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Poetry by individual poets

Paperback. Composed at the end of the fourteenth century by an unknown author, The Saga of Grettir the Strong is one of the last great Icelandic sagas. It relates the tale of Grettir, an eleventh-century warrior struggling to hold on to the values of a heroic age becoming eclipsed by Christianity and a more pastoral lifestyle. Translator(s): Scudder, Bernard. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447736
ISBN
9780140447736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
808
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862416812
ISBN
9780862416812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.27

Paperback. This selection, chosen from the Oxford Authors critical edition, includes Wordsworth's finest verse, and a large sample of The Prelude, his extraordinary autobiographical poem in blank verse and the first truly great achievement of a new era in English poetry. Editor(s): Gill, Stephen; Wu, Duncan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536887
ISBN
9780199536887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Collects poems that engage in a search for meaning and order in the everyday and in the extraordinary - a locust officer tracking swarms in an African desert, a hobbyist building a replica of the world out of matchsticks, and a chance encounter with the French mystic Simone Weil playing video games in a Torquay arcade. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224090018
ISBN
9780224090018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Hische, Jessica. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143126386
ISBN
9780143126386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Statius' 'Achilleid' is perhaps the most remarkable of all Latin epic poems. Its project - to tell the whole life of Achilles - was cut short by the poet's untimely death. In relating this story, Statius explores the nature of gender and the limits of the epic genre, while playfully positioning himself in the epic - and wider - poetic tradition. Editor(s): Dilke, O.A.W. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904675112
ISBN
9781904675112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.94

Paperback. From a motorway service area to the author's ambivalent relationship with religion, this title covers a range of her experiences. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 6. Weight in Grams: 72.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571280629
ISBN
9780571280629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The classic tale of Odysseus's return home in a stunning new translation. Translator(s): Mitchell, Stephen. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226804
ISBN
9781780226804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. Introduces to Greek poetry while in Corfu in 1983. This title includes author's own poems about the distant past, the erotic and the philosophical owe much to the influence of the great Alexandrian poet. Num Pages: 112 pages, b&w line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846557439
ISBN
9781846557439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.13

Paperback. Substantial retrospective by leading British poet covering work written over four decades from ten collections. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852248833
ISBN
9781852248833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Explores themes of love and loss, beginnings and endings. Inspired by the ancient wisdom of the Celtic tradition and the rugged, majestic landscape of his birth, the west of Ireland, the author creates a unique vision of a place and time, and the echo of a memory that will never fade. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848270749
ISBN
9781848270749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. A collection of elegies and love poems, and a short sonnet sequence which concentrates on such themes as: the individual's responsibility for his own choices, the artist's commitment to his vocation, the vulnerability of all in the face of circumstance and death. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571114337
ISBN
9780571114337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 209 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780371207
ISBN
9781780371207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. For more than two decades, Wendell Berry has spent his Sunday mornings in a kind of walking meditation, observing the world and writing poems. A small collection of Berry's Sabbath poems were published in 1987, but "A Timbered Choir" gathers all of these singular pieces to date. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 204 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582430065
ISBN
9781582430065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. This authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Wilde's poetry and prose short stories, plays, critical dialogues and his only novel - to give the essence of his work and thinking. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540761
ISBN
9780199540761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Wallace's best poems, contained within this collection, have been described as the work of "someone sympathetic, magnanimous, brightly and deeply intelligent." Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571207794
ISBN
9780571207794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 227. New.
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
9781853907036
ISBN
9781853907036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their selection of verses and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their introductions, the selectors offer a passionate and accessible introduction to some of the greatest poets in history. Editor(s): Hollinghurst, Alan. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 121 x 7. Weight in Grams: 60.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571226740
ISBN
9780571226740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Keywords: "Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Poetry - By Period - 20th Century,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Poetry - General" Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 97
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Carcanet Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS0038299
ISBN
9780856359088
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.99
€ 22.52

Paperback. 'Oxford Student Texts' provide an accessible approach to the works of great poets and playwrights. Up-to-date to meet today's curriculum requirements for post-16 study, this series is designed to motivate and encourage students working on these challenging writers for the first time. Editor(s): Gill, Richard. Series Editor(s): Lee, Victor. Num Pages: 192 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198325758
ISBN
9780198325758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.84

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