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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Hardback. W B Yeats, widely regarded as the greatest English-language poet of the twentieth century, believed that the life of a lyric poet was an experiment in living that should be told. This biography seeks to tell that story as it unfolded in the various contexts in which Yeats worked as an artist and as a public figure. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631182986
ISBN
9780631182986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.83

Hardback. This book changes the terms of scholarly discussion and discovers how the social structures of theatre afforded Milton resources for poetic and polemical representation and uncovers the precise contours of Milton's interest in theatre and drama. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474421010
ISBN
9781474421010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.67
€ 102.41

Paperback. Elizabeth Bishop dedicated her poetry to telling 'what really happened'. This book presents her biography that pieces together the story of Bishop's life and traces the writing of her poems. Num Pages: 602 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
602
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520203457
ISBN
9780520203457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Fascinating conversations with contemporary poets from around the world. Editor(s): Henry, Brian; Zawacki, Andrew. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; DCQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Wave Books United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974635354
ISBN
9780974635354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Catholic University of America Press Washington DC
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813208381
ISBN
9780813208381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451577
ISBN
9780801451577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Paperback. This study shows how poets worked within and against the available forms of nature writing to challenge their place within physical, political, and cultural landscapes. Looking at the treatment of different ecosystems, it argues that writing about the environment allowed labouring-class poets to explore important social and aesthetic questions. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349358717
ISBN
9781349358717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.54

Hardback. Focusing on the earliest extant version of the Grail legend, the author proposes a social interpretation of Chretien's romance as a story concerned with earthly violence and vendetta. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 679.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724814
ISBN
9780804724814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.26

Paperback. Examining French literature from the medieval period, Findley revises our understanding of medieval literary composition as a largely masculine activity, suggesting instead that writing is seen in these texts as problematically gendered and often feminizing. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349294572
ISBN
9781349294572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.01

Hardback. * Contains both original research and accessible coverage of the key issues -- makes it ideal for students of Chaucer at all levels. * Completely new approach -- the volume highlights themes and issues, rather than being arranged by Chaucera s works. Editor(s): Brown, Peter. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 536 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631213321
ISBN
9780631213321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.31

Paperback. A collection of essays presenting an "insider" view of the Irish poetic tradition. It brings together some of the best-known poets and critics writing in Ireland today, exploring the multiple traditions and influences within Anglo-Irish poetry from the 19th century to the present. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349094721
ISBN
9781349094721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.95

Paperback. Edmund Spenser's censored attacks on Lord Burghley (Elizabeth I's powerful first minister) serve as the basis for a reassessment of the poet's mid-career, challenging the dates of canonical texts, the social and personal contexts for scandalous topical allegories, and the new historicist portrait of Spenser's 'worship' of power and state ideology. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349335206
ISBN
9781349335206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.02

Hardback. The earliest anthology of Chinese poetry, the Book of Poems, has served as an ideal of literary perfection and also a major subject of literary criticism since imperial times. Rusk unravels the competitive, mutually influential relationship through which classical and literary scholarship on the poems co-evolved from the Han dynasty to the Qing. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 325 pages, 4 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
325
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067011
ISBN
9780674067011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030964
ISBN
9780268030964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.88

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Performance and Technology. Num Pages: 301 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137508379
ISBN
9781137508379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.59

hardcover. An annotated bibliography describing editing and critical works on three of Chaucer's tales. The authors make extensive use of the standard bibliographies of English literature, medieval studies, and Chaucerian studies. Series: Chaucer Bibliographies. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802008749
ISBN
9780802008749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.67

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643564
ISBN
9780691643564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.13

Paperback. Traversing the themes of language, terror and representation, this is the first study to engage Coleridge through the sublime, showing him to have a compelling position in an ongoing conversation about finitude. Drawing on close readings of both hispoetry and prose, it depicts Coleridge as a thinker of 'the limit' with contemporary force." Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349325931
ISBN
9781349325931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.22

Paperback. These papers from the 2001 Byron Conference represent a range of scholarly approaches and include close textual study, comparative readings, and broad cultural analysis Editor(s): Wilson, C. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349369720
ISBN
9781349369720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. This book reframes British First World War literature within Britain's history as an imperial nation. Rereading canonical war writers Siegfried Sassoon and Edmund Blunden, alongside war writing by Enid Bagnold, E. M. Forster, Mulk Raj Anand, Roly Grimshaw and others, the book makes clear that the Great War was more than a European war. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349501052
ISBN
9781349501052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.26

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