Literary studies: poetry & poets
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Literary studies: poetry & poets
Paperback. Takes a particular perspective on the nature of poetry and follows this through to proposals for teaching. This book focuses attention on how the use of language in short poems can set up conditions for individual interpretation and the representation of reality in ways other than those which are established by normal social convention. Series: Oxford Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSC; ESB; JNU. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780194371841
- ISBN
- 9780194371841
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Condition: New
€ 77.81
€ 77.81
Paperback. A Preface to Paradise Lost provides an interpretation of Milton's purpose in writing the epic. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition(PB)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195003451
- ISBN
- 9780195003451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.06
€ 70.06
Paperback. These essays lead the reader into the political and intellectual worlds within which John Milton wrote his verse and prose, and into the later worlds within which his reputation evolved and fluctuated. The illuminating and entertaining range of perspectives will appeal to specialists and non-specialists alike. Editor(s): Hammond, Paul; Worden, Blair. Series: British Academy Original Paperbacks. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264706
- ISBN
- 9780197264706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.00
€ 46.00
Paperback. The Oxford Handbook of Edmund Spenser examines the entire canon of Spenser's work and the social and intellectual environments in which it was produced. It explores technical matters of style, language, and metre, the poet's use of sources and subtexts, and the reception of his work amongst editors, critics, writers, and visual artists. Editor(s): McCabe, Richard A. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 852 pages, 23 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198709671
- ISBN
- 9780198709671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.13
€ 78.13
Hardcover. Louis MacNeice and the Irish Poetry of his Time draws on new archival research to suggest ways in which MacNeice's poetry is closely linked to contemporaneous developments in Irish literature and culture. Series: Oxford English Monographs. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198745150
- ISBN
- 9780198745150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.32
€ 175.32
Multiple copy . A fascinating glimpse of Elizabethan life and politics is provided by the first full edition of Sir Philip Sidney's correspondence. This young phenomenon-author, statesman, courtier, poet, and soldier-exchanged letters with some of the age's most influential figures. Includes general and textual introductions, biographical sketches, and notes. Editor(s): Kuin, Roger. Num Pages: 1464 pages, Frontispiece to each volume; 20 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBD; DSC; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 240 x 118. Weight in Grams: 2566.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199558223
- ISBN
- 9780199558223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 712.91
€ 712.91
Hardback. The book is an authoritative and up-to-date collection of original essays on one of the greatest of all English poets, Percy Bysshe Shelley. It covers a wide range of topics, exploring Shelley's life and work from various angles. Editor(s): O'Neill, Michael; Howe, Anthony. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 733 pages, 1 black-and-white halftone. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 179 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 733
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199558360
- ISBN
- 9780199558360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.44
€ 244.44
Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish Poetry consists of 40 essays by leading scholars and new researchers in the field. Beginning with W.B.Yeats, the figure who towers over the century's poetry, it includes chapters on the major poets to have emerged in Ireland over the last 100 years. Editor(s): Brearton, Fran; Gillis, Alan A. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 744
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199561247
- ISBN
- 9780199561247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.33
€ 227.33
T.S. Eliot and Early Modern Literature provides a comprehensive discussion of the engagement of Eliot with that earlier English literary period which he declared to be his favourite. It offers a full sense of the critical and literary context against which Eliot measured his own ideas on Early Modern poets and playwrights. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199574773
- ISBN
- 9780199574773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.12
€ 163.12
Provides, for the first time, a full edition of the first Lollard revision of Richard Rolle's English commentary on the Psalter, and gives detailed evidence for the second revision. Editor(s): Hudson, Anne. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 610 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 50. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 610
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199674299
- ISBN
- 9780199674299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.00
€ 154.00
This mid fourteenth-century poem was one of the most popular Middle English texts in its time. This edition makes it accessible to modern scholars with full annotation, a comprehensive introduction, and detailed commentary. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 45. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199680993
- ISBN
- 9780199680993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.26
€ 153.26
Hardcover. Considered an important figure in medieval French literature, Chretien de Troyes is credited with inventing the modern novel. This work demonstrates that Chretien learned the importance of translation from the Mediterranean-centered classical tradition. It examines how Irish monastic scholarship influenced the cultural identity of medieval Europe. Series: Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631606
- ISBN
- 9780815631606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.05
€ 40.05
Hardcover. An informative and engaging exploration of four prominent female poets writing in Hindi and Urdu over the course of the twentieth century in India and Pakistan. Anantharam follows the authors Mahadevi Varma, Kishwar Naheed, Fahmida Riaz and Gagen Gill and their works, as both countries undergo profound political and social transformations. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 519.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632634
- ISBN
- 9780815632634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.97
€ 44.97
Hardcover. Traces a new path through the well-traversed field of modern Irish poetry by revealing how critical engagement with Catholicism shapes the trajectory of the poetic careers of Austin Clarke, Patrick Kavanagh, John Montague, Seamus Heaney, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain, Paul Durcan, and Paula Meehan. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633297
- ISBN
- 9780815633297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.62
€ 50.62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820311524
- ISBN
- 9780820311524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.20
€ 154.20
Hardcover. In this contemplative study of selected poems and works of prose, Barbara Hardy emphasizes Dylan Thomas' creative achievements and high intelligence and discusses the influences of his regional identity, his modernist style, his reflexive awareness and use of language and his themes. Series: Georgia Southern University Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820322070
- ISBN
- 9780820322070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.34
€ 153.34
Hardcover. British Library MS Harley 913, known as the 'Kildare Manuscript', contains the earliest examples of Anglo-Irish writing. It includes numerous well-known poems and gives vivid insights into the lives of Anglo-Irish Franciscans at a time of unrest between native Irish and English settlers. Editor(s): Turville-Petre, Thorlac. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black-and-white halftone. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3H; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Early English Text Society
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198739166
- ISBN
- 9780198739166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.37
€ 134.37
Paperback. This volume traces Yeats' fascination with the visual arts and their influence on his poetry. Elizabeth Bergmann Loizeaux demonstrates how the influences in Yeats' early years, especially his interest in Pre-Raphaelite painting, helped shape his aesthetic theory and practice as a poet. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 60 photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; ACVM; AFKB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629955
- ISBN
- 9780815629955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.79
€ 33.79
paperback. The Jewish poets of medieval Spain combined elements of the dominant Arabic-Islamic culture with Jewish religious and literary traditions to create a rich new Hebrew literature. This volume presents the poems alongside English translations and explanatory notes on context. Num Pages: 216 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2CSJ; 3H; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195129878
- ISBN
- 9780195129878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.26
€ 49.26
Paperback. This revision of Douglas Thomson's Catullus: A Critical Edition (1978) offers a new text of the poems, with a commentary, a codicology of the manuscript tradition, and a thorough review of Catullus scholarship. Editor(s): Thomson, D. F. S. Series: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes. Num Pages: 578 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802085924
- ISBN
- 9780802085924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 58.72
€ 59.43
€ 58.72
paperback. From the tenth century to the 13th, Spanish Jews belonged to a vibrant and relatively tolerant Arabic-speaking society that had a marked effect on Jewish life, thought, artistic tastes, and literary expression. The Hebrew poems here, with English translations and explanatory essays, exemplify this. Num Pages: 288 pages, line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2CSJ; 3H; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195129885
- ISBN
- 9780195129885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.54
€ 77.54
paperback. This volume traces Langston Hughes' life from his birth in Missouri in 1902 to the winter of 1941. Portraying his association with a range of political activists, patrons and artists, Arnold Rampersad offers a sweeping panorama of culture and history in the early 20th-century. Num Pages: 528 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195146424
- ISBN
- 9780195146424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.97
€ 50.97
Paperback. This edition of the anonymously-authored, Middle English poem, "Pearl", is offered with a verse translation, Middle English text, and a commentary. On each page, the Middle English text is faced with a Modern English verse translation. The book is designed for classroom use, specialists and others. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 bibliographies, glossary. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038113
- ISBN
- 9780268038113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.78
€ 36.78