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Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryan, Paul. Num Pages: 470 pages, 100 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Plexus Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859653176
- ISBN
- 9780859653176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 18.22
€ 31.99
€ 18.22
Hardcover. Recounts the life, from birth to middle age, of 'the Fariyaq,' alter ego of Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, a pivotal figure in the intellectual and literary history of the modern Arab world. This book celebrates the genius and beauty of the classical Arabic language. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Library of Arabic Literature
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479842247
- ISBN
- 9781479842247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.84
€ 46.84
Paperback. This is a translation of Patocka's final work in which he treats prehistory through the concepts of Husserl and Heidegger. He believes the technological society to be decadent, and in the 20th century, war has become the basic reality which prevails through apparent "peace". Translator(s): Kohak, Erazim. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HBA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693379
- ISBN
- 9780812693379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.73
€ 36.99
€ 31.73
Hardcover. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403961839
- ISBN
- 9781403961839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.36
€ 79.36
Paperback. Kurt Wolff (1887-1963) was a singular presence in the literary world of the twentieth century, a cultural force shaping modern literature itself and pioneering significant changes in publishing. This title deals with his works. Editor(s): Ermarth, Michael. Translator(s): Schneider, Deborah Lucas. Num Pages: 252 pages, 2 halftones, 2 figures. BIC Classification: BGLA; DNF; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226104805
- ISBN
- 9780226104805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.83
€ 17.99
€ 15.83
Paperback. Simon Critchley discovers a brilliant text on the ancient art of memory and a cache of astrological charts predicting the deaths of various philosophers in the archives of a deceased philosopher friend of his. Among them is a chart for Critchley himself, laying out in great detail the course of his life and eventual demise. Num Pages: 72 pages, 8 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fitzcarraldo Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780992974718
- ISBN
- 9780992974718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.95
€ 19.99
€ 17.95
Perfect Paperback. Editor(s): Hinshaw, Robert. Num Pages: 393 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DNF; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783856305406
- ISBN
- 9783856305406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.93
€ 29.99
€ 22.93
Hardback. Contains the last of seven works signed by the author. This book covers three of his discourses - 'On the Occasion of a Confession', 'On the Occasion of a Wedding' and 'At a Graveside'. 'On the Occasion of a Confession' centers on stillness, wonder, and one's search for God - in contrast to the speechmaking on erotic love in 'In Vino Veritas'. Editor(s): Gibbs, Robert; Hong, Edna H. Translator(s): Gibbs, Robert; Hong, Edna H. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; DNF; DSBF; HPCF3; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780691033006
- ISBN
- 9780691033006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03€ 94.40
€ 124.03
€ 94.40
Paperback. Features that illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century. Displaying an almost unrivalled mastery of English plain prose, this essays create a literary manner from the process of thinking aloud and continue to challenge, move and entertain. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141183060
- ISBN
- 9780141183060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.56
€ 19.99
€ 12.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 271 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; DN; DSB; HBG; HBJF; HBLL; JPQB; JPS; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 585. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821412688
- ISBN
- 9780821412688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.45
€ 57.45
Paperback. By the end of the 15th century Cassandra Fedele was arguably the most famous woman writer and scholar in Europe. This collection of letters reveals the central, mediating role Cassandra Fedele occupied in a community of scholars otherwise inaccessible to women. Translator(s): Robin, Diana. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADT; BJ; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239323
- ISBN
- 9780226239323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.68
€ 33.99
€ 26.68
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
€ 136.00
€ 136.00
Paperback. Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725) wrote some 130 plays, chiefly for the puppet theater, many of which are still performed today, and he is thought to have written the first major tragedies about the common man. This edition contains four of his most important plays including three popular domestic dramas and one history play. Translator(s): Keene, Donald. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111010
- ISBN
- 9780231111010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.52
€ 35.99
€ 26.52
Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn 1946, when they were both 24, he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. This title consists of nearly 2000 letters, postcards and telegrams, which chronicle various aspects of Larkin's life and the convolutions of their relationship. Editor(s): Thwaite, Anthony. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 43. Weight in Grams: 770. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper. First edition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 496
- SKU
- KEX0303689
- ISBN
- 9780571239092
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. This anthology offers a wide selection of modern Palestinian literature including translations of poems, stories and the excerpts of novels. Also included are personal narratives by Palestinian writers depicting aspects of Palestinian life from the turn of the century to the present. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 740 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 755
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075091
- ISBN
- 9780231075091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.86
€ 47.99
€ 34.86
Hardcover. This is a complete edition of the private biblical notebook that Jonathan Edwards compiled over a period of nearly 35 years. This volume confirms the centrality of the Bible in his thought and provides balance to the scientific and philosophical aspects of his work. Series: The Works of Jonathan Edwards Series. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300071986
- ISBN
- 9780300071986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03€ 94.57
€ 124.03
€ 94.57
Paperback. Translator(s): McLeish, Kenneth. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780948230653
- ISBN
- 9780948230653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.46
€ 23.46
Paperback. Reveals the writer's thoughts about the energy and mobility of the American people, the effect of modernism on literary form, the nature of history and its recording, and the inventiveness of the English language - in particular, its American variant. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 203 x 7. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226771540
- ISBN
- 9780226771540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.30
€ 25.99
€ 21.30
Hardback. Presenting an interpretation of England in the 1690s, this book reconstructs the reign of William III through the eyes and in the words of those who lived through it. The author employs a range of sources including popular ballads, correspondence, diaries, pamphlets, sermons, poems, and memoirs. Series: History of Early Modern England S. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; DNF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175452
- ISBN
- 9780631175452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.46
€ 147.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811224659
- ISBN
- 9780811224659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.96
€ 16.99
€ 15.96
Hardcover. In his prose works, Marvell established himself as a model of liberal thought for the 18th century and an irresistible new voice in political polemic. This is a modern edition of all Marvell's prose pamphlets, complete with introductions and annotation explaining the historical context. Editor(s): Dzelzainis, Martin; Maltzahn, Nicholas von; Keeble, N. H. Series: The Prose Works of Andrew Marvell. Num Pages: 536 pages, 4, black & white illustrations, b&w. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099355
- ISBN
- 9780300099355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.80€ 60.39
€ 77.80
€ 60.39
Paperback. George Chapman's translations of Homer are the most famous in the English language. This volume presents the original (1611) text of Chapman's translation of the "Iliad", making only a small number of modifications to punctuation and wording where they might confuse the modern reader. It also provides an introduction and a glossary. Editor(s): Nicoll, Allardyce. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 648 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DN; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Princeton pbk. ed
- Number of pages
- 741
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002361
- ISBN
- 9780691002361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.52
€ 35.99
€ 26.52
Paperback. Representative selection of Martial's poems with full introduction and commentary suitable for use with students. Editor(s): Watson, Lindsay; Watson, Patricia. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 202 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Bilingual
- SKU
- V9780521555395
- ISBN
- 9780521555395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.90
€ 35.90
Hardcover. Beckett's bilingual oeuvre has been approached from many angles, most of which stress its autonomy from understandings of Irishness emerging from the Irish Literary Revival. Emilie Morin shows that such autonomy is only apparent, and that Beckett's avant-garde practices remain bound to the exigencies that govern their very development. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; DSBH; DSG; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, UK
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219861
- ISBN
- 9780230219861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.45
€ 92.45