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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. In the twentieth century more people spoke English and more people wrote poetry than in the whole of previous history. This companion strives to make sense of this crowded poetical era. It offers critical and contextual coverage of the full range of English-language poetry in the last century. Editor(s): Roberts, Neil. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 648 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1038.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113618
ISBN
9781405113618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.09

Paperback. With tactile eroticism coursing through, this work presents poems that never give up hope; they exhibit a tenacious optimism - or at least a steely pragmatism - that says: we have what we are given, there is no alternative, and we all must find what joy we can in life, and in its living. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224081719
ISBN
9780224081719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. A thoughtful and provocative 30-year record of Nichol's approaches to textual production. Editor(s): Miki, Roy. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DCF; DQ; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Talon Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889224476
ISBN
9780889224476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.69

Hardback. Addresses questions such as: What are the best anthologies of African-American poetry? What have African-American poets written about such highly charged issues as religion? Politics? Patriotism? Slavery? Racism? Money? Sex? What have they written about Harlem? The civil-rights movement? Martin Luther King Jr? Editor(s): Frankovich, Nicholas; Larzelere, David. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSC; GBCR; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112345
ISBN
9780231112345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.33
€ 111.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BGH; DSBH; DSC; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953478095
ISBN
9780953478095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.17

paperback. In bold, dazzling prose, Flynn tells the story of two lives and the trajectory that led him and his father into a homeless shelter, onto Boston's streets, and finally to each other. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber And Faber Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
9780571214082
ISBN
9780571214082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.59

Hardcover. A comprehensive guide to Dante's life and literature, with an emphasis on his Commedia. This text looks at the influences that shaped Dante's writing, and the reception of his work by later readers, from the 14th century to the present. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631228523
ISBN
9780631228523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.57

Hardcover. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; 2ABM; DSBF; DSC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Edition
2003rd Edition
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, Hampshire
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403933164
ISBN
9781403933164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.87
€ 36.63

Paperback. In Visible Voices Nicolas Barker traces the history of the 'translation' of poetry from a spoken medium to a written, or printed, medium. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847772121
ISBN
9781847772121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.43

Paperback. This concise companion introduces students to the most important poetic figures, movements, contexts, and trends in post-war British and Irish poetry, providing a much-needed reference point in a sprawling and often contentious field. Editor(s): Alderman, Nigel; Blanton, C. D. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118646946
ISBN
9781118646946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903039694
ISBN
9781903039694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.89

Paperback. Little known as a poet in his own time, Andrew Marvell (1621-78) was a patriotic politician and champion of religious toleration during the Restoration. This book presents his poetry, accompanied by annotations giving a record of literary, philosophical and theological analogues and allusions. It also addresses the local points of interpretation. Editor(s): Smith, Nigel. Series: Longman Annotated English Poets. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 27. Weight in Grams: 946.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405832830
ISBN
9781405832830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Nikkanen, Anita. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 4KL; DB; DQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 219 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474266147
ISBN
9781474266147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.75

Hardback. Features the poems of the author who was a popular and highly influential figure in the cultural life of London until his death in 2004. Num Pages: 116 pages, 44 illustrations, 36 in colour. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
116
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500513835
ISBN
9780500513835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.56

Paperback. This Commentary takes critical account of recent writing on the Odes. It deals with detailed questions of interpretation, and shows how Horace combined the tact of a court-poet with a humane individualism, and how he wrote within a literary tradition without losing a highly personal voice. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199288748
ISBN
9780199288748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.84

Paperback. Guynn offers an innovative new approach to the ethical, cultural, and ideological analysis of medieval allegory. Working between poststructuralism and historical materialism, he considers both the playfulness of allegory and its disciplinary force. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349533015
ISBN
9781349533015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Hardback. This new guide leads readers through the complexities of the text with detailed commentary on core sections of the poem, as well as a range of interpretative frameworks and contexts. Series: Reading Guides to Long Poems. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1456.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639991
ISBN
9780748639991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.07
€ 80.05

Paperback. In this new interpretation of the Education of Cyrus, in which Xenophon theorized about leadership, Sandridge considers Xenophon's portrait of Cyrus as sincerely laudatory though not idealized. He explores the wider context in which Xenophon's Theory of Leadership was conceived, as well as the problems of leadership he sought to address. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067028
ISBN
9780674067028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Pastuchiv, Olga. Num Pages: 352 pages, 194 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; DC; DSC; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252081095
ISBN
9780252081095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Gerard Manley Hopkins spent five unhappy years in Ireland before his death in 1889, during which time he wrote perhaps the most interesting group of all his poems. Working outwards from Hopkins's most intimate creations, author Norman White examines the poet's complicated and troubled personality. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w plates, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 192 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621724
ISBN
9781900621724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.60

Hardcover. Gerard Manley Hopkins spent five unhappy years in Ireland before his death in 1889, during which time he wrote perhaps the most interesting group of all his poems. Working outwards from Hopkins's most intimate creations, author Norman White examines the poet's complicated and troubled personality. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w plates, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621717
ISBN
9781900621717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.77
€ 51.10

Paperback. Shows how William Blake arrived at a theory of knowledge that was also, for him, a theory of religion, of human life and of art, and how this rigorously defined system of ideas found expression in the complicated but consistent symbolism of his poetry. Series: Princeton Paperbacks. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 31. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691012919
ISBN
9780691012919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.78

Hardcover. Contains important statements regarding the poet's personality, Roman sexual morality, attitudes to love and marriage, and the practice and psychology of ancient religion. This work subjects the two poems to analysis, and yields insights into the ritual drama enacted, the mythical and erotic dimensions, and the depiction of male and female. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772882888
ISBN
9788772882888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.36

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010131
ISBN
9781847010131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

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