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Hardback. Born in London in 1552, Edmund Spenser was educated at Cambridge University, but lived most of his life in Ireland. As a poet, he enjoyed much fame during his lifetime. This collection represents not only "The Faerie Queene", but his love sonnets, wedding sonnets, and pastoral eclogues. Editor(s): Hamilton, Ian. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
9780747546023
ISBN
9780747546023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 6.28

Paperback. What happens when poetry deals explicitly with a serious theological issue? In this text, Jim Rhodes seeks one answer to that question by analyzing the symbiotic relationship that existed between theology and poetry in 14th-century England. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3J; DSBB; DSC; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038700
ISBN
9780268038700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. A guide to reading, writing and appreciating poetry - the fun and easy way. Advice is given on how to polish and submit work to journals and literary publications, and a list of the best publications for first-time poets is included. Num Pages: 336 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764552724
ISBN
9780764552724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 7. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Manor House Publishing Inc Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780973647778
ISBN
9780973647778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.75

Hardcover. This collection of poetry from 1660-1789 offers readers authoritative texts of the central works of the age. Poets are presented in chronological order, giving readers a sense of how poetry evolved in the period between the restoration of the monarchy and the French Revolution. Editor(s): DeMaria, Robert; Wu, Duncan. Series: Blackwell Essential Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 123 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229810
ISBN
9780631229810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.32

Paperback. This collection of poetry from 1660-1789 offers readers authoritative texts of the central works of the age. Poets are presented in chronological order, giving readers a sense of how poetry evolved in the period between the restoration of the monarchy and the French Revolution. Editor(s): DeMaria, Robert; Wu, Duncan. Series: Blackwell Essential Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 122 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229827
ISBN
9780631229827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.30

Paperback. A collection of poems produced between the mid-fourteenth and late sixteenth centuries. Editor(s): Pearsall, Derek; Wu, Duncan. Series: Blackwell Essential Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; 3JB; DCQ; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 121 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229872
ISBN
9780631229872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.47

Hardback. The newest entry in the feline literary canon is here.. so pee on this, cat poet wannabes Num Pages: 96 pages, 50 color photographs. BIC Classification: DCF; WH; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581574289
ISBN
9781581574289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.30

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

€ 51.99
€ 43.39

Paperback. "Poetry in America" offers extravagantly formed lyric and narrative poems that function like works of social realism for our times: hard times, wartime, divorce, times of downturn and dissipated resources. Series: Pitt Poetry Series. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822961567
ISBN
9780822961567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.38

Paperback. No Date Given Original wraps. 77pp. Clean bright text. With illustrations by Louis Le Brocquy. Keywords: Ireland - authors - Poetry and prose - Literary Criticism
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Mercier Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KHS0037172
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 40.00

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

€ 106.95
€ 102.03

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
€ 33.37

Paperback. Explores various themes such as 'Capturing Animals', 'Wind and Weather' and 'Writing about People'. This book encourages children to think and write for themselves via a discussion of the poems. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571233809
ISBN
9780571233809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

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

€ 50.99
€ 50.81

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

€ 160.03

Poetry Ireland presents a reading to mark the 60th birthday of John Montague and the 50th birthday of Seamus Heaney: 'Hearth Song' (Montague for Heaney), and 'Fosterling' (Heaney for Montague). Keywords: Poetry - Seamus Heaney
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Poetry Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHS0040085
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 95.00

Poetry Ireland presents a reading to mark the 60th birthday of John Montague and the 50th birthday of Seamus Heaney: 'Hearth Song' (Montague for Heaney), and 'Fosterling' (Heaney for Montague). Keywords: Poetry - Seamus Heaney
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Poetry Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHS0040086~
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 95.00

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

€ 15.99
€ 14.42

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

€ 430.25

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
€ 28.28

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
€ 31.66

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

€ 92.64

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
€ 37.34

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