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Hardback. Religious piety has rarely been animated as vigorously as in Old English Poems of Christ and His Saints. Ranging from lyrical to dramatic to narrative and showing great inventiveness, this title features ten anonymous poems demonstrating the extraordinary hybrid that emerges when traditional Germanic verse adapts itself to Christian themes. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674053182
ISBN
9780674053182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. Set during the tenth year of the siege of Troy, this poem relates how Troilus persuades Crisyede to become his lover, only to be forced apart by the events of war. This edition contains an introduction that places the poem in the context of its times, with notes and appendices. Translator(s): Coghill, Nevill. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442397
ISBN
9780140442397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Reflects the wealth of forms, the rhetorical and tonal range, and the variousness of content in Auden's poetry. This volume also includes examples of Auden's mastery of light verse: the self-descriptive sequence of haiku called 'Profiles', the barbed wartime quatrains of 'Leap Before You Look', or 'Funeral Blues' itself. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571241538
ISBN
9780571241538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. "Certain lines had become like incantations to me, words I'd chanted to myself through sorrow and confusion" -Cheryl Strayed, Wild Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
77
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393346008
ISBN
9780393346008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556437540
ISBN
9781556437540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.45

Hardcover. Giovanni Marrasio was esteemed in the Renaissance as the first to revive the ancient Latin elegy, and his Angelinetum, or "Angelina's Garden," and other poems explores that genre in all its variety, from love poetry, to a description of a court masque, to political panegyric, to poetic exchanges with famous humanists of the day. Translator(s): Chatfield, Mary P. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674545021
ISBN
9780674545021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.96

Paperback. A reissue of Paulin's "corrosive and uproarious litany of bad sex, bad politics and bad religion" from the 1980s. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571210183
ISBN
9780571210183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. A collection of poems taking on a life in kind: cutting themselves on levels of sentiment, structure and even subject matter. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571289035
ISBN
9780571289035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. With writers ranging from Shakespeare and Blake to Sylvia Plath and T S Eliot, this title brings together an inspired and diverse selection, ranging from undisputed masterpieces to rare discoveries, as well as drawing upon works in translation and traditional poems from oral cultures. Editor(s): Hughes, Ted; Heaney, Seamus. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 37. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571225835
ISBN
9780571225835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. A breathtaking new collection of translations of poems by Rumi, one of the world's most loved mystical teachers. Beautifully packaged and illustrated with Persian calligraphy, this is an ideal gift for every MBS reader. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCF; HRLK; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Thorsons
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780722539811
ISBN
9780722539811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Hardcover. Redefines Katherine Mansfield as a critic, translator and poet. Bringing together all of Mansfield's poetry (some 179 poems and several songs), her literary translations, her witty, sometimes scorching, parodies and pastiches, her imaginative aphorisms, her many incisive and heartfelt reviews of the novels of the day, and her essays. Editor(s): Kimber, Gerri; Smith, Angela; Plumridge, Anna. Series: Collected Works of Katherine Mansfield. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748685011
ISBN
9780748685011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 236.60
€ 209.16

Paperback. Offers an anthology that is suitable for poetry lovers and romantics everywhere. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241962633
ISBN
9780241962633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Reavey, George. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
Bilingual ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714527154
ISBN
9780714527154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Hardcover. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 736 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 123 x 47. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Random House Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679600763
ISBN
9780679600763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.21

Paperback. Hannah Lowe's first book of poems takes you on a journey round her father, a Chinese-black Jamaican migrant who disappeared at night to play cards or dice in London's old East End to support his family, an unstable and dangerous existence that took its toll on his physical and mental health. 'Chick' was his gambling nickname. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 122. 64 pages. Hannah Lowe's first book of poems takes you on a journey round her father, a Chinese-black Jamaican migrant who disappeared at night to play cards or dice in London's old East End to support his family, an unstable and dangerous existence that took its toll on his physical and mental health. 'Chick' was his gambling nickname. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight: 122.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852249601
ISBN
9781852249601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.32

Paperback. .
Publisher
Arc Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910345641
ISBN
9781910345641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.50

Paperback. Translator(s): Glaser, Joseph. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DC; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624661938
ISBN
9781624661938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.31

Paperback. Third collection by leading poet previously published by Anvil Press. Her debut At Home in the Dark (2001) won Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and Salvation Jane (2008) was shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780371511
ISBN
9781780371511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. Covers English Romantic poetry from its beginnings and its flowering to the first signs of its decadence. This title features poets and their poems in order of composition, beginning with eighteenth-century precursors such as Gray, Cowper, Burns and Chatterton. Editor(s): Wright, David. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140421026
ISBN
9780140421026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Michael Ondaatje has called Sharon Olds's poetry 'pure fire in the hands', and cheered the 'roughness and humour and brag and tenderness and completion in her work as she carries the reader through rooms of passion and loss'. This work exhibits those qualities in poems, reflecting an experimentation with rhythm and language. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224076883
ISBN
9780224076883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. Series: African Poetry Book Series. Num Pages: 90 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803295988
ISBN
9780803295988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. 'There are as many nuances and inflections for kisses as there are lips to kiss', says American poet Tess Gallagher. This text is a collection of playful, serious and sassy poems about kisses. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852243654
ISBN
9781852243654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Offers an overview of the poet's development, styles and themes as a poet. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906307776
ISBN
9781906307776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. 168pp. Minor shelf wear on bottom of spine
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Littlehampton Book Services Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
SKU
KHS1003649
ISBN
9780905169118
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

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