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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. The Middle Kingdom (c 1940-1640 BC) was a golden age of Ancient Egyptian writing. This book studies this literary legacy. It reassesses the Middle Kingdom poems' cultural role, drawing on studies of the individual texts. It explores literature's status as a differentiated form of discourse, suggesting what social practices made its role possible. Series: Studies in Egyptology & the Ancient Near East. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 2CXG; 3D; DSBB; DSC; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845537708
ISBN
9781845537708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.64

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094594
ISBN
9780906094594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Fascinating conversations with contemporary poets from around the world. Editor(s): Henry, Brian; Zawacki, Andrew. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; DCQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Wave Books United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974635354
ISBN
9780974635354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.86

Paperback. The canon of eighteenth-century poetry has expanded to include women poets, laboring-class and provincial poets, and many unheard voices. This book questions some of the structures, categories, and labels that have given the age its reassuring shape in literary history. Series: Longman Literature in English Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582227774
ISBN
9780582227774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.72

Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652412
ISBN
9780691652412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.14

Paperback. A study of the Irish modernist poet, Brian Coffey (1905-95), whose work has always been regarded as difficult. This text aims to explain how the poems release their meaning and guide the reader in understanding the poet's work. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 photographs, 2 line illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 249. 143pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
160
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KHS1029696
ISBN
9781900621441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The main aim of this text is to advance a method devised through experience of teaching Chaucer's poetry over many years. The method is explained in the introduction, and its underlying objective is a shared experience of reading, and of trying to understand the "Canterbury Tales". Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780582013193
ISBN
9780582013193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.03
€ 52.30

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353898
ISBN
9780822353898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. The essays here speak from a conviction that torture does not work to elicit truth, secure justice, or maintain security Editor(s): Carlson, Julie A. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823242252
ISBN
9780823242252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. A long-overdue collection that balances representative and canonical works with traditionally under-represented ones. Barbara Gates, University of Delaware Editor(s): Collins, Thomas J. Num Pages: 692 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
692
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113661
ISBN
9781551113661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.23
€ 61.64

Paperback. E. Pauline Johnson's writings on Indigenous issues and identity are gathered for the first time in this new collection. Editor(s): Fee, Margery; Nason, Dory. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554811915
ISBN
9781554811915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.90

Paperback. "Concise, learned, revisionary.. should enrich the passionate conversation about poetic forms for years to come."- Edward Hirsch, author of How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry Editor(s): Boland, Eavan; Strand, Mark. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
9780393321784
ISBN
9780393321784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.38

Paperback. Offers an introduction to the First World War Poetry. This title features the sequence of poems that is drawn from a number of sources, mixing both well-known and less familiar poetry. Editor(s): Pirandello, Luigi. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 104 x 10. Weight in Grams: 68. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and some yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOG0006520
ISBN
9780141181035
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Although often embroiled in controversy and public debate, Spender's all consuming passion was literature. This is a serious literary biography which quotes extensively from Spender's writing and shows its relationship to the major political and social events with which Spender became involved. Num Pages: 350 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160. Weight in Grams: 644. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016490
ISBN
9780715629482
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Now in paperback: From the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, the best-selling book-length poem selected for the Best American Poetry annual in both 1999 and 2000. Num Pages: 72 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 187 x 7. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306810732
ISBN
9780306810732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Gale, Monica R. Num Pages: 200 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856688898
ISBN
9780856688898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. New biography of the great polar explorer reveals a new side to Sir Ernest Shackleton Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMP; BGH; DSC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781909930100
ISBN
9781909930100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.82

Paperback. Focuses on the influence of the oral tradition on written vernacular verse in England from the 5th to the 15th century. The book explores how a living tradition articulated through the public, performance voices of pre-literate singers found expression through the pens of private, literate authors. Series: Poetics of Orality & Literacy S. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268020248
ISBN
9780268020248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Studies in Rhetorical Epic. Series: Bristol Classical Paperbacks. 104 pages. This work considers the rules of ancient rhetoric as learned by Lucan and applied in his epic. Four themes common to poetry and to the declamatory schools (tyranny, storms, the occult and dreams) are closely analyzed in relation to the poem, and the poem is set in the context of the Neronian age. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 8. Weight: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duckworth Publishing
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853994883
ISBN
9781853994883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.65

Hardback. Poetry in Saudi Arabia today is a dramatic manifestation of the rapid changes that are sweeping not only through the country's literature and culture, but also through Saudi life as a whole. This title presents a picture of how poetry has evolved in Saudi Arabia. Editor(s): Al-Bazei, Saad. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSC; FYT; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760988
ISBN
9781780760988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.52
€ 137.06

Paperback. This new annotated edition inlcudes "Live Oak, with Moss" and prose selections from "Democratic Vistas" and "Specimen Days". The text also presents a collection of Whitman's statements about his role as a poet taken from his notebooks, letters, conversations and newspaper articles. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 944 pages, 11 illustrations, chronology, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSC; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
2 Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393974966
ISBN
9780393974966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. The original edition of this work was entitled "A Student's Guide to Seamus Heaney". It has been revised throughout and contains additional chapters on each of Heaney's poetry collections published since the first edition, as well as separate discussions of his work as a translator and essayist. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571177479
ISBN
9780571177479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.06

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New Island Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904301400
ISBN
9781904301400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691611211
ISBN
9780691611211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

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