Literary studies: poetry & poets
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Literary studies: poetry & poets
Hardback. A Handbook to the Reception of Ovid presents more than 30 original essays written by leading scholars revealing the rich diversity of critical engagement with Ovid s poetry that spans the Western tradition from antiquity to the present day. Editor(s): Miller, John F.; Newlands, Carole E. Series: HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSC; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 252 x 30. Weight in Grams: 968.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444339673
- ISBN
- 9781444339673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.10
€ 221.10
Hardcover. A History of American Poetry presents a comprehensive exploration of the development of American poetic traditions from their pre-Columbian origins to the present day. Num Pages: 542 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118795347
- ISBN
- 9781118795347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.42
€ 118.42
Paperback. A History of American Poetry presents a comprehensive exploration of the development of American poetic traditions from their pre-Columbian origins to the present day. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 810.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118795354
- ISBN
- 9781118795354
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Condition: New
€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Paperback. Accessible guide to and description of the medieval poetic tradition in Scandinavia. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843842798
- ISBN
- 9781843842798
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.82
€ 33.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. Collected essays on the persistence of preoccupation and the absence of theory Series: Writers on Writing. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472051885
- ISBN
- 9780472051885
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.14
€ 30.99
€ 25.14
Hardcover. Collected essays on the persistence of preoccupation and the absence of theory Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071883
- ISBN
- 9780472071883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.29
€ 98.29
hardcover.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd Dublin
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843510369
- ISBN
- 9781843510369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.73
€ 17.99
€ 15.73
Paperback. An exploration of concepts of art and womanhood, of what it means for Boland to be a woman poet, finding her own voice within a tradition. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368. Becoming a Woman Poet. 256 pages. An exploration of concepts of art and womanhood, of what it means for Boland to be a woman poet, finding her own voice within a tradition. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 23. Weight: 362.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857545418
- ISBN
- 9781857545418
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.63
€ 23.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. In these brief, readable, and insightful essays, Fr. Milward delves into the poetry of Hopkins and his central ideas on God the Trinity, the self, nature and people Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932589221
- ISBN
- 9781932589221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.98
€ 37.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- New York Review Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629966591
- ISBN
- 9789629966591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.51
€ 20.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. Series: The Press UWI biography series. Num Pages: 120 pages, 1 facsim., 1 map, 1 plan, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; DSBH; DSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9789766400347
- ISBN
- 9789766400347
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Condition: New
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Hardcover. Perhaps no other work of secular poetry was as widely read as the historical verse tragedy collection "A Mirror for Magistrates". This work shows that modern critics have misconstrued the purpose of the tragic verse narratives of the Mirror, approaching them as uncontroversial meditations on abstract political and philosophical doctrines. Series: Massachusetts Studies in Early Modern Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- Mass. Studies Early Modern Culture ser.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558497061
- ISBN
- 9781558497061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.13
€ 51.13
Paperback. Translator(s): Hamill, Sam. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DCF; DNF; DSBD; DSC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570627163
- ISBN
- 9781570627163
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.68
€ 20.99
€ 18.68
Hardcover. A New Companion to Milton builds on the critically-acclaimed original, bringing alive the diverse and controversial world of contemporary Milton studies while reflecting the very latest advances in research in the field. Editor(s): Corns, Thomas N. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 175 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1156.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118827826
- ISBN
- 9781118827826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.28
€ 222.28
Paperback. Transcends the limitations of current books, combining the best of three types of poetry-writing guides: textbooks for academic use, general guides to writing poetry, and guides to writing in form. It goes further than any form guide now available to give readers a thorough, eclectic, and exciting introduction to poetic form. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 43. Weight in Grams: 968.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033645
- ISBN
- 9780472033645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.81
€ 53.81
Hardcover. From the basic meters and traditional European forms of the ballad and the sonnet to poetic forms brought to English from worldwide cultures and postmodern forms and techniques, this title serves as both a survey and a guide to the exploration of poetic form. It is suitable for students of poetry focused on the art of structuring a poem. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070664
- ISBN
- 9780472070664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.24
€ 124.24
Paperback. A collection of case studies examining specific incidents of silence and the impasses it creates in the poetic and academic landscape. It looks at the issue of professionalism, in both poetic practice and the academy, which has become the caretaker of much of modern and contemporary poetry and their competing values. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817351984
- ISBN
- 9780817351984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.62
€ 42.62
Paperback. A survey of the empowering poetry of politically active women in El Salvador, South Africa, and the United States. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBB; 1KLCS; DSB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472065639
- ISBN
- 9780472065639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.22
€ 55.22
Paperback. Brings together eleven essays and reviews that constitute some of the poetry criticism. This book gives an overview of poetry criticism and its pluralistic traditions after the high modernist years of T S Eliot. It offers students - the next generation of poets and critics - and their teachers exemplary models of critical writing and thought. Editor(s): Harp, Jerry; Weissmiller, Jan. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877459958
- ISBN
- 9780877459958
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Condition: New
€ 27.13
€ 27.13
Hardback. A biography of the Anglo-American poet and activist Denise Levertov that brings to life one of the major voices of the second half of the twentieth century, when American poetry was a powerful influence worldwide. It chronicles Levertov's role as a passionate social activist in volatile times and her importance as a teacher of writing. Num Pages: 532 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 36. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272460
- ISBN
- 9780520272460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691621722
- ISBN
- 9780691621722
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Condition: New
€ 129.24
€ 129.24
Paperback. A biography of the poet and libertine the Earl of Rochester. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684. The Life of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester. 480 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. A biography of the poet and libertine the Earl of Rochester. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight: 646.
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463362
- ISBN
- 9781580463362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.89
€ 52.99
€ 43.89
Hardcover. The Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins was a practitioner of strict asceticism, and his commentators have often approved or disapproved of his rigorous self-discipline. This study uses Lacanian theories of sublimation and courtly love to reconfigure this rift in the field of Hopkins criticism. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919409
- ISBN
- 9780813919409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.79
€ 76.79
Paperback. Wallace Stevens is one of the major poets of the 20th century, and also among the most challenging. The author goes through each of Stevens' poems in his six major collections as well as his later lyrics, in chronological order. For each poem she provides an introductory head note and a series of annotations on difficult phrases and references. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141084
- ISBN
- 9780691141084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.59
€ 53.59