Literary studies: poetry & poets
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Literary studies: poetry & poets
Paperback. Widely regarded as the finest poet of his generation, Seamus Heaney is the subject of numerous critical studies. This book traces the poet's steps from his early works, through to his receipt of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature and his post-Nobel life. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 39. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571242535
- ISBN
- 9780571242535
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.02
€ 23.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Seven lectures by one of Britain's leading poets tracing the theories, fashions and beliefs of modern poets in American and Britain since the 1930s. Series: Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780373454
- ISBN
- 9781780373454
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.40
€ 13.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. A portrait of the bond between a mother and her son, and the capturing of a moment in time before the loss of childhood innocence. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571228041
- ISBN
- 9780571228041
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.50
€ 15.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. Lorca's poetry is steeped in the land and folklore of his native Andalusia, and he evokes a world of intense feelings. This selection balances his early poems with better-known later work to give a clear vision of his poetic development, in excellent translations and with an astute Introduction. Translator(s): Sorrell, Martin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JJ; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199556014
- ISBN
- 9780199556014
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Series: Greenwich Exchange Student Guides. Num Pages: 90 pages, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Greenwich Exchange
- Number of pages
- 90
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871551273
- ISBN
- 9781871551273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.26
€ 16.99
€ 15.26
Paperback. A fantastic reissue of Richard Holmes' epic biography of this most enigmatic and intriguing of the Romantic poets. This is simply one of the greatest biographical achievements of recent years. Num Pages: 848 pages, 24 b/w plates (24pp). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 54. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 848
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007204588
- ISBN
- 9780007204588
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858810119
- ISBN
- 9781858810119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.68
€ 9.99
€ 8.68
Paperback. Studies Homeric performance from archaic to Roman imperial times. This title argues that oracular utterance, dramatic acting, and rhetorical delivery powerfully elucidate the practice of epic rhapsodes. It shows that rhapsodic practice is best understood as an evolving combination of revelation, interpretation, recitation, and dramatic delivery. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 71. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055896
- ISBN
- 9780674055896
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.56
€ 31.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive view of poetry, with chapters on the sound stratum of poetry, the units-of-meaning stratum, the world stratum, regulative concepts, and, the poetry of orientation and disorientation. This book consists of samples from the author's study of the rhythmical performance of poetry and the expressiveness of speech sounds. Num Pages: 683 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 683
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second expanded edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192563
- ISBN
- 9781845192563
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.08
€ 21.99
€ 21.08
Paperback. Includes poems of love and sex, and advice to so-called losers to have confidence in themselves. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402. New Poems. 304 pages. Includes poems of love and sex, and advice to so-called losers to have confidence in themselves. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 23. Weight: 404.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847670403
- ISBN
- 9781847670403
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.51
€ 19.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473678
- ISBN
- 9780801473678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.00
€ 38.99
€ 35.00
hardcover. Surveys the complex landscape of Hesiodic reception in lyric poetry and drama in the fifth century BCE. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107162990
- ISBN
- 9781107162990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.23
€ 119.23
Paperback. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; DSC; HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823267972
- ISBN
- 9780823267972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.80
€ 32.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Appelbaum, Stanley. Series: Dover Dual Language French. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 192
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486267111
- ISBN
- 9780486267111
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.61
€ 13.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Provides careful annotation of the text, detailed guidance to critical comment, and introductory material setting the poem - The Faerie Queene - in its historical and literary context. This book also includes additional original material, which includes a chronology, a letter to Raleigh, commendatory verses, and dedicatory sonnets. Editor(s): Hamilton, A. C. Series: Longman Annotated English Poets. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1542.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Number of pages
- 816
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405832816
- ISBN
- 9781405832816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.24
€ 41.24
Hardback. Giovanni Pontano, the dominant literary figure of quattrocento Naples, wrote two brilliantly original poetical cycles. On Married Love is the first sustained exploration of married love in first-person poetry. Eridanus combines familiar motifs of courtly love with an allusive matrix of classical elegy and Pontano's distinctive vision. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728660
- ISBN
- 9780674728660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
Hardback. Provides an analysis of Western culture during the Second World War that won the Pulitzer Prize and inspired a symphony by Leonard Bernstein as well as a ballet by Jerome Robbins. Editor(s): Jacobs, Alan. Series: W. H. Auden: Critical Editions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Ant Cri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138152
- ISBN
- 9780691138152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.55
€ 25.99
€ 19.55
Hardback. Examines the ways in which five great modern American poets, writing their final books, try to find a style that does justice to life and death alike. This title focuses on the books: "The Rock", "Ariel", "Day by Day", "Geography III" and "A Scattering of Salts". Series: The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145341
- ISBN
- 9780691145341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Gerard Manley Hopkins spent five unhappy years in Ireland before his death in 1889, during which time he wrote perhaps the most interesting group of all his poems. Working outwards from Hopkins's most intimate creations, author Norman White examines the poet's complicated and troubled personality. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w plates, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 192 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621724
- ISBN
- 9781900621724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.60
€ 29.99
€ 25.60
Paperback. Translator(s): Murphy-Judy, Kathy; Judy, K.M. Series: Theory of history & literature. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816617258
- ISBN
- 9780816617258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21