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Paperback. A collection of essays and commentaries that addresses several issues, including the anthology as a critical and polemical tool; the intersection of poetry with art, performance, and politics, in both contemporary and traditional practice; and the poetics of Jewish mysticism as a traditional form of conceptual and language poetry. Series Editor(s): Bernstein, Charles; Lazer, Hank. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355074
- ISBN
- 9780817355074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.20
€ 38.20
Paperback. Presents passages from all five of Mark Twain's travel narratives: "The Innocents Abroad", "Roughing It", "A Tramp Abroad", "Life on the Mississippi", and "Following the Equator". Editor(s): Gribben, Alan; Melton, Jeffrey Alan. Series Editor(s): Scharnhorst, Gary. Series: Studies in American Literary Realism and Naturalism. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355210
- ISBN
- 9780817355210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.16
€ 31.99
€ 27.16
Paperback. Presents a collection of the colorful and vivacious interviews that the author gave to newspapers and reporters throughout his career. Editor(s): Scharnhorst, Gary. Num Pages: 344 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355395
- ISBN
- 9780817355395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.79
€ 31.99
€ 27.79
Paperback. George Oppen, a crucial figure in the founding of the Objectivist movement, is considered by many critics and poets to be one of the foremost innovators of 20th-century American poetry. This title offers a testament to Oppen's place in 20th and 21st - century poetic culture. It is suitable for those interested in Oppen's life or poetry. Editor(s): Shoemaker, Steve. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355463
- ISBN
- 9780817355463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.27
€ 43.27
Paperback. No group of writers better represents the problems of Jewish identity than Jewish poets writing in the American modernist tradition - specifically secular Jews: those disdainful or suspicious of organized religion, yet forever shaped by those traditions. This title addresses this often obscured dimension of modern and contemporary poetry. Editor(s): Morris, Daniel; Miller, Stephen Paul. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 552 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355630
- ISBN
- 9780817355630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.01
€ 50.01
Paperback. The first book-length study of the writings, work, and life of Renaissance man and Alabama native Albert Murray Editor(s): Baker, Barbara A. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pebble Hill Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355937
- ISBN
- 9780817355937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.42
€ 37.42
Paperback. "Radical Affections" is a study of six poets central to the New American poetry--Charles Olson, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Jack Spicer, Robin Blaser, and Susan Howe--with an eye both toward challenging the theoretical lenses through which they have been viewed and to opening up this counter tradition to contemporary practice. Series Editor(s): Bernstein, Charles; Lazer, Hank. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817356217
- ISBN
- 9780817356217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.06
€ 49.06
Paperback. The essays in "Phenomenal Reading "entice readers to cross accepted barriers, and highlight the work of poets who challenge language-as-usual in academia and the culture at large. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817356941
- ISBN
- 9780817356941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.70
€ 37.70
Paperback. "Fieldworks" offers a historical account of the social, rhetorical, and material attempts to ground art and poetry in the physicality of a site. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357320
- ISBN
- 9780817357320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.71
€ 49.71
Paperback. "The Darkness of the Present" includes essays that collectively investigate the roles of anomaly and anachronism as they work to unsettle commonplace notions of the contemporary in the field of poetics." Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357337
- ISBN
- 9780817357337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.14
€ 43.14
Paperback. In the first biographical and literary assessment of writer Frances Newman (1883-1928), biographer Barbara Wade draws from Newman's personal correspondence and newspaper articles to reveal a vibrant, independent woman who simultaneously defied and was influenced by the traditional southern society she satirized in her writing. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357399
- ISBN
- 9780817357399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.70
€ 31.70
Traces of Gold: California's Natural Resources and the Claim to Realis...
Professor Nicolas S. Witschi
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357412
- ISBN
- 9780817357412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.17
€ 37.17
Paperback. "Stubborn Poetries" is a study of poets whose work, because of its difficulty, apparent obduracy, or simple resistance to conventional explication, remains more-or-less firmly outside the canon. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357481
- ISBN
- 9780817357481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.83
€ 48.83
Paperback. This collection examines the intersection of male and female spheres in American literature, arguing that more common ground exists than critics have previously recognized. Editor(s): Elbert, Monika M. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357795
- ISBN
- 9780817357795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.42
€ 43.42
Paperback. "Active Romanticism" is a collection of essays highlighting the pervasive, yet often unacknowledged, role of Romantic poetry and poetics on modern and contemporary innovative poetry. Editor(s): Carr, Julie; Robinson, Jeffrey C. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357849
- ISBN
- 9780817357849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.28
€ 48.28
The Astonishment Tapes. Talks on Poetry and Autobiography with Robin B...
Blaser, Robin. Ed(S): Nichols, Miriam
Paperback. "The Astonishment Tapes" is the edited transcript of revealing autobiographical audiotapes recorded by the groundbreaking poet Robin Blaser, a founding member of the Berkeley contingent of the San Francisco Renaissance in New American Poetry. Editor(s): Nichols, Miriam. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817358099
- ISBN
- 9780817358099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.40
€ 59.40
Paperback. Examining a diverse array of texts from the Epic of Gilgamesh to Derek Walcott's Osmeros , from the Homeric epics to H.D.'s Helen in Egypt , this book develops a broadened, inclusive tradition of epic poetry, demonstrating the continuities of that tradition across dramatic discontinuities in time, place, worldview, and technology. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817358181
- ISBN
- 9780817358181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.41
€ 45.41
Paperback. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817358297
- ISBN
- 9780817358297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.68
€ 47.68
Paperback. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817358433
- ISBN
- 9780817358433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.42
€ 42.42
Paperback. Providing an exhaustive compendium of publications by and citations about Alabama-born writer William March, this title traces in meticulous detail the arc of March's writing, the popular and critical reception of his books and novels, and the abundant scholarship and criticism about March and his oeuvre. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817358525
- ISBN
- 9780817358525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.13
€ 37.13
Paperback. Explores "archaeological poetry", ground-breaking and experimental writing by innovative poets whose work opens up broad new avenues by which contemporary readers may approach the past, illuminating the dense web of interconnections often lost in traditional historiography. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 26 black & white figures. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817358532
- ISBN
- 9780817358532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.22
€ 53.22
Hardback. The triumph of avant-gardes in the 1920s tends to dominate our discussions of the music, art, and literature of the period. In this book, the author offers a compelling account of that movement. Focusing on the works of Stravinsky, Picasso, and T S Eliot, It shows how the turn to classicism manifested itself. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJG; ACQH; AVGC6; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226183985
- ISBN
- 9780226183985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.75
€ 61.75
Hardcover. Publication of the Wellesley manuscript marks the first complete editon of 53 poems by Anne Finch, mainly written in the last decade of her life, and important for a full evaluation of her work. This edition contains notes, commentary and an examination of the issues relevant to Finch's poetry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319957
- ISBN
- 9780820319957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.23
€ 56.23
Hardcover. For better or worse, representations abound of Native Americans as a people with an innate and special connection to the earth. This study looks at the challenges faced by Native American writers who confront stereotypical representations as they assert their own ethical relationship with the earth. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820330587
- ISBN
- 9780820330587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.40
€ 87.40