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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. Originally published in 1965, these seven essays reproduce the lectures that were delivered in Cambridge to mark the seventh centenary of the birth of Dante. Editor(s): Limentani, U. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521157872
ISBN
9780521157872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.21

Hardback. In the latter half of the 20th century, poet William Bronk (1918-1999) was a significant voice in the American literary landscape. This book attempts to present a perspective of 20th century literary history and interrogates the ideational, poetic, and cultural shifts as seen through the lens of Bronk's life as a writer. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139143
ISBN
9780874139143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.36

paperback. A reconstruction of three modernist poets' dialogue with the Chinese masters, this sequel to "Orientalism and Modernism", investigates the ways in which three modernist poets received Chinese artistic notions and assimilated them into their literary masterpieces. Num Pages: 296 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; ACBP; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921761
ISBN
9780813921761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.08

Hardback. A quasi-biographical, historical, and critical study of Andrew Marvell, this book deals with the specific historical presences and pressures that led Marvell to devise his defenses of worthy men. Marvell's perception of his role as poet emerges through his reformation of conventional figures and structures. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874135619
ISBN
9780874135619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.25

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBB; DSC; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632704
ISBN
9780691632704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.83

Paperback. Discusses Greek poetic traditions, analyzes the themes of the Iliad, and looks at the portrayal of Achilles, Hektor, and the gods. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
275
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520056268
ISBN
9780520056268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.21

Hardback. This new edition prints together, for the first time, the surviving pre-1807 versions of poems included in The Mountain Bard, the full 1807 collection, and the complete 1821 version. Editor(s): Gilbert, Suzanne. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620067
ISBN
9780748620067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.74
€ 113.29

Paperback. Series: Myth and Poetics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801480461
ISBN
9780801480461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 38.36

Hardback. An investigation of the non-human world in the Exeter Book riddles, drawing on the exciting new approaches of eco-criticism and eco-theology. Series: Nature and Environment in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844648
ISBN
9781843844648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.22

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSC; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630595
ISBN
9780691630595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.02

Paperback. The world has long wished for more of Sappho's poetry, which exists mostly in tantalizing fragments. So the apparent recovery in 2004 of a virtually intact poem by Sappho, has generated excitement and discussion among scholarly audiences. This book contains essays that discuss about the recovered Sappho poem. Editor(s): Greene, Ellen. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032958
ISBN
9780674032958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.92

Paperback. Examines a subgenre of recent American poetry that closely engages with contemporary political and social issues. This"engaged" poetry features a range of aesthetics and focuses on public topics from climate change to the aftermath of recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the increasing corporatization of US culture. Editor(s): Gray, Jeffrey; Keniston, Ann. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472053186
ISBN
9780472053186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.08

Hardback. Examines a subgenre of recent American poetry that closely engages with contemporary political and social issues. This"engaged" poetry features a range of aesthetics and focuses on public topics from climate change to the aftermath of recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the increasing corporatization of US culture. Editor(s): Gray, Jeffrey; Keniston, Ann. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472073184
ISBN
9780472073184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.99

hardcover. This volume examines the manuscript of the "Gawain-Pearl" poet in the light of a compositional method well recognised from the literature of ancient Greece and Rome through the Renaissance, but largely overlooked by modern criticism. Num Pages: 240 pages, 47 b&w illustrations, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813025544
ISBN
9780813025544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.15

Paperback. Whether you want to write a Petrarchan sonnet for your lover's birthday, an epithalamion for your sister's wedding or a villanelle excoriating the government's housing policy, this book gives you the tools and the confidence to do so with enjoyable exercises, insights and simple step-by-step advice. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 276.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099509349
ISBN
9780099509349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674630765
ISBN
9780674630765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.48

Paperback. A translation that presents Homer's poem, recounting the great wandering of Odysseus during his ten-year voyage back home to Ithaca, after the Trojan War. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 560 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140268867
ISBN
9780140268867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.07

Hardback. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 544.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780141192444
ISBN
9780141192444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Translator(s): Rieu, E. V. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582431515
ISBN
9780582431515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.33

Paperback. Describes the adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. This poem also describes his endurance, his love for his wife and son. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332. Clean copy In good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Unabridged
SKU
KLJ0001372
ISBN
9781853260254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.74

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