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Paperback. Rooted in the age-old problem of the fraught relationship between fathers and sons, this title is about the power of books and theater, the excitement of stories in a young man's life, and the transformative magic of words and performance. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226142234
- ISBN
- 9780226142234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.90
€ 17.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. This text challenges the assumption that African American literature aptly reflects black American social consciousness. It delineates the social and political forces that shaped leading black literary works and shows that divisions between political thinkers prevailed throughout the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509504
- ISBN
- 9780742509504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.98
€ 76.98
Paperback. Translator(s): Roberts, Deborah. Num Pages: 97 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 97
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841900
- ISBN
- 9781603841900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.09
€ 15.99
€ 13.09
Hardback. Leads us through the major genres and eras of Chinese poetry from antiquity to the modern time. This volume is divided into 6 chronological sections and features more than 140 examples of shi, sao, fu, ci, and qu poems. It highlights the thematic, formal, and prosodic features of Chinese poetry. It presents poems in Chinese and English. Editor(s): Cai, Zong-qi. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139403
- ISBN
- 9780231139403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.46€ 93.74
€ 123.46
€ 93.74
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Mercier
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRC0000006
- ISBN
- 9781856354004
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Mourelatos, Alexander P. D. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AB; DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636740
- ISBN
- 9780691636740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 283.09
€ 283.09
Hardcover. 403pp. Original boards, with title gilted on spine, showing light age and wear, remains a fine copy. Keywords: Irish literature, biography
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- L.H. Walker Galway
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0024076
- ISBN
- 9780950364100
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Hardback. Juxtaposing religious and secular writings by women and tracing their relationship to the male-authored literature of the period, often surprisingly affirmative in its attitudes toward women, Cox reveals a new and provocative vision of the Italian Counter-Reformation as a period far less uniformly repressive of women than is commonly assumed. Num Pages: 472 pages, 6 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400327
- ISBN
- 9781421400327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.92
€ 74.92
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Akron Press United States
- Number of pages
- 78
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931968935
- ISBN
- 9781931968935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.55
€ 51.99
€ 40.55
Paperback. Brings together the poems/translations of American poet, David Ferry. The text includes his books "Strangers" and "Dwelling Places", selections from "On the Way to the Island" and selections from his translations of the Babylonian epic "Gilgamesh", the "Odes of Horace" and Virgil's "Eclogues". Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244877
- ISBN
- 9780226244877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.01
€ 30.99
€ 24.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197100
- ISBN
- 9781845197100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.53
€ 27.53
Paperback. These speeches exemplify how this remarkable woman affected Alberta's history and social policy. Editor(s): Lisac, Mark. Series: University of Alberta Centennial Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 3JJ; DNF; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644886
- ISBN
- 9780888644886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.38
€ 27.99
€ 21.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- CavanKerry Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933880402
- ISBN
- 9781933880402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.91
€ 16.99
€ 14.91
Hardback. This book assesses the emphases and complexities of Albert Camus' lifelong preoccupation with justice within the sociopolitical sphere, against a background of changing personal and historical circumstances. It provides a chronological account of Camus' developing ideas on the concept, as expressed in his non-fiction. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611473438
- ISBN
- 9781611473438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.45
€ 148.45
Paperback. It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows she must go, leaving behind her family and her home for the first time. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141041742
- ISBN
- 9780141041742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. A new annotated translation of the early thirteenth century guide for women religious recluses, designed to accompany the recent and definitive Middle English text published by the Early English Text Society. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; 3H; DS; HBLC; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897754
- ISBN
- 9780859897754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.52
€ 135.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Wright, Kristina. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 214. Military Erotic Romance. 228 pages. Editor(s): Wright, Kristina. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DQ; FP. Dimension: 203 x 171 x 13. Weight: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cleis Press
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573448239
- ISBN
- 9781573448239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.18
€ 15.18
paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Flambard Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873226131
- ISBN
- 9781873226131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.94
€ 10.94
hardcover. This book examines Shakespeare's plays and defines specific Shakespearean aesthetic practices in his use of desire, death and mourning. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521514750
- ISBN
- 9780521514750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.40
€ 101.40
Hardcover. Following on from his first two books, Rhodes completes his edition of Thucydides' books on the Archidamian War, providing an Introduction Thucydides' history and on the Peloponnesian War, Greek text with selective critical apparatus and facing translation, and a commentary which should be useful both to specialists and to readers with little .. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 365 pages, maps,1 geneal table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First published in the United Kingdom in 1999. Rep
- SKU
- V9780856687013
- ISBN
- 9780856687013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.71
€ 135.71
Paperback. Nikos Gatsos' profoundly mysterious and magnetic poem "Amorgos", named after a Greek island he never visited and written during the Nazi occupation, is the single work on which his reputation rests. It was much admired by the Nobel laureates Odysseus Elytis and George Seferis, and was hugely influential on the postwar generation of Greek poets. Translator(s): Purcell, Sally. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Anvil Press Poetry United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856463020
- ISBN
- 9780856463020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.81
€ 15.99
€ 13.81
Paperback. Famously described by the Irish critic Vivien Mercier as a play in which 'nothing happens, twice', "En attendant Godot" was first performed at the Theatre de Babylone in Paris in 1953. It was translated into English by Samuel Beckett, and opened at the Arts Theatre in London in 1955. Num Pages: 128 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 104. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KKD0003801
- ISBN
- 9780571244591
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. This anthology of primary materials-the words of American women writers on the act of authorship and their participation in the literary cultures of the nineteenth century- offers revealing insight into Hawthorne's "damned mob of scribbling women." Editor(s): Boyd, Anne E. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892752
- ISBN
- 9780801892752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.55
€ 43.99
€ 36.55
Paperback. Features poems and their prose commentary ("The Fathers are Watching") that navigate between the depredations of war and the mind's need to disengage itself from its surroundings. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 128. 80 pages. Features poems and their prose commentary ("The Fathers are Watching") that navigate between the depredations of war and the mind's need to disengage itself from its surroundings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 7. Weight: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Anvil Press Poetry
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856464447
- ISBN
- 9780856464447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.35
€ 15.35