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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. Contains seventeen essays by pre-eminent scholars representing a variety of critical perspectives that focus on Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass". This book features contributors who treat Whitman's poetry, his biography, his politics, his reception in the United States and abroad, race and ethnic issues, and nineteenth-century America. Editor(s): Belasco, Susan; Price, Kenneth M.; Folsom, Ed. Num Pages: 503 pages, 13 photograhs, index. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260009
ISBN
9780803260009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.55

Hardcover. A collection of Pollmann's previously-published essays on early Christian poetry, most newly-translated from German and all updated and corrected. It is a genre that has tended to be overlooked by both Classicists and Patristics scholars and this collection will rectify that. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC; HRAX; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198726487
ISBN
9780198726487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.24

Paperback. A thoughtful and fascinating portrait of England, told through the story of A. E. Housman and his much-loved poetry collection, A Shropshire Lad. Num Pages: 624 pages, b/w pics. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; 2AB; DSC; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140681
ISBN
9780349140681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Provides the English-speaking reader with everything he needs to read and understand the "Paradiso". This work provides a profound analysis of the poem's basic allegory, and the illustrations, diagrams, and map clarify points that have confused readers of "The Divine Comedy". Translator(s): Singleton, Charles S. Series: The Divine Comedy S. Num Pages: 624 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 203 x 35. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Pbk. Ed. in 2 Vols
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691019130
ISBN
9780691019130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.84

Paperback. Touching on the works of Emerson, Thoreau, Proust, and Plato, among others, this title outlines the problem of duality in modern thought - the separation of the mind and body, word and referent, intelligence and mystery, human and natural - and makes the case for a fuller kind of nature poetry, one that strives to overcome this false separation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Milkweed Editions United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571313270
ISBN
9781571313270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. The last journals of Charles Bukowski, illustrated by the comic art of Robert Crumb. Following a world-weary Bukowski as he nears the end of his life, most of the entries are written in the middle of the night, during the precious hours when the ever-present shadow of mortality was held at bay. Illustrator(s): Crumb, Robert. Num Pages: 152 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574230581
ISBN
9781574230581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. A new introduction and a fully updated bibliography make the second edition of this established text an indispensable resource for students and teachers of English poetry. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415106474
ISBN
9780415106474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 48.35

Paperback. Legion Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228096
ISBN
9780571228096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. Although best remembered for his novels, Thomas Hardy thought of himself as a poet forced by circumstance to write fiction for a living. This selection of nearly two hundred poems includes pieces, such as "During Wind and Rain", "Channel Firing", "Afterwards", "The Darkling Thrush", "The Oxen", "To Lizbie Browne", and others. Editor(s): Thomas, Harry. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DCF; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433418
ISBN
9780140433418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

Hardcover. This study sheds light on a major and until now little studied Liverpool writer, Edward Rushton (1782-1814), whose politics and poetics were imbued in the most pressing events and debates shaking the world during the Age of Revolution. Series: Eighteenth Century Worlds. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 243 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381441
ISBN
9781781381441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.97

Paperback. Takes us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. This title features stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398594
ISBN
9780141398594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.52

Paperback. Translator(s): Hamill, Sam. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DCF; DNF; DSBD; DSC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 353.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Stated First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570627163
ISBN
9781570627163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.68

Hardcover. Translator(s): Wawn, Andrew. Series: Islandica. Num Pages: 570 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; AGR; DSC; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Publisher
Cornell University Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935995169
ISBN
9780935995169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.57

Paperback. Stanley Lombardo's translation of Homer's classic work aims to offer the distinctive speed and clarity of his other translations. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co.
Number of pages
478
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204843
ISBN
9780872204843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: DCF; DSB; DSC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
239
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823379
ISBN
9781933823379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Presents a collection of lectures that reveal the insight, humor, and intimacy with Zen that made the author so influential as a teacher. Num Pages: 199 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246. Zen Talks on the Sandokai. 199 pages, 1 b&w photograph, 1 line illustration. Presents a collection of lectures that reveal the insight, humor, and intimacy with Zen that made the author so influential as a teacher. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; HREZ. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 15. Weight: 242.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
199
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232129
ISBN
9780520232129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.41

Paperback. These poems perform an archaeology on lives lived. In this his fourth collection, Adam Thorpe continues his engagement with history, the living continuum that connects us with our near and distant past, nourishing and illuminating our present. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224063852
ISBN
9780224063852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Offering the reader the opportunity to study the poems in their original contexts as they appeared to Coleridge's and Wordsworth's contemporaries, this edition includes some of their most famous poems, including Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancyent Marinere." Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415355292
ISBN
9780415355292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.84

Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Number of pages
227
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588140623
ISBN
9781588140623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.40
€ 89.68

Hardback. In this powerful and authoritative study Jody Allen Randolph provides the fullest account yet of the work of a major figure in twentieth-century Irish literature as well as in contemporary women's writing Series: Contemporary Irish Writers. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782050841
ISBN
9781782050841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 38.37

Paperback. A series featuring various poets selecting and introducing poets of the past. It, by choice of poems and the personal and critical reactions expressed in prefaces, offers insights into the poets' own work as well as providing an introduction to some of the greatest poets of literature. Editor(s): Oswald, Alice. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 74.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571232291
ISBN
9780571232291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811221856
ISBN
9780811221856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.43

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive view of poetry, with chapters the sound stratum of poetry; the units-of-meaning stratum; the world stratum; regulative concepts; and the poetry of orientation and disorientation. This book consists of samples from the author's study of the rhythmical performance of poetry and the expressiveness of speech sounds. Num Pages: 683 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 169 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
683
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Second Edition, Second expanded edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192556
ISBN
9781845192556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.97

Paperback. Leigh Hunt is mostly known as an idiosyncratic and mediocre poet. His essay "What Is Poetry?", which, apart from comments of a more theoretical kind, contains numerous examples from several ages and languages of what in his opinion qualified as fine poetry. This title provides an analysis and critique of the essay. Num Pages: 71 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
71
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194437
ISBN
9781845194437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.75

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