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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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

Paperback. Focusing on the ancient modalities and conceptual filters through which the figure and the songs of Sappho were perceived, this book offers the anthropological and systematic investigation of the pluralities of what ancient discourses defined as the songs of Sappho. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026865
ISBN
9780674026865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.21

Hardback. In a series of studies over the last 30 years, Henrich has shown that Holderlin played a decisive role in the development of philosophy from Kant to Hegel. This book includes six of Henrich's most important essays on Holderlin. Editor(s): Forster, Eckart. Series: Studies in Kant & German Idealism. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSC; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727396
ISBN
9780804727396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.30

Paperback. A translation of "Beowulf" that captures the rhythm and movement of the original Old English poem while employing a fluid Modern English style and relatively simple vocabulary. It provides an approximation of the acoustic features - and power - of the original and is suitable for reading either silently or aloud. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208933
ISBN
9780872208933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. Translator(s): Davis, Dick. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934211383
ISBN
9780934211383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. This interdisciplinary study uncovers a fascination with women cross dressers in the popular literature of early modern Britain, in a wide range of texts from popular ballads and chapbook life histories to the comedies and tragedies of aristocratic literature. Num Pages: 254 pages, 14 halftones, 4 line drawings, 12 musical examples. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; AVGH; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226169163
ISBN
9780226169163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.12

Hardback. In Dying Modern, renowned literary critic Diana Fuss argues that as death has been increasingly shunted off-stage, out of the public eye, poets have taken up the task of reckoning with dying, loss, absence, and grief. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353751
ISBN
9780822353751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.77

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353898
ISBN
9780822353898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.53

Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166805
ISBN
9780231166805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.96

Paperback. In this pioneering study, Deryn Rees-Jones argues that the poetic traditions of the 20th century must be radically re-thought in light of the formal and thematic experimentation of three generations of women poets. Editor(s): Rees-Jones, Deryn. Num Pages: 288 pages, il. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468. Essays on Modern Women Poets. 288 pages, il. Editor(s): Rees-Jones, Deryn. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ1. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 21. Weight: 456.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852243920
ISBN
9781852243920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.05

Hardcover. A guide to the increasingly allusive and complex Peppercanister poems. All the poems are discussed in chronological order and are accompanied by illustrations and reproductions of covers, which are fully explained in the text. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 256 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590. Nice copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0003133
ISBN
9781900621526
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A guide to the increasingly allusive and complex Peppercanister poems. All the poems are discussed in chronological order and are accompanied by illustrations and reproductions of covers, which are fully explained in the text. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004381
ISBN
9781900621533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582414679
ISBN
9780582414679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.30

Paperback. This important new critical biography traces in carefully considered detail what is known of Geoffrey Chaucer's personal life while exploring the fascinating relationship between the man of affairs, who made so many 'improvisations and accommodations' to ensure his own survival, and the poet. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 365 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; BG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557866653
ISBN
9781557866653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.26

Paperback. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847688210
ISBN
9780847688210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033866
ISBN
9780268033866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Introduces readers to the scope of Milton's work, the richness of its historical relations, and the range of current approaches to it. Editor(s): Danielson, Dennis. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 313 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521655439
ISBN
9780521655439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.37

Paperback. Dazzling, playful, and intellectually complex examination of personal recollections and archival materials about Kroetsch's poetry. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772121193
ISBN
9781772121193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.56
€ 39.73

Paperback. Widely regarded as the finest poet of his generation, Seamus Heaney is the subject of numerous critical studies. This book traces the poet's steps from his early works, through to his receipt of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature and his post-Nobel life. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 39. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571242535
ISBN
9780571242535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.92

hardcover. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838757680
ISBN
9780838757680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.85

Hardcover. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Moyer Bell Ltd ,U.S. United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559212724
ISBN
9781559212724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.37

Paperback. Today's poets provide a new spin on Greek myths. Editor(s): DeNicola, Deborah. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2ABM; DCQ; DSC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874519181
ISBN
9780874519181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Center for Hellenic Studies
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019621
ISBN
9780674019621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.21

Hardback. Series: Bloomsbury Perspectives on Children's Literature. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474222327
ISBN
9781474222327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 135.20

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