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Literary studies: poetry & poets
Paperback. Describes the adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. This poem also describes his endurance, his love for his wife and son. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332. Clean copy In good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Unabridged
- SKU
- KLJ0001372
- ISBN
- 9781853260254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.74
€ 6.74
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801483356
- ISBN
- 9780801483356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.53
€ 50.99
€ 45.53
Paperback. There is something offensive about poetry, judging by the number of attacks on it and defences of it. The author argues that poetry exists to offend - not through its subject matter but through the challenges it presents to the prevailing view of what language is for. He also specifies four poetic offences - gesture, drama, fiction, and trope. Series: Robert B Heilman Books. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987590
- ISBN
- 9780295987590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Other than his name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not even where or when he lived. Yet his Old English poems attest to a powerfully inventive imagination, deeply learned in Christian doctrine and traditional verse-craft. He reveals an expert control of structure and a flair for extended similes and dramatic dialogue. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072633
- ISBN
- 9780674072633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.12
€ 40.99
€ 35.12
Paperback. Wolkow have produced an accurate and elegant translation accompanied by rich commentary. Translator(s): Athanassakis, Apostolos N.; Wolkow, Benjamin M. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408828
- ISBN
- 9781421408828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.92
€ 31.99
€ 26.92
Paperback. Tracy Brain introducescompletely new approaches to Plath's writing, taking the studies away from the familiar concentration to reveal that Plath as a writer was concerned with a much wider range of important cultural and political topics. .
Series: Longman Studies in Twentieth Century Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 696.
Series: Longman Studies in Twentieth Century Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582327306
- ISBN
- 9780582327306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
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
€ 50.53
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€ 13.45
€ 16.99
€ 13.45
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
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
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
€ 66.86
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
€ 117.44
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
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
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
€ 79.60€ 72.48
€ 79.60
€ 72.48
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
€ 98.73
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
€ 118.81
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
€ 40.99
€ 34.17
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
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Lee, Guy. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 4KL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537570
- ISBN
- 9780199537570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Catullus' poetry is by turns ribald, lyric, romantic, satirical; it offers us vivid pictures of the poet's friends, enemies, and lovers. This work is a bilingual translation of Catullus' poems. It provides an essay on the poet's life and literary background, and a historical sketch of the politically fraught late Roman Republic in which he lived. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 359 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 221 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554. A Bilingual Edition. 359 pages. Catullus' poetry is by turns ribald, lyric, romantic, satirical; it offers us vivid pictures of the poet's friends, enemies, and lovers. This work is a bilingual translation of Catullus' poems. It provides an essay on the poet's life and literary background, and a historical sketch of the politically fraught late Roman Republic in which he lived. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 156 x 221 x 25. Weight: 554. Translator(s): Green, Peter.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 359
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1 Blg
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253865
- ISBN
- 9780520253865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.31
€ 31.99
€ 23.31
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the work of John Keats, a central figure in English Romanticism and one of the most popular poets in the literary canon. This book features: a chronology of Keats's life and excerpts from his letters; an overview of the criticism of his work; and, excerpts from a range of critical texts, with explanatory headnotes. Editor(s): Strachan, John. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 216 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415234788
- ISBN
- 9780415234788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.81
€ 31.81
The Poems of Shelley: Volume Five: 1821–1822: 5 (Longman Annotated E...
. Ed(S): Rossington, Michael; Donovan, Jack; ...
hardcover. Editor(s): Rossington, Michael; Donovan, Jack; Everest, Kelvin; Rognoni, Francesco. Series: Longman Annotated English Poets. Num Pages: 530 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138016644
- ISBN
- 9781138016644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.37
€ 168.37
Paperback. Includes an introduction providing historical, literary and cultural contexts for the poems. This book incorporates a revised and updated bibliography, minor changes to the text and glossary, and significant revision and updating of the explanatory notes. Editor(s): Andrew, Malcolm; Waldron, Ronald. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 383 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Number of pages
- 383
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 5th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897914
- ISBN
- 9780859897914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.54
€ 48.54
Paperback. This sourcebook is ideal for those new to Yeats's poetry or those who wish to look deeper into its workings, its reception and the contexts from which it emerged. Editor(s): O'Neill, Michael. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415234764
- ISBN
- 9780415234764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardcover. Jerome McGann takes his readers on a spirited tour through a wide range of Poe's verse as well as the critical and theoretical writings in which he laid out his arresting ideas about poetry and poetics. In a bold reassessment, McGann argues that Poe belongs alongside Whitman and Dickinson as a foundational American poet and cultural presence. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416666
- ISBN
- 9780674416666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39