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Romance, Italic & Rhaeto-Romanic languages

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Romance, Italic & Rhaeto-Romanic languages

Hardback. This book explores the 'colonial fortune' in light of contemporary concerns with issues of fate, economics, legacy, and debt and the persistence of the colonial in today's political and cultural conversation. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786940292
ISBN
9781786940292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JJG; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486470
ISBN
9780801486470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.87

paperback. This is James McBride's tribute to his remarkable, eccentric, determined mother, and an eloquent exploration of what family and the colour of your skin really means Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; AVH; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780747538325
ISBN
9780747538325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.44

paperback. Presents translations, in rhyming couplets, of all six extant plays by this Latin author, dating from the period 166-60 BC. This title offers a literary translation, the versions remain very close to Terence's texts; consequently they can be enjoyable to the general reader, and also great value to the student of classics. Translator(s): Clayton, Frederick. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897631
ISBN
9780859897631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.42

hardcover. Latin epics such as Virgil's "Aeneid", Lucan's "Civil War", and Statius' "Thebaid" addressed Roman aristocrats whose dealings in gifts, favors, and payments defined their conceptions of social order. This book argues that these exchanges play a central yet overlooked role in epic depictions of Roman society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226111872
ISBN
9780226111872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.75
€ 53.84

Paperback. A guide to the "Divine Comedy" that provides readers with a map of the entire poem, from the lowest circle of Hell to the highest sphere of Paradise. It charts a simultaneously geographical and textual journey, canto by canto, region by region, adhering closely to the path taken by Dante himself through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 177 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
35878th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226702704
ISBN
9780226702704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. The Roman poet Propertius is best known as the writer who perfected the Latin love elegy. A contemporary of Virgil and Horace, Propertius has influenced scores of poets - from Ovid to Housman to Pound. This work contains poems that pay tribute to Cynthia, Propertius's romantic obsession, but the scope of these 107 elegies is broad. Translator(s): Katz, Vincent. Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 520 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115825
ISBN
9780691115825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415596459
ISBN
9780415596459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.14

Paperback. A saucy guide to survival in everyday French. With chapters on insults, sex, drink and those expressive Gallic gestures, this book reveals the necessary vocabulary, explains its proper use and gives examples and exercises for the eager student. Illustrator(s): Heath, Michael. Num Pages: 192 pages, cartoons. BIC Classification: 2ADF; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780002557689
ISBN
9780002557689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.43

Paperback. Suitable for those who seek to understand Roman culture and sexuality and the origins of Western poetry, this title provides the necessary historical and social background to the poet's life and works. Translator(s): Putnam, Michael C. J.; Dennis, Rodney G. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272545
ISBN
9780520272545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 24.23

Hardback. Suitable for those who seek to understand Roman culture and sexuality and the origins of Western poetry, this title provides the necessary historical and social background to the poet's life and works. Translator(s): Putnam, Michael C. J.; Dennis, Rodney G. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272538
ISBN
9780520272538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.75
€ 70.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253207876
ISBN
9780253207876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.60

Hardback. Series: Arthurian Studies. Num Pages: 634 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844006
ISBN
9781843844006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.56

Paperback. A new English translation, the first to be based on the definitive French Pleiade edition." Translator(s): Kelly, Christopher; Bush, Judith R. Series: The Collected Writings of Rousseau. Num Pages: 736 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGA; DSBD; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874518368
ISBN
9780874518368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.29
€ 51.09

Paperback. Translator(s): Becker, S. Num Pages: 212 pages, xiv, 198 p. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; FV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Chicago University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226502908
ISBN
9780226502908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.07

Paperback. Series: Latin American Originals. Num Pages: 104 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271025131
ISBN
9780271025131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.33

Hardback. This book argues that the writing of autobiography raises crucial issues of conscience as an author tries to know, assess, and represent character. Individual chapters explore such issues as the nature of truthfulness, characterization, the virtues, shame, and the religious dimensions of conscience. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333554920
ISBN
9780333554920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.69

Paperback. A translation of Boethius' "The Consolation of Philosophy". It preserves the distinction between the alternating verse and prose sections in the Latin original, allowing us to appreciate the Menippian parallels between the discourses of literary and logical inquiry. Translator(s): Slavitt, David. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048355
ISBN
9780674048355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.14

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842859
ISBN
9781843842859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.08

Hardback. Starting from the premise of the letter as literary artefact, with a potential for ambiguity, irony and allusion, this analysis of the correspondence between Peter the Venerable and future saint Bernard of Clairvaux, challenges their traditional use as a source for historical reconstruction. Series Editor(s): Bolton, Dr. Brenda; Duggan, Professor Anne J.; Smith, Dr. Damian J. Series: Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West. Num Pages: 320 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3F; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754600671
ISBN
9780754600671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.89

Hardback. Translator(s): Rubens, Andrew; Schwartz, Ros. Series: SB-The French List. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423399
ISBN
9780857423399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.94

Hardback. Offers a view of opera buffa in the theatrical world of late-eighteenth-century Vienna. This book attributes opera buffa's success to its ability to provide 'sheer' pleasure and hence explores how the genre functioned as entertainment. It shows how the arias and ensembles convey a multifaceted picture of the repertory's social values and habits. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 312 pages, 54 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 2ADT; AVGC4; AVGC9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058122
ISBN
9780691058122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.74
€ 92.10

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137401489
ISBN
9781137401489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.18

Paperback. Second, revised edition of T. P. Wiseman's 'Death of an Emperor' - his acclaimed translation and commentary of Flavius Josephus' account of Caligula's assassination. Includes an updated bibliography and a revised Appendix 1 on the Augustan Palatine which takes account of recent archaeological information. Num Pages: 122 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846319631
ISBN
9781846319631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.81

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