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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. A series featuring a contemporary poet selecting and introducing a poet of the past. It, by choice of poems and by 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): Fuller, John. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 121 x 10. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
9780571230709
ISBN
9780571230709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Partheneion, or "maiden song," composed in the seventh century BCE by the Spartan poet Alcman, is the earliest substantial example of a choral lyric. This book excavates the poem's invocations of widespread and long-lived cosmological ideas that cast the universe as perfectly harmonious and invested its workings with an ethical dimension. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 20. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226668680
ISBN
9780226668680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
PM Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604865905
ISBN
9781604865905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.42

Hardcover. This exhaustive and enthralling study considers the life and work of al-Mutanabbi (915-965), often regarded as the greatest of the classical Arab poets. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3F; BGL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684069
ISBN
9781851684069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.94

Paperback. The illuminating letters of Nobel Prize winning poet Tomas Transtromer and celebrated American writer and poet Robert Bly offer insights into their life and times, and the processes of translation. Editor(s): Smith, Thomas R.; Schmidt, Torbjorn. Translator(s): Moffett, Judith; Svensson, Lars-Hakan. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 878.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First UK edition of title published in the US in A
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852249953
ISBN
9781852249953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313427
ISBN
9780822313427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.53

Paperback. Ama Ata Aidoo is one of the best-known African writers today. Spanning three decades of work, the poems in this collection address themes of colonialism, independence, motherhood, and gender in intimate, personal ways alongside commentary on broader social issues. Editor(s): Yitah, Helen. Series: African Poetry Book Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803296947
ISBN
9780803296947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.93

Paperback. Mikhail Lermontov (1814-1841) is best known to Anglophone readers as the author of A Hero of Our Time, whereas among Russian readers his poetry is equally cherished. Lermontov was of Scottish descent, and this bilingual volume celebrates his bicentenary with new translations by 14 translator-poets, mostly Scottish. Editor(s): France, Peter; Marsack, Robyn. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847772756
ISBN
9781847772756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

paperback. Provides the poets' personal glimpses into the effects of war on language, place, poetry, and womanhood. This book features translations of women poets living in Europe in the decades before and after World War II who chart the sheer ordinariness through which cataclysm is experienced, and by which life is cruelly shattered. Series: Facing Pages. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127798
ISBN
9780691127798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349384952
ISBN
9781349384952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.96

Hardcover. This book investigates Kamau Brathwaite's and Derek Walcott's postcolonial debates, reading them against the traditional sites of the Caribbean imaginary. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230623644
ISBN
9780230623644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.46

paperback. The pseudo-Virgilian Aetna poem has fascinated textual critics for centuries on account of its badly corrupted state. But it is fascinating for its content as well. A vigorous and enthusiastic poem, this title repays further study within the didactic tradition. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions. Num Pages: 388 pages, 2-colour cover. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904675389
ISBN
9781904675389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.88

Paperback. This book presents one of the first systematic assessments of aesthetic insights into world politics. It examines the nature of aesthetic approaches and outlines how they differ from traditional analysis of politics. The book explores the potential and limits of aesthetics through a series of case studies on language and poetics. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC; HPS; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st ed. 2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349542260
ISBN
9781349542260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.88

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650456
ISBN
9780691650456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Ganiban, Randall Toth; Perkell, Christine; O'Hara, James J.; Johnston, Patricia A. Series: The Focus Vergil Aeneid Commentaries. Num Pages: 534 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585102143
ISBN
9781585102143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.03

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652580
ISBN
9780691652580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.79

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691626284
ISBN
9780691626284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.36

Hardback. Num Pages: 568 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 2AGP; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 245 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801444715
ISBN
9780801444715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.61

Hardback. The work of Mehmedalija 'Mak' Dizdar (1917-1971) is the cornerstone of modern Bosnian literature. His work blends influences from Bosnian Christian culture, Islamic mysticism, and the cultural remains of medieval Bosnia. This book focuses on Dizdar's collection "Stone Sleeper". It discusses Dizdar's mystically influenced poem "Blue River". Translator(s): Risaluddin, Saba. Series: Abrahamic Dialogues. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 221 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823231683
ISBN
9780823231683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.22

Paperback. A study of death, via author comments, as it appears in the works of contemporary poets providing a Christian appreciation of it within a context of tradition and circumstances. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cowley Publications
Number of pages
157
Condition
New
SKU
V9781561012510
ISBN
9781561012510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.37

Paperback. Examines Dante's relation to his contemporary public, an audience that included poets who responded to Dante's early work as well as those who first copied, preserved, and circulated his poetry. Based on research of manuscripts and documents, this study reveals the importance of professional, urban classes as cultivators of early Italian poetry. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268041229
ISBN
9780268041229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815635154
ISBN
9780815635154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.78

Paperback. Seven lectures by one of Britain's leading poets tracing the theories, fashions and beliefs of modern poets in American and Britain since the 1930s. Series: Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780373454
ISBN
9781780373454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226484549
ISBN
9780226484549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.14

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