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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Hardcover. Presents a creative and analytical study which brings to life the important facets of classical Persian poetry. This book explores the connections between poetry and lived experience. It highlights the role of classical Persian poetry as the 'silk road of the imagination', connecting many polities and diverse ways of life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748696925
ISBN
9780748696925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.10
€ 111.49

Hardcover. Introduces Western readers to constructions of the sacred in twentieth-century Iranian poetry. Sifting through the lives and writings of modern and classical poets, the author provides a systematic examination of the array of religious impulses in Persian verse. She views poetry as the site of the emergence of the self and the sacred. Series Editor(s): Denny, Frederick M. Series: Studies in Comparative Religion. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570036224
ISBN
9781570036224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558499638
ISBN
9781558499638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Arlen House
Condition
New
Publication date
2014
SKU
9781851320813
ISBN
9781851320813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.00
€ 15.00

Hardcover. From the artistic practice of improvisation to the politics of nationalism, the essays in this volume break new ground and significantly extend our understanding of the relations between British and Italian culture in its analysis of the reception of Dante and Italian literature in British Romanticism. Editor(s): Burwick, Frederick; Douglass, Paul. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 267 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230114487
ISBN
9780230114487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.43

Paperback. Series: Literary Companions. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 483.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349057207
ISBN
9781349057207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.79

Hardback. This chronology uses Keats' letters to indicate his poetic aims and achievements. This is supplemented by an introduction and sketches of more than 30 important figures in the poet's life. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333552728
ISBN
9780333552728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.21

Hardback. The presentation of Tennyson's personal and poetic development is supplemented by an introduction, brief biographical sketches of more than 30 of his friends, and maps of relevant areas in Lincolnshire and the Isle of Wight. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333460207
ISBN
9780333460207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.49

Hardback. Series: Literary Companions. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333336045
ISBN
9780333336045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 1976
SKU
V9781349025114
ISBN
9781349025114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. The presentation of Tennyson's personal and poetic development is supplemented by an introduction, brief biographical sketches of more than 30 of his friends, and maps of relevant areas in Lincolnshire and the Isle of Wight. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 291.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349100743
ISBN
9781349100743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.57

Paperback. Leading poets, critics and theologians explore the writing of a new poetic liturgy and how a creative work can confront issues of faith and 'Englishness'. Editor(s): Fernie, Ewan. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316. 176 pages. Editor(s): Fernie, Ewan. Leading poets, critics and theologians explore the writing of a new poetic liturgy and how a creative work can confront issues of faith and 'Englishness'. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSC. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 13. Weight: 316.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441138996
ISBN
9781441138996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.30

hardcover. Shakespeare for Freedom shows why Shakespeare has mattered for four hundred years, and why he still matters today. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107130852
ISBN
9781107130852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.78

Paperback. Series: Contemporary North American Poetry Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Iowa Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609380588
ISBN
9781609380588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.65

Hardcover. An engaging introduction to the great Azerbaijani Poet, Nizami, and his greatest works; a book for lovers of good literature everywhere. Editor(s): Herzig, Edmund; Wordsworth, Paul D. Num Pages: 218 pages, 6 coloured illustrations. BIC Classification: 2FMZ; DSC; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 132. .
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531742
ISBN
9781908531742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.15

Hardback. An event of rare literary distinction, this book records the conjunction between two distinguished American poets, illuminating not only their work and their connection but also the deep strain of pantheistic mysticism in the American tradition. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714150
ISBN
9780804714150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.01

Hardback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 279 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137436368
ISBN
9781137436368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.79

Hardcover. James Merrill was known for his mastery of prosody; and his ability to write books that were not just collected poems, but unified works in which each individual poem contributed to the whole. This title argues that the "Nekyia" confers shape and significance upon the entirety of James Merrill's poetry. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781587296963
ISBN
9781587296963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.29
€ 46.80

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691418
ISBN
9780748691418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.14

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZ; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691602431
ISBN
9780691602431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.89
€ 47.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 181. 8vo.Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Dedalus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First edition.
SKU
KEX0298122
ISBN
9781901233605
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
79
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714525433
ISBN
9780714525433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.19

Paperback. Although the city in the title of this collection refers to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, the text serves as a universal geography of the contemporary soul in an urban context, built on the fragments of the past. The poems search for personal and historical meaning within the context of time. Translator(s): Hix, H. L. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 2AJBL; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 121 x 8. Weight in Grams: 109.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810117846
ISBN
9780810117846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.30

This study examines the attitude toward place and home in the works of Seamus Heaney. O'Brien looks at the political role of Heaney's writing, arguing that his complex engagement with these issues creates a pluralist and emancipatory sense of Irish identity predicated on the future, not the past. Num Pages: 160 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813025827
ISBN
9780813025827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.26
€ 64.13

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