troubled, relationship with the Visigothic state and the history of that state itself, particularly in the period when the Visigoths changed their adherence from Arian to Trinitarian Christianity. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 208 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853235828
ISBN
9780853235828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.15

Paperback. The Satires contain six Latin poems of moderate length in the hexameter metre. Persius belonged to the well-to-do and landowning gentry of Italy and the tone and philosophical content of the Satires suggest that he pursued philosophy with an ardour beyond that conventionally thought proper by Romans. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856681738
ISBN
9780856681738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.57

Paperback. A significant two-fold development in recent classical scholarship has been a revival of interest in, and respect for, post-Aristotelian Greek philosophy and Cicero's contribution to our knowledge of it. Of Cicero's major works in this field the Tusculan disputations is perhaps the most approachable. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 136 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
First published in the United Kingdom in 1985. Rep
SKU
V9780856682513
ISBN
9780856682513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.73

Paperback. Of the 1995 full-length edition:'Aristophanes addicts unite! This book is for us. It has everything that we always wanted to know about Birds and we were unable to find in one place.' Greek Gazette 'The commentary elucidates with an experts knowledge of syntax, meter, and artifacts.. The volume will remain authoritative for generations. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Reprinted with revisions 1991.
SKU
V9780856682889
ISBN
9780856682889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.86

Paperback. The dating of the Phaedrus has been hotly debated: sometimes it has been counted among Plato's earliest works; sometimes with the dialogues of the 'middle' period (Phaedo, Symposium, Republic); sometimes with the late works (e.g. Sophist, Statesman). Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 232 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First published 1986, reprinted with corrections 2
SKU
V9780856683145
ISBN
9780856683145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.73

Hardcover. Covers the years 28 to 5 BC; includes Dio's discussion of the constitutional settlement of 27 BC and the imperial system it inaugurated. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First published in the UK in 1990. Reprinted with
SKU
V9780856683831
ISBN
9780856683831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.82

Paperback. Covers the years 28 to 5 BC; includes Dio's discussion of the constitutional settlement of 27 BC and the imperial system it inaugurated. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First published in the UK in 1990. Reprinted with
SKU
V9780856683848
ISBN
9780856683848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.68

Paperback. The fourth book of Tacitus' Annals recounts one of the most turbulent periods of Tiberius' reign: the conflict between the emperor and Agrippina's family moved to its twin climaxes of Tiberius' retirement to Capreae and the destruction of Agrippina and members of her family. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856684043
ISBN
9780856684043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.73

Paperback. Pliny's letters sent to Trajan from Bithynia, and Trajan's replies are the only surviving file of letters between a provincial governor and his emperor. The edition makes this record accessible to even those with no knowledge of Latin. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 241 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
First published 1990. Reprinted with addenda 2007.
SKU
V9780856684081
ISBN
9780856684081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.73

Paperback. Plutarch's Lives have always attracted a large number of admirers, particularly because of his pragmatic concern with ethics and politics. But Plutarch intended his Lives to be read in pairs, an intention that is often ignored by those who treat these works as merely historical sources. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856684227
ISBN
9780856684227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.57

Hardcover. Text with translation and commentary. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856684678
ISBN
9780856684678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.61

Hardcover. Rational persuasion and appeal to an audience's emotions are elements of most literature, but they are found in their purest form in oratory. The speeches written by the Greek Orators for delivery in law-courts, deliberative councils and assemblies enjoyed an honoured literary status, and rightly so, for the best of them have great vitality. Editor(s): Edwards, M. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 232 pages, text, translation and commentary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856685279
ISBN
9780856685279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.61

Paperback. Universally recognised as the greatest speech by the finest of the Attic Orators, On the Crown is Demosthenes' vindication of his lifelong devotion to Athenian primacy among the Greek states and opposition to the advance of Philip II of Macedon. He won the case, and his opponent Aeschines went into exile. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856685347
ISBN
9780856685347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. Livy is a popular author in schools and universities in all areas of the English speaking world. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 204 pages, Aros amd Phillips 1994. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780856686269
ISBN
9780856686269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.57

Paperback. This edition contains the thirty-three letters which survive from those exchanged between Cicero and his correspondents between the beginning of January and the end of April, 43 B.C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; BG; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686320
ISBN
9780856686320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.73

Paperback. Ramon LLull (1232-1316) was born the son of a prosperous Catalan merchant and spent his youth pursuing worldly pursuits, until a series of powerful visions of Christ moved him to devote his life entirely to serving God. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADC; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HRCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780856686344
ISBN
9780856686344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.22

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