Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Covers traditional metres, sound patterns and forms, but strongly emphasizes the more difficult questions of the rhythm, sound and shape of contemporary poetry. It discusses poetry's content and scope, and poetry in society - both in Britain and, by way of contrast, revolutionary Nicaragua. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLCN; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333542071
- ISBN
- 9780333542071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.31
€ 50.99
€ 42.31
Hardcover. The first book by Helene Cixous on painting and the contemporary arts. These 11 chapters bring together Helene Cixous' writings about specific contemporary artists and artworks. Neither simply 'art criticism' nor critical essays, Cixous responds to these artworks as a poet, reading them as if they were poems. Editor(s): Segarra, Marta; Maso, Dr. Joana. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390. Writings on Contemporary Arts and Aesthetics. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. 160 pages, 8 colour illustrations. Editor(s): Segarra, Marta; Maso, Dr. Joana. The first book by Helene Cixous on painting and the contemporary arts. These 11 chapters bring together Helene Cixous' writings about specific contemporary artists and artworks. Neither simply 'art criticism' nor critical essays, Cixous responds to these artworks as a poet, reading them as if they were poems. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSA. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 14. Weight: 386.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748647446
- ISBN
- 9780748647446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.00
€ 105.84
€ 101.00
Paperback. Presents a major study of the Peruvian poet Cesar Vallejo (1892-1938). This title combines readings of Vallejo's writings with cultural, historical, and theoretical analysis, connecting Vallejo - and Latin American poetry - to the broader panorama of international modernism and the avant-garde. Series: Flashpoints. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262294
- ISBN
- 9780520262294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. Poetry in Theory: An Anthology 1900--2000 brings together key critical and theoretical texts from the twentieth century which have animated debates about modern poetry. * Helps readers to think critically about the nature of modern poetry, and to engage with broader questions about aesthetics, language, culture and imagination. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 664 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225546
- ISBN
- 9780631225546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.14
€ 50.14
Hardback. Brings together key critical and theoretical texts from the twentieth century which have animated debates about modern poetry. This book helps readers to think critically about the nature of modern poetry, and to engage with broader questions about aesthetics, language, culture and imagination. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1262.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225539
- ISBN
- 9780631225539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.83
€ 157.83
Paperback. 140 pages. Poetry Masterclass is more than just a reference book, it is also a supremely practical handbook including well over a hundred creative writing ideas for teachers, students and fledgling poets. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CBV; DSC. Dimension: 130 x 200 x 12. Weight: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Greenwich Exchange
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906075583
- ISBN
- 9781906075583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.25
€ 14.99
€ 14.25
Multiple copy . This is the first complete edition of the poetry of Charles Cotton (1630-1687), one of the most interesting poets of the mid-seventeenth century, who wrote in many styles and many voices. Paul Hartle draws upon all of the available manuscripts and early printed editions, and unites the different components of Cotton's prolific output. Editor(s): Hartle, Paul. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198123507
- ISBN
- 9780198123507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 424.25
€ 424.25
Paperback. Offers an interpretation of the poetic work of one of the important Spanish poets of the 20th century, Juan Ramon Jimenez (1881-1958). This lyrical production of this author covers the first half of the 20th century and develops from aestheticist fin de siecle poetry to abstract, quasi-religious writing at the end of his life. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763536479
- ISBN
- 9788763536479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.95
€ 38.99
€ 27.95
Paperback. Through readings of elegies, self-elegies, war poems and the blues, this book covers a wide range of poets, including Thomas Hardy, Wilfred Owen, Wallace Stevens, Langston Hughes, W.H. Auden, Sylvia Plath and Seamus Heaney. It is grounded in genre theory and in the psychoanalysis of mourning. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226703404
- ISBN
- 9780226703404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.29
€ 40.99
€ 31.29
Hardback. This is the first English translation of Sara Pujol Russell's poetry. It has density of presence and lyrical complexity. This is conceptualized, metaphysical poetry that challenges us to unwrap her imagery and thus to enter intimately into her universe. Such poetry relies less on narrative and more on the compulsion of words themselves. Translator(s): Valis, Noel Maureen. Num Pages: 123 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 123
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575910994
- ISBN
- 9781575910994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.90
€ 91.90
Paperback. For the first time, the full canon of poetry from Scotland is available to readers in one volume. The Poetry of Scotland presents all the major, and many less well-known Scottish poets in a broad historical perspective from the fourteenth century to the present day. Num Pages: 752 pages, notes, glossaries. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AF; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606078
- ISBN
- 9780748606078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. Full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405896184
- ISBN
- 9781405896184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.28
€ 11.28
Paperback. A groundbreaking anthology containing the work of poets who have witnessed war, imprisonment, torture, and slavery. Editor(s): Forche, Carolyn; Wu, Duncan. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340426
- ISBN
- 9780393340426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.25
€ 32.99
€ 27.25
Paperback. A compilation of classic poems from the beloved Radio 4 series. Series: Everyman Poetry. Num Pages: 128 pages, notes, commentary. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780460878241
- ISBN
- 9780460878241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.84
€ 8.99
€ 7.84
Hardback. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611482997
- ISBN
- 9781611482997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.62
€ 119.62
Hardcover. Stahl's new monograph is the most thorough study so far to question modern Virgilian criticism on philological grounds. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publisher
- The Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910589045
- ISBN
- 9781910589045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.88
€ 96.88
Hardcover. Poetry, Photography, Ekphrasis is a detailed study of the ekphrasis of photography in poetry since the 19th century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20. BIC Classification: AJ; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381908
- ISBN
- 9781781381908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.50
€ 138.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 327 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611492606
- ISBN
- 9781611492606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.02
€ 139.02
Paperback. Aiming to help readers overcome the difficulties of approaching poetry, this study provides a historical overview of theories of interpretation as they apply to symbol and allegory. Beginning with the Greeks, Brittan moves from classical theory through to Romantics and Modern ideas. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921570
- ISBN
- 9780813921570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.61
€ 32.61
Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138823365
- ISBN
- 9781138823365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.71
€ 26.99
€ 26.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801441202
- ISBN
- 9780801441202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.34
€ 77.34
Hardback. This text examines the Socratic position that poetic language operates outside the conventions of public discourse and is private in expression. It takes the reemergence of poetry in the politicized culture of France as a signal that poetry's sentence of exile from the public arena is unresolved. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804734905
- ISBN
- 9780804734905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.98
€ 137.98
Paperback. This text examines the Socratic position that poetic language operates outside the conventions of public discourse and is private in expression. It takes the reemergence of poetry in the politicized culture of France as a signal that poetry's sentence of exile from the public arena is unresolved. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804738736
- ISBN
- 9780804738736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardcover. Offers a comprehensive analysis of Northern Irish poetry focusing on the colonial, political, and cultural underpinnings that have shaped artistic expression in a variety of ways. This book also focuses on both the better-known contemporary Northern Irish poets as well as their more obscure but no less significant counterparts. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 2AB; DCQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194291
- ISBN
- 9781845194291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.76
€ 126.76