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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Hardcover. Editor(s): Frost, William; Dearing, Vinton A. Num Pages: 840 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 57. Weight in Grams: 971.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520021204
ISBN
9780520021204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.68
€ 71.23

Paperback. Works of James M. Whitfield: America and Other Writings by a Nineteenth-Century African American Poet Editor(s): Levine, Robert S.; Wilson, Ivy G. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871782
ISBN
9780807871782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.60

paperback. "The Work of the Sun" explores comparisons between work and natural force in British literature, science, and political economy, focusing on the period from 1760 to 1860. Num Pages: 251 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC; PDA; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2005
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349529285
ISBN
9781349529285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Hardback. Hillis Miller, University of California at Irvine; Lucy Newlyn, Oxford University; Patricia Parker, Stanford University. Editor(s): Elam, Helen Rugueiro; Ferguson, Frances. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801881879
ISBN
9780801881879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.15

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 326 pages, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137511393
ISBN
9781137511393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 69 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
69
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393313628
ISBN
9780393313628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.87

Hardcover. Wit is one of the fundamental keys to the theory and practice of 17th-century English poetry. The 12 essays collected in this volume argue that to study the wit of 17th-century poetry is to address concerns at the heart of the period's literary culture. Editor(s): Summers, Claude J.; Pebworth, Ted-Larry. Num Pages: 240 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826209856
ISBN
9780826209856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.23
€ 58.02

Paperback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W Photos: 14,. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164894
ISBN
9780231164894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.88

Hardback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W Photos: 14,. BIC Classification: 2GJ; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164887
ISBN
9780231164887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.97
€ 63.08

Paperback. A reading and research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion and magic. This book is a scholar-poet's quest for the meaning of European myths, a polemic about the relations between man and woman, and also a personal document in which the author explored the sources of his own inspiration and, as he believed, all true poetry. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 40. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571174256
ISBN
9780571174256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 13.82

Hardcover. Analyzes the political, theological and social dimensions of speech as depicted in late medieval English lyric poetry. Series: Syracuse Uni: Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632733
ISBN
9780815632733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.52

Tradition and originality, the interplay of present and past, are a concern of poets in any age. Peter Bing's seminal monograph chases this idea through the thickets of Hellenistic poetry and particularly among the lines of Callimachus' Hymn to Delos. Series: Cultural Legacies. Num Pages: 163 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Michigan Classical Press United States
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979971303
ISBN
9780979971303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.00

Hardcover. Traces the ways in which two important poets shaped and reshaped each other's work Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 0. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472105786
ISBN
9780472105786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.16
€ 81.16

Paperback. .
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
60
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906075095
ISBN
9781906075095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Building on the formula of York Notes, this series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. This enbables students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop critical thinking. Editor(s): Macrae, Alasdair D. F. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
88
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582424746
ISBN
9780582424746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.12

Hardcover. Texas Poet Laureate Walt McDonald has published more than eighteen volumes of award-winning poetry. This title includes essays that analyze McDonalds writings about war and the veterans return to civilian life, the regional grounding of his far-reaching verities, and the writer himself. Editor(s): Whittington, Janice. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896724877
ISBN
9780896724877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.60

Paperback. Features an account of the swordfighter Wallace was to symbolise the cause of liberty and independence to many other countries and cultures in the centuries to come. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841954134
ISBN
9781841954134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Lin, Shuen-fu; Owen, Stephen. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691610078
ISBN
9780691610078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.55
€ 45.74

Paperback. Series: Library of Medieval Women. 200 pages, black & white illustrations. Translation of Christine's autobiographical Vision, both dealing with her own life and career, and offering a possible solution to the troubled state of France at the time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 144 x 194 x 12. Weight: 254. Translator(s): McLeod, Glenda; Willard, Charity Cannon.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842989
ISBN
9781843842989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. From one of our most perceptive and provocative voices comes an arresting and wholly original account of the last days of Susan Sontag, Sigmund Freud, John Updike, Dylan Thomas, Maurice Sendak and James Salter. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BK; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349008530
ISBN
9780349008530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Hardcover. Wallace Stevens, one of the leading poets of the 20th century, continues to influence a wide range of poets writing today. Here, Brogan traces Steven's evolving poetic practices along three major lines that often intersected. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820325194
ISBN
9780820325194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Gibson, James. Num Pages: 969 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1902.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Variorum ed
Number of pages
969
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349038060
ISBN
9781349038060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 257.37

Hardback. Editor(s): Gibson, James. Num Pages: 969 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1421.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
969
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333237731
ISBN
9780333237731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.34

Paperback. Laura Riding was a major poet whose poems, though widely admired and influential, have been little understood. Her subsequent renunciation of poetry in the 1940s gave rise to bemusement. Jack Blackmore tackles the causes of the neglect of Riding's poetry and establishes new and productive approaches to the poems. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Mereo Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861516763
ISBN
9781861516763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.37

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