Literary studies: poetry & poets
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Literary studies: poetry & poets
Hardcover. It is often said that Rumi (aka Jalal al-Din, 1207-73) is the most popular poet in the United States. The main key to Rumi's success is the spiritual appeal of his work. It combines lyrical beauty with philosophical profundity, a sense of rapture and an acute awareness of human suffering in ways which speak directly to contemporary audiences. Editor(s): Washington, Peter. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 116 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841597690
- ISBN
- 9781841597690
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
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Paperback. Examines T S Eliot's and Ezra Pound's criticism in terms of what the author calls the 'poetics of impersonality'. In this title, she shows that Eliot's and Pound's attempts to overcome personality merely reinstated it in a new guise. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748691296
- ISBN
- 9780748691296
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.19
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Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816650002
- ISBN
- 9780816650002
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€ 30.99€ 27.59
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Paperback. New, wide-ranging essays on the controversial poet, who was both a harbinger of Modernism and a critic of modernity. Editor(s): Rieckmann, Jens. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134561
- ISBN
- 9781571134561
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 41.99
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Paperback. This new translation by poet Len Krisak of Virgil's classic of pastoral verse captures both the meaning and meter of the original. The text features the English and original Latin on facing pages and an introduction by Gregson Davis. Translator(s): Krisak, Len. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222173
- ISBN
- 9780812222173
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
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Paperback. Leading poets, critics and theologians explore the writing of a new poetic liturgy and how a creative work can confront issues of faith and 'Englishness'. Editor(s): Fernie, Ewan. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316. 176 pages. Editor(s): Fernie, Ewan. Leading poets, critics and theologians explore the writing of a new poetic liturgy and how a creative work can confront issues of faith and 'Englishness'. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSC. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 13. Weight: 316.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441138996
- ISBN
- 9781441138996
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.95
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748691418
- ISBN
- 9780748691418
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.77
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Paperback. Features the 20th century American poet's work. This book explores Elizabeth Bishop's poetry, from her early days at Vassar College to her last great poems in Geography III and the later uncollected poems. It draws on psychoanalytic and poststructuralist theory. It connects the poems with their process of composition. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402361
- ISBN
- 9781474402361
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.00
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Paperback. A classic translation with critical essays by leading scholars. Translator(s): Musa, Mark. Series: Indiana Masterpiece Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DNF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- The Indiana Critical Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209306
- ISBN
- 9780253209306
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.87
€ 23.99
€ 21.87
Hardback. Translator(s): Pritchett, Frances W.; Cornwall, Owen T. A. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231182065
- ISBN
- 9780231182065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.40€ 42.24
€ 53.40
€ 42.24
Paperback. Series: Student guide series. Num Pages: 135 pages, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Greenwich Exchange Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871551648
- ISBN
- 9781871551648
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.44
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Paperback. A collection of essays on Elizabeth Bishop drawing on work presented at the first UK Elizabeth Bishop confrence, held at Newcastle University. It brings together papers by both academic critics and leading poets, including Michael Donaghy, Vicki Feaver, Deryn Rees-jones and Anne Stevenson. Series: Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry S. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852245566
- ISBN
- 9781852245566
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.16
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Paperback. A fresh and exciting approach to this great work of classical literature, which brings it alive for today's students and gives them the tools to appreciate and explore the work themselves. Series: Reading Guides to Long Poems. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641093
- ISBN
- 9780748641093
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.44
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474414128
- ISBN
- 9781474414128
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.72
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Hardback. A volume that collects poetry, non-critical prose, and plays of Robert Duncan. Including "Letters: Poems 1953-1956", it thoroughly documents the first phase of Duncan's distinguished life in writing, making it possible to trace the poet's development as he approaches the brilliant work of his middle period. Editor(s): Quartermain, Peter. Series: The Collected Writings of Robert Duncan. Num Pages: 875 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1286. The Collected Early Poems and Plays. Series: The Collected Writings of Robert Duncan. 875 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Quartermain, Peter. A volume that collects poetry, non-critical prose, and plays of Robert Duncan. Including "Letters: Poems 1953-1956", it thoroughly documents the first phase of Duncan's distinguished life in writing, making it possible to trace the poet's development as he approaches the brilliant work of his middle period. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF; DSBH; DSC. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 53. Weight: 1286.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 875
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259263
- ISBN
- 9780520259263
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Condition: New
€ 59.33€ 46.32
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€ 46.32
hardcover. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, this book interweaves many of the best-known myths and legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, including Daedalus and Icarus, Pyramus and Thisbe, Pygmalion, Perseus and Andromeda, and the fall of Troy. Translator(s): Raeburn, David. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 46. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141394619
- ISBN
- 9780141394619
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 20.72
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Hardback. As a didactic explanation of pagan ancient Greek culture to Orthodox Christians, John Tzetzes's Allegories of the Iliad is deeply rooted in the mid-twelfth-century circumstances of the cosmopolitan Comnenian court. As a critical reworking of the Iliad, it is part of the millennia-long global tradition of Homeric adaptation. Num Pages: 601 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 37. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967854
- ISBN
- 9780674967854
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
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Hardback. The highly dramatic Breton ballad tradition is relatively little-known. This volume explores the nature of the songs and the contexts in which they have been performed. A selection of songs is presented here in the original Breton with English translations and musical notation. The accompanying CD provides examples sung by traditional singers. Series: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, 4 colour plates. BIC Classification: 2AFB; AVGH; DCQ; DSC. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Har/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197266199
- ISBN
- 9780197266199
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Condition: New
€ 100.88
€ 100.88
Paperback. A reprint of the University of Oklahoma Press edition of 1980.This reliable text presents a clear and simple outline of Greek and Latin meters in order that the verse of the Greeks and Romans may be read as poetry. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202436
- ISBN
- 9780872202436
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.58
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Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801491856
- ISBN
- 9780801491856
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166867
- ISBN
- 9780231166867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.40€ 42.00
€ 53.40
€ 42.00
Paperback. In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. The editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets in our literature - in this volume, Emily Dickinson poems. Editor(s): Hughes, Ted. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 121 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main - Poet to Poet
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571223435
- ISBN
- 9780571223435
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
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Paperback. Offers a collection of poems and songs from the eighteenth century. This title includes a selection from the work of Allan Ramsay and Robert Ferguson (Burns' 'elder brother in the muse'), as well as a wider selection from the men and women writers whose good-humoured accessibility so characterised the poetry of their time. Editor(s): MacLachlan, Christopher. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DCQ; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841952536
- ISBN
- 9781841952536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.28
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Paperback. Retaining the first edition's literal and respectful translations of Rimbaud's complex and nontraditional verse - after correcting errors and reordering poems - this edition also contains a foreword that considers the heritage of the first edition and adds a bibliography that acknowledges relevant books. Translator(s): Fowlie, Wallace. Num Pages: 496 pages, 6halftones, 7line drawings. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226719771
- ISBN
- 9780226719771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.16
€ 25.99
€ 21.16