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Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Poolbeg Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0004185
- ISBN
- 9781853710810
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Gregory Nagy analyzes metonymy as a mental process that complements metaphor. If metaphor is a substitution of something unfamilar for something familiar, metonymy connects something familiar with something else already familiar. Nagy offers close readings of over one hundred examples of metonymy in the arts of Greek and other cultures. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088320
- ISBN
- 9780674088320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.67
€ 32.99
€ 27.67
paperback. Described as Tasso's most ambitious project, this epic poem, part history, part fiction, is based on the events of the First Crusade, and was composed upon his release from a seven year confinement in Ferrara. This translation into English also contains the original Italian text. Translator(s): Passaro, Maria Pastore. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823216345
- ISBN
- 9780823216345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.37
€ 46.99
€ 41.37
Paperback. Taken from the "Lives", a series of biographies spanning the Graeco-Roman age, this collection describes the twilight of the old Roman Republic from 157-43 BC. Deeply influential on Shakespeare and many other later writers, the works explore corruption, decadence, and the struggle for ultimate power. Editor(s): Seager, Robin. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- 9780140449341
- ISBN
- 9780140449341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 11.09
€ 17.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852246228
- ISBN
- 9781852246228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.65
€ 10.99
€ 9.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811218931
- ISBN
- 9780811218931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.18
€ 16.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. Reissued to accompany Stephen Greenblatt's The Swerve: the epic poem that changed the course of human thought forever. Translator(s): Copley, Frank O. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393341362
- ISBN
- 9780393341362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.83
€ 16.99
€ 15.83
Paperback. In myths of origin and the natural world, the terrible chronicles of history and the saving power of folk wisdom, the poet weaves spells of Romany and circus language, invents forms and shapes, drawing his readers into a 'lit circle' magical and true. Num Pages: 78 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 78
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847770622
- ISBN
- 9781847770622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611472929
- ISBN
- 9781611472929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.03
€ 118.03
paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KHN0000990
- ISBN
- 9780755341528
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 2AHM; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636399
- ISBN
- 9780691636399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.04
€ 106.04
Paperback. La Soeur (1645) is one of the liveliest and most successful comedies by Jean Rotrou. The introduction to this new edition assesses the originality of Rotrou's adaptation. The notes are devoted above all to linguistic questions and to the many exotic allusions found in the text. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 156 pages, bibliography, 2 b&w half-tones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859893985
- ISBN
- 9780859893985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.36
€ 40.36
Paperback. Conversation is very often spontaneous, natural and informal. But even at its most casual it is governed by rules and principles of language and behaviour. This book lays bare the structure of conversation, describing what happens when people talk to each other and explaining why they say what they say in a wide variety of circumstances. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631139393
- ISBN
- 9780631139393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.41
€ 50.41
hardcover. Combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry. Translator(s): Stallings, Alicia. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141396903
- ISBN
- 9780141396903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.63
€ 17.99
€ 12.63
Hardcover. This collection reflects the distinct methods and insights Stephen Booth has brought to the reading of Shakespeare for more than forty years. Together these essays suggest how his approach enhances the reading, playing, or teaching of Shakespeare in the years to come and suggest the enduring value of his work to Shakespeare scholarship. Editor(s): Collins, Michael J. Num Pages: 188 pages, 33 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Delaware
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611495072
- ISBN
- 9781611495072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.28
€ 116.28
Hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing some light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Poolbeg Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0009121
- ISBN
- 9781853714542
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Makes literary thinking visible Series: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DS; JNM; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356994
- ISBN
- 9780253356994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.32
€ 79.32
Hardback. The author challenges the view that literary texts cannot be examined by words alone, arguing that images also play a role in the interpretation process. Num Pages: 300 pages, 16 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728072
- ISBN
- 9780804728072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.81
€ 162.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 272 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927322154
- ISBN
- 9781927322154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.00
€ 19.99
€ 16.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333281017
- ISBN
- 9780333281017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.90€ 93.24
€ 151.90
€ 93.24
Paperback. Analyzes medieval Jewish, Christian, and Muslim uses of gendered bodily imagery and metaphors of impurity in their visual and verbal polemic against one another. This book examines attitudes toward the corporeal body and its relationship to divinity. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268023676
- ISBN
- 9780268023676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 45.34
€ 51.99
€ 45.34
Paperback. How is it that biographies of Shakespeare can continue to appear when so little is known about him, and what is known has been in the public domain for so long? Why is it that a majority of the biographies published in the last decade have been written by distinguished Shakespeareans who ought to know better? This book aims to solve this puzzle. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646678
- ISBN
- 9780748646678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.39
€ 29.39
Paperback. Presents an account of Socrates' trial and death (399 BC). This title develops the Socratic belief in responsibility for one's self and shows Socrates living and dying under his philosophy. It focuses on the themes of identity and confrontation. Translator(s): Rowe, Christopher. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140455496
- ISBN
- 9780140455496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.93
€ 13.99
€ 9.93
Paperback. Three tunes on the harp to stir your soul ~ to ease, to laughter, to tears of sorrow for lost Gods. Num Pages: 131 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780990873
- ISBN
- 9781780990873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.96
€ 13.99
€ 12.96