×


 x 

Shopping cart

Literary studies: poetry & poets

Results 361 - 384 of 2888

Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBB; DSBD; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691601434
ISBN
9780691601434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631141
ISBN
9780691631141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.09

Hardcover.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858810119
ISBN
9781858810119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.72

Paperback. This volume has been considered by many to be one of the most innovative studies of Chinese poetry. Cheng illustrates his text with an annotated anthology of 135 poems from the golden age of Tang Dynasty, featuring lively translations of the works of Tu Fu, Li Po, Wang Wei and other poets. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
New York Review Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629966584
ISBN
9789629966584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Covering the genres of Chinese poetry, this volume provides an introduction to the Chinese poetry. The sections of the volume are introduced by a short essay on the mode or genre of poem and is followed by a comprehensive bibliography. It is aimed at students of Chinese poetry. Num Pages: 376 pages, 181 ideograms. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319467
ISBN
9780822319467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, xiv, 258 p., 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226092348
ISBN
9780226092348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641638
ISBN
9780691641638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.50

Hardback. This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs. Translator(s): Collins, Derek; Orion, Janice. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
New and Revised Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515246
ISBN
9780742515246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.38

Paperback. This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs. Translator(s): Collins, Derek; Orion, Janice. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
New and Revised
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515253
ISBN
9780742515253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.24

Paperback. This new study focuses on the critically neglected area of Rossetti's devotional poetry and her prose, offering a critical intervention in the feminist construction of an important Victorian woman poet. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349281879
ISBN
9781349281879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Hardcover. This new study focuses on the critically neglected area of Rossetti's devotional poetry and her prose, offering a critical intervention in the feminist construction of an important Victorian woman poet. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230005075
ISBN
9780230005075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010131
ISBN
9781847010131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 180 x 6. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555976064
ISBN
9781555976064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.84

mass_market. Takes us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. This title features stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Condition
New
SKU
9780141398617
ISBN
9780141398617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. "Citizen Shakespeare" combines recent historiography with the close analysis of language to show how the subjectivities of the London citizen and the immigrant city-dweller unexpectedly pervade the full range of Shakespeare's drama despite the overt aristocratic settings and concerns many of his plays share. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349529704
ISBN
9781349529704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Hardcover. This study of the first national festival of modern Italy historically reconstructs the event, using a mass of un-catalogued and unpublished documents left by the organizers, which positions the Centenary as a platform upon which an alternative definition of Italian national identity emerged. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108646
ISBN
9780230108646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Paperback. Examining how labouring-class poets constructed themselves and were constructed by critics as part of a canon, and how they situated their work in relation to contemporaries and poets from earlier periods, this book highlights the complexities of labouring-class poetic identities in the period from Burns to mid-late century Victorian dialect poets. Editor(s): Blair, Kirstie; Gorji, Mina. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349440375
ISBN
9781349440375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.92

Hardcover. Examining how labouring-class poets constructed themselves and were constructed by critics as part of a canon, and how they situated their work in relation to contemporaries and poets from earlier periods, this book highlights the complexities of labouring-class poetic identities in the period from Burns to mid-late century Victorian dialect poets. Editor(s): Blair, Kirstie; Gorji, Mina. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137030320
ISBN
9781137030320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

The first major anthology of criticism devoted exclusively to poetry. Spanning thousands of years and including some of the most influential critical essays ever written, this is a collection of influential writings on poetry ranging from Aristotle to Laura (Riding) Jackson. Editor(s): Harmon, William. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 998.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123709
ISBN
9780231123709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.41

Paperback. A new introduction and a fully updated bibliography make the second edition of this established text an indispensable resource for students and teachers of English poetry. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415106474
ISBN
9780415106474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.02

hardcover. John McNamee captures through his poetry the heroism, irony, tragedy and beauty that is hidden even among the shambles of the desolate urban neighborhoods in which he ministers. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; AFH; DC; DSBH; DSC; HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DWsunned to spine and edges. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Sheed & Ward
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0024401
ISBN
9781556128127
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.49

Paperback. Provides a facing-page translation of an important Middle English alliterative poem, generally attributed to the author of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". This translation captures the original's poetic and alliterative qualities while making the often difficult original text accessible to modern readers. Editor(s): Gustafson, Kevin. Translator(s): Gustafson, Kevin. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113999
ISBN
9781551113999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.55

Hardback. This annotated edition of Clio makes available in a well-documented and illustrated modern text the autobiography of Martha Fowke Sansom. This lively account of Fowke's life is filled with illuminating material on her family background, education, and emotional and social experiences. Editor(s): Guskin, Phyllis J. Num Pages: 210 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: BGHA; DCQ; DSBD; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874136074
ISBN
9780874136074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555975210
ISBN
9781555975210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.25

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!