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Paperback. The Greek poet Pindar (c. 518-428 BC) composed victory odes for winners in the ancient Games, including the Olympics. The Odes contain versions of some of the best known Greek myths and are also a valuable source for Greek religion and ethics. Verity's lucid translations are complemented by insights into competition, myth, and meaning. Editor(s): Instone, Stephen. Translator(s): Verity, Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199553907
ISBN
9780199553907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.27

paperback. The author was the greatest nonsensicalist of all time. He was the inventor of the limerick and created the Jumblies and The Owl and the Pussycat. This book features his nonsense verse - including the limericks, longer verses, alphabets and his own illustrations. Series: Faber Children's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; DCF; YDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 181 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571314805
ISBN
9780571314805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

paperback. 'Nonsense is the breath of my nostrils', wrote Edward Lear (1812-88), and this collection demonstrates the varied ways in which he pursued his philosophy of life. Gently pointing out human follies and the absurdities of the conventional Victorian society in which he lived, Lear's nonsense has enchanted children and adults alike for generations. Editor(s): Noakes, Vivien. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140424652
ISBN
9780140424652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Anchor Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
SKU
KCG0003429
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It has been argued that no poet has been more wilfully contradictory than John Donne, whose works forge unforgettable connections between extremes of passion and mental energy. From satire to tender elegy, from sacred devotion to lust, he conveys an astonishing range of emotions and poetic moods. Editor(s): Smith, Albert James. Num Pages: 688 pages, index. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140422092
ISBN
9780140422092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

hardcover. This volume presents a complete text of all Milton's verse. Coleridge linked Milton and Shakespeare as the greatest of English poets, and even in our time Milton continues to exert a powerful influence, both on the writing of poetry and on critical debate. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 39. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Number of pages
630
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150971
ISBN
9781857150971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. The Roman poet Propertius is best known as the writer who perfected the Latin love elegy. A contemporary of Virgil and Horace, Propertius has influenced scores of poets - from Ovid to Housman to Pound. This work contains poems that pay tribute to Cynthia, Propertius's romantic obsession, but the scope of these 107 elegies is broad. Translator(s): Katz, Vincent. Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 520 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115825
ISBN
9780691115825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Troubador Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784625191
ISBN
9781784625191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Dafydd, Myrddin ap. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 155. .
Publisher
Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845275945
ISBN
9781845275945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.74

Hardback. Broadside, 11in by 15in. Set from Bempo types and printed Letterpress on Nideggen Paper at Sutton Hoo Press in an edition of one hundred and twenty six copies. Beautiful item. Keywords: Poetry - Seamus Heaney Broadside.
Publisher
Sutton Hoo Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KHS0044568
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 390.00

Hardback. An index for answers to questions about the world of poetry, identifying the author of a poem or the anthologies in which it can be found when only a title, first line, or last line is known. Suitable for libraries, it is up to date as of May 31, 2006. It features 85,000 classic and contemporary poems by 12,000 poets. Editor(s): Kale, Tessa. Num Pages: 2416 pages. BIC Classification: DC; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 310 x 194 x 84. Weight in Grams: 3394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
13th
Number of pages
2416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139885
ISBN
9780231139885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 393.50
€ 302.06

Hardback. Provides key word and subject indexes to a collection of the most memorable lines written by the best British and American poets. Editor(s): Hazen, Edith P. Num Pages: 1132 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DC; DSC; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 60. Weight in Grams: 2112.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
1132
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075466
ISBN
9780231075466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 270.97

Hardback. Including the classics of the genre as well as rare period pieces by African Americans and women, and northern and southern patriotic verse and songs, The Columbia Book of Civil War Poetry paints the background of the conflict and its literature, with each poem introduced by a compelling vignette. Editor(s): Frome, Keith. Num Pages: 543 pages, 53 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DC; DSBF; DSC; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 210 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
543
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100021
ISBN
9780231100021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 385 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231056830
ISBN
9780231056830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. The only up-to-date representative gathering of Korean poetry from the twentieth century in English, this volume presents 228 poems by 34 modern Korean poets, including renowned poets such as So Chongju and Kim Chiha. Editor(s): McCann, David. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111294
ISBN
9780231111294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.16

Hardback. A sweeping compendium of British verse from Old and Middle English to the present, including the best work of poets from every corner of the British Isles, this anthology offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive single volume available. Editor(s): Woodring, Carl; Shapiro, James. Num Pages: 891 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
891
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101806
ISBN
9780231101806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.67

Paperback. Showing a scholarly dedication to the craft, this title provides the collection of poems. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 219 x 28. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571240081
ISBN
9780571240081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Omnidawn Publishing United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890650087
ISBN
9781890650087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.65

Hardcover. The first modern edition of the writings of a staunch radical poet from the romantic period, based in Liverpool. Editor(s): Baines, Paul. Series: Liverpool English Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381366
ISBN
9781781381366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.70

Hardback. During the winter of 1818-1819, Samuel Taylor Coleridge gave 14 lectures on the history of philosophy. This edition presents an indexed text of the lecture series and provides, in addition, the complete texts of the shorthand reports and of Coleridge's own notes, along with newspaper and manuscript reports by people who attended the lectures. Editor(s): Jackson, J. R. de J. Series: Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Num Pages: 1192 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 78. Weight in Grams: 1628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
1328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691098753
ISBN
9780691098753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 364.04
€ 273.85

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