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Paperback. On 15 August 778, Charlemagne's army was returning from a successful expedition against Saracen Spain when its rearguard was ambushed in a Pyrenean pass. Written by an unknown poet, this book tells of Charlemagne's warrior nephew, Lord of Breton Marches, who valiantly leads his men into battle against the Saracens, but dies defiant to the end. Translator(s): Burgess, Glyn S. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445329
ISBN
9780140445329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Bilingual Swedish-English edition of latest collection by Finland's most celebrated contemporary poet. Translator(s): McDuff, David. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 4. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780371146
ISBN
9781780371146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.48

Hardback. Centres on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus' killing of Hektor and determine the fate of Troy. This book presents a universal and tragic view of the world, of human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death, set against a vast and largely unpitying divine background. Translator(s): Rieu, E. V.; Jones, Peter. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 144 x 36. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780141394657
ISBN
9780141394657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.68

Paperback. Friedrich Holderlin is recognized as one of Europe's supreme poets. Together the works collected here show Holderlin's use of Classical and Christian imagery and his exploration of cosmology and history in an attempt to find meaning in an uncertain world. Editor(s): Adler, Jeremy. Translator(s): Hamburger, Michael. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Abridged Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140424164
ISBN
9780140424164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Bruges was Rodenbach's muse and poetic source, the landscape in which he attempted to reveal the significance of what appeared lifeless or unconnected to art. Using the symbolist devices of suggestion and mood, Rodenbach sifts the elements that make up the decaying Bruges which he sees as a medieval corpse laid out for him to 'rescue'. Translator(s): Stone, Will. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Arc Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904614647
ISBN
9781904614647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. WINNER OF THE 2014 FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION In his new collection, acclaimed Jamaican poet Kei Miller dramatises what happens when one system of knowledge, one method of understanding place and territory, comes up against another. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847772671
ISBN
9781847772671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. The poems in Carol Ann Duffy's highly praised second collection range from the dramatic monologues for which she is noted, to love poems, which she writes, Robert Nye remarked, "as if she were the first to do so." Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 7. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509824984
ISBN
9781509824984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. First collection by new poet from Sri Lanka. The lotus flower embodies the promise of purity and transcendence in poems relating to customs and superstition, war and its aftermath, fables and human relationships. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 10. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780372877
ISBN
9781780372877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Istanbul, capital of two great empires, confluence of Asia and Europe, has called forth poetry throughout her long history, from paupers and sultans, natives and visitors alike. Series: Poetry of Place. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 103 x 11. Weight in Grams: 104. Series: Poetry of Place. 80 pages. Istanbul, capital of two great empires, confluence of Asia and Europe, has called forth poetry throughout her long history, from paupers and sultans, natives and visitors alike. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 149 x 103 x 11. Weight: 104.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955010590
ISBN
9780955010590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.62

Paperback. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571230839
ISBN
9780571230839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. New poetry collection by one of the most important Northern Irish writers of his generation. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784101725
ISBN
9781784101725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. Continuing where he left off in "A Spillage of Mercury", this collection of poetry from Neil Rollinson delves again into the dark, moist, unexpected bag of human experience. The poems explore the themes of love, sex and life's unpredictable mysteries. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 7. Weight in Grams: 88.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224062077
ISBN
9780224062077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

paperback. A book of poems for adults. It combines a deep engagement with history, mythology and the natural world to forge a work of impressive and unsettling force. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Faber & Faber Poetry England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571099153
ISBN
9780571099153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Marie de France (fl late twelfth century) is the earliest known French woman poet and her lais - stories in verse based on Breton tales of chivalry and romance - are among the finest of the genre. This book takes a subtle and complex view of courtly love. Translator(s): Burgess, Glyn S. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447590
ISBN
9780140447590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. The odes of Horace are the cornerstone of lyric poetry in the Western world. This work aims to bring all 103 odes into English in a series of translations while also illuminating the imagination of one of literary history's towering figures. Editor(s): McClatchy, J. D. Series: Facing Pages. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691119816
ISBN
9780691119816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. A 21st Century, En Zed Dante, of Ghastly and Glorious proportions. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784104740
ISBN
9781784104740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368. New and Selected Poems. 192 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight: 362.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition..
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852246327
ISBN
9781852246327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Aims to transform the world's great fables into charming poems of originality, wit, and verve. The author depicts lions, frogs, donkeys, rats, insects, birds and wily foxes in situations that reveal the quirks, follies and frailties he observed in humankind. He presents sins of pride, greed, and vanity under humorous attack. Illustrator(s): Grandville, J.J. Editor(s): Michie, James. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455243
ISBN
9780140455243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.36

Hardcover. Celebrated in their time and still popular over a century after their deaths, Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett had a unique relationship which is reflected in their work. Both were distinguished as poets before they met, and they learnt from one another without ever sacrificing their individuality. This book deals with their life and work. Editor(s): Washington, Peter. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597522
ISBN
9781841597522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. Book-length sequence by one of Britain's leading poets about the life and hard times of her grandparents farming in New Zealand, her third book since Poems 1960-2000. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 4. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780371474
ISBN
9781780371474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.48

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