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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. For more than a quarter century, William Logan has delivered clear-eyed and razor-sharp assessments of contemporary and classic poetry. Combining the sensibilities of poet and critic, Logan vividly conveys what he finds most memorable and most damning in a poet's work. Poets discussed include Shakespeare, Whitman, Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Rita Dove, Seamus Heaney, and Czeslaw Milosz. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136396
ISBN
9780231136396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.81

Hardback. A critical rethinking of theories of national imagination, this book offers the reading to date in English of one of modern Japan's poets and novelists, Shimazaki Toson (1872-1943). It also reveals how Toson's works influenced the production of a fluid, shifting form of national imagination that has characterized twentieth-century Japan. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBH; DSC; DSK; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129800
ISBN
9780231129800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.60

Hardback. This first-time English translation of the Wakan roei shu includes insightful annotations after each passage and several explanatory essays. Editor(s): Rimer, J. Thomas; Chaves, Jonathan. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 2GJ; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107020
ISBN
9780231107020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231048187
ISBN
9780231048187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.90

hardcover. The Saints in Old Norse and Early Modern Icelandic Poetry is a complimentary volume to The Legends of the Saints in Old Norse-Icelandic Prose (UTP 2013). This volume focuses on Icelandic devotional poetry created during the early modern period. Series: Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series (Tonis). Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 2ACSC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487500740
ISBN
9781487500740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.14

Hardback. The Writing in the Stars explores Paz's life and ideas by establishing a dialogue between the structure and recurring images of his major poems and the ideas of Carl Jung. Series: University of Toronto Romance Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802090843
ISBN
9780802090843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

paperback. The first complete collection of all of E. Pauline Johnson's known poems, many painstakingly culled from newspapers, magazines, and archives, along with a selection of her prose, including fiction, journalism, and discussions of gender and race. Editor(s): Gerson, Carole; Strong-Boag, Veronica. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802084972
ISBN
9780802084972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.41

hardcover. The Chaucer Bibliography series aims to provide annotated bibliographies for all of Chaucer's work. This book summarizes 20th-century commentaries on Chaucer's "Pardoner's Prologue" and "Tale." Editor(s): Sutton, Marilyn. Series: Chaucer Bibliographies. Num Pages: 517 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC; GBCR; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
517
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802047441
ISBN
9780802047441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.71

hardcover. In the Belly of a Laughing God examines how eight contemporary Native women poets in Canada and the United States employ humour and irony to address the intricacies of race, gender, and nationality. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802035677
ISBN
9780802035677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.16

Hardback. Editor(s): Clifford, David; Roussillon, Laurence. Series: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, 12+ halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843311058
ISBN
9781843311058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Hardback. Editor(s): Bark, Debbie. Series: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series. Num Pages: 508 pages, 28+ b+w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 918.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783080212
ISBN
9781783080212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Paperback. Letters to Poets honors and commemorates the hundredth anniversary of Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet by partnering a selection of 14 of the country's leading contemporary poets with 14 emerging poets and documenting their correspondences. These poets challenge the hierarchies and pitfalls endemic to the mentoring process, and ask some of the day's Editor(s): Firestone, Jennifer; Lomax, Dana Teen. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780975499085
ISBN
9780975499085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.45

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
€ 13.31

Hardback. This study represents the definitive work on origins as they appear in the poetry of Wallace Stevens. The author argues that the hallmark of the poet's vision is the presence of his Pennsylvania provincialism and the increasing significance he attached to his roots as he grew older. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945636793
ISBN
9780945636793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; CFG; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Collegiate Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939693221
ISBN
9780939693221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Manic D Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916397807
ISBN
9780916397807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Manic D Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916397586
ISBN
9780916397586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. A thoughtful and provocative 30-year record of Nichol's approaches to textual production. Editor(s): Miki, Roy. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DCF; DQ; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Talon Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889224476
ISBN
9780889224476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.69

Paperback. A Native girl comes to the city only to die on Skid Row. Cast of 5 women and 15 men. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Talon Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889220003
ISBN
9780889220003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.03

Hardback. Examines the emergence of a new genre during the eighteenth century: the nostalgia poem. This genre is best understood by reconceiving the premises of nostalgia itself, examining it as first and foremost a mode of idealization rather than a longing for the past. This book traces the history of the nostalgia poem. Num Pages: 221 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139457
ISBN
9780874139457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.67

Hardback. In the latter half of the 20th century, poet William Bronk (1918-1999) was a significant voice in the American literary landscape. This book attempts to present a perspective of 20th century literary history and interrogates the ideational, poetic, and cultural shifts as seen through the lens of Bronk's life as a writer. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139143
ISBN
9780874139143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.38

Hardback. This volume, a celebration of the tercentenary of Dryden's death, examines the impact of his work through a range of essays by leading Dryden scholars. These essays pay attention to two aspects of his work: the politics of his plays, and Dryden's position as a poet poised between ancient and modern influences. Editor(s): Rawson, Hardbackaude; Rawson, Claude; Santesso, Aaron. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, appendix, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874138429
ISBN
9780874138429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.58

Hardback. A study of one of the earliest major poems by Alexander Pope, this text reveals how he used the artistic conventions of the Stuart court - masque, architecture and heraldry - to create the last great Renaissance poem in English. The text shows the centrality of ?Windsor-Forest? in Pope's career and the centrality of Pope in the debates of his time. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874138375
ISBN
9780874138375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.06

hardcover. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874137286
ISBN
9780874137286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.13

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