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Paperback. Spanish poetry is astonishing in its richness and variety. This anthology covers the two great flowerings of Spanish verse: the first, which lasted to the end of the seventeenth century, and second, from the mid-nineteenth century onwards. Editor(s): Cohen, J. M. Num Pages: 640 pages, index. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 37. Weight in Grams: 528. Good copy with some shelf wear, yellowing of pages, otherwise a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KKD0011445
ISBN
9780140585704
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Traces Russian poetry from its Golden Age to the modern era, including work by several great poets - Georgy Ivanov and Varlam Shalamov among them - in captivating modern translations by Robert Chandler and others. This volume also includes a general introduction, chronology and individual introductions to each poet. Editor(s): Chandler, Robert; Mashinski, Irina; Dralyuk, Boris. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141198309
ISBN
9780141198309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 1056 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
1056
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435689
ISBN
9780140435689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.14

Paperback. The era between the accession of Henry VIII and the crisis of the English republic in 1659 formed one of the most fertile epochs in world literature. This anthology offers a selection of its poetry, and includes a range of works by the poets of the age - notably Sir Philip Sidney, Edmund Sepnser, John Donne, William Shakespeare and John Milton. Editor(s): Norbrook, David; Woudhuysen, H. R. Num Pages: 976 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
976
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140423464
ISBN
9780140423464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. A comprehensive anthology of African poetry with wide-ranging contents: war songs and political protests jostle with poems about human love, African nature and the surprises that life offers. Editor(s): Beier, Ulli. Translator(s): Beier, Ulli. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
4th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140424720
ISBN
9780140424720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. A collection of verse that contains poetry from the earliest, primitive period, through the Nara, Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi and Edo periods, ending with modern poetry from 1868 onwards. Editor(s): Thwaite, Anthony; Bownas, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 368 pages, map. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190945
ISBN
9780141190945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Features the work of the greatest Irish poets, from the monks of the ancient monasteries to the Nobel laureates along with a profusion of lyrics, love poems, satires, ballads and songs. This title explores the traditions of poetry in Ireland, and relates the variety of the poems to the frequently troubled history of the island. Num Pages: 1120 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 50. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
1120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191645
ISBN
9780141191645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. The period 1820-1950 is particularly rich for students and lovers of poetry. While this anthology contains, of course, generous selections from established giants - Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Mallarme and Michaux - it also draws attention to interesting "minor" poets such as Claudel or Cendrars. Editor(s): Rees, William. Num Pages: 896 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
896
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140423853
ISBN
9780140423853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

paperback. Unrivalled for its range and intensity, the poetry of the First World War continues to have a powerful effect on readers. This title reflects the diverse experience of those who lived through the war - bringing together the words of poets, soldiers and civilians affected by the conflict. Editor(s): Walter, Matthew George. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141181905
ISBN
9780141181905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. A collection of poems that lists them according to their first individual appearance in the language rather than by poet. Num Pages: 1184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 52. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
1184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140424546
ISBN
9780140424546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 976 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVQ; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141982540
ISBN
9780141982540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Even at its most literary, Caribbean poetry shares the vigour of the oral tradition. Many established writers and exciting new voices, are exploring ways of capturing the vitality of the spoken word on the page. These traditions are represented in this lively anthology, which traces Caribbean verse from its roots to the present. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140424607
ISBN
9780140424607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Hardcover. This edition consists of 200 copies in Hardback - Fine copy in fine dustwrapper - Peppercannister 19 - 11/0018 - Peppercanister, Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Peppercanister Dublin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KCK0001718
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 100.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226899497
ISBN
9780226899497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Beginning with his departure from New York to Istanbul, the author discusses a journey, not so much between contrasting cities as 'between different versions of the same city', to a place that is exotic and familiar, spanning West and East, past and present, where cultures and histories intersect. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
106
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857548723
ISBN
9781857548723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.33

Translation of Paradiso, first published in 1961. Translator(s): Ciardi, John. Series: Signet Classics. Num Pages: 365 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 173 x 38. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Signet
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451531414
ISBN
9780451531414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.39

Paperback. A suite of poems as letters to personages both real and imagined with political undertones rarely seen in Sibum's oeuvre. Num Pages: 72 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897231524
ISBN
9781897231524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 7.48

Paperback. Baroque in its extravagance of language, in its delight in the bizarre and the prodigious, this collection presents a cabinet of curiosities, a world of ruined palaces, ghostly gardens and the fragile marvels of a secret past. It ends with a group of elegies and epistles concerned with place and history in northern Scotland. Num Pages: 59 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
59
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857549263
ISBN
9781857549263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. This collection of poems presents an often stark and startling vision of the way we live, the places we inhabit, and the relics we make to comfort ourselves. Series: Hollis Summers Poetry Prize. Num Pages: 82 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
82
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821414248
ISBN
9780821414248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.53

Hardback. The Nobel Prize was awarded to Elytis in 1979 "for his poetry, which, against the background of Greek tradition, depicts with sensuous strength and intellectual clear-sightedness modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness." This volume contains translations of two late collections, the second published months before his death in 1995. Translator(s): Connolly, David. Series: Harvard Early Modern and Modern Greek Library. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674063433
ISBN
9780674063433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.99

Hardcover. Philip Larkin's Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse provoked controversy and dispute on first publication in 1973. It was also considered a quirky and idiosyncratic collection by some critics. Today it is recognized as a fine and wide-ranging selection of modern English verse. Editor(s): Larkin, Philip. Series: Oxford Books of Verse. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 39. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford
Number of pages
692
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198121374
ISBN
9780198121374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.40

Hardcover. Christopher Ricks's 'Oxford Book of English Verse' -- third in succession, after Arthur Quiller-Couch's original volume (1900) and Helen Gardner's new selection (1972) -- is a treasury from more than seven centuries of the poet's art. Poems that are also translations are included. Editor(s): Ricks, Christopher. Num Pages: 752 pages, index. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
742
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192141828
ISBN
9780192141828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. This is the second of a two-volume anthology celebrating four centuries of English poetry, from the Elizabethan era to the 21st century. Beginning with William Blake, this volume covers many of the Romantic poets, moving to the 19th, then 20th centuries. Editor(s): Wain, John. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 50. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804228
ISBN
9780192804228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. 8vo . Some light shelfwear otherwise a good copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Dedalus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0281277
ISBN
9781906614195
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

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