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Paperback. This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs. Translator(s): Collins, Derek; Orion, Janice. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New and Revised
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515253
- ISBN
- 9780742515253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.44
€ 72.44
Paperback. The late-imperial legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, the "Butterfly Lovers" - a story as central to Chinese culture as Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is to Western culture - also relates a tale of two lovers held apart by social strictures. This volume offers translations of the earliest versions of the popular ballad. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841948
- ISBN
- 9781603841948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.41
€ 20.99
€ 16.41
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781903631423
- ISBN
- 9781903631423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 17.75
€ 20.00
€ 17.75
Paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141635
- ISBN
- 9780231141635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.12
€ 37.99
€ 28.12
Paperback. Contains twelve of author's celebrated short stories, together with "The Grass Harp" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's". This title also includes various sketches of places from Tangiers to Brooklyn, and insights into the lives of his contemporaries, from Jane Bowles and Cecil Beaton to Marilyn Monroe and Tennessee Williams. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141185309
- ISBN
- 9780141185309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.37
€ 17.99
€ 12.37
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637211
- ISBN
- 9780691637211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.97
€ 145.97
Paperback. Somewhere on a rocky patch of the sun-drenched Italian coastline a young innkeeper, chest-deep in daydreams, looks out over the incandescent waters of the Ligurian Sea and views an apparition: a beautiful woman, a vision in white, approaching him on a boat. She is an American starlet, he soon learns, and she is dying. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670922659
- ISBN
- 9780670922659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardback. Rigorous archival research, careful readings, and long chronologies of genre define this magisterial work, making it an invaluable resource for scholars of American studies, American poetry, and literary history. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404899
- ISBN
- 9781421404899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.79€ 64.55
€ 70.79
€ 64.55
Paperback. New Poems. 120 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 203 x 153 x 10. Weight: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Turtle Point Press
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933527079
- ISBN
- 9781933527079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.23
€ 17.99
€ 16.23
hardcover. The letters (1907-1929) present immediate accounts of events and relationships that profoundly shaped Hemingway's life and work. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Letters of Ernest Hemingway. Num Pages: 1870 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 150. Weight in Grams: 3760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1870
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107128392
- ISBN
- 9781107128392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.69€ 97.18
€ 102.69
€ 97.18
Paperback. Representing 40 years of work with modern French art and formalistic theory, these essays cover a broad spectrum of topics, from Fry's influential promotion of post-Impressionism to art education, museums, architecture, decorative art, literature and dance. Num Pages: 452 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AB; ACX; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226266428
- ISBN
- 9780226266428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.84
€ 45.99
€ 35.84
Hardcover. Ranging widely across periods and conflicts real and imagined, this title explores the fascinating process of interaction between politics and literature, science fiction and war in a range of classic texts. It includes essays that explore Reagan's 'star wars' project, nuclear fiction, Martian invasion, and the Pax Americana among other topics. Editor(s): Seed, David. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846317552
- ISBN
- 9781846317552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.00
€ 136.00
Paperback. Listen to the voices of the muses in a Scottish-Canadian daughter's homage to her parents. Series: Currents. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888645395
- ISBN
- 9780888645395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.38
€ 27.99
€ 21.38
Hardcover. Editor(s): Vandivere, Julie; Hicks, Megan. Series: Clemson University Press: Woolf Selected Papers. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Clemson University Digital Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942954088
- ISBN
- 9781942954088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.12
€ 135.12
Hardback. Editor(s): Urgo, Joseph R.; Skaggs, Merrill Maguire. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series on Willa Cather. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611473728
- ISBN
- 9781611473728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.13
€ 148.13
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 202 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780375760112
- ISBN
- 9780375760112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.73
€ 8.99
€ 8.73
Paperback. "Reading this excellent, thought-provoking biography, one is all too easily reminded of Camus's 1942 novel, The Stranger."-Philip Kerr, Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871407405
- ISBN
- 9780871407405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.87
€ 16.99
€ 15.87
Paperback. Series: MIP Teams Secular Commentary Series. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580441896
- ISBN
- 9781580441896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.86
€ 52.86
paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 138 x 3. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Flambard Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873226582
- ISBN
- 9781873226582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.08
€ 7.08
hardcover. Commentary providing a Greek text with detailed philological, literary, and historical notes. Editor(s): Flower, Michael A.; Marincola, John M. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 374 pages, 1 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 123 x 28. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521593687
- ISBN
- 9780521593687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.55
€ 102.55
Paperback. Andromache , written in the early years of the Peloponnesian War, shows the effects of war on the conquerors and the conquered. The other main theme is the role and nature of women, explored through the conflict between the contrasting figures of Andromache and Hermione. Series Editor(s): Collard, Christopher. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856687709
- ISBN
- 9780856687709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871407412
- ISBN
- 9780871407412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.05
€ 20.99
€ 20.05
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003961
- ISBN
- 9780862785642
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. This fresh, informative account of key writers, important texts, and complex cultural currents promises keen interest for students and scholars, literary critics, and cultural historians. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894732
- ISBN
- 9780801894732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.16€ 56.19
€ 61.16
€ 56.19