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Paperback. Covering the genres of Chinese poetry, this volume provides an introduction to the Chinese poetry. The sections of the volume are introduced by a short essay on the mode or genre of poem and is followed by a comprehensive bibliography. It is aimed at students of Chinese poetry. Num Pages: 376 pages, 181 ideograms. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319467
ISBN
9780822319467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. This volume has been considered by many to be one of the most innovative studies of Chinese poetry. Cheng illustrates his text with an annotated anthology of 135 poems from the golden age of Tang Dynasty, featuring lively translations of the works of Tu Fu, Li Po, Wang Wei and other poets. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
New York Review Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629966584
ISBN
9789629966584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. Features the three arts of poetry, calligraphy and painting that are regarded in China as the Triple Excellence, and they are brought together in an anthology of forty Chinese love poems ranging from the earliest known works in the Book of Songs to the work of Chairman Mao and other twentieth century poets. Num Pages: 96 pages, 82 illustrations, 42 in colour. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124827
ISBN
9780714124827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 Colour Photos and Chinese Paintings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DCQ; DN; DQ; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 188 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602201453
ISBN
9781602201453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.51

Hardcover. China has a strong and ancient tradition of erotic poetry by both men and women, and this book includes poems ranging from the highly literary to the sexually explicit. It uncovers ancient Chinese Daoist sex manuals, erotic novels and plays, and the tradition of erotic prints, which were often accompanied by poems and folksongs and bawdy jokes. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 110 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597744
ISBN
9781841597744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.52

Paperback. For two thousand years in China, the empires of politics and of the written word cohabited and depended on one another. This collection gathers poems about four venerable cities - Chang'an (now Xi'an), Luoyang, Beijing and Hangzhou. Series: Poetry of Place. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 102 x 7. Weight in Grams: 56.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011307
ISBN
9781906011307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.44

Paperback. 119pp. Keywords: Irish poetry
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
iUniverse
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
SKU
KHS1010999
ISBN
9780595093076
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
iUniverse
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
SKU
KST0030324
ISBN
9780595093076
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A collation of poems that tells the stories of author's life in four sections: childhood and early adulthood; motherhood; meditations on light; and love and art. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234. New and Selected Poems 1991-2011. 180 pages. A collation of poems that tells the stories of author's life in four sections: childhood and early adulthood; motherhood; meditations on light; and love and art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 15. Weight: 232.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847770943
ISBN
9781847770943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.08

Paperback. First substantial selection of for English-language readers of the poetry of Harry Martinson, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 Translator(s): Fulton, Robin. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852248871
ISBN
9781852248871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.89

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

€ 14.99
€ 12.08

Paperback. Series: Etudes Romanes. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772895451
ISBN
9788772895451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.53

paperback. More than 900 entries, carefully selected, organized, and annotated, and accompanied by informative background material, make this volume a unique and indispensable guide to Chaucer and related studies. Series: Toronto Medieval Texts & Translations. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KRF0006453
ISBN
9780802064080
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

hardcover. The Chaucer Bibliography series aims to provide annotated bibliographies for all of Chaucer's work. This book summarizes 20th-century commentaries on Chaucer's "Pardoner's Prologue" and "Tale." Editor(s): Sutton, Marilyn. Series: Chaucer Bibliographies. Num Pages: 517 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC; GBCR; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
517
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802047441
ISBN
9780802047441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.85

Paperback. This work is a dual book project involving a new translation of Catallus together with the author's own book of poems, versions and translations. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 5. Weight in Grams: 113.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852246464
ISBN
9781852246464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.22

Hardcover. One day, while browsing an antique store in Helena, Montana, photographer Tyler Knott Gregson stumbled upon a vintage Remington typewriter for sale. Standing up and using a page from a broken book he was buying for $2, he typed a poem without thinking. This is a collection of poems typed onto found scraps of paper or created via blackout method. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Perigee Trade
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399169731
ISBN
9780399169731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.97

Hardcover. Features beautifully worded pieces of work-poems of author that illuminate grand gestures and small glimpses, poems that celebrate the beauty of a life spent chasing the light. Num Pages: 144 pages, 136. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Particular Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781846148934
ISBN
9781846148934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. Brings together Charlotte Perkins Gilman's first collection of poetry alongside 79 previously uncollected verses. Editor(s): Scharnhorst, Gary; Knight, Denise D. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632955
ISBN
9780815632955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.19

Hardcover.
Publisher
Irish Manuscripts Commission
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874280774
ISBN
9781874280774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.00
€ 45.55

Paperback. Charles Olson's influence on the development of British and American poetry through his writing and teaching is immense. His work encompasses myth, history, scholarship and politics. This book includes extracts from a range of Olson's poetry and prose, including letters, interviews and the full text of the key essay 'Projective Verse'. Editor(s): Maud, Ralph. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, ports.,. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292. 280 pages, Illustrations, ports.,. Editor(s): Maud, Ralph. Charles Olson's influence on the development of British and American poetry through his writing and teaching is immense. His work encompasses myth, history, scholarship and politics. This book includes extracts from a range of Olson's poetry and prose, including letters, interviews and the full text of the key essay 'Projective Verse'. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 187 x 215 x 19. Weight: 292.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547849
ISBN
9781857547849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Rounce, Adam. Num Pages: 122 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nottingham Trent University
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842330968
ISBN
9781842330968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.25

Hardcover. Editor(s): Roddick, Alan. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578052
ISBN
9781877578052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Presents the original text of the translation of the Homeric hymns. This title also includes epigrams and poems attributed to Homer and known as "The Lesser Homerica," as well as his famous "The Battle of Frogs and Mice." Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136769
ISBN
9780691136769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. Presents the text of Chapman's translation of the "Odyssey" (1614-15), making only a small number of modifications to punctuation and wording where they might confuse the modern reader. This book also examines Chapman's "fine touch" in translating "the warm and human sense of comedy" in the "Odyssey". Editor(s): Nicoll, Allardyce. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048918
ISBN
9780691048918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.87

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