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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Hardcover. Irish bardic poetry is an expression of mediaeval European high literary cultures. This work explores the rhetorical reality in the works of poets from the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries. It presents readings that reveal the world of Irish bardic poetry as a fully chromatic, vibrant, humorous, scholarly and literary enterprise. Num Pages: 486 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 831.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
486
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184141
ISBN
9781859184141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 38.37

Paperback. With Baudelaire's critical intelligence as his inspiration, the author ranges through his life and work, focusing on two painters - Ingres and Delacroix - about whom Baudelaire wrote acutely, and then turns to Degas and Manet, who followed in the tracks Baudelaire laid down in his great essay The Painter of Modern Life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957561
ISBN
9780241957561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. This supplementary volume attempts to evaluate and simplify Pound's often bewildering work. It contains over 10,000 separate glosses that identify all proper names, literary and historical allusions, with exegeses based upon Pound's original sources. Num Pages: 816 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1322. 816 pages, bibliography, index. This supplementary volume attempts to evaluate and simplify Pound's often bewildering work. It contains over 10,000 separate glosses that identify all proper names, literary and historical allusions, with exegeses based upon Pound's original sources. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 24. Weight: 1138.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082878
ISBN
9780520082878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.92

Paperback. The Caribbean has produced one of the most vigorous and exciting bodies of poetry in the twentieth century, and this anthology covers all its major languages. Featuring a range of poets from Derek Walcott to Jesus Cos Causse, and Olive Senior to Una Marson, this is a rich and satisfying book. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199561599
ISBN
9780199561599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Sylvia Plath was one of the most gifted and innovative poets of the twentieth century, yet serious study of her work has often been hampered by a fierce preoccupation with her life and death. This title offers an examination of her poetry. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571192359
ISBN
9780571192359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
New York Review Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629966591
ISBN
9789629966591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.64

Hardback. Based on Hogg's 1831 collection entitled Songs by the Ettrick Shepherd, this critical edition provides the original text as well as the history of its genesis. Editor(s): McCue, Kirsteen. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AVQS; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639366
ISBN
9780748639366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02
€ 103.24

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, Seamus Heaney selects W.B. Yeats. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DCQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 120 x 12. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571222964
ISBN
9780571222964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583943137
ISBN
9781583943137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. A study of the Romantic poets and the relation between tradition and the individual artist. For this second edition Bloom offers a new introduction which explains the genesis of his thinking and the subsequent influence of the book on literary criticism. Num Pages: 204 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195112214
ISBN
9780195112214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.79

Paperback. This series has a broad focus but one very clear aim: to equip you with all the knowledge you need to make your own new readings of crucial literary texts. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415222327
ISBN
9780415222327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Hardcover. In this sparkling collection edited by Robert Phillips, Shapiro's most trenchant writings on poetry, poets, and cultural matters are once again available. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 144 x 33. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635561
ISBN
9781566635561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.89

Paperback. Longlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 'A thrilling and complex book, enlarges our view of Homer .. There's something that hits the mark on every page' Claire Tomalin, Books of the Year, New Statesman Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007335534
ISBN
9780007335534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166805
ISBN
9780231166805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Paperback. Explores a new way to connect the primary Sanskrit epics Ramayana and Mahabharata with their Greek analogues, the Iliad and Odyssey. This cross-cultural comparative study provides a more comprehensive perspective on the poems' religiosity than the vantage points of Hellenists or of Indologists alone. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2BBA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
325
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726758
ISBN
9780674726758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.82

Paperback. This is a study of the forces and influences that shaped Kipling's work, including his unusual family background, his role as the laureate of empire and the deaths of two of his children, and of his complex relations with a literary world that first embraced and then rejected him. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2003rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333557211
ISBN
9780333557211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Hardcover. It is to the scholar Edoardo Zuccato's merit to draw thorough notice to Coleridge's Italian interests.George Steiner, The Observer Series: Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 575.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859180761
ISBN
9781859180761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.16

Hardcover.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954384562
ISBN
9780954384562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Connell, Jolyon. BIC Classification: 4KLR; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. .
Publisher
Connell Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907776663
ISBN
9781907776663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. * An innovative introduction to writing poetry designed for students of creative writing and budding poets alike. * Challenges the reader's sense of what is possible in a poem. * Traces the history and highlights the potential of poetry. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405124805
ISBN
9781405124805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.76

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