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Paperback. A work by the author, who has won the Mondello Prize (1980), the Viareggio (1987), the Montale Prize (2002) and the Feltrinelli Prize (2002) and the Cetona Prize (2007). Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571251766
ISBN
9780571251766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Tony Connors tenth collection is framed by military encounters. In the first poem a young man grapples with a malfunctioning machine-gun, while the author grapples with the poem he is making from this event, memory or fantasy. In the surrealistic sequence that ends the book, a strange army invades a country collapsing into societal and semantic .. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Anvil Press Poetry United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856464539
ISBN
9780856464539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. The definitive scholarly edition of Herbert's complete English poems, accompanied by extensive explanatory and textual apparatus. Editor(s): Wilcox, Helen. Num Pages: 788 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1176. 786 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Wilcox, Helen. The definitive scholarly edition of Herbert's complete English poems, accompanied by extensive explanatory and textual apparatus. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Dimension: 160 x 229 x 35. Weight: 1222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
786
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521177207
ISBN
9780521177207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 46.96

Paperback. Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the world's oldest epic. The story tells of Gilgamesh's adventures with the wild man Enkidu. This text is translated by Andrew George. Translator(s): George, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages, map, glossary. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449198
ISBN
9780140449198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Since the discovery over one hundred years ago of a body of Mesopotamian poetry preserved on clay tablets, what has come to be known as the Epic of Gilgamesh has been considered a masterpiece of ancient literature. This title presents the Epic to the general reader in a clear narrative. Translator(s): Kovacs, Maureen Gallery. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804717113
ISBN
9780804717113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.47

Hardcover. "The Epic of Ram "by Tulsidas has become the most beloved retelling of the ancient Ramayana story across northern India and an influential literary masterpiece. This volume presents the poet s grand introduction to Ram, setting the stage for his advent and divine mission." Translator(s): Lutgendorf, Professor of Hindi and Modern Indian Studies Philip, PhD (University of Iowa). Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674425019
ISBN
9780674425019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.99

Hardback. The Epic of Ram by Tulsidas has become the most beloved retelling of the ancient Ramayana story across northern India and an influential literary masterpiece. This volume recounts Ram s birth on earth, his youthful adventures, and the celebration of his marriage to Sita." Translator(s): Lutgendorf, Professor of Hindi and Modern Indian Studies Philip, PhD (University of Iowa). Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088610
ISBN
9780674088610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

paperback. A collection of Ovid's poems that deals with the whole spectrum of sexual desire, ranging from deeply emotional declarations of eternal devotion to flippant arguments for promiscuity. It features poems such as "Amores" and "Cures for Love". Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 464 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140443608
ISBN
9780140443608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 54 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 113. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Dedalus Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004007
ISBN
9781901233124
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Containing an Introduction that talks about the place of the "Aeneid" in Roman mythology, history, and literature, this abridgment of Stanley Lombardo's translation of Virgil's "Aeneid" is suitable for use in such courses as those surveys of Roman history or classical mythology in which time may not permit a reading of the epic in its entirety. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207912
ISBN
9780872207912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.00
€ 27.41

paperback. Published on his 75th birthday, this new selection presents just over a hundred of Brendan Kennelly's most essential poems, accompanied by an audio CD of his own readings drawn from two classic recordings. Editor(s): Brown, Terence; Longley, Michael. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Gift inscription on half title page. CD included. Very good clean copy, as new
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031390
ISBN
9781852249045
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.00

Paperback. A beautiful compilation of Gibran's prose and poetry offering a wide variety of theme, occasion, mood, and form Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689729
ISBN
9781851689729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.82

paperback. Allen Ginsberg was one of the most influential cultural and literary figures of the 20th century, his face and political causes familiar to millions who had never even read his poetry. This book attempts to offers a portrait of this poet by bringing together his poetry, journals, music, photographs and letters, much of it never before published. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398990
ISBN
9780141398990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. Selections from both the Iliad and the Odyssey, made with an eye for those episodes that figure most prominently in the study of mythology. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
532
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205406
ISBN
9780872205406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Selections from both the Iliad and the Odyssey, made with an eye for those episodes that figure most prominently in the study of mythology. Num Pages: 532 pages, map. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205413
ISBN
9780872205413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.68
€ 40.41

While preserving the basic narrative of the Iliad, this bare-bones abridgement highlights the epic's high poetic moments and essential mythological content, and will prove especially useful in surveys of world literature, and in Western civilization surveys. Num Pages: 215 pages, map. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205437
ISBN
9780872205437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. A selection of myths at the heart of Roman mythology and literature that manages to relate many of the episodes in that world-historical march toward the Age of Augustus and accompanied by an Introduction that deftly sets them in their cosmological, theological, and Augustan contexts. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603846240
ISBN
9781603846240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.68

Hardcover. A selection of myths at the heart of Roman mythology and literature that manages to relate many of the episodes in that world-historical march toward the Age of Augustus and accompanied by an Introduction that deftly sets them in their cosmological, theological, and Augustan contexts. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603846257
ISBN
9781603846257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
60177th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208995
ISBN
9780872208995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.60

Paperback. India s Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian Nobel Laureate and possibly the most prolific and diverse serious writer ever known. The largest single volume of his work available in English, this collection includes poetry, songs, autobiographical works, letters, travel writings, prose, novels, short stories, humorous pieces, and plays. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 157 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Belknap Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417045
ISBN
9780674417045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.94

paperback. Presents a range of Swift's writing, including not only the major literary prose works but also substantial poetic and political writings. This title includes a selection of contemporary materials, along with criticism, a chronology and bibliography. Editor(s): Rawson, Claude; Higgins, Ian. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 944 pages, 1 map, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
9780393930658
ISBN
9780393930658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.34

Paperback. Contains a selection of John Keats' greatest verse - including his gothic story in verse, 'The Eve of St Agnes', and the mysterious 'Lamia' - exploring themes of love, enchantment, myth and magic. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 52.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398297
ISBN
9780141398297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.54

Paperback. The ninety-six Anglo-Saxon riddles in the eleventh-century "Exeter Book" are poems of great charm, zest, and subtlety. This volume contains the author's translations of seventy-five riddles while a further sixteen are translated in the notes. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904634461
ISBN
9781904634461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. In this series, contemporary poets select and introduce a poet of the past who they have particularly admired. By their selection and personal and critical reactions, they offer an insight into their own work, as well as providing an introduction to some of the greatest poets in history. Editor(s): Hofman, Michael. Series: Poet to Poet: An Essential Choice of Classic Verse. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 119 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
92
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571217816
ISBN
9780571217816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

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