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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. From Shakespeare to Obama discusses language, slavery, and place from the Portuguese enslavement of African people, through slavery in Shakespeare's plays, to President Obama's 2012 speech on "modern slavery." Balancing close reading with context, this expansive book offers new insight into questions of otherness, rhetoric, and stereotyping. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349477463
ISBN
9781349477463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.04

paperback. This book embraces an era of enormous creative variety--the formative period during which the Romantic traditions of the past were abandoned or transformed and a major new literature created. More than a hundred poets are treated in this volume, and many more are noticed in passing. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 42. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674399457
ISBN
9780674399457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.16
€ 48.55

Hardback. "Combines perfectly precise analysis with a literary form of expression, clearness of thought and language."-Transactions of the C. S. Peirce Society Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; HPCF; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823213023
ISBN
9780823213023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.71

Paperback. Holding in balance the ecological and the technological, ancient and modern, this work sings languages and cultures, people and habitats burgeoning on the brink of extinction. Assured in its rhymes and cadences, it is often attentive to poetry in other tongues, not least Gaelic. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224080873
ISBN
9780224080873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. is subjects range from close self-analysis to abstract considerations of time and place, but essentially he is interested in adapting traditional poetics to fit contemporary situations. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 167.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Orleans Publishing United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780972814348
ISBN
9780972814348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.92

Garcilaso de la Vega and the Material Culture of Renaissance Europe examines the role of cultural objects in the lyric poetry of Garcilaso de la Vega, the premier poet of sixteenth-century Spain. Series: Toronto Iberic. Num Pages: 248 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADS; 3JB; ACND; DSBD; DSC; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647558
ISBN
9781442647558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.79

Hardcover. Wallace Stevens (1879-1955) has been acknowledged by writers as diverse as Harold Bloom, Adrienne Rich and R.S. Thomas as one of the central poets of the 20th century. Justin Quinn offers a fundamental reassessment of Stevens's work and the connections it makes between nature, community and art. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004410
ISBN
9781900621663
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 279 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Grantha Corporation United States
Number of pages
92
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890206567
ISBN
9781890206567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.25

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634968
ISBN
9780691634968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.85

This book examines debates regarding gendered interpretation of persuasive rhetoric in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. The book traces ideological changes concerning women's positions in early modern English romances written and inspired by Sir Philip Sidney, and it analyzes these texts in light of contemporary political discourse. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611494181
ISBN
9781611494181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

Paperback. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSC; HRH; JFSJ. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349343249
ISBN
9781349343249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Hardback. By complicating the views of gender dynamics in Latin love poetry, this exciting new scholarship will stimulate further debates in classical studies and literary criticism with its fresh perspectives. Editor(s): Ancona, Ronnie; Greene, Ellen. Series: Arethusa Books. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801881985
ISBN
9780801881985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.09
€ 59.06

Hardback. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823240371
ISBN
9780823240371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.97

Hardcover. A collection of ten critical essays on the Prologue to Chaucer's well-known work, arranged in chronological order of their original publication. Num Pages: 226 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336. Fine in good illustrated cloth covers. Covers showing some shelf wear and previous owner's name to ffep, otherwise clean and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
The Athlone Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0020700
ISBN
9780485610062
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. A collection of ten critical essays on the Prologue to Chaucer's well-known work, arranged in chronological order of their original publication. Num Pages: 226 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336. Lightly scored copy in original decorated covers. Covers showing some age and bumped to edges and corners. No dust wrapper. Remains a good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
The Athlone Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0006296
ISBN
9780485610062
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Original in conception and powerful in scope, Generic Composition in Greek and Roman Poetry remains one of the most important books on early Greek, Hellenistic and Roman poetry in a generation. Series: Cultural Legacies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Michigan Classical Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979971310
ISBN
9780979971310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.49

Genesis B and the Comedic Imperative argues that the Old English (from Old Saxon) poem Genesis B does not present, as some scholars assert, an unorthodox view of the Fall of Adam and Eve but that the poem reflects the comedic "happy ending" that characterizes much medieval Christian literature: the eventual attainment of Heaven. Num Pages: 342 pages, 4 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Lehigh University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611461671
ISBN
9781611461671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.42

Paperback. Geo-spatial identity and early Modern European drama come together in this study of how cultural or political attachments are actively mediated through space. Matei-Chesnoiu traces the modulated representations of rivers, seas, mountains, and islands in sixteenth-century plays by Shakespeare, Jasper Fisher, Thomas May, and others. Series: Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349502530
ISBN
9781349502530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Hardback. By considering deconstructive theory and poetry in relation to the political radicalism of the Tel Quel group, this study argues that deconstruction presents greater possibilities for a reintegration of the political. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727600
ISBN
9780804727600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Hardback. George Campbell Hay has been hailed as an important voice in Scottish literature and as a crucial figure in the renaissance of Gaelic poetry in the twentieth century. Editor(s): Byrne, Michel. Num Pages: 768 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AFS; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2086.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Slipcase
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748610631
ISBN
9780748610631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.09
€ 171.48

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