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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Hardback. Series: Writers on Writers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 124 x 192 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691154114
ISBN
9780691154114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Presents an account of the author's Irish rural upbringing that describes a patriarchal society surviving on the edge of poverty, sustained by the land and an insatiable love of gossip. This title includes tales of schoolboy skirmishes, blackberrying and night-time salmon-poaching. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141184203
ISBN
9780141184203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.37

Hardcover. In this powerful and authoritative study Borbala Farago provides the fullest account yet of the work of a major figure in twentieth-century Irish literature as well as in contemporary women's writing. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782050889
ISBN
9781782050889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 38.37

Hardcover. The two main themes of this book are Yeats' poetic technique and his aims for an Irish theatre. Included are several essays by Yeats himself, including the first publication of his Wildean dialogue, "The Poet and the Actress", as well as an address on the Irish National Theatre in 1934. Series: Yeats Annual. Num Pages: 325 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 639. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Showing light shelf wear, remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0022144
ISBN
9780333421123
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This second edition continues the excellent tradition of the volume, offering students a comprehensive introduction to Chaucer's work and life. Editor(s): Boitani, Piero; Mann, Jill. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 480. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 334 pages. Editor(s): Boitani, Piero; Mann, Jill. This second edition continues the excellent tradition of the volume, offering students a comprehensive introduction to Chaucer's work and life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521894678
ISBN
9780521894678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99

Paperback. This is a 1996 commentary on selected texts of Plato concerned with poetry: the Ion and relevant sections of the Republic. Editor(s): Murray, Penelope. Series Editor(s): Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 184 x 123 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298. Ion; Republic 376e-398b9; Republic 595-608b10. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 264 pages, bibliography, index. Editor(s): Murray, Penelope. This is a 1996 commentary on selected texts of Plato concerned with poetry: the Ion and relevant sections of the Republic. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 184 x 123 x 16. Weight: 304. Series Editor(s) :Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521349819
ISBN
9780521349819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.53

Paperback. Asserts that poetry, like music, is based on sound and so close attention should be paid to its rhythms and metrical patterns. This book illustrates the author's points with examples ranging from nursery rhymes and limericks to experimental forms as well as familiar pieces from over the centuries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0021016
ISBN
9780140285376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Asserts that poetry, like music, is based on sound and so close attention should be paid to its rhythms and metrical patterns. This book illustrates the author's points with examples ranging from nursery rhymes and limericks to experimental forms as well as familiar pieces from over the centuries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001792
ISBN
9780140285376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. A sweeping compendium of British verse from Old and Middle English to the present, including the best work of poets from every corner of the British Isles, this anthology offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive single volume available. Editor(s): Woodring, Carl; Shapiro, James. Num Pages: 891 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
891
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101806
ISBN
9780231101806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.73

Paperback. This analysis of the historical position of Paul Celan's poetry addresses the question of a lyric language that would not be the expression of subjectivity. Translator(s): Tarnowski, Andrea. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734271
ISBN
9780804734271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 202 x 4. Weight in Grams: 76.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811200455
ISBN
9780811200455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.33

Paperback. Num Pages: Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; BGH; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780811201896
ISBN
9780811201896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Hardcover. A window onto the lives of the Romantic poets through the re-creation of one legendary night in 1817. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: ACV; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
2nd Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393080995
ISBN
9780393080995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.57

Paperback. A groundbreaking anthology containing the work of poets who have witnessed war, imprisonment, torture, and slavery. Editor(s): Forche, Carolyn; Wu, Duncan. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340426
ISBN
9780393340426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 Black-and-White Photographs. BIC Classification: 2FMC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Persea
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892554171
ISBN
9780892554171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.58

Hardcover. In the tradition of The Swerve, this thrilling, detective-like work of literary history reveals how a poem created the world we live in today. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 280 x 31. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406637
ISBN
9780871406637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Mathews, Marthiel; Mathews, Jackson. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DC; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 34. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811211178
ISBN
9780811211178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.67

Hardback. Series: Liber Primus. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618114433
ISBN
9781618114433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.62

Paperback. For centuries readers have struggled to fuse the seemingly scattered pieces of John Donne's works into a complete image of the poet and priest. This book offers a way to read Donne as a writer who returned again and again to a single great subject, one that connected to his deepest intellectual and emotional concerns. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789644
ISBN
9780226789644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

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
€ 27.92

Paperback. Marie de France's beautiful poems of courtly love, enchantment and mystery are now available in a Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Gilbert, Dorothy. Translator(s): Gilbert, Dorothy. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Critical
SKU
V9780393932683
ISBN
9780393932683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Critical
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823228690
ISBN
9780823228690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Whigham, Frank; Rebhorn, Wayne A. Num Pages: 512 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486524
ISBN
9780801486524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.11

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

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