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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. This volume brings together Melvin B. Tolson's three book of poetry - "Rendezvouz with America", "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia", and "Harlem Gallery" - as well as fugitive poems after 1944. Num Pages: 486 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918655
ISBN
9780813918655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739101520
ISBN
9780739101520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.12

paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 18 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New World Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781608681884
ISBN
9781608681884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Presents a range of approaches to Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) and his works. This volume focuses on Andersen in his time, the Andersen influences, Andersen in terms of cultural history - including aspects of literary and social history, genre, linguistics, translation and style. Num Pages: 576 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; BG; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778384492
ISBN
9788778384492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.80

Paperback. Presents a comparative study of the ninth-century Chinese poet and recluse Han Shan (Cold Mountain) and Gary Snyder, an American poet and environmental activist. This book explains how Chan Buddhism has the potential to be recognized as an important voice in contemporary ecopoetry. Num Pages: 299 pages, tables. BIC Classification: DSC; HREZ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193416
ISBN
9781845193416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857546590
ISBN
9781857546590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.64

Hardcover. Composed of 17 syllables, haiku can convey the essence of an emotion, a fleeting moment in nature, or a throwaway comment. This is a selection of 60 classic haiku by masters such as Basho and features an explanatory introduction to the form and brief biographical notes of major authors. Editor(s): Cobb, David. Series: Gift Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, 38 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DC; DSC; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124018
ISBN
9780714124018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166867
ISBN
9780231166867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Paperback. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 334 pages, 0 black and white; 20 full color. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 261 x 26. Weight in Grams: 974.
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442527
ISBN
9781580442527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Lattimore, Richmond. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 99 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
99
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469447
ISBN
9780226469447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.58

Translator(s): Miller, Andrew M. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DC; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202924
ISBN
9780872202924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.68
€ 43.45

CD-Audio. A graphic storyteller begins with the petty cruelties of the author's public school upbringing. Then, almost in 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary style, he paints devastating portraits of war: of a young man's hell, of meaningless sacrifice, of everyday heroism, and of the idiocy of the military command. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182. A graphic storyteller begins with the petty cruelties of the author's public school upbringing. Then, almost in 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary style, he paints devastating portraits of war: of a young man's hell, of meaningless sacrifice, of everyday heroism, and of the idiocy of the military command. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Dimension: 148 x 130 x 16. Weight: 182.
Publisher
Csa Word Ltd
Format
CD
Publication date
2007
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906147037
ISBN
9781906147037
CD
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 17.78

Paperback. In 1929 the author went to live abroad permanently, vowing 'never to make England my home again'. This book is an account of his life up until that 'bitter leave-taking': from his childhood and desperately unhappy school days at Charterhouse, to his time serving as a young officer in the First World War that was to haunt him throughout his life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSC; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184593
ISBN
9780141184593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

paperback. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; CFP; DCF; DSBB; DSC; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613126
ISBN
9781442613126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Hardcover. A comprehensive account of Goethe's relationship to Arabian culture, mediated by his interest in certain poets and texts and by his highly nuanced attitude toward Islam. Translator(s): Metzger, Michael M. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 508 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 162 x 47. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139085
ISBN
9781571139085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.56

Paperback. A major new compendium of poems including: 'The Uninvited Guest' where a new world emerges in a strangely edited riot of epigrams and annotations and 'West Aland' in which a massively important writer and thinker is put firmly in his place. The compendium also includes a collection of individual new poems. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547443
ISBN
9781857547443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.29

Hardback. A fresh examination of the four poems of the Cotton manuscript, arguing that they share a profound theological vision. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844198
ISBN
9781843844198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Paperback. The author is a figure of immense importance. He unlocked the gates of commercial theatre to its performance - and its performance in verse - on both sides of the Atlantic, bringing to the project his enormous personal prestige. This title tells the story of the reception of Greek tragedy throughout the English-speaking world. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Translations. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904675358
ISBN
9781904675358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

Hardback. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADT; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611475050
ISBN
9781611475050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.81

Hardback. Translator(s): Pritchett, Frances W.; Cornwall, Owen T. A. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182065
ISBN
9780231182065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.47

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198149781
ISBN
9780198149781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.86

Hardback. George Campbell Hay has been hailed as an important voice in Scottish literature and as a crucial figure in the renaissance of Gaelic poetry in the twentieth century. Editor(s): Byrne, Michel. Num Pages: 768 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AFS; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2086.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Slipcase
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748610631
ISBN
9780748610631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.36
€ 171.48

Hardback. By considering deconstructive theory and poetry in relation to the political radicalism of the Tel Quel group, this study argues that deconstruction presents greater possibilities for a reintegration of the political. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727600
ISBN
9780804727600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Genesis B and the Comedic Imperative argues that the Old English (from Old Saxon) poem Genesis B does not present, as some scholars assert, an unorthodox view of the Fall of Adam and Eve but that the poem reflects the comedic "happy ending" that characterizes much medieval Christian literature: the eventual attainment of Heaven. Num Pages: 342 pages, 4 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Lehigh University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611461671
ISBN
9781611461671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.42

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