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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. A major work by this prominent Caribbean author and philosopher, available for the first time in English Editor(s): Wing, Betsy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472066292
ISBN
9780472066292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.09

Hardback. This study examines the way that scientists in the 16th and 17th centuries, who had not studied 'science' formally, used the tools of their literary education to formulate ideas about science and, at the same time, how the remarkableseventeenth-century scientific developments inspired non-scientific writers to make new fictions of discovery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198704805
ISBN
9780198704805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.90

Hardback. Based on the author's teaching methods and experience, Poetics of the Creative Process examines and analyzes the creative process of playwriting. It attempts to concretize the playwright's creative experience from the gestation of a dramatic idea to its expression as a theatrical performance. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBV; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761830047
ISBN
9780761830047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.07

Paperback. Poetics of the Pretext is an original study of the French poet Lautreamont (1846-1870). It analyses closely the texts, pretexts and intertexts of this innovative poet, bringing Les Chants de Maldoror and Poesies to the foreground of contemporary critical debates around poetics, genre, intertextuality and influence. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780859894982
ISBN
9780859894982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.28

Paperback. Based on the authors' extensive teaching experience, this volume provides a lively route map through the main aspects of poetry such as sound effects, rhythm and metre, the typographic display of poems on the page and the language of poetry using practical examples throughout. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644018
ISBN
9780748644018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.94

Hardcover. This book considers the kinds of responsibility which modern lyric poetry takes on, or to which it makes itself subject - social, cultural, political, aesthetic and personal. Series: Poetry &.. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781380352
ISBN
9781781380352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.50

Paperback. Demonstrates that Theodor Adorno's famous injunction against writing poetry after Auschwitz paradoxically inspired an ongoing literary tradition. By speaking about or even as the dead, this work tells what it means to cite, reconfigure, consume, or envy the traumatic memories of an earlier generation. Series: Jewish Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 340 pages, 20 b&w photos, 1 color photos. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3734 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218872
ISBN
9780253218872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076084
ISBN
9780252076084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.47

Hardcover. Examines the poets Plath, Larkin, Heaney, Walcott, Middleton, Fisher, and Duffy, through the lens of displacement. Series: Poetry &.. Num Pages: 246 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846311161
ISBN
9781846311161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.50

Hardback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847661336
ISBN
9780847661336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.14

Paperback. What is poetry? Often it is understood as a largely self-enclosed verbal system - "suspended from any mutual interaction with alien discourse," in the words of Mikhail Bakhtin. In this book, the author reveals modern and contemporary poetry's animated dialogue with other genres and discourses. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226083568
ISBN
9780226083568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.37

Hardcover. Focuses on Language poetry, reassessing its relationship with surrealism and providing a scholarly, intelligent way of understanding the movement. This title discusses poets such as: Charles Bernstein, Susan Howe, Michael Palmer and Barrett Watten. Series: Poetry &.. Num Pages: 213 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846311154
ISBN
9781846311154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268040314
ISBN
9780268040314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.46

Hardback. Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: SB-The French List. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 140. .
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857424259
ISBN
9780857424259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.32

Hardback. Alshaer's book offers a subtle and historically grounded reading of modern Arabic poetry, emphasising the aesthetic integration of politics within poetic form. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; 3JH; 3JJ; DSC; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043199
ISBN
9781849043199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 40.93

Hardcover. Focusses on a major revaluation of experimental poetry's social function in the US. The author explores the direct and practical relationships avant garde poets have had with power politics, social organization and cultural movements. It provides detailed readings of major poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748682850
ISBN
9780748682850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.60

Paperback. What is the role of the senses in the creation and reception of poetry? This work traces the path of the aesthetic in search of an explanation for the role of poetry in culture. It draws on readings from the ancient Greeks to the postmoderns to explain how poetry creates meaning between persons. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226774145
ISBN
9780226774145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492651
ISBN
9781611492651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.84

Paperback. An in-depth examination of the Mexican ballad tradition of the corrido and its complex relationship with violence Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADSL; AVGH; DSC; JFFE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075629
ISBN
9780252075629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. This analysis of the historical position of Paul Celan's poetry addresses the question of a lyric language that would not be the expression of subjectivity. Translator(s): Tarnowski, Andrea. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734271
ISBN
9780804734271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.95

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