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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. Easily adaptable as both an anthology and an insightful guide to reading and understanding Romantic Poetry, this text discusses the important elements in the works from poets such as Smith, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey, Barbauld, Byron, Shelley, Hemans, Keats and Landon. Editor(s): O'Neill, Michael; Mahoney, Charles. Series: Blackwell Annotated Anthologies. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631213178
ISBN
9780631213178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 49.70

Hardback. Easily adaptable as both an anthology and an insightful guide to reading and understanding Romantic Poetry, this text discusses the important elements in the works from poets such as Smith, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey, Barbauld, Byron, Shelley, Hemans, Keats and Landon. Editor(s): O'Neill, Michael; Mahoney, Charles. Series: Blackwell Annotated Anthologies. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 177 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631213161
ISBN
9780631213161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.90

Paperback. "What is the real business of the critic?", Charles Rosen asks of George Bernard Shaw in one of his essays. It is a question he answers throughout this collection as he demonstrates and analyzes various critical approaches. Num Pages: 272 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC5; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002029
ISBN
9780674002029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691418
ISBN
9780748691418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Our thoughts are shaped as much by what things make of us as by what we make of them. The author explores the world of objects and phenomena in nature as expressed in romantic poetry alongside the theme of sentience and sensory deprivation in literature and art. She discusses about objects and attributes that test our perceptions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226271347
ISBN
9780226271347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.93

Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816614974
ISBN
9780816614974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.75

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691615394
ISBN
9780691615394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.33
€ 60.10

Paperback. One of the finest British poets of this century, Roy Fuller was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, the C.B.E., and was elected to the Oxford Professorship of Poetry. The achievements of the late poet, novelist, critic and autobiographer are honoured here in essays and poems by writers who were his friends. Editor(s): Tolley, A.T. Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230. . Keywords: "Special Features - Used Books - Biography - Novelists, Poets & Playwrights - Poets,Special Features - Used Books - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Poetry & Poets,Subjects - Biography"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Carleton University Press,Canada U.S.A.
Number of pages
137
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
SKU
KHS0038618
ISBN
9780886292102
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 19.99
€ 17.52

Hardback. Yves Bonnefoy is considered as foremost French poet of his generation. This title features both epigrammatic concision and narratives that meander with the poet's thought as he struggles to understand and express some of the undercurrents of human life. It also includes Bonnefoy childhood cityscapes and explores the tricks memory plays on us. Translator(s): Brahic, Beverley Bie. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857422279
ISBN
9780857422279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.45

Hardcover. It is often said that Rumi (aka Jalal al-Din, 1207-73) is the most popular poet in the United States. The main key to Rumi's success is the spiritual appeal of his work. It combines lyrical beauty with philosophical profundity, a sense of rapture and an acute awareness of human suffering in ways which speak directly to contemporary audiences. Editor(s): Washington, Peter. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 116 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597690
ISBN
9781841597690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.48

Hardcover. Ranging in extremes from the melting tenderness of unrequited love to the bitter comedy of political chaos, this collection of poems covering two centuries includes work by Lermontov, Tyutchev, Fet, Annensky,Mayakovsky, Bely, Mandelstam, Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva, Pasternak, Brodsky and others less celebrated but no less extraordinary. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597805
ISBN
9781841597805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Sadness and Happiness: Poems by Robert Pinsky. Series: Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets. Num Pages: 88 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691013220
ISBN
9780691013220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. Series: Broadview Anthology of British Literature Editions. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554812097
ISBN
9781554812097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Presents a biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), who as a poet, philosopher and critic, stands as one of the seminal figures of his time. His some of the many works include: "Lyrical Ballads" (1799), "Biographia Literaria" (1817), and "Poetical Works". Editor(s): Fenton, James. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
9780571209811
ISBN
9780571209811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68. 8vo .Some minor shelfwear otherwise a good copy.Signed and Inscribed by the Author
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Salmon Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st edition
SKU
KEX0280831
ISBN
9781903392041
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68. 45pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Salmon Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st edition
SKU
KHS1029986
ISBN
9781903392041
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 6.23

Paperback. Offering nuanced readings of Sappho s poems, written in an archaic Aeolic dialect, DuBois skillfully draws out their sharp images and rhythmic melody. She further discusses the exciting discovery of a new verse fragment in 2004, and the ways in which Sappho influenced Catullus, Horace and Ovid, as well as later writers and painters." Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533618
ISBN
9781784533618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.89

Paperback. This study offers a different reading of the archaic lesbian poet, Sappho, whose poetry dates from the seventh century BC. Her presentation of many certitudes in the history of poetry, philosophy and sexuality are featured here. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167565
ISBN
9780226167565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.08

Paperback. The poetry of Sappho, who was born around 620 BC and lived on the Greek island of Lesbos, has inspired and fascinated readers and poets for two and a half thousand years. As in antiquity, she is regarded as Greece's supreme lyric poet. This book traces Sappho's reception in English-language poetry through translations and poems about her. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 158 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Anvil Press Poetry United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856462733
ISBN
9780856462733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.83

paperback. Horace exposes the vices and follies of his Roman contemporaries in his Satires, and the Epistles include the famous Art of Poetry, whose advice on poetic style influenced many later writers and dramatists. John Davie's new prose translations perfectly capture the ribald style of the original. Translator(s): Davie, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199563289
ISBN
9780199563289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

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