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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Hardback. Aims to put Blake back into the cultural context of his times. These essays by both established and younger scholars readdress Blake's contemporary milieu. By employing notions of history wider than the purely "literary" these essays provide a contribution to the re-historicizing of Romanticism. Editor(s): Clark, Steve; Worrall, David. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333568194
ISBN
9780333568194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.46

Hardback. The author proposes that devotion to the Virgin Mary is an important poetic link between Donne and Crashaw in a crucial period of the English Reformation between 1595 and 1645. She traces evidence of this devotion in a wide range of poems which they wrote to or about women. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333563502
ISBN
9780333563502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.43

hardcover. J.L. Bradley's chronology captures much of the drama and excitement of Shelley's life. This is an informative, often witty account which will be extremely valuable to all Shelley students, scholars and enthusiasts. A section on the Shelley circle is a particularly helpful supplement to the main body of the book. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 105 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
105
Condition
New
Edition
1993rd Edition
SKU
V9780333557709
ISBN
9780333557709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.62

Hardcover. This is a study of the forces and influences that shaped Kipling's work, including his unusual family background, his role as the laureate of empire and the deaths of two of his children, and of his complex relations with a literary world that first embraced and then rejected him. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333557204
ISBN
9780333557204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.70

Hardback. This chronology uses Keats' letters to indicate his poetic aims and achievements. This is supplemented by an introduction and sketches of more than 30 important figures in the poet's life. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333552728
ISBN
9780333552728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333549971
ISBN
9780333549971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.60

Hardback. Attempts to map out in detail all of the known facts concerning the poet Edmund Spenser, a major canonical author whose entire literary career was spent in Ireland. The book charts Spenser's parallel vocations of Elizabethan planter and Renaissance writer Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 135 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; BG; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
135
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333537442
ISBN
9780333537442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.92

Paperback. A collection of specially commissioned essays in which leading scholars and critics define the American modernist canon. Tracing its origins back to Walt Whitman, this radical poetry is inspired by the concept of democracy and extends across American from east to west. Editor(s): Bloom, Clive; Docherty, Brian. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333532898
ISBN
9780333532898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. This collection of essays looks at the developments in British poetry from the Movement until the present. The introduction not only provides a context for these changes but also argues that poetry criticism has been debilitated by the quest for political respectability. Editor(s): Day, Gary E.; Docherty, Brian. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333532812
ISBN
9780333532812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Hardback. Explores the process involved in reading William Blake's poems. The poems include, on the same pages, verbal and visual texts that often seem to be at odds with one another or even, at times, to be entirely unrelated. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333524848
ISBN
9780333524848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333510698
ISBN
9780333510698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Hardback. Part of the "Macmillan Studies in Romanticism" series, this book looks at the influence of his journey to Italy on Shelley's work. Series: Studies in Romanticism S. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333497623
ISBN
9780333497623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.18

Paperback. This critical study is based on research into all Owen's surviving papers and books and discusses the significance for his poetry of many little known elements in his life. Hibberd views his war poetry as the culmination rather than the rejection of his allegiance to Romanticism. Series: Studies in twentieth-century literature. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333491041
ISBN
9780333491041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.41

Paperback. A biographical and critical study of Tennyson aiming to show what went into the making of the man, exploring the power, subtlety and variety of his poems, along with the artistic principles and preoccupations which shaped his life's work. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333486559
ISBN
9780333486559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.33

Hardback. A study of Shelley's poetry, approaching it from the viewpoint of contemporary Jungian analytical psychology that incorporates the theories of Melanie Klein and D.W. Winnicott. Material that relates to the earliest stages of the ego's development - to the pre-Oedipal situation - are used. Series: Studies in romanticism. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JMAF; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333482957
ISBN
9780333482957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.46

Paperback. The author explores the impact on poetic practice in the 1970s and 1980s of recent theoretical developments, offering a criticism of the work of Seamus Heaney and of poets including Michael Hofmann, reassessing life on Mars and providing retrospective surveys of Fleur Adcock and others. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333467695
ISBN
9780333467695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. The author explores the impact on poetic practice in the 1970s and 1980s of recent theoretical developments, offering a criticism of the work of Seamus Heaney and of poets including Michael Hofmann, reassessing life on Mars and providing retrospective surveys of Fleur Adcock and others. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333464977
ISBN
9780333464977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Hardback. This volume, with contributions in the form of narrations, or of work sheets, by leading British and American translators, shows what happens: how problems present themselves and how they are resolved. Editor(s): Weissbort, Daniel. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFP; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333460566
ISBN
9780333460566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.25

Hardcover. This chronological account of the life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge is built up from contemporary documents including the letters and journals of the writer and of his family and friends. Maps, a family tree and an index are included along with over 50 biographical sketches of the Coleridge circle. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333460214
ISBN
9780333460214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.54

Hardback. The presentation of Tennyson's personal and poetic development is supplemented by an introduction, brief biographical sketches of more than 30 of his friends, and maps of relevant areas in Lincolnshire and the Isle of Wight. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333460207
ISBN
9780333460207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.61

Hardback. Revised or expanded lectures given to the Tennyson Society by leading Victorianists, including one of the doyens of Tennyson studies, Jerome H. Buckley. The poems are placed in the context of their intellectual background and related to the writing of other poets. Editor(s): Collins, Philip. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333457900
ISBN
9780333457900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.71

Hardback. Dryden's career is addressed chronologically and thematically. The book takes issue with those who impugned Dryden's integrity, and argues that he was a sincere, if sceptical, writer whose main subjects were the abuse of political power, the difficulties of sexuality and the pursuit of freedom. Series: Macmillan Literary Lives. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333453797
ISBN
9780333453797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.78

Paperback. Part of a series which offers accounts of the literary careers of the most widely read British and Irish authors. This volume looks at T.S.Eliot and traces the professional, publishing and social contexts which shaped his writing. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333452783
ISBN
9780333452783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.19

Paperback. In this account of Shelley's literary career from his earliest published work to his last unfinished masterpiece, the author draws on recent research about the poet and his age. It includes a discussion of Shelley's social background, politics and response to rationalism. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 169 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333447055
ISBN
9780333447055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.34

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