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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. The "De Rerum Natura" of Lucretius is a lucid explanation of physical phenomena that develops into a majestic vision of the ultimate nature of the universe. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547238
ISBN
9781857547238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardback. The variety of contemporary American poetry leaves many readers overwhelmed. The critic, scholar, and poet Stephen Burt sets out to help. Beginning in the early 1980s, where critical consensus ends, he presents 60 poems, each with an original essay explaining how the poem works, why it matters, and how it speaks to other parts of art and culture. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 390 x 37. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737877
ISBN
9780674737877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

Hardback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; DSC; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319519807
ISBN
9783319519807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

Hardcover. The Persian Empire in English Renaissance Writing, 1549-1622 studies the conception of Persia in the literary, political and pedagogic writings of Renaissance England and Britain. It argues that writers of all kinds debated the means and merits of English empire through their intellectual engagement with the ancient Persian empire. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230343269
ISBN
9780230343269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Paperback. The Persian Empire in English Renaissance Writing, 1549-1622 studies the conception of Persia in the literary, political and pedagogic writings of Renaissance England and Britain. It argues that writers of all kinds debated the means and merits of English empire through their intellectual engagement with the ancient Persian empire. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349344611
ISBN
9781349344611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

paperback. Established accounts of the child in nineteenth century literature tend to focus on those who occupy a central position within narratives. This book is concerned with children who are not so easily recognized or remembered, the peripheral or overlooked children to be read in works by Dickens, Bronte, Austen and Rossetti." Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC; JFSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349497416
ISBN
9781349497416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
September Publishing
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910463291
ISBN
9781910463291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.47

Hardcover. The first full commentary on Piers Plowman since the late nineteenth century is inaugurated with the publication of the first two of its five projected volumes. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239218
ISBN
9780812239218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.81

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843344
ISBN
9781843843344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674656765
ISBN
9780674656765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.46
€ 72.48

Paperback. This text explores the desire, suffering, exultation, spiritual rapture and dedication to art that characterizes the poetry of Emily Dickinson, and attempts to decipher their many complex and witty references to texts and paintings of her time. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 color illustrations in an 8 page insert plus 9 halftones scattered throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674656666
ISBN
9780674656666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.10

Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Literary Dictionaries. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 672. Series: Palgrave Literary Dictionaries. 360 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 25. Weight: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403943170
ISBN
9781403943170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.77

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Literary Dictionaries. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349521869
ISBN
9781349521869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardcover. This comprehensive guide to the poems, prose, biography, ideas and contexts of Percy Bysshe Shelley features entries on all the major poems and prose works (including inspiration, composition and publication), Shelley's politics, relationships and travels, his representation in novels, drama, film and portraits, and his critical reception. Series: Palgrave Literary Dictionaries. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230244221
ISBN
9780230244221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.59

Paperback. This comprehensive guide to the poems, prose, biography, ideas and contexts of Percy Bysshe Shelley features entries on all the major poems and prose works (including inspiration, composition and publication), Shelley's politics, relationships and travels, his representation in novels, drama, film and portraits, and his critical reception. Series: Palgrave Literary Dictionaries. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349318896
ISBN
9781349318896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.21

Paperback. This dictionary, now available in paperback, provides readers with a convenient source of reliable and accessible information on Chaucer's work, life, and times. Topics include Chaucer's works, major characters, social and political contexts, influences on Chaucer and those influenced by him, people and places of significance in Chaucer's life. Series: Palgrave Literary Dictionaries. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231481
ISBN
9780230231481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.12

Hardback. This study aims to provide readers with a convenient source of reliable, scholarly, and accessible information on Chaucer's work, life, and times. Topics include Chaucer's works, major fictional characters, social, and political contexts, writers who influenced Chaucer or influenced by him, people and places of significance in Chaucer's life. Series: Palgrave Literary Dictionaries. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
329
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333998083
ISBN
9780333998083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.87

Hardcover. A comprehensive guide to the poems, prose, biography, ideas and contexts of Byron, entries range from detailed coverage of the major poems to items on Byron's songs, conversation, interest in boxing, swimming and vampires, and sexual liaisons; also the 'Byronic Hero', Byron in fiction and drama, and his pervasive influence on subsequent literature. Series: Palgrave Literary Dictionaries. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230008977
ISBN
9780230008977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.56

Hardback. This book focuses on specific moments of deliberated decision in the epic poems of Ariosto, Tasso, Spenser, and Milton. By exploring the difference between Aristotle's notion of proairesis and structuralist literary critics' use of the term, the author argues that decision making provides a link between ethical structures and narrative forms. Num Pages: 196 pages, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874136357
ISBN
9780874136357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823239108
ISBN
9780823239108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198704850
ISBN
9780198704850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

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. The Owl and the Nightingale is one of the comic poems in the English language and one of the best-known and accomplished of all medieval literary texts. This book contains a lively parallel-text translation in modern English, as well as a glossary, notes and introduction. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 b&2 halftones, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896900
ISBN
9780859896900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.53

Paperback. Serving as a primer for generational revolt and poetic expression, this collection brings readers the words, visions, and extravagant lives of bohemians, beatniks, hippies, punks, and slackers. 50 photos & illustrations. Readings. Editor(s): Kaufman, Alan; Griffin, S. A. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 51. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Thunder's Mouth Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560252276
ISBN
9781560252276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.83

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