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Poetry by individual poets

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Poetry by individual poets

paperback. Covers radical public poems of Leopardi on history and politics; philosophical satires; his great, dark, despairing odes such as "To Silvia"; and, later masterworks such as "The Setting of the Moon", written not long before Leopardi's death. Translator(s): Galassi, Jonathan. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141193878
ISBN
9780141193878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.91

mass_market. Presents the true horror of the trenches. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141397603
ISBN
9780141397603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 6.16

mass_market. Takes you on a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. This work includes stories, poems, essays and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. It deals with books from around the world and across many centuries. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141398457
ISBN
9780141398457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 5.59

paperback. A rendition of the poet's journey through the circles of hell. It re-creates for the modern reader the meanings that the poem had for Dante's contemporaries. Translator(s): Musa, Mark. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780142437223
ISBN
9780142437223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.91

paperback. A collection of poems. Num Pages: 464 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780143106081
ISBN
9780143106081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

paperback. This selection of the Byron's poetical works includes such masterpieces as Childe Harold, The Corsair, Manfred, Bebbo, and Don Juan. There are many other less familiar works and shorter lyrics, and Jerome J. McGann's introduction and notes give fascinating insight into Byron's world. Editor(s): McGann, Jerome J. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
9780199538782
ISBN
9780199538782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.06

paperback. A poem that demonstrates to humanity that in death there is nothing to fear since the soul is mortal, and the world and everything in it is governed by the mechanical laws of nature and not by gods; and that by believing this men can live in peace of mind and happiness. Translator(s): Stallings, Alicia. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140447965
ISBN
9780140447965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

paperback. Heine was a restless and homeless poet, a Jew among Germans, a German in Paris, a rebel among the bourgeoisie and always, as his famous doppelganger poems show, a man divided against himself. This selection, with the German originals accompanied by English prose translations, provides an introduction to Heine. Editor(s): Branscombe, Peter. Translator(s): Branscombe, Peter. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140420982
ISBN
9780140420982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

paperback. Set during the tenth year of the siege of Troy, this poem of Chaucer relates how Troilus - with the help of Criseyde's wily uncle Pandarus - persuades her to become his lover, only to be betrayed when she is handed over to the Greek camp and yields to Diomede. Editor(s): Windeatt, Barry. Num Pages: 640 pages, appendices, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140424218
ISBN
9780140424218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.91

paperback. An anthology of Stevenson's poetic achievements. As a poet, he was inspired by a vast range of verse forms, and in this collection, Angus Calder has brought together many uncollected poems, substantial extracts from unpublished collections, and the complete "Child's Garden of Verse". Editor(s): Calder, Angus. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140435481
ISBN
9780140435481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

paperback. A spiritual allegory that explores man in relation to his ultimate destiny against the background of teeming, colorful medieval life. Translator(s): Goodridge, J. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140440874
ISBN
9780140440874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

paperback. Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) is universally celebrated as one of the greatest artists of all time, yet iconic Renaissance creator was also a prolific and gifted poet. This is a collection of verses which are devoted to love and religion. Editor(s): Mortimer, Anthony. Translator(s): Mortimer, Anthony. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140449563
ISBN
9780140449563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

paperback. War is raging between the Greeks and the Trojans. Achilles, the great warrior champion of the Greek army, is angrily sulking in his tent and refusing to fight, after a row with his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan king Hector kills Achilles' beloved friend, he plunges back into the battle to seek his bloody revenge. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140455601
ISBN
9780140455601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

paperback. This collection of three plays and one cine poem captures the essence of Zakes Mda's method as a dramatist. Included is the story of two women who meet during a long wait to buy subsidized rice and discover they have more in common than their poverty. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DD; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 125. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Wits University Press South Africa
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868142224
ISBN
9781868142224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.64

Paperback. Features letters that are addressed, with just two exceptions, to Sylvia Plath, the American poet to whom the author was married. This book became an instant bestseller on its publication in 1998 and won the Forward Prize for Poetry in the same year. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 214 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571194735
ISBN
9780571194735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Paperback. Circle adopts the shape as a trope for gender, family, and history. These lyrical, narrative, and hybrid poems trace the spiral trajectory of womanhood and growth and plot the progression of self as it ebbs away from and returns to its roots in an Asian American family and context. Series: Crab Orchard Award Series in Poetry. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809326181
ISBN
9780809326181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.83

hardcover. Sir John Betjeman (1906-84) was born in Highgate, the son of a manufacturer of Dutch descent. His poetry enjoyed immense popularity, as did his personality, and his knighthood in 1969 and appointment as Poet Laureate in 1972 were universally welcomed. Editor(s): Williams, Hugo. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571247028
ISBN
9780571247028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

paperback. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 125 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593761073
ISBN
9781593761073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.64

This volume presents translations of over 200 poems by the master of The Way of Poetry, who is generally considered to be the last great poet of the classical uta form. Translator(s): Carter, Steven D. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231105767
ISBN
9780231105767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.08
€ 77.43

Publisher
United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935744580
ISBN
9781935744580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.00
€ 15.63

paperback. Features 'Short Talks' that are about everything from Sylvia Plath to Franz Kafka, from waterproofing to walking backwards. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Condition
New
SKU
9780224051170
ISBN
9780224051170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.87

paperback. This volume includes all of Yeats's published poetry, from the hauntingly beautiful early lyrics by which he is still best remembered, to the later work which some argue put beyond question his status as one of the foremost poets of his age. Series: Wordsworth Poetry Library. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Hertfordshire
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KMK0024784
ISBN
9781853264542
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

paperback. Sedgwick's poetry opens an unfamiliar, intimate, daring space that steadily refigures not only what a critic may be, but what a poem can do Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822315124
ISBN
9780822315124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.98

hardcover. A translation of Homer's great epic poem. Fitzgerald has also translated Homer's "The Odyssey" and Virgil's "Aeneid". Translator(s): Fitzgerald, Robert. Num Pages: 594 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781857150605
ISBN
9781857150605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 16.06

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