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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. This anthology is a comprehensive collection of poetry from the Victorian era. It includes generous selections form the work of all major poets and a representation of the work of virtually every poet of significance.' Editor(s): Rundle, Vivienne; Collins, Thomas J. Num Pages: 1461 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 236 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1988.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
1461
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111001
ISBN
9781551111001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.32
€ 82.29

Paperback. Broken Hierarchies brings together twenty books of poems by Geoffrey Hill, offering a complete collection of his poetry from 1952-2012. Editor(s): Haynes, Kenneth. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
992
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198713180
ISBN
9780198713180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.62

Paperback. Examines the innovative and technically accomplished nature of Burns' poetry. This book features essays on Burns' special place in Scottish, English and Irish literary culture. It demonstrates how Burns drew on Scottish vernacular traditions, English poetry and 18th-century sentimentalism to create his own, new kind of poetry. Editor(s): Sergeant, David; Stafford, Fiona. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748664887
ISBN
9780748664887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

paperback. H.D. called By Avon River "the first book that really made me happy." In this annotated edition, Lara Vetter argues that the volume represented a turning point in H.D.'s career, a major shift from lyric poetry to the experimental forms of writing that would dominate her later works. Editor(s): Vetter, Lara. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813062372
ISBN
9780813062372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.80

Hardback. By Design is a study of instances of poets enacting literary history by the ways they use and alter key elements of earlier poems, sometimes the work of predecessors, sometimes their own poems, in order to create new designs. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757997
ISBN
9780804757997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.28

Hardback. Byron: The Erotic Liberal explores the relationship between Byron's erotic life and his political commitments, placing his poetry in the context of the work of other aristocratic liberals such as Madame de Stael. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511613
ISBN
9780742511613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.67

Paperback. Byron: The Erotic Liberal explores the relationship between Byron's erotic life and his political commitments, placing his poetry in the context of the work of other aristocratic liberals such as Madame de Stael. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511620
ISBN
9780742511620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.23

Hardcover. The first comprehensive account of the relationship between Byron and John Murray, the man who published his poetry for over ten years. Series: Liverpool English Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381335
ISBN
9781781381335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.70

Hardback. In 1816, following the scandalous collapse of his marriage, Lord Byron left England forever. His first destination was the Villa Diodati by Lake Geneva where he stayed together with Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Godwin, Claire Clairmont and John Polidori. This title focuses on the poet's life in the summer of that year. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846316432
ISBN
9781846316432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.09

Hardback. This work consists of eight essays selected from papers given at the Twelfth International Byron Symposium. Much of Byron's poetry is examined, but the focus is on the Mysteries and Don Juan. The subjects include the Cain figure, Byron's skepticism, his attitude toward Christianity and religion in general, and his literary use of the Bible. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874134018
ISBN
9780874134018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.07

Paperback. Byron's Poetry and Prose presents an extensive selection of Byron's poetry, letters, and journal entries in chronological clusters, allowing readers to see the changes that took place in his writing in the context of the places he lived and his fame, exile, and travels. Editor(s): Levine, Alice. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393925609
ISBN
9780393925609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.49

Paperback. C.S. Lewis is best known as the creator of the fanciful world of Narnia and writer of literary criticism and Christian apologetics. This book examines Lewis's early writings, under the pseudonym Clive Hamilton, analyzing the influence of his formative poetic aspirations upon his later prose. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Edition
Rev and Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873386814
ISBN
9780873386814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.95

Paperback. Through the ideas and associations inspired by MacPherson's Ossian, this is a discourse on national identity, "authenticity" and the human psyche. Colvin explores these difficult themes while simultaneously creating accessible, provocative photographs. Num Pages: 64 pages, 28 colour photographs. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; AJC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 245 x 8. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
National Galleries of Scotland United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903278352
ISBN
9781903278352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. In The Cambridge Companion to Keats, leading scholars discuss Keats's work. Editor(s): Wolfson, Susan J. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 320 pages, 1 b/w illus. Editor(s): Wolfson, Susan J. In The Cambridge Companion to Keats, leading scholars discuss Keats's work. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 20. Weight: 506.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521658393
ISBN
9780521658393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.88

Paperback. This book provides all the help that an intermediate Latin learner will need to read the first two books of the Aeneid. Series: Cambridge Intermediate Latin Readers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521171540
ISBN
9780521171540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.63

Paperback. This introduction presents the major themes, forms and styles of Russian poetry. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521004930
ISBN
9780521004930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126363
ISBN
9781897126363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 25.97

Paperback. Drawing on extensive scholarship and the author's own letters, this book offers information about his life, early hardships, political beliefs, and literary contexts. Editor(s): Noble, Andrew; Hogg, Patrick Scott. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 1120 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 51. Weight in Grams: 744. 1120 pages. Editor(s): Noble, Andrew; Hogg, Patrick Scott. Drawing on extensive scholarship and the author's own letters, this book offers information about his life, early hardships, political beliefs, and literary contexts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 51. Weight: 888.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
1120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841953809
ISBN
9781841953809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.86

Hardcover. A study and edition of one of the most ignored works of early Spanish literature because of its strong sexual content, this work examines the social ideology that conditioned the reactions of people to the events it describes as well as Fernando de Rojas's masterpiece, Celestina. Num Pages: 616 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 257 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1128.
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662896
ISBN
9781855662896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.27

Hardback. Examines the emergence of a new genre during the eighteenth century: the nostalgia poem. This genre is best understood by reconceiving the premises of nostalgia itself, examining it as first and foremost a mode of idealization rather than a longing for the past. This book traces the history of the nostalgia poem. Num Pages: 221 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139457
ISBN
9780874139457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 61 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746311998
ISBN
9780746311998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.40

Paperback. This text argues that Catullus challenges us to think about the nature of lyric in new ways. It shows how Catullus's poetry reflects the conditions of its own consumption as it explores the terms and possibilities of the poet's license. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 319 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221567
ISBN
9780520221567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.26

Hardcover. Catullus is one of the liveliest and most appealing Roman poets. His emotion, charm, and apparent spontaneity resonate with readers as strongly today as in antiquity. This sophisticated literary and historical introduction brings Catullus to life for the modern reader and presents his poetry in all its variety of emotions, subjects, and styles. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405118897
ISBN
9781405118897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.90

Hardcover. The poems of Catullus have notoriously been subjected to numerous accidental corruptions. This work represents a reappraisal of his text. It recommends some 600 changes to the Oxford Text of "R A B Mynors". It suggests that Catullus' text was also subjected to significant deliberate change, much of it probably dating back to classical antiquity. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125159
ISBN
9781905125159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.28

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