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hardcover. New edition and translation of ancient depictions of daily life in the Roman Empire. Editor(s): Dickey, Eleanor. Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 303 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2188.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107085084
- ISBN
- 9781107085084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 270.71
€ 270.71
Hardcover. Newly revised and enlarged, the second edition of A Conrad Chronology draws upon a rich range of published and unpublished materials. It offers a detailed factual record of Joseph Conrad's unfolding life as seaman and writer as well as tracing the compositional and publication history of his major works. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition,New edition,2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137452382
- ISBN
- 9781137452382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Translator(s): Nichols, James H., Jr. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186. Series: Agora Paperback Editions S. 128 pages. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Dimension: 219 x 153 x 8. Weight: 186. Translator(s): Nichols Jr, James H. (Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College, USA).
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485329
- ISBN
- 9780801485329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.09
€ 17.99
€ 17.09
Hardback. Conceives the intertext as a relation between or among texts that encompasses both Kristevan intertextuality and traditional relationships of influence, imitation, allusion, and citation. This work focuses on relations between Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and Spenser's "The Faerie Queene", including the role of the narrator. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228478
- ISBN
- 9780823228478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.53
€ 114.53
Hardback. Editor(s): Godfrey, Emelyne. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137523396
- ISBN
- 9781137523396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.95
€ 143.95
Hardcover. The poets of the Northern Song dynasty were writing after what is thought to be the Golden Age of Chinese poetry. This study examines how these Song poets responded to their uncomfortable proximity to such impressive predecessors and reveals how their response shaped their literary art. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804721264
- ISBN
- 9780804721264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.31
€ 97.31
Hardback. In the 1890s, when Henry James turned to the theatre, he was unceremoniously booed off the stage. Since the 1940s and 50s his fiction has nevertheless been consistently interpreted by composers and film directors. This book traces the historical development of these adaptations. Editor(s): Bradley, John. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJP; AN; APF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333792148
- ISBN
- 9780333792148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.42
€ 123.42
hardcover. Contributors demonstrate how the tools of various intellectual disciplines can be used to examine what we now know about the story of Saint Francis in his own era and how that story has been appropriated in our period. Editor(s): Downey, John K. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602861
- ISBN
- 9780230602861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Hardcover. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403974365
- ISBN
- 9781403974365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. At last-an illuminating and accessible edition of Isaac Newton's writings, intended for nonspecialist readers. I. Bernard Cohen and Richard S. Westfall have meticulously collected representative works from every major aspect of Newton's intellectual life. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 434 pages, illustrations, glossaries. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393959024
- ISBN
- 9780393959024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.07
€ 25.99
€ 22.07
Features prose translations that remain close to the original French, giving us the speech of the characters in a language that echoes the effect created by Moliere's verse. This title discusses Moliere's life; Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, and the comic tradition; and, the setting, casting, and style of the plays. Translator(s): Steiner, Prudence L. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841283
- ISBN
- 9781603841283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.11
€ 52.99
€ 37.11
Hardback. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739146903
- ISBN
- 9780739146903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.58
€ 125.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780746308233
- ISBN
- 9780746308233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.42
€ 24.99
€ 23.42
Hardback. Editor(s): Hayot, Eric; Walkowitz, Rebecca L. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231165204
- ISBN
- 9780231165204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.60€ 77.70
€ 102.60
€ 77.70
Hardback. This title records the the details of the relationships W.B. Yeats had with important figures in the cultural and public life of his time and traces his prolific literary output, providing a vivid witness to an extraordinarily important, rich and crowded life. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 641.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333460061
- ISBN
- 9780333460061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.79
€ 123.79
Hardback. An examination of the themes of pain and compassion in key Renaissance writers, at a time when religious attitudes to suffering were changing. Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14, 14 black and white. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843306
- ISBN
- 9781843843306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.07
€ 96.07
Paperback. A work which examines the exact historical context of the East European, "Dracula and the Eastern Question" seeks to examine literature in the light of their contemporary politics. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349544417
- ISBN
- 9781349544417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. This book traces the dialogic relation between Conrad's Eastern fiction and other histories, arguing that it is in the intersections of art and history that we locate Conrad's irony. In a direct response to the visual culture of his times, Conrad sets up his fictional world as a hallucinated mirage stressing the veracity of his own Eastern vision. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230545298
- ISBN
- 9780230545298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.69
€ 122.69
Hardback. Editor(s): Clogan, Paul Maurice. Series: Medievalia et Humanistica Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442214279
- ISBN
- 9781442214279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.71
€ 184.71
Paperback. Despite an outpouring in recent years of history and cultural criticism related to the Holocaust, Italian women's literary representations and testimonies have not received their proper due. This project fills this gap by analyzing Italian women's writing from a variety of genres, all set against a complex historical backdrop. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; HBL; HBWQ; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349480081
- ISBN
- 9781349480081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Hardback. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838639351
- ISBN
- 9780838639351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.29
€ 112.29
Paperback. Divided in two parts, this book comprises an introduction to the Old English language, including orthography and pronunciation, inflexions, word formation, an authoritative section on syntax; and provides an introduction to Anglo-Saxon studies, which discusses language, literature, history, archaeology, and ways of life. Editor(s): Mitchell, Bruce; Robinson, Fred C. Num Pages: 424 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ABA; CF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226369
- ISBN
- 9780631226369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.07
€ 55.07
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nixon, Jude. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403965226
- ISBN
- 9781403965226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Hardback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 296 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168427
- ISBN
- 9780231168427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.30€ 45.40
€ 58.30
€ 45.40