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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. A finalist for the 1972 National Book Award, hailed by The New York Times Book Review as 'brilliant' and 'provocative,' Nathan Huggins' Harlem Renaissance was a milestone in the study of African-American life and culture. Now this classic history is being reissued, with a new foreword by acclaimed biographer Arnold Rampersad. Num Pages: 390 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
378
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195063363
ISBN
9780195063363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.10

Hardback. Series: Idiom: Inventing Writing Theory. Num Pages: 312 pages, 61 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSC; GPFC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823272990
ISBN
9780823272990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.36

Hardcover. Offers a collection of critical essays on the prize-winning contemporary British poet, Don Paterson. This book shows that Paterson is a figure who actively negotiates his place within literary history, as well as confronting that history with lyric grace, humour and directness. Editor(s): Pollard, Natalie. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748669417
ISBN
9780748669417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 279 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Grantha Corporation United States
Number of pages
92
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890206567
ISBN
9781890206567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.62

Paperback. Shyness needs no cure, claim the authors of thoughtful, raw, and humorous essays and poems. Editor(s): Lewis, Naomi K.; Altrows, Rona. Series: Robert Kroetsch Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888646705
ISBN
9780888646705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Hardcover. This collection of 12 specially-commissioned essays focuses on the work of Felicia Hemans. It offers close readings of Heman's poetry, research on her reception, and analyses of her cultural significance. Editor(s): Sweet, Nanora; Melnyk, Julie. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
AIAA
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2001st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333801093
ISBN
9780333801093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.51

Hardback. This text examines the theme of heroic exile and return in Greek poetic tradition, from the archaic epic of Homer to modern Greek folk poetry and song. The author argues that the hero's reputation, his glory, is managed by women - especially his wife and mother. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2AHM; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847687510
ISBN
9780847687510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.35

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649771
ISBN
9780691649771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025226
ISBN
9780674025226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.19

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198149781
ISBN
9780198149781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.76

Hardback. Argues that the individual in a lyric is only a virtual entity and that lyric poetry takes its power from the public, emotional power of language itself. This work proposes that lyric poetry is a public discourse rooted in the mother tongue. It demonstrates the ways that the lyric "I" speaks, from first to last, as a creation of poetic language. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126821
ISBN
9780691126821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 55.14

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 Black-and-White Photographs. BIC Classification: 2FMC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Persea
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892554171
ISBN
9780892554171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.58

Multiple-component retail product. This is the first textual edition of the Scots Musical Museum, one of the most central texts in the history of Scots song, and the first ever edition of the Museum as originally printed. A detailed introduction covers the history, musical, social, and textual context of Scots song, while full annotations accompany every song in the Museum. Editor(s): Pittock, Murray. Series: Oxford Edition of Works of Robert Burns. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; AV; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199683895
ISBN
9780199683895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 569.72

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651514
ISBN
9780691651514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.76

An abridgement of Stanley Lombardo's translation of the "Odyssey", this book offers more than half of the epic, including all of its best-known episodes and finest poetry, while providing concise summaries for omitted books and passages. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209008
ISBN
9780872209008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.74

Translator(s): Ruden, Sarah. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207264
ISBN
9780872207264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.22

Hardback. Translator(s): Balcom, John. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169967
ISBN
9780231169967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Hardcover. Recaptures a vanished moment of cultural history. Editor(s): Dollenmayer, David B. Translator(s): Dollenmayer, David B. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJ; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631781
ISBN
9780815631781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.97

Hardback. Editor(s): Patrick, J.Max; Evans, Robert O. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650753
ISBN
9780691650753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 226.67

Paperback. Companion to the work of one of the most admired of English writers and artists. Editor(s): Eaves, Morris. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 328 pages, 36 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 328 pages, 36 b/w illus. Editor(s): Eaves, Morris. Companion to the work of one of the most admired of English writers and artists. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight: 504.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521786775
ISBN
9780521786775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.43

paperback. New Criticism was the dominant literary theory of the mid-twentieth century. Since that time, schools of literary criticism have arisen in support of or in opposition to the approach advocated by the New Critics. This anthology provides an introduction, for students, to the best American poetry criticism of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Davis, Garrick. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5334 x 3404 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804011099
ISBN
9780804011099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Hardcover. Homer Vol. II. Iliad (Books XIII-XXIV) Editor(s): Allen, T. W. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1920
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145295
ISBN
9780198145295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.95

Paperback. This book is about the interpenetration of culture and personality, specifically Alexander I's Russian Empire, a latecomer in post-Napoleonic European history, and Aleksandr Pushkin, virtuoso improvisor yet prisoner of the Golden Age discourses that now bear his name. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804727990
ISBN
9780804727990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.07

Hardcover.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954384562
ISBN
9780954384562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.66

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