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Paperback. Offers a translation of one of the greatest accounts of ancient Rome. This title recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus to the death of Nero in AD 68. Translator(s): Damon, Cynthia. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DB; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455649
- ISBN
- 9780140455649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. Anne of France (1461-1522) composed these lessons - presented as a portrait of an ideal princess - as guidance in negotiating the pitfalls facing a woman in the world of politics. First English translation. Series: Library of Medieval Women. Num Pages: 124 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; JFM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 202 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843842934
- ISBN
- 9781843842934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.29
€ 26.99
€ 23.29
Paperback. Focusing on Annie Ernaux's writing trajectory, this title provides an analysis of Ernaux's individual texts. It highlights the contradictions and nuances in her writing, and demonstrates the intellectual intricacies of her literary project. Series: Modern French Writers. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853235477
- ISBN
- 9780853235477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.22
€ 32.99
€ 30.22
Paperback. A guide to Annie Proulx's novel "Postcards" and her short story "Brokeback Mountain" that features a biography of the author, an analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the film adaptation of "Brokeback Mountain" and its reception. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. 96 pages. A guide to Annie Proulx's novel "Postcards" and her short story "Brokeback Mountain" that features a biography of the author, an analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the film adaptation of "Brokeback Mountain" and its reception. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 190 x 135 x 11. Weight: 156.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847064554
- ISBN
- 9781847064554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.26
€ 23.99
€ 21.26
Hardback. In celebration of its tercentenary, this collection brings together ten eminent scholars with new perspectives on the poem. Editor(s): Nichol, Don. Num Pages: 312 pages, 63. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647961
- ISBN
- 9781442647961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.17
€ 72.17
Paperback. He expands his examination of possible textual corruption and adds hundreds of new glosses to help scholars, students, and general readers untangle the dense thicket of allusions that crowds every sentence of Joyce's nearly inscrutable masterpiece. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: DS; DSR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- fourth edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419077
- ISBN
- 9781421419077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.02
€ 50.99
€ 42.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Trzaskoma, Stephen M.; Brunet, Stephen. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624664977
- ISBN
- 9781624664977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Neill, Michael. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199535781
- ISBN
- 9780199535781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.67
€ 11.99
€ 10.67
Hardcover. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture Eup. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699551
- ISBN
- 9780748699551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.23€ 100.65
€ 104.23
€ 100.65
Paperback. An interrogation of art's ability to face unpleasant truths. Num Pages: 105 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 105
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846949227
- ISBN
- 9781846949227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.16
€ 13.99
€ 13.16
Paperback. Translator(s): Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 102 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 5. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Hackett Pub Co
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205710
- ISBN
- 9780872205710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.46
€ 14.99
€ 12.46
Paperback. Antigone, defying her uncle Creon's decree that her brother should remain unburied, challenges the morality of man's law overruling the laws of the gods. The clash between her and Creon with its tragic consequences have inspired continual reinterpretation. This translation was made for a BBC TV production of the "Theban Plays" in 1986. Editor(s): Varakis, Angie. Translator(s): Taylor, Don W. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413776044
- ISBN
- 9780413776044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.12
€ 14.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. "Antigone" was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was an occupied nation and part of Hitler's Europe. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the play's central character, the young Antigone, mirrored the predicament of the French people in the grips of tyranny. Editor(s): Freeman, Dan; Freeman, Ted. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- A & C Black Publishers, Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413695406
- ISBN
- 9780413695406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.13
€ 12.13
Paperback. A new interpretation of Sophocles' Antigone, exploring the intertwined history of law, politics, gender and humanism. Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 338
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107668157
- ISBN
- 9781107668157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.17
€ 32.99
€ 32.17
Paperback. Antigone, the insurgent from Sophocles's Oedipus, has long been a feminist icon of defiance. This book redefines Antigone's legacy, recovering her significance and liberating it for a progressive feminism and sexual politics. It reconceptualizes the incest taboo in relation to kinship - and open up the concept of kinship to cultural change. Series: Wellek Library Lectures S. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150. Kinship Between Life and Death. Series: Wellek Library Lectures S. 112 pages. Antigone, the insurgent from Sophocles's Oedipus, has long been a feminist icon of defiance. This book redefines Antigone's legacy, recovering her significance and liberating it for a progressive feminism and sexual politics. It reconceptualizes the incest taboo in relation to kinship - and open up the concept of kinship to cultural change. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFFK. Dimension: 229 x 130 x 8. Weight: 148.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118958
- ISBN
- 9780231118958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.90
€ 29.99
€ 21.90
Paperback. Focusing on the first and last years of Libanius' Antiochene career (AD 354 388), this volume illustrates his great range of his rhetorical skills, while at the same time illuminating the intrigues of city politics and university life. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 214 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 2AHA; 3D; DNF; DSBB; HBJF; HBLC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853235958
- ISBN
- 9780853235958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.94
€ 35.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. "Artaud remains one of the significant and influential theorists of modern theatre."--Gerald Rabkin, Rutgers University Editor(s): Sontag, Susan. Num Pages: 720 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DN; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 143 x 43. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520064430
- ISBN
- 9780520064430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.71
€ 38.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. Series: Greenwich Exchange Student Guide Literary S. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 209 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Greenwich Exchange Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871551983
- ISBN
- 9781871551983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.12
€ 15.99
€ 15.12
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714542041
- ISBN
- 9780714542041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.20
€ 13.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. This new edition of Shakespeare's classic love story, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Adrian Noble, Gregory Doran and Braham Murray, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and a completely new introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576186
- ISBN
- 9780230576186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.20
€ 12.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Wilders, John (Worcester College, Oxford). Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904271017
- ISBN
- 9781904271017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.13
€ 12.13
Paperback. Series: Text & Performance S. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 5. Weight in Grams: 119.
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333339978
- ISBN
- 9780333339978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
Paperback. Series: Arden Student Skills: Language and Writing. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472504999
- ISBN
- 9781472504999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.27
€ 26.99
€ 23.27
Paperback. Contains the English translations of Apollodorus' "Library" and Hyginus' "Fabulae" - the two important surviving 'handbooks' of classical mythography. This work discusses the issues of authorship, aim, and influence. It also includes an index of people and geographic locations, and an index of authors and works cited by the mythographers. Translator(s): Trzaskoma, Stephen M.; Smith, R. Scott. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps, geneal. tables. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208209
- ISBN
- 9780872208209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.63
€ 21.99
€ 17.63