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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. Features the 20th century American poet's work. This book explores Elizabeth Bishop's poetry, from her early days at Vassar College to her last great poems in Geography III and the later uncollected poems. It draws on psychoanalytic and poststructuralist theory. It connects the poems with their process of composition. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402361
ISBN
9781474402361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821408537
ISBN
9780821408537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199253241
ISBN
9780199253241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 395.24

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746308059
ISBN
9780746308059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.75

paperback. In the kaleidoscope that is Lionel Abrahams, we find poet and wit, lover and critic, a voice speaking to us - especially to poets - with an inspirational clarity. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 135. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Jacana Media South Africa
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770090972
ISBN
9781770090972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

paperback. "An extraordinary acute interpretation of these poets and their aims and accomplishments." -Virginia Quarterly Review Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393007206
ISBN
9780393007206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.57

Hardback. Provides an account of the life and art of Robert Duncan (1919-1988), one of America's great postwar poets. This title takes us from Duncan's birth in Oakland, California, through his childhood in an eccentrically Theosophist household, to his life in San Francisco as an openly gay man who became an inspirational figure for the many poets. Num Pages: 560 pages, 18 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 228 x 40. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234161
ISBN
9780520234161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.62

Hardback. .
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781683930280
ISBN
9781683930280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Lloyd, Dr David (Independent Consultant). BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474415323
ISBN
9781474415323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. Nancy Cunard abandoned the world of a celebrated socialite and Jazz Age icon to pursue a lifelong battle against social injustice as a wartime journalist, humanitarian aid worker, and civil rights champion. This biography tells the story of a writer, activist, and cultural icon who embodied the dazzling energy and tumultuous spirit of her age. Num Pages: 504 pages, 70 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139380
ISBN
9780231139380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. One of the great Victorian poets, Tennyson's genius is expressed through the precision and delicacy of the language of his lyrical poems Editor(s): Baron, Michael. Series: Everyman Poetry. Num Pages: 128 pages, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. One of the great Victorian poets, Tennyson's genius is expressed through the precision and delicacy of the language of his lyrical poems Editor(s): Baron, Michael. Series: Everyman Poetry. Num Pages: 128 pages, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
W&N
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0007230
ISBN
9780460878029
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Byron's Poetry and Prose presents an extensive selection of Byron's poetry, letters, and journal entries in chronological clusters, allowing readers to see the changes that took place in his writing in the context of the places he lived and his fame, exile, and travels. Editor(s): Levine, Alice. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393925609
ISBN
9780393925609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.65

Paperback. In the "Poet to Poet" series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired. By their selection of verses and their critical reactions, the selectors offer intriguing insights into their own work. Here, Mick Imlah selects Tennyson. Editor(s): Imlah, Mick. Series: Poet to Poet: An Essential Choice of Classic Verse. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 119 x 7. Weight in Grams: 72.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
9780571207008
ISBN
9780571207008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 5.50

Paperback. Homeric Durability investigates the concepts of time and decay in the Iliad. Through a framework informed by phenomenology and psychology, Lorenzo Garcia argues that, in moments of pain and sorrow, the Homeric gods are themselves defined by human temporal experience, and so the epic tradition cannot but imagine its own eventual disintegration. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 425 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
425
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073234
ISBN
9780674073234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.50

Hardcover. From domestic commonplaces, Loretta Bonnier Anawalt has invented a surreal evocation in prose and verse poems, presented as a pattern of dreams "printed" on the mind, as one might observe images emerging in a photographer's darkroom. Here, art and literature intertwine to provide evocative power, mystery, and intellectual pleasures. Illustrator(s): Helm, Robert. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AFC; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 311 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1275.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Eastern Washington University
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KEX0212755
ISBN
9780910055512
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Hardcover. From domestic commonplaces, Loretta Bonnier Anawalt has invented a surreal evocation in prose and verse poems, presented as a pattern of dreams "printed" on the mind, as one might observe images emerging in a photographer's darkroom. Here, art and literature intertwine to provide evocative power, mystery, and intellectual pleasures. Illustrator(s): Helm, Robert. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AFC; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 311 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1275.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Eastern Washington University
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0212756
ISBN
9780910055512
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. This study charts the evolution of Bishop's poetry, aided by newly discovered diaries, previously unpublished work and early drafts. It focuses on the poet's 20-year residence in Brazil, and attempts to provide a new understanding of Bishop's treatment of love, sex and gender. Num Pages: 306 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076630
ISBN
9780231076630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.36

Hardback. Argues that World War II blurred the boundaries between battleground and home front bringing women and civilians into war discourse. This book discusses the interplay of fascination and disapproval in the texts of twentieth-century war and the way in which homage to war hero and victim contends with revulsion at war's horror and waste. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119382
ISBN
9780231119382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.47

Hardback. A resource for an understanding of the intellectual culture of the mid-twentieth century. Editor(s): Allison, Jonathan. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Number of pages
816
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571224418
ISBN
9780571224418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 29.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 185 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2ABU; DCF; DSC; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559831
ISBN
9781875559831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.57

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106234
ISBN
9780143106234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.75

Paperback. Translator(s): Molino, Anthony. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Open Letter
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940953144
ISBN
9781940953144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Gale, Monica R. Num Pages: 200 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856688898
ISBN
9780856688898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.10

Hardback. "Order and Disorder", the first epic poem by an Englishwoman, has never before been available in its entirety. David Norbrook has attributed the work to the republican, Lucy Hutchinson. In this volume, he provides a wealth of editorial matter, along with the full version of "Order and Disorder". Editor(s): Norbrook, David. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220602
ISBN
9780631220602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.04

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