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Paperback. A seminal figure in post-World War II literature, Charles Olson has helped define the postmodern sensibility. This work selects some 70 poems, presenting a personal reading of Olson's decisive and inimitable work - 'unequivocal instances of his genius' - over the many years of their friendship. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520212329
- ISBN
- 9780520212329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.39
€ 20.39
Paperback. A seminal figure in post-World War II literature, Charles Olson (1910-1970) has helped define the postmodern sensibility. This volume presents his work and extends the poetic accomplishment that influenced a generation. Num Pages: 609 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 181 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 609
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520212312
- ISBN
- 9780520212312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.45
€ 52.56
€ 41.45
Paperback. Charles Olson's influence on the development of British and American poetry through his writing and teaching is immense. His work encompasses myth, history, scholarship and politics. This book includes extracts from a range of Olson's poetry and prose, including letters, interviews and the full text of the key essay 'Projective Verse'. Editor(s): Maud, Ralph. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, ports.,. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292. 280 pages, Illustrations, ports.,. Editor(s): Maud, Ralph. Charles Olson's influence on the development of British and American poetry through his writing and teaching is immense. His work encompasses myth, history, scholarship and politics. This book includes extracts from a range of Olson's poetry and prose, including letters, interviews and the full text of the key essay 'Projective Verse'. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 187 x 215 x 19. Weight: 292.
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857547849
- ISBN
- 9781857547849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.76
€ 19.99
€ 15.76
Paperback. This work brings together the three volumes of Olson's long poem (originally published in 1960, 1968 and 1975 respectively) in one book. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 256 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520055957
- ISBN
- 9780520055957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.11
€ 51.99
€ 37.11
Hardback. Verse is a seminal introduction to prosody for any student learning to read or write poetry, from secondary to graduate school. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470656006
- ISBN
- 9780470656006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.99
€ 110.99
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691610801
- ISBN
- 9780691610801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.68
€ 40.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. Verse is a seminal introduction to prosody for any student learning to read or write poetry, from secondary to graduate school. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470656013
- ISBN
- 9780470656013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.45
€ 41.99
€ 41.45
Hardcover. First edition, dustjacket torn
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1951
- SKU
- KTK0094222
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. From a mysterious painting found in a Hereford house to the death of an alchemist, and from a new Jack the Ripper suspect to a gold hunt in El Dorado, the author's twenty-five essays take in two murders, three disappearances and a missing Shakespeare play to show the marvel and tenacity of these historical traces. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140296822
- ISBN
- 9780140296822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.42
€ 14.99
€ 12.42
paperback. In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence at the Court of Requests in Westminster - it is the only occasion his spoken words are recorded. The case seems routine - a dispute over an unpaid marriage-dowry - but it opens up an unexpected window into the dramatist's famously obscure life-story. This book focuses on this episode in Shakespeare's life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 x 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141023748
- ISBN
- 9780141023748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 bw illus. BIC Classification: ANF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474239837
- ISBN
- 9781474239837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.23
€ 35.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Library. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Focus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941051729
- ISBN
- 9780941051729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.56
€ 14.99
€ 12.56
Hardcover. Includes literary classics by such golf-loving writers as P G Wodehouse, Ring Lardner, and John Updike, mixed with surprises like an appearance by Ian Fleming's James Bond and a little crime on the links from mystery master Ian Rankin. Editor(s): McGrath, Charles. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 121 x 25. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841596099
- ISBN
- 9781841596099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Hardcover. Renowned for his translations of Ovid's Metamorphoses and the poems of Catullus, Martin brings the perspective of history to bear on the stuff of contemporary life. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 222 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899744
- ISBN
- 9780801899744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.31
€ 36.99
€ 31.31
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714527222
- ISBN
- 9780714527222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.18
€ 11.18
Paperback. Influencing Darwin, Tennyson and Dickens among others, Lyell's "Principles" was an ambitious attempt to forge links between observable causes - volcanoes, earthquakes, rivers, tides and storms - and the current state of the earth. This edition has an introduction by Jim Secord. Num Pages: 528 pages, b&w maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DNF; DSBF; PSAJ; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435283
- ISBN
- 9780140435283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.91
€ 19.99
€ 14.91
Hardcover. 695pp. Plates. Original cloth. Title in gilt on spine. Embossed boards. Cover is worn on the edges. Foxing throughout. Blind stamp on ffep. Binding is loose. Text is clear and bright. Keywords: Fiction, Novel, 19th Century Authors, 19th Century Literature
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1864
- Edition
- Second edition
- SKU
- KHS0044641
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 85.00
€ 85.00
Paperback. Charles Lamb, one of the most engaging personal essayists of all time, began publishing his Elia essays in the "London Magazine" in 1820; they were so immediately popular that a book-length collection was published in 1823. This edition of the text features useful annotation throughout. Series: Sightline Books: The Iowa Series in Literary Nonfiction. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877458517
- ISBN
- 9780877458517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.34
€ 38.34
Paperback. Includes Shakespeare's best-loved tales, comic and tragic, rewritten for a younger audience. This title contains the delightful pen-and-ink drawings of Arthur Rackham. Illustrator(s): Rackham, Arthur. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DDS; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853261404
- ISBN
- 9781853261404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.27
€ 6.27
Hardback. 704pp. Original cloth. Title in gilt on spine. Cover is worn. Usual library markings. Foxing throughout. Hinges split. Binding loose. Keywords: International Literature
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1904
- Edition
- Second edition, revised
- SKU
- KON0829794
Hardback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Brings together the prose writings of the great early nineteenth-century essayist Charles Lamb, whose shrewd wit and convivial style have endeared him to generations of readers. This title discusses how his tragic life and sainted reputation, caring for his mentally ill sister Mary, belied the quality of his work. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141392912
- ISBN
- 9780141392912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardcover. Good copy in original brown cloth. Light foxing throughout. Ex-libris with usual markings. Binding remains tight and text is clear.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- The Gresham Publishing Company
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOC0002430
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. American Gothic remains an enduringly fascinating genre, retaining its chilling hold on the imagination. Editor(s): Crow, Charles L. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470659793
- ISBN
- 9780470659793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.53
€ 50.53
Hardcover. * The largest collection of essays in the field of American Gothic * Contributions from a wide variety of scholars from around the world * The most complete coverage of theory, major authors, popular culture and non-print media available . Editor(s): Crow, Charles L. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 612 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 253 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 616
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671870
- ISBN
- 9780470671870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.83
€ 183.83