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Paperback. Homer bidding farewell to his wife, Odysseus bound to the mast, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector's body round the walls of Troy - scenes from Homer have been portrayed in every generation. Chapman's translations are argued to be two of the liveliest and readable. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 976 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 54. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
976
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840221176
ISBN
9781840221176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.71

Paperback. Auden, Lewis, MacNeice and other key poets of the 'Thirties' were children of the First World War, obsessed by war and by communalism and by the class-struggle. But from within their strongly defined unity of ideals, a varied body of poetry emerged. This book arranges the poetry to make a 'critical essay' of the period. Editor(s): Skelton, Robin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184579
ISBN
9780141184579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Evokes the essence of the seasons with this cycle of haiku. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 110 x 15. Weight in Grams: 76.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841950525
ISBN
9781841950525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Suitable for students as well as the general reader who is coming to the great masterpiece of Italian literature for the first time, this title examines the questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. Translator(s): Kirkpatrick, Robin. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197494
ISBN
9780141197494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Nightboat Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937658618
ISBN
9781937658618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. 'Book Nine' is the turning point in the plot of the 'Iliad' and the tragedy of 'Achilles'. In this book, Jasper Griffin provides an informative introduction, text, and commentary for students, discussing the problems and the achievements of this particularly rich and rewarding part of the poem. All quotations in the commentary are translated. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198141303
ISBN
9780198141303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.96

Paperback. Latin America's great poet rendered into English by the world's most celebrated translator of Spanish-language literature. Translator(s): Grossman, Edith. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351880
ISBN
9780393351880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.03

Hardcover. Editor(s): Fisher, Tyler. Num Pages: 128 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
Publisher
Wings Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916727420
ISBN
9780916727420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.93

Paperback. Represents anonymous medieval ballads to the renowned work of Sir Walter Scott and Edwin Morgan. This anthology also includes the top 20 of the nation's favourite poetic pieces, chosen by BBC Scotland listeners. It also represents Scotland's most famous poets such as: Robert Burns, Hugh MacDiarmid, Sorley MacLean, Muriel Spark, and others. Editor(s): Conn, Stewart. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222612
ISBN
9781905222612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Stevie Smith was one of the few 'modern' poets to reach a wide general audience. Bizarre, witty, sad, sometimes caustic, her poems impart a zest for life, and reveal her eye for the marvels of the ordinary and her sensibility to the paradoxical nature of all human emotions. This book contains her poems. Illustrator(s): Smith, Stevie. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186559
ISBN
9780141186559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Hardback. First English translation of an important twelfth-century romance, giving an account of the Trojan war and its consequences. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844693
ISBN
9781843844693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.13

Paperback. "Crane's poetry has been a touchstone for me, and remains central to a fully imaginative understanding of American literature."-Harold Bloom Editor(s): Simon, Marc V. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Liveright
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Centennial Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871401786
ISBN
9780871401786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. First published in 1831, and here presented in a dual-language edition with some of his lesser-known unpublished poems, Leopardi's poetical masterpiece is an unsurpassed anatomy of man's unhappiness on earth. Translator(s): Nichols, J. G. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494672
ISBN
9781847494672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Many poets make us smile; how many poets make us laugh - or, in that curious phrase, "laugh out loud" (as if there's another way of doing it)? Who else uses an essentially conversational idiom to achieve such a variety of emotional effects? This title offers a selection from the poetry of Philip Larkin. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571258116
ISBN
9780571258116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04

Hardcover. A modern Christmas tale from the Poet Laureate, with illustrations by Posy Simmonds. Num Pages: 48 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
48
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330515115
ISBN
9780330515115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.41

Paperback. A trilogy comprising "Snow Leopard" (1987), "The Parks" (1992), and "After Spending a Night Among Horses" (1997), coupled with a cycle of poems, "Minerals." This poetry draws its sonorous and plangent music from the landscapes of Finland, seeking harmony between the troubled human heart and the threatened natural world. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852246495
ISBN
9781852246495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.55

Paperback. Editor(s): Dooley, Ann; Roe, Harry. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 2AFR; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199549856
ISBN
9780199549856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. The poems of one of Scotland's finest poets are published in one volume for the first time Editor(s): Bevan, Archie; Murray, Brian. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719568848
ISBN
9780719568848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.04

paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134. 80 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 5. Weight: 134.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852243722
ISBN
9781852243722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.32

Paperback. 8vo.. A good copy in original wrappers .Irish Poetry
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Revised
SKU
KEX0270217
ISBN
9780192821829
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

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