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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Hardback. * Contains both original research and accessible coverage of the key issues -- makes it ideal for students of Chaucer at all levels. * Completely new approach -- the volume highlights themes and issues, rather than being arranged by Chaucera s works. Editor(s): Brown, Peter. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 536 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631213321
ISBN
9780631213321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.20

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

€ 146.47

Paperback. Provides work by fifty poets in texts freshly credited from contemporary sources. Offers much fuller annotation than customarily available. Includes canonical poets and works as well as works of writers rarely anthologised. Editor(s): Cummings, Robert. Series: Blackwell Annotated Anthologies. Num Pages: 624 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DCQ; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631210665
ISBN
9780631210665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.28

Paperback. * A major account of the life and work of Samuel Taylor Coleridge* Author an authority on Anglo--German cultural connections in the 19th century -- so this book is particularly strong and very accessible too on the German philosophical and literary background. . Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
NULL
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207542
ISBN
9780631207542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.01

Hardback. * Looks at the impact of grief on Wordswortha s great poetry. * Explains the importance of the poeta s great, unfinished epic a The Reclusea to his work as a whole. * Includes 20 illustrations from original notebooks. * Contains the first annotated text of a The White Doe of Rylstonea . . Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206385
ISBN
9780631206385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.26

Paperback. aeo Only book published in the last 50 years that treats chronologically and at length the whole Browning corpus. aeo Questions the idea that Browning was an objective, dramatic poet, whose works are distinct and separate from himself. aeo Relates Browning the poet to Browning the man. . Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 292 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200932
ISBN
9780631200932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80

Paperback. This collection of previously published essays acts as a companion to Chaucer to Spenser: An Anthology of Writings in English 1375 --1575. It pays particular attention to those critics who have had the most powerful recent impact on our reading of the texts of the period. Editor(s): Pearsall, Derek. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 720 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; 3JB; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199373
ISBN
9780631199373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.13

Hardback. This collection of previously published essays acts as a companion to Chaucer to Spenser: An Anthology of Writings in English 1375 --1575. It pays particular attention to those critics who have had the most powerful recent impact on our reading of the texts of the period. Editor(s): Pearsall, Derek. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 720 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; 3JB; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199366
ISBN
9780631199366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.50

Hardback. Presents Samuel Taylor Coleridge - poet, critic, thinker, plagiarist, cultural omnivore, enchanting companion, feckless husband, fabled conversationalist, guilt-ridden opium addict - in his complexity. This biography shows how Coleridge's writings in verse and prose are especially directly expressive of his opinions and emotions. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631187462
ISBN
9780631187462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.26

Hardback. W B Yeats, widely regarded as the greatest English-language poet of the twentieth century, believed that the life of a lyric poet was an experiment in living that should be told. This biography seeks to tell that story as it unfolded in the various contexts in which Yeats worked as an artist and as a public figure. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631182986
ISBN
9780631182986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.26

Hardback. Providing a close examination of Milton's wide-ranging prose and poetry at each stage of his life, Barbara Lewalski reveals a rather different Milton from that in earlier accounts. * Provides a close analysis of each of Milton's prose and poetry works. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 816 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; DSBD; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1328.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631176657
ISBN
9780631176657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.79

Hardback. Explores the work of N M Rashed, Urdu's renowned modernist poet, whose career spans the last years of British India and the early decades of postcolonial South Asia. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2BMU; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283107
ISBN
9780520283107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.39
€ 53.37

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

€ 49.99
€ 35.46

Paperback. For the major poets of Osip Mandelstam's generation, poetry represented a calling in the most tangible sense. This book examines Mandelstam's legacy and lays the groundwork for approaching modernist Russian poetry as a charismatic institution. Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269163
ISBN
9780520269163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.54

Paperback. Presents a major study of the Peruvian poet Cesar Vallejo (1892-1938). This title combines readings of Vallejo's writings with cultural, historical, and theoretical analysis, connecting Vallejo - and Latin American poetry - to the broader panorama of international modernism and the avant-garde. Series: Flashpoints. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262294
ISBN
9780520262294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Hardback. A collection of poetry and plays that presents annotated texts of both collected and uncollected work from author's middle and late writing years (1958-1988), with commentaries on each of the five books, The Opening of the Field, Roots and Branches, Bending the Bow, and the two volumes of Ground Work. Editor(s): Quartermain, Peter. Series: The Collected Writings of Robert Duncan. Num Pages: 928 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DCF; DD; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 238 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
750
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259294
ISBN
9780520259294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 45.72

Hardback. Shortly after the third edition of "Leaves of Grass" was published in 1860, Walt Whitman seemed to drop off the literary map, only to emerge two and a half years later. This work reconstructs the forgotten years of Whitman through letters and manuscripts, as well as mapping his associations through newspapers and magazines in which he published. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259065
ISBN
9780520259065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.48

Paperback. Offers a selection of Pulitzer Prize-winning objectivist poet George Oppen's extant writings outside of poetry, including the essay "The Mind's Own Place" and "Twenty-Six Fragments," which were found on the wall of Oppen's study after his death. This work presents an inspiring portrait of this writer and a testament to the creative process itself. Editor(s): Cope, Stephen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520252325
ISBN
9780520252325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. Contains commentary on the Purgatorio by various scholars. This book presents to the nonspecialist reader one of the cantos of the transitional middle cantica of Dante's unique Christian epic. It provides awareness of Dante's timeless aspirations and achievements. Editor(s): Mandelbaum, Allen; Oldcorn, Anthony; Ross, Charles. Num Pages: 412 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250567
ISBN
9780520250567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.54

Hardback. Philip Whalen was an American poet, Zen Buddhist, and key figure in the literary and artistic scene that unfolded in San Francisco in the 1950s and '60s. When the Beat writers came West, Whalen became a revered, much-loved member of the group. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; DSBH; DSC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247468
ISBN
9780520247468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Hardback. The author is one of the most celebrated and influential American poets. A stylist of the highest order, he imbued his correspondence with the literary artistry he brought to his poetry. This title deals with his works. Editor(s): Smith, Rod; Baker, Peter; Harris, Kaplan. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
545
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241602
ISBN
9780520241602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 50.14

Hardback. Under Ptolemy II Philadelphus, who ruled Egypt in the middle of the third century BCE, Alexandria became the brilliant multicultural capital of the Greek world. This work considers the workings and representation of poetic patronage in the Ptolemaic age. Translator(s): Hunter, Richard. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520235601
ISBN
9780520235601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.50
€ 64.09

Hardback. Provides an account of the life and art of Robert Duncan (1919-1988), one of America's great postwar poets. This title takes us from Duncan's birth in Oakland, California, through his childhood in an eccentrically Theosophist household, to his life in San Francisco as an openly gay man who became an inspirational figure for the many poets. Num Pages: 560 pages, 18 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 228 x 40. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234161
ISBN
9780520234161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 32.24

Paperback. This volume reflects on the late-1990s fascination with Sappho's "afterlife". The essays examine the changing interpretations of scholars and writers who have read the fragmentary remains of Sappho's poetry. Editor(s): Greene, Ellen. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206038
ISBN
9780520206038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.33

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