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Hardcover. Nearly all the works Aristotle (384 322 BCE) prepared for publication are lost; the priceless ones extant are lecture-materials, notes, and memoranda (some are spurious). They can be categorized as practical; logical; physical; metaphysical; on art; other; fragments. Translator(s): Rackham, H. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 679 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 118 x 35. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
679
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1934
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990814
ISBN
9780674990814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.08

Paperback. This translation of Aristotle's "Poetics" seeks to make it as accessible as possible. Key words and concepts are glossed within the text so as to disperse with the need for intrusive footnotes. The aim is to allow readers to experience Aristotle's arguments directly for themselves. Translator(s): McLeish, Kenneth. Series: Dramatic contexts. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854593337
ISBN
9781854593337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.96

Hardcover. Nearly all the works Aristotle (384 322 BCE) prepared for publication are lost; the priceless ones extant are lecture-materials, notes, and memoranda (some are spurious). They can be categorized as practical; logical; physical; metaphysical; on art; other; fragments. Translator(s): Guthrie, W. K. C. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 415 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
415
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1939
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674993723
ISBN
9780674993723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Sachs, Joe. Translator(s): Sachs, Joe. Series: Focus Philosophical Library. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DN; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Focus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585100354
ISBN
9781585100354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.23

Paperback. In a new English translation by Christopher Rowe, this great classic of moral philosophy by Aristotle is accompanied here by an extended introduction and detailed line-by-line commentary by Sarah Broadie. Assuming no knowledge of Greek, her approach should prove useful for students reading the text for the first time. Translator(s): Rowe, Christopher. Num Pages: 480 pages, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
478
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198752714
ISBN
9780198752714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.35

Hardcover. Provides a standard English version of Aristotle. This work contains the substance of the original translation. Editor(s): Barnes, Jonathan. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 1248 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1582.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
1248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016511
ISBN
9780691016511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.38
€ 54.37

Paperback. Suitable for all students of Greek theatre and literature, this book examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Editor(s): Heath, Malcolm. Translator(s): Heath, Malcolm. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446364
ISBN
9780140446364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. A close translation of the fourth, fifth and sixth books of the "Metaphysics", in which Aristotle discusses the nature and scope of metaphysics. The translation is accompanied by an interpretative and critical commentary. The second edition includes an expanded bibliography. Translator(s): Kirwan, Christopher. Series: Clarendon Aristotle Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, index, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198240877
ISBN
9780198240877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.44

Paperback. The thirteen writers of A London Address respond to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness in a series of essays - some haunting, some charming, and all a truly fascinating read Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088338
ISBN
9781847088338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Covering subjects as diverse as aphorisms, dueling, the night, and the 1960s, the essays gathered here offer the common reader uncommon pleasure. Keenly observant and death on pretension, Krystal examines the world of books without ever losing sight of the world beyond them. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780190494360
ISBN
9780190494360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.01

Hardcover. Series: Theatre Makers. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 37. Weight in Grams: 952.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Condition
New
SKU
9781472591746
ISBN
9781472591746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Burnt out at 23, Rimbaud has become a model for the poet as wayward genius. Nevertheless, he wrote a substantial amount of lyric and dramatic verse. This volume contains all his mature output, together with several short prose works, including "A Season in Hell". Translator(s): Schmidt, Paul. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 107 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857157086
ISBN
9781857157086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, ILL. BIC Classification: DNF; HRJ; HRLK2; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680. The Book of Creation in Theory and Practice. 624 pages, ILL. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; HRJ; HRLK2; JFSR1. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 26. Weight: 676.
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Rev Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877288558
ISBN
9780877288558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.01

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996267
ISBN
9780674996267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.08

Hardcover. Describes a series of dinner parties at which the guests quote extensively from Greek literature. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996397
ISBN
9780674996397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.08

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996205
ISBN
9780674996205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.08

Paperback. St Augustine, bishop of Hippo, was one of the central figures in the history of Christianity. Written as a defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, this title examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible. Editor(s): Evans, G. R. Translator(s): Bettenson, Henry. Num Pages: 1184 pages, bibliography, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HPCB; HRAB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 50. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448948
ISBN
9780140448948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. Translated with an uncanny sense for the overall point of Augustine's doctrine. In short, a very good translation. The Introduction is admirably clear.--Paul Vincent Spade, Indiana University Translator(s): Williams, Thomas. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872201880
ISBN
9780872201880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.92

Paperback. The first volume of the bestselling Gonzo Papers Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330510776
ISBN
9780330510776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073113
ISBN
9780252073113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.68