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paperback. In Stepping Stones, a book of interviews conducted by Dennis O'Driscoll, the author acknowledged the importance of the poem to his writing, noting that 'there's one Virgilian journey that has indeed been a constant presence, and that is Aeneas' venture into the underworld. In this book, he brings the ancient poem back to life. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Price sticker inside front flap, otherwise as new
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
First edition
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031160
ISBN
9780571327317
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 30.00

hardcover. Presents poetry that is concerned with permeability: voices, places, the real and the dreamed, the present and the past, colliding and intersecting and spilling over into each other. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Price sticker inside front flap, otherwise as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031161
ISBN
9780571305599
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 22.00

hardcover. Offers the essential meaning of the term 'lyric' - a short poem sung to the accompaniment of a musical instrument. This title includes the classic themes of song: lost love, lost wars. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Price sticker inside front flap, otherwise as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031163
ISBN
9780571299065
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 15.00

hardcover. A poet who 'began as a prodigy and has gone on to become a virtuoso' (Michael Hofmann) and hailed by Seamus Heaney as 'one of the era's true originals', Paul Muldoon seems almost to defy definition in his work. This selection, chosen by the poet himself, will serve new readers as an introduction to his work. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 436. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Price sticker inside front flap, otherwise as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
First edition
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031164
ISBN
9780571327959
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 35.00

hardcover. Focuses on an outlandish meditation on a failed poem that draws on the vocabulary of entomological forensics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 'First edition' label on front dust wrapper. Price sticker inside front flap, otherwise as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
First edition
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031165
ISBN
9780571269259
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 22.00

hardcover. A major literary event: the first Collected Poems of Carol Ann Duffy (1985-2015) Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1070. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Price sticker inside front flap, v. light shelfwear to dw, otherwise as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Picador
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031167
ISBN
9781447231431
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 28.00

hardcover. Presents a collection of poems about early life and marriage beside minutely registered perceptions of post-settlement Ireland. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 215. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Price sticker inside front flap, otherwise as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031168
ISBN
9780571271535
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 78.00

hardcover. The first instalment of Tom Paulin's poem about World War II. Affirming the struggle and memory of a generation upon whom the doors of living memory are now closing, it looks at the relation of art to war and to questions of national identity, the search for peace and for a shared civic culture. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 341. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 'First edition' label on front dw, showing light shelf wear. Price sticker inside front flap, otherwise as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031169
ISBN
9780571209156
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 24.00

hardcover. Since his precise, potent and subtle portraits of Northern Irish life first came to public attention in the 1970s, the author has been an unmissable writer on the contemporary poetry scene. This title draws on nearly four decades of poetry and translation, updating and expanding upon the Selected Poems 1972-1990. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Price sticker inside front flap, otherwise as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031172
ISBN
9780571307982
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

paperback. Tom Paulin's latest poetry collection is his first offering in five years. The "wind dog" is a broken rainbow; here it serves as a bridge into childhood where the primacy of the ear - "the only true reader" - and the music of words is both demonstrated and celebrated. Series: Faber Poetry. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120. Very good clean copy. Price sticker back cover, otherwise as new
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031173
ISBN
9780571201686
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.00

hardcover. Bilingual edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper and with mylar sleeve
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux New York
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031292
ISBN
9780374111199
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 65.00

Paperback. Surveys the Golden Age of English popular theatre: the 1590s, the age of Marlowe and the young Shakespeare. This book describes the staging practices, performance conditions and acting techniques of the period, focusing on five popular dramas that include The Spanish Tragedy", "Mucedorus", "Edward II", "Doctor Faustus" and "Titus Andronicus". Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415489010
ISBN
9780415489010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.34

hardcover. This volume brings the history of the Zimmern family to English readers. The author not only offers a new solution to the problem of the text's authorship, but examines the chronicle in the context of broader current debates. Num Pages: 232 pages, Includes 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; DNF; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 153. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754603429
ISBN
9780754603429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.14

hardcover. This edited collection showcases the contribution of women to the development of political ideas during the Enlightenment, and presents an alternative to the male-authored canon of philosophy and political thought. Recently, considerable scholarly attention has been paid to women's literary writing and their role in salon society. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472409539
ISBN
9781472409539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.78

paperback. Naison's odyssey begins as Brooklyn public schools respond to a new wave of Black migrants and Caribbean immigrants, and established residents flee to virtually all-white parts of the city or suburbs. This memoir offers a participant's account of the New Left's racial dynamics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Temple University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566399425
ISBN
9781566399425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRA0007138
ISBN
9781842231364
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Fairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners - the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as a writer of fiction, showing skill in a range of literary styles. The stories include: "The Canterville Ghost", "The Model Millionaire" and "The Happy Prince". Editor(s): Small, Ian. Num Pages: 320 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141439693
ISBN
9780141439693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.75

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781555976453
ISBN
9781555976453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. A contemporary political play exploring race, identity and the concept of home, by Olivier Award-winning playwright Bola Agbaje. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 88.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408172834
ISBN
9781408172834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.40

paperback. Explores the author's relationship with his father. This title also reflects on the life and legacy of the author's cousin, Lucy Partington, who disappeared without trace in 1973 and was exhumed twenty years later from the basement of Frederick West, one of Britain's prolific serial murderers. Num Pages: 416 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099285823
ISBN
9780099285823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

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