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Paperback. Demonstrates that Wallace Stevens's experimentation with sound is not only essential to his poetics but also profoundly linked to the pragmatist ideas that informed his way of thinking about language. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 23. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817358860
ISBN
9780817358860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Paperback. An award-winning poet evokes his childhood in Louisiana. Series: Wesleyan Poetry. Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
68
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819512086
ISBN
9780819512086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.67

Paperback. This study asks why we call a given grouping of words "poetry" and why these arouse "aesthetic imagination". It explores concerns fundamental to the understanding and appreciation of poetry, including the nature of metaphor, the difference between verse and prose, and the essence of meaning. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819560261
ISBN
9780819560261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.35

Paperback. A star-studded anthology infuses English poetry with the rigor and wit of a foreign form. Editor(s): Ali, Agha Shahid. Series: Wesleyan Poetry. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819564375
ISBN
9780819564375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.04

paperback. Yusef Komunyakaa is best known for "Neon Vernacular", which won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1994, and for Dien Cai Dau, poems chronicling his experiences as a journalist in Vietnam. "Pleasure Dome" gathers over two and a half decades of Komunyakaa's work, 25 early uncollected poems and 18 new poems. Series: Wesleyan Poetry. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819567390
ISBN
9780819567390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.85

Paperback. The first collection of classic and contemporary German-language science fiction in English Editor(s): Rottensteiner, Franz. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819568311
ISBN
9780819568311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.31

Paperback. The latest volume in Hillman's acclaimed meditations on the elements Num Pages: 120 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 203.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819571663
ISBN
9780819571663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.23

Paperback. An annual anthology of the best new experimental writing Editor(s): Abramson, Seth; Bernstein, Charles; Morris, Tracie; Damiani, Jesse. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819576743
ISBN
9780819576743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.28

paperback. This memoir presents a self-portrait of Esrkine Caldwell's first 30 years as a writer, with special emphasis on his long and hard apprenticeship before he emerged as one of the most widely read and controversial writers of his time. Series: Brown Thrasher Books. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; CBW; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780820318493
ISBN
9780820318493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.28

Hardcover. This volume presents Smollett's 1755 translation of Cervantes' "Don Quixote" in the form most faithful to Smollett's own intentions. It includes discussion of the composition, publication, and reception of the work, and considers it's originality or debt to other versions. Illustrator(s): Hayman, Francis. Editor(s): Brack, O.M. (Professor of English, Arizona State University, USA). Translator(s): Smollett, Tobias. Series: Works of Tobias Smollett S. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1479.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820324302
ISBN
9780820324302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.17

paperback. A collection of poems which navigate the course of the male experience, and particularly young fatherhood. It places the poet midway between the lives of his parents and the lives of his children and celebrates the simultaneity of experience that allows him to be, all at once, father, son, and boy. Series: VQR Poetry Series. Num Pages: 72 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 109.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820331195
ISBN
9780820331195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.79

Hardcover. Esplin argues that Borges, through a sustained and complex literary relationship with Poe s works, served as the primary catalyst that changed Poe s image throughout Spanish America from a poet-prophet to a timeless fiction writer." Series Editor(s): Smith, Jon; Richardson, Riche. Series: The New Southern Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820349053
ISBN
9780820349053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Paperback. Bringing together short stories, lectures, essays, op-ed pieces, interviews, and excerpts from her longer fiction and non fiction, A Lillian Smith Reader offers the first comprehensive collection of her work and a compelling introduction to one of the South's most important writers. Editor(s): Gladney, Margaret Rose; Hodgens, Lisa. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820349992
ISBN
9780820349992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.98

paperback. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 223 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press United States
Edition
Rev ed.
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872498693
ISBN
9780872498693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.56

Hardback. For a decade of his early adulthood, Williams was a member of the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross. This work explores both the history behind the myths and metaphysics Williams was to make his own and the hermetic culture that influenced him. It examines its expressions in Williams' novels, poetry, and the development of his ideas. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, biblio., index. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Kent State University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873387811
ISBN
9780873387811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 4. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kent State Univ Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873388054
ISBN
9780873388054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.69

Hardcover. The first book-length study of the life and writings of Ohran Pamuk, the first Turkish writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874809305
ISBN
9780874809305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.54

Hardcover. Presents a new perspective on the series of novels that created the stereotype of The Old West, published 1912-39, by looking at the romantic and erotic elements in Grey's portrayal of the landscape, the Code of the West, good guys and bad guys, and women. An appendix lists all 56 novels with short Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875651217
ISBN
9780875651217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.20

Hardcover. Almon suggests that Texas autobiography reveals as much about the state as it does the writer, recording geography and history; and economic, social, and religious practices. A sense of place distinguishes Texas autobiographical writing, for it springs from a state considered unique. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652665
ISBN
9780875652665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.33

Hardcover. A selection of representative Texas poems from the early days of the colony to the beginning of the 21st century. All the well-known poets in the state are included - writers such as Walter McDonald, Betsy Colquitt and Vassar Miller, as well as newer writers. Editor(s): Hill, Billy Bob. Series: Texas in Poetry. Num Pages: 400 pages, index. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652672
ISBN
9780875652672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.93

Hardcover. Brings together the history, color, and character of Texas' capital city since 1839 when it was selected as the site for a new capital of the then - Republic of Texas. This work includes essays, fiction, and poetry which reveal the variety of literary responses to Austin through the decades. Editor(s): Graham, Don. Num Pages: 448 pages, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DSB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653426
ISBN
9780875653426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.37

Hardcover. Robert Penn Warren, Karl Shapiro, Joyce Carol Oates, Charles Bukowski, and Denise Levertov are but a few of the authors whose works grace this celebration of fifty years of "Descant", the literary journal of Texas Christian University. This retrospective traces the journal's history from its beginnings. Editor(s): Kuhne, Dave; Williams, Daniel E.; Hogg, Charlotte; Willis, Charlotte. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 b&w photos, bib. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653488
ISBN
9780875653488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.77

Hardcover. How did they accomplish their goals? Why did they choose the writing life? What influence did the history, lore, and culture of Texas play in their creative process? This collection of fourteen essays by some of the prominent Texas writers explores questions such as these. Editor(s): Jameson, W. C. Num Pages: 250 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653587
ISBN
9780875653587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.52

Hardcover. Describes the merchants who made Dallas a city where haute couture is comme il faut, but, where, it is also possible to live a perfectly happy life and never wear a ball gown. Editor(s): Vick, Frances Brannen. Series: Literary Cities Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653822
ISBN
9780875653822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.13

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