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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Hardcover. Employing psychoanalysis, trauma theory, and materialist perspectives, this book examines Shakespeare's appropriations of Ovid's poetry in his Roman poems and plays. It argues that Shakespeare uses Ovid to explore violence, trauma, and virtus - the traumatic effects of aggression, sadomasochism, and the shifting notions of selfhood and masculinity. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137349910
ISBN
9781137349910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349468188
ISBN
9781349468188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.65

Paperback. This book re-evaluates the perception of "courtly love" in Old French verse. Adams traces how these verses explore the emotional trials of amour and propose coping methods for the lovelorn. Editor(s): Wheeler, Bonnie. Series: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2005
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349527199
ISBN
9781349527199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Wheeler, Bonnie. Series: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403962942
ISBN
9781403962942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.51

Paperback. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859203
ISBN
9781848859203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Virgil offers undergraduates, graduate students and general readers a comprehensive and carefully balanced introduction to the works and literary reception of Virgil. Offering a fresh, comprehensive introduction to Virgil in translation, this book traces the poet's literary influence on later authors and his impact on the arts. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159494
ISBN
9781405159494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125548
ISBN
9781905125548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.23

Paperback. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 168 pages, 4 colour book. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 4KL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 10. Weight in Grams: 380. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. 168 pages, 4 colour book. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Cateogry: (UA) A / AS level. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 4KL; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 10. Weight: 382.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521689441
ISBN
9780521689441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.40

Paperback. This new translation by poet Len Krisak of Virgil's classic of pastoral verse captures both the meaning and meter of the original. The text features the English and original Latin on facing pages and an introduction by Gregson Davis. Translator(s): Krisak, Len. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222173
ISBN
9780812222173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637969
ISBN
9780691637969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.61

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691609737
ISBN
9780691609737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127408
ISBN
9780691127408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.29
€ 60.28

Hardback. Demonstrates the profound influence of Ramon Lull (c. 1232-1316) upon Donne. The author shows how Donne refashioned Lull's abstract version of Mary and used this "Mary" to include Muslims and Jews in the church universal. This study will appeal to new historicists and those interested in alchemy, emblems, or theology. Num Pages: 259 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575910949
ISBN
9781575910949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.78

Paperback. Offers a way to think about how the power of poetry, art, and the lyrical imagination illuminate history, trauma, and memory. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 colour plates, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226254333
ISBN
9780226254333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. In Visible Voices Nicolas Barker traces the history of the 'translation' of poetry from a spoken medium to a written, or printed, medium. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847772121
ISBN
9781847772121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.69

hardcover. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Edition
2000th Edition
SKU
V9780312226572
ISBN
9780312226572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBF; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349521203
ISBN
9781349521203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403942319
ISBN
9781403942319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Hardcover. This collection of essays reassesses the importance of verse as a medium in the long eighteenth century, and as an invitation for readers to explore many of the less familiar figures dealt with, alongside the received names of the standard criticism of the period. Editor(s): Fowler, Joanna; Ingram, Allan. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137487629
ISBN
9781137487629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 303 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474422
ISBN
9780801474422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.98

Hardcover. This book explores Yeats' background and influences, as well as how his works shaped early twentieth-century Irish culture. Editor(s): Holdeman, David; Levitas, Ben. Series: Literature in Context. Num Pages: 460 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798. 8vo. Original cloth Irish Literature.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0279630
ISBN
9780521897051
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 35.00

Paperback. A biography of W B Yeats, it covers the second half of Yeats' life, taking in his controversial political involvements, continued supernatural experiments, his extraordinary marriage, a series of love affairs, and the writing of his greatest poetry. It also weaves together his life and work. Num Pages: 832 pages, 32pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1306. Good clean copy showing light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0024921
ISBN
9780192806093
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 48.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312221386
ISBN
9780312221386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854112613
ISBN
9781854112613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.42

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