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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Presents the interface between literature and life through the prism of the lives and works of three poets: the German-Jewish poet and Holocaust survivor, Paul Celan (1920-1970); the Leningrad native, US poet laureate, and Nobel Prize winner, Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996); and, Germany's premier contemporary poet, Durs Grunbein (born 1962). Series: Verbal Art: Studies in Poetics. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804758314
- ISBN
- 9780804758314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.34
€ 86.34
Hardback. A pioneer of the the new law and literature movement narrates its central vision, which he calls poethics: the revival of jurisprudence through literary sources and techniques. He argues that lawyers, like novelists, must use language that is precise in order to tell their stories persuasively. Num Pages: 312 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074544
- ISBN
- 9780231074544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.61
€ 88.61
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134622
- ISBN
- 9781571134622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.69
€ 133.69
Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 Black and White Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 41. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583944547
- ISBN
- 9781583944547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472050666
- ISBN
- 9780472050666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.46
€ 48.46
Hardcover. La Fontaine was a great French lyric poet of the 17th century. This study is almost as much about Louis XIV as about La Fontaine. It provides analysis of the absolutist politics and attempts by the King to enforce an official cultural style, and the plight of the artist under such a ruler. Translator(s): Todd, Jean Marie. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JD; BGH; BGR; DSBD; DSC; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1025.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038779
- ISBN
- 9780268038779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.52
€ 52.52
Paperback. This volume contains shorter prose works from throughout Patrick Kavanagh's career: the autobiographical pieces and rural reminiscences and a selection of Kavanagh's penetrating, sometimes scabrous, literary and cultural criticism. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 31. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843510109
- ISBN
- 9781843510109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 13.70
€ 15.00
€ 13.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Sentient Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591810025
- ISBN
- 9781591810025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.90
€ 26.99
€ 18.90
paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, 26 illus. Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Peter E. Randall Publisher United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780914339472
- ISBN
- 9780914339472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.03
€ 17.03
hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Libris Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870352758
- ISBN
- 9781870352758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.10
€ 52.99
€ 44.10
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 79
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714525433
- ISBN
- 9780714525433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.27
€ 10.27
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc United States
- Edition
- Rev Exp Bl
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780374533762
- ISBN
- 9780374533762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.02
€ 20.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. Olga M. Davidson's major reassessment of the classical Persian epic the Shahnama argues that its poet is actually a character in the work who coexists with the heroes and kings celebrated in the poem. Documenting the text's oral performance tradition, Davidson shows that the heroic style of the Shahnama stems from ancient Indo-European traditions. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073210
- ISBN
- 9780674073210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.61
€ 27.99
€ 24.61
Hardback. In this study of the "Agronautica", Albis examines the structural elements of the text that recreate phenomena associated with composers and performers of epic much earlier in the Greek tradition. It includes analyses of the Homeric influence on Apollonius and Apollonius' influence on Virgil. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683154
- ISBN
- 9780847683154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.92
€ 147.92
Paperback. Owing to the rich storehouse of information it contains, the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus (c 535-600) has long been mined as a historical source for Merovingian society, a focus that overshadows an appreciation of the poems' literary value. This title offers free-verse translations of Fortunatus' personal poetry. Editor(s): Pucci, Joseph. Translator(s): Pucci, Joseph. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 155
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841863
- ISBN
- 9781603841863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.00
€ 23.99
€ 18.00
paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583225127
- ISBN
- 9781583225127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.76
€ 19.99
€ 19.76
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the First World War Poetry. This title features the sequence of poems that is drawn from a number of sources, mixing both well-known and less familiar poetry. Editor(s): Pirandello, Luigi. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 104 x 10. Weight in Grams: 68. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and some yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0006520
- ISBN
- 9780141181035
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is the first modern edition of all Macpherson's Ossianic poetry, including Fragments of Ancient Poetry, Fingal and Temora Editor(s): Gaskill, Howard. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748607075
- ISBN
- 9780748607075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
Hardback. Translations based on: Ettuttokai; Pattuppattu; and Tolkappiyam. Editor(s): Ramanujan, A. K. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2BRT; DCQ; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157346
- ISBN
- 9780231157346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.51€ 85.82
€ 112.51
€ 85.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780389209775
- ISBN
- 9780389209775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.16
€ 165.16
Hardcover. British Library MS Harley 913, known as the 'Kildare Manuscript', contains the earliest examples of Anglo-Irish writing. It includes numerous well-known poems and gives vivid insights into the lives of Anglo-Irish Franciscans at a time of unrest between native Irish and English settlers. Editor(s): Turville-Petre, Thorlac. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black-and-white halftone. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3H; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Early English Text Society
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198739166
- ISBN
- 9780198739166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.37
€ 134.37
Paperback. First published in 1931, it includes Flower's own work as well as translations of medieval Irish poetry. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AF; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874675327
- ISBN
- 9781874675327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.32
€ 10.32
Paperback. Veronica Franco was a 16th-century Venetian beauty, poet, and protofeminist. This collection presents the eroticism and eloquence that set her apart from the chaste, silent woman prescribed by Renaissance gender ideology. Translator(s): Jones, Professor Ann Rosalind; Rosenthal, Margaret F. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 318 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BG; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226259871
- ISBN
- 9780226259871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.85
€ 32.99
€ 25.85
Hardcover. Coleridge is the most complex and brilliant, yet the most elusive and intense of the great Romantic writers. This book includes a selection of verse and prose which tells about his work. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 371 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JF; 3JH; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 125 x 0. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- David Campbell Publishers Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150278
- ISBN
- 9781857150278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.96
€ 17.99
€ 14.96