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paperback. The "Contes et nouvelles en vers" are the fruit of the author's wicked delight in the tales he found in Boccacio's "Decameron", Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso", Rabelais and elsewhere. Marital misdemeanours, resourceful females, addled males, proved the inspiration for some richly inventive plotting. Translator(s): Waldman, Guido. Series: Poetry pleiade. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781857544824
- ISBN
- 9781857544824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.51
€ 29.99
€ 26.51
Paperback. A first collection from Jeremy Over in which he manages to retain a narrative core, yet challenge the current orthodoxy of poetry as storytelling on every level. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857545272
- ISBN
- 9781857545272
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Condition: New
€ 11.21
€ 11.21
Paperback. An anthology of Portuguese writer Tamen Pedro's work, here translated into English by Richard Zimmler. Translator(s): Zimmler, Richard. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 5. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857545401
- ISBN
- 9781857545401
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.94
€ 16.99
€ 14.94
paperback. This collection is comprised mainly of new works, previously unpublished by Edward Lucie-Smith, as well as his most-anthologized poem, "The Lesson". Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd. United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- V9781857545494
- ISBN
- 9781857545494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.94
€ 18.99
€ 16.94
Hardback. "Antigua, Penny, Puce" is a tale of sibling rivalry in which Jane and Oliver fight for posession of a never-issued one-penny stamp from Antigua. "They Hanged my Saintly Billy" tells of Dr William Palmer, a notorious surgeon, racehorse owner and confessed forger who was also a thief. Editor(s): McCormick, Ian. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857545845
- ISBN
- 9781857545845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.73€ 53.28
€ 57.73
€ 53.28
Paperback. This is a comprehensive selection of poetry written over seven decades. Dawson Jackson's style emphasises belief in a unity between inner and outer worlds, between subjective and objective, between the poetry, the philosophy and his private life of the poet. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857546156
- ISBN
- 9781857546156
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.79
€ 21.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. In 1997 Matthew Welton received an Eric Gregory award for his poetry, the next day he threw his only copies of the prize winning poems into the Thames, he took the train back to Manchester and started writing again. This book includes everything he has written since. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 6. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857546439
- ISBN
- 9781857546439
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.31
€ 15.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. This title is a selection of the poetry of John Gay (1685-1732) who was part of the 'association of wits' that included Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift. His wit is characterised by a benign and ironic sense of the fallibility of humankind. Num Pages: 95 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 95
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857547023
- ISBN
- 9781857547023
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.09
€ 13.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. Approach places, times and states of mind in a mosaic of knowledge, invention, memory and entertainment with this collection of poems. The personal and the public interact in many poems and others address personal histories and their creative consequences, alongside mythological motifs. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 109.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857547528
- ISBN
- 9781857547528
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.48
€ 23.99
€ 19.48
Paperback. In her third collection, one of South Africa's finest poets explores public and personal histories, confronting her nation's continuing, painful dialogue with its own past in poems of poignancy and thoughtfulness. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857547634
- ISBN
- 9781857547634
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.75
€ 23.99
€ 19.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 136 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857547672
- ISBN
- 9781857547672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.64
€ 21.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 5. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857547726
- ISBN
- 9781857547726
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.16
€ 24.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. A delightfully wise and playful collection from one of our most senior poets, offering a feast of sensory experience. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 4. Weight in Grams: 77.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857548198
- ISBN
- 9781857548198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.16
€ 15.99
€ 14.16
Paperback. Beginning in America, this is a sensual celebration of the varied relationships that make up lives richly lived: from the subtle, intimate interactions of close family members and lovers, to the mutual rewards and stresses of relationships with friends, therapists, students and housemates. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857548679
- ISBN
- 9781857548679
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.57
€ 19.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. A collection of poems exploring Peter McDonald's Belfast childhood during the troubled 1970s. The poems in this work also draw upon the Middle East and upon Greek and Latin sources. Num Pages: 71 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 71
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857548716
- ISBN
- 9781857548716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.73
€ 21.99
€ 18.73
Paperback. Tells the story of the poet's experience of in vitro fertilisation. This book presents a sequence of poems underscored by the seasons and by the biological clock of a woman in her forties as she navigates the risks and choices, the drugs and rituals of fertility treatment. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857548884
- ISBN
- 9781857548884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.33
€ 19.99
€ 17.33
Paperback. Celebrates the distinctiveness and diversity of poetry in English. This book looks at eleven poets who are variously rooted in Europe, America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Australasia; who write with the imaginative energies less of world travellers than of world citizens. Editor(s): Crawforth, Eleanor; Procter, Stephen; Schmidt, Michael. Series: New Poetries S. Num Pages: 131 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857548976
- ISBN
- 9781857548976
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.36
€ 21.99
€ 19.36
Paperback. Features five poems that develop the physicist Richard Feynman's proposition that through scientific study 'we may be able to reduce the number of different things'. This title also includes other poems that ponder infinity and number. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857549126
- ISBN
- 9781857549126
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.85
€ 21.99
€ 18.85
Paperback. Peter Pindar (1738-1819), the pen name of John Wolcot, dared to ridicule the foibles, corruptions and misdemeanours of King George III and those in power in his kingdom. This book illuminates social and literary contexts of Pindar's writing. Editor(s): Copplestone, Fenella. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857549379
- ISBN
- 9781857549379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.94
€ 21.99
€ 18.94
Paperback. A selection from the poems Grey Gowrie has written since 1958. This work draws on the best part of a year spent in hospital when the author, dying of a virus on the heart, was jolted back to life and writing by the surgical gift of a heart from a living donor. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857549669
- ISBN
- 9781857549669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.88
€ 19.99
€ 19.88