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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. With contributions from leading scholars, this is a unique cross-cultural comparison of historical epics across a wide range of cultures and time periods, which presents crucial insights into how history is treated in narrative poetry. Editor(s): Konstan, David; Raaflaub, Kurt A. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118785119
ISBN
9781118785119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.72

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Orleans Publishing United States
Edition
Expanded Third Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780972814386
ISBN
9780972814386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.29

Hardcover. Translating Rimbaud's Illuminations is a critique of the assumptions which currently underlie our thinking on literary translation. It offers an alternative vision; extending the parameters of literary translation by showing that such translation is itself a form of experimental creative writing. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFP; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897709
ISBN
9780859897709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.79

Hardcover. The first full commentary on Piers Plowman since the late nineteenth century is inaugurated with the publication of the first two of its five projected volumes. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239218
ISBN
9780812239218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.10

Paperback. Through the ideas and associations inspired by MacPherson's Ossian, this is a discourse on national identity, "authenticity" and the human psyche. Colvin explores these difficult themes while simultaneously creating accessible, provocative photographs. Num Pages: 64 pages, 28 colour photographs. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; AJC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 245 x 8. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
National Galleries of Scotland United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903278352
ISBN
9781903278352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.22

Paperback. Ballads are memorable. This book was finished when the poet was 50, with too much to remember: bulldozers down the street tearing through a Victorian school. Ballads are bare and brief; tried by time. They salvage but they sing, stubbornly. Their stories are sure. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547511
ISBN
9781857547511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. From the author of 'Practical Anarchy' and 'Resistance is Futile', this latest collection of poetry is two books in one. 'The Coalville Divan' builds on Gallas' fascination with Eastern literature, and 'Excellent Men' puts Beckett before Oort and Fellini next to the Unknown Soldier. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABU; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547436
ISBN
9781857547436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.14

Paperback. Richard Dutton's introduction illuminates the structure and context of Jonson's "Epigrams" and "The Forest". Dutton shows them to be carefully structured poem sequences that display Jonson's command of poetic forms and involve the reader in evaluating a range of shifting perspectives. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 197.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
121
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547054
ISBN
9781857547054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857546590
ISBN
9781857546590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.74

Paperback. "Book Of Stones" is very much made out of the things around the author - living in the new South Africa, being part of a continent and its life and history and processes. Num Pages: 59 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
59
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857546408
ISBN
9781857546408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 269.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857545869
ISBN
9781857545869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.58

Paperback. A collection of John Heath-Stubbs's major literary essays. The earliest essay was written in 1945, and each piece reveals the insights of a practitioner in the poetic genre. In engaging his chosen writers, Heath-Stubbs employs his understanding of the poetic process. Editor(s): Tolley, A.T. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSA; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857543520
ISBN
9781857543520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.16

Paperback. Selected works of memoir, poetry and prose from WH Davies, known as the 'tramp poet'. Editor(s): Waterman, Rory. Series: Fyfieldbooks. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784100872
ISBN
9781784100872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493948
ISBN
9781611493948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC; PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611490220
ISBN
9781611490220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611480160
ISBN
9781611480160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.95

Genesis B and the Comedic Imperative argues that the Old English (from Old Saxon) poem Genesis B does not present, as some scholars assert, an unorthodox view of the Fall of Adam and Eve but that the poem reflects the comedic "happy ending" that characterizes much medieval Christian literature: the eventual attainment of Heaven. Num Pages: 342 pages, 4 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Lehigh University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611461671
ISBN
9781611461671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 69 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
69
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393313628
ISBN
9780393313628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.72

paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583225127
ISBN
9781583225127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.09

Hardback. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 541.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911571
ISBN
9781575911571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.20

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