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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Paperback. Engages with poems not as historical documents to be mined for data but as complex literary works. It develops a nuanced textual analysis of this material, and explores the interplay between social reality and literary fiction. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971695262
ISBN
9789971695262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.52

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319525051
ISBN
9783319525051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349510542
ISBN
9781349510542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.79

Paperback. Victorian Poets: A Critical Reader features a collection of critical essays focusing on various aspects of Victorian-era poetry from the 1830s to the 1890s. Editor(s): Cunningham, Valentine. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 442 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199144
ISBN
9780631199144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.41

Hardcover. Faced with the chaos and banality of modern, everyday life, a number of Victorian poets sought innovative ways of writing about the unpoetic present in their verse. Their varied efforts are recognisably akin, not least in their development of mixed verse-forms that fused novel and epic to create something equal to the miscellaneousness of the age. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137537799
ISBN
9781137537799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.18

Paperback. Gathers together some of the most influential poetry of the Victorian era. This work includes works by Alfred (Lord) Tennyson, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Emily Bronte, Arthur Hugh Clough, Matthew Arnold, Dante Gabriel and Christina Rossetti, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Thomas Hardy, A E Housman, and William Butler Yeats. Editor(s): Cunningham, Valentine; Wu, Duncan. Series: Blackwell Essential Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 120 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230762
ISBN
9780631230762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.27

Hardback. The Victorians simultaneously identified with, imitated and distrusted the "unmanly" poet. Writers - among them Alfred Lord Tennyson, Matthew Arnold, Gerard Manley Hopkins and Wilfred Owen - came to terms with Keats's work by creating out of the "effeminate" poet a sexual and literary ally. Num Pages: 251 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333985830
ISBN
9780333985830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Hardcover. Tennyson experienced at first hand the all-pervasive nature of celebrity culture. It caused him to retreat from the eyes of the world. This book delineates Tennyson's reluctant celebrity and its effects on his writings, on his coterie of famous and notable friends and on the ever-expanding, media-led circle of Tennyson's admirers. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137007933
ISBN
9781137007933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349435401
ISBN
9781349435401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, x, 178 p. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226104591
ISBN
9780226104591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. This book probes the narratives of poets who are exiled, tried or executed for their satire. It views the scapegoat as a group's dominant warrior, sent out to confront predators or besieging forces. Both poets and warriors specialize in madness and aggression and are necessary, yet dangerous, to society. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 370 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019584
ISBN
9780674019584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.43

Paperback. Verse is a seminal introduction to prosody for any student learning to read or write poetry, from secondary to graduate school. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470656013
ISBN
9780470656013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.51

Hardcover. Examines what happens when poetry, a central pillar of traditional Chinese culture, encounters an era of digital media and unabashed consumerism in the early twenty-first century. This book sets out to unravel a paradox surrounding modern Chinese poetry. Series: Modern Language Initiative Books. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSC; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993690
ISBN
9780295993690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.31

Hardback. Verse is a seminal introduction to prosody for any student learning to read or write poetry, from secondary to graduate school. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470656006
ISBN
9780470656006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.13

Paperback. Num Pages: portrait (black and white). BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Parthian Books
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909844056
ISBN
9781909844056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772896595
ISBN
9788772896595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.19

Paperback. "Veil" contains poems from five of Armantrout's previous books as well as a selection of new poems. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819564504
ISBN
9780819564504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.86

The first major study in English of Vasily Zhukovsky (1783-1852)--poet, transla-tor of German romantic verse, and mentor of Pushkin--this book brings overdue attention to an important figure in Russian literary and cultural history.

Series: Studies in Russian Literature and Theory. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; 3JF; DSBF; DSC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810130982
ISBN
9780810130982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 139.34
€ 124.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages, 33 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259775
ISBN
9780803259775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. Spend some time with the wisest poets of our age and the past to discover your spiritual potential. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782793700
ISBN
9781782793700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Poetry can be a great way to get people talking about difficult issues around mental health. This book is a complete guide to using poetry for this purpose. It includes a collection of over 100 poems written by the author with accompanying activities, as well as a 50 prompts to encourage clients to write their own poems. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; MMJT; MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785920530
ISBN
9781785920530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.97

Hardcover. Examining poetry by Robert Pinsky, Adrienne Rich, and Amiri Baraka, among others, this book shows that leading US poets since 1979 have performed the role of public intellectual through their poetic rhetoric. Gwiazda's argument aims to revitalize the role of poetry and its social value within an era of global politics. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137470850
ISBN
9781137470850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.89

Paperback. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349500789
ISBN
9781349500789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.02

Paperback. Urdu Literary Culture examines the impact of political circumstances on vernacular (Urdu) literary culture through an in-depth study of the writings of Muhammad Hasan Askari, who lived during the Partition of India. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 303 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 387.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349435937
ISBN
9781349435937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

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