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Literary studies: poetry & poets

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Literary studies: poetry & poets

Hardcover. This comprehensive guide to the poems, prose, biography, ideas and contexts of Percy Bysshe Shelley features entries on all the major poems and prose works (including inspiration, composition and publication), Shelley's politics, relationships and travels, his representation in novels, drama, film and portraits, and his critical reception. Series: Palgrave Literary Dictionaries. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230244221
ISBN
9780230244221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.34

Paperback. This comprehensive guide to the poems, prose, biography, ideas and contexts of Percy Bysshe Shelley features entries on all the major poems and prose works (including inspiration, composition and publication), Shelley's politics, relationships and travels, his representation in novels, drama, film and portraits, and his critical reception. Series: Palgrave Literary Dictionaries. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349318896
ISBN
9781349318896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.07

Paperback. This dictionary, now available in paperback, provides readers with a convenient source of reliable and accessible information on Chaucer's work, life, and times. Topics include Chaucer's works, major characters, social and political contexts, influences on Chaucer and those influenced by him, people and places of significance in Chaucer's life. Series: Palgrave Literary Dictionaries. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231481
ISBN
9780230231481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.99

Hardback. This study aims to provide readers with a convenient source of reliable, scholarly, and accessible information on Chaucer's work, life, and times. Topics include Chaucer's works, major fictional characters, social, and political contexts, writers who influenced Chaucer or influenced by him, people and places of significance in Chaucer's life. Series: Palgrave Literary Dictionaries. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
329
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333998083
ISBN
9780333998083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.99

Hardcover. A comprehensive guide to the poems, prose, biography, ideas and contexts of Byron, entries range from detailed coverage of the major poems to items on Byron's songs, conversation, interest in boxing, swimming and vampires, and sexual liaisons; also the 'Byronic Hero', Byron in fiction and drama, and his pervasive influence on subsequent literature. Series: Palgrave Literary Dictionaries. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230008977
ISBN
9780230008977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.88

Hardback. This book focuses on specific moments of deliberated decision in the epic poems of Ariosto, Tasso, Spenser, and Milton. By exploring the difference between Aristotle's notion of proairesis and structuralist literary critics' use of the term, the author argues that decision making provides a link between ethical structures and narrative forms. Num Pages: 196 pages, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874136357
ISBN
9780874136357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823239108
ISBN
9780823239108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.70

Paperback. With over fifty newly commissioned essays from leading international scholars, The Oxford Handbook of John Donne links past scholarship with current and future re-definitions to provide a distinctive response to Donne and the significance of his work, and forms an essential contribution to early modern studies. Editor(s): Shami, Jeanne; Flynn, Dennis; Hester, M.Thomas. Series: Oxford Handbooks of Literature. Num Pages: 882 pages, 24 black-and-white halftones and 7 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
882
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198715573
ISBN
9780198715573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198704850
ISBN
9780198704850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. The Caribbean has produced one of the most vigorous and exciting bodies of poetry in the twentieth century, and this anthology covers all its major languages. Featuring a range of poets from Derek Walcott to Jesus Cos Causse, and Olive Senior to Una Marson, this is a rich and satisfying book. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199561599
ISBN
9780199561599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.25

Paperback. The Owl and the Nightingale is one of the comic poems in the English language and one of the best-known and accomplished of all medieval literary texts. This book contains a lively parallel-text translation in modern English, as well as a glossary, notes and introduction. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 b&2 halftones, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896900
ISBN
9780859896900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.81

Paperback. Serving as a primer for generational revolt and poetic expression, this collection brings readers the words, visions, and extravagant lives of bohemians, beatniks, hippies, punks, and slackers. 50 photos & illustrations. Readings. Editor(s): Kaufman, Alan; Griffin, S. A. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 51. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Thunder's Mouth Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560252276
ISBN
9781560252276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.22

Paperback. Tracy Brain introducescompletely new approaches to Plath's writing, taking the studies away from the familiar concentration to reveal that Plath as a writer was concerned with a much wider range of important cultural and political topics. .
Series: Longman Studies in Twentieth Century Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582327306
ISBN
9780582327306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.99

Paperback. Wolkow have produced an accurate and elegant translation accompanied by rich commentary. Translator(s): Athanassakis, Apostolos N.; Wolkow, Benjamin M. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408828
ISBN
9781421408828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99

hardcover. This book explores how the Romantic poetry of Byron, Shelley, and Keats engages with tales and themes of the Orient. Series: Cambridge Studies in Romanticism. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107071902
ISBN
9781107071902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.41

In this book the poets, editors, writers, composers, and teachers who knew the couple consider their encounters and relationships with George and Mary Oppen. Editor(s): DuPlessis, Rachel Blau. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826356239
ISBN
9780826356239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.78

Paperback. In an important revision of early Cold War history, Hitchcock restores France's central role in the post-World War II reconstruction of Europe. He focuses on French diplomacy toward the occupation of Germany, the economic reconstruction of the continent, Editor(s): Williamson, Craig. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807898093
ISBN
9780807898093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.79

Hardback. Other than his name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not even where or when he lived. Yet his Old English poems attest to a powerfully inventive imagination, deeply learned in Christian doctrine and traditional verse-craft. He reveals an expert control of structure and a flair for extended similes and dramatic dialogue. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072633
ISBN
9780674072633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.04

Paperback. There is something offensive about poetry, judging by the number of attacks on it and defences of it. The author argues that poetry exists to offend - not through its subject matter but through the challenges it presents to the prevailing view of what language is for. He also specifies four poetic offences - gesture, drama, fiction, and trope. Series: Robert B Heilman Books. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987590
ISBN
9780295987590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801483356
ISBN
9780801483356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 49.52

Paperback. Describes the adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. This poem also describes his endurance, his love for his wife and son. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332. Clean copy In good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Unabridged
SKU
KLJ0001372
ISBN
9781853260254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Translator(s): Rieu, E. V. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582431515
ISBN
9780582431515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.12

Paperback. The Second Edition of this Norton Critical Edition continues to be based on Albert Cook's translation, widely acclaimed for its poetic phrasing and linguistic accuracy. Editor(s): Cook, Albert. Translator(s): Cook, Albert. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, map, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393964059
ISBN
9780393964059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.12

Hardback. The Odyssey tells the story of the Greek hero Odysseus' epic ten year journey home after the end of the Trojan War of the Iliad. Its epic sweep has gripped generations of readers. Translator(s): Verity, Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 black & white map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 34. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199669103
ISBN
9780199669103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.25

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