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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Hardback. A quasi-biographical, historical, and critical study of Andrew Marvell, this book deals with the specific historical presences and pressures that led Marvell to devise his defenses of worthy men. Marvell's perception of his role as poet emerges through his reformation of conventional figures and structures. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874135619
ISBN
9780874135619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.44

Paperback. Allows the readers to explore substantial selections of the poetry of ten postwar poets - Patrick Kavanagh, Louis MacNeice, Thomas Kinsella, John Montague, Michael Longley, Seamus Heaney, Derek Mahon, Paul Durcan, Tom Paulin and Medbh McGuckian. Editor(s): Muldoon, Paul. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DCQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Faber & Faber England
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228379
ISBN
9780571228379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. First book of essays on a maverick figure in late 20th century British poetry. Editor(s): Batchelor, Paul. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852249885
ISBN
9781852249885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. This volume offers an illuminating look at the St Lucian, Nobel prize-winning writer, Derek Walcott, and grounds his work firmly in the context of West Indian history. Num Pages: 340 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226074276
ISBN
9780226074276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. This is the definitive edition (including drafts, notes, and ancillary materials) of Paul Celan's Meridian, the most important poetological manifesto of the second half of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Boschenstein, Bernhard; Schmull, Heino. Translator(s): Joris, Pierre. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739528
ISBN
9780804739528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. A collection of poems, in which the author portrays his visionary power, and heart-breaking comedy that have since become his hallmark. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910701102
ISBN
9781910701102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New Island Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904301400
ISBN
9781904301400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Hardcover. How did Byron become "Byron"? The author of this text locates one origin of the poet's personae in the dramatic recitations he performed at Harrow School, in this examination of the four critically formative years of Byron's public school experience. Throughout, the poet is recognized in the boy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801863431
ISBN
9780801863431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.35

Paperback. This work argues that literature can be defined, and that in its definition its unique value can be discovered. It identifies literature ontologically as a sign of the preconceptual, as the "ostensive moment" that discloses neither the purpose nor the structure of existence. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725316
ISBN
9780804725316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691608112
ISBN
9780691608112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.49
€ 46.96

Paperback. George Gordon was born in London in 1788, of Scottish, French and English extraction. He succeeded to a baronetcy in 1798, and as Lord Byron he was soon to become the most famous poet of his age - with the publication of "Childe Harold", in 1812, and one of its most notorious characters. His career spanned a momentous period in European history. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 121 x 11. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571236633
ISBN
9780571236633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Contains the fifteen lectures delivered by Paul Muldoon as Oxford Professor of Poetry, from 1999 to 2004. This title focuses on the theme 'the end of the poem'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571240814
ISBN
9780571240814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 14.65

Paperback. Translator(s): Murphy-Judy, Kathy; Judy, K.M. Series: Theory of history & literature. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816617258
ISBN
9780816617258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.63

Hardcover. This text offers an interpretation of the life's work of acclaimed St. Lucian poet, Derek Walcott. It discusses his unique approach to myth, identity, and aesthetics. What emerges is the picture of an epic poet with remarkable gifts working to impart the distinctive wisdom of Caribbean culture. Num Pages: 400 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813018829
ISBN
9780813018829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Paperback. Offers a broad view of the writing and careers of eighteenth-century women poets, casting a fresh light on the ways in which poetry was read and enjoyed, on changing poetic tastes in British culture, and on the development of many major poetic genres and traditions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 220 x 39. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887468
ISBN
9780801887468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.40

Hardback. It fills the persistent need to document women's poetic expression during the long eighteenth century and to rewrite the literary history of the period, a history from which women have largely been excluded. Editor(s): Backscheider, Paula R.; Ingrassia, Catherine. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892776
ISBN
9780801892776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.83
€ 81.33

Hardback. Meticulously edited, this volume builds on recent pioneering scholarship to restore and burnish Tighe's reputation as a major Romantic-era poet. Editor(s): Feldman, Paula R.; Cooney, Brian C. Num Pages: 640 pages, 79 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418766
ISBN
9781421418766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.34
€ 65.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644312
ISBN
9780888644312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

Hardback. This collection of previously published essays acts as a companion to Chaucer to Spenser: An Anthology of Writings in English 1375 --1575. It pays particular attention to those critics who have had the most powerful recent impact on our reading of the texts of the period. Editor(s): Pearsall, Derek. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 720 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; 3JB; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199366
ISBN
9780631199366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.52

Paperback. This collection of previously published essays acts as a companion to Chaucer to Spenser: An Anthology of Writings in English 1375 --1575. It pays particular attention to those critics who have had the most powerful recent impact on our reading of the texts of the period. Editor(s): Pearsall, Derek. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 720 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; 3JB; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199373
ISBN
9780631199373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.08

Paperback. Penelope Fitzgerald's fascinating portrait of the tragic poet and her life at the heart of the Bloomsbury set. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007142743
ISBN
9780007142743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691610849
ISBN
9780691610849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.54
€ 42.58

Multiple-component retail product. Series: Pforzheimer Library S. Num Pages: 1000 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 190 x 76. Weight in Grams: 3995.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1961
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674806108
ISBN
9780674806108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 300.95
€ 274.22

Hardback. It is in the works included in this volume that the recognizable and characteristic voice of Shelley emerges-unmistakable, consistent, and vital. Editor(s): Reiman, Donald H.; Fraistat, Neil; Crook, Nora; Curran, Stuart; O'Neill, Michael; Neth, Michael J.; Brookshire, David. Num Pages: 1152 pages, 15, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1758.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
1152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421401362
ISBN
9781421401362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.82

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