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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Hardcover. This book reveals how poets within the U.S. multi-ethnic avant-garde give up the goal of narrating one comprehensive, rooted view of cultural reality in favour of constructing coherent accounts of relational, local selves and worlds. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230612204
ISBN
9780230612204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This book stages a series of interventions and inventions of urban space between 1880 and 1930 in key literary texts of the period. Making sharp distinctions between modernity and modernism, the volume reassesses the city as a series of singular sites irreducible to stable identities, concluding with an extended reading of The Waste Land. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230008953
ISBN
9780230008953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Paperback. Using the work of Dante as its critical focus, this study examines questions of truth, ideology and reality in poetry as they occur in a series of texts and in the relationship between those texts across time. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822311171
ISBN
9780822311171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; DSC; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422. Stein, Fitzgerald, and the Modern(ist) Art of Self-fashioning. Series: American Literature Readings in the Twenty-First Century. 252 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JJG; DSC; DSK; JFC. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 20. Weight: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230112711
ISBN
9780230112711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Hardcover. From letters to visual poems to even tree carvings, this book examines Australian literature by close reading poetry from the 18th century and on. Michael Farrell's vast collage of material and analysis presents a unique and vivid perspective of colonial life, offering an unsettled space in which to rethink Australian writing. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137485717
ISBN
9781137485717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.47

Hardback. The first full-length study of the poetry of Wen Tingyun (ca. 812-ca. 866), a major writer of the late Tang, this book contains translations of more than 60 of Wen's poems, most of which appear in English for the first time. It also examines the world of other poets in his milieu. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804721653
ISBN
9780804721653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.71

Dudley Randall, one of the great success stories of American small-press history, was also poet laureate of Detroit, a civil-rights activist, and a force in the Black Arts Movement. This book through Randall's poetry and interviews, affords unique insights into the life and work of this crucial figure. Num Pages: 368 pages, 37 photos. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130264
ISBN
9780231130264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.12

Paperback. Robyn Schiff's poems enquire about making, buying, selling and stealing in the material world, the natural landscape and the human soul. Schiff moves from Cartier and Tiffany to the Shedd Aquarium, from Marie Antoinette to the Civil War and from Mary Pickford to Marilyn Monroe. Series: Kuhl House Poets. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Edition
2002nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877458203
ISBN
9780877458203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.66

Paperback. A work on the Whitman disciples - the fascinating, eclectic group of nineteenth-century men and women who regarded Walt Whitman not simply as a poet but as a religious prophet. It presents a colorful portrait of an era of intense religious, political, and sexual passions, focusing on why Whitman's work continues to appeal to so many. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146317
ISBN
9780691146317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Hardback. "This articulate, engaging, and well-documented study represents an important work of scholarship in its cross-cultural considerations of Italian Renaissance epic poetry." Prize Committtee Citation, MLA Scaglione Priize for a Manuscript in Italian Literary Studies Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 32. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646834
ISBN
9781442646834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.62

hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226329659
ISBN
9780226329659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Paperback. The book will appeal to readers interested in the vital connection between literature and moral philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417028
ISBN
9781421417028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.96

Paperback. Acknowledges the impact of early grief on Wordsworth's poetry and integrates it into a critical account of how his art developed from 1787 to 1813. This title explains the importance of the poet's great, unfinished epic "The Recluse" to his work as a whole. It includes 20 illustrations from original notebooks. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113694
ISBN
9781405113694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.08

Hardback. * Looks at the impact of grief on Wordswortha s great poetry. * Explains the importance of the poeta s great, unfinished epic a The Reclusea to his work as a whole. * Includes 20 illustrations from original notebooks. * Contains the first annotated text of a The White Doe of Rylstonea . . Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206385
ISBN
9780631206385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349212668
ISBN
9781349212668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333309629
ISBN
9780333309629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226100814
ISBN
9780226100814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. A unique opportunity to examine the apprenticeship of a great writer, this selection of poems composed between 1785 and 1790 reveals a precocious and remarkably accomplished early talent and shows that even in his earliest work, Wordsworth was already preoccupied with the themes that would later be explored fully in The Prelude. Editor(s): Wu, Duncan. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
9781857546392
ISBN
9781857546392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. Together, Wordsworth's verse and his compelling criticism have done much to shape our understanding of poetic art since the Romantic period. This volume is the first in many years to reexamine Wordsworth's complex theory of poetry in depth across the full range of the poet's work, presenting new scholarship by influential commentators in the field. Editor(s): Regier, Alexander; Uhlig, Stefan H. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230525443
ISBN
9780230525443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Hardback. Series: Romanticism in Perspective: Texts, Cultures, Histories. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
18
Number of pages
181
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312221133
ISBN
9780312221133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

The book will appeal to readers interested in the vital connection between literature and moral philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407081
ISBN
9781421407081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 54.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 273 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBF; DSC; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874136104
ISBN
9780874136104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; BG; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312225605
ISBN
9780312225605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349387199
ISBN
9781349387199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

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