Literary studies: poetry & poets
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Literary studies: poetry & poets
Paperback. Seven lectures by one of Britain's leading poets tracing the theories, fashions and beliefs of modern poets in American and Britain since the 1930s. Series: Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780373454
- ISBN
- 9781780373454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. 'Acceptable words' comprises a series of highly individual essays covering the whole of Geoffrey Hill's poetry to date, including the remarkable late flowering of the years since 1996. The essays offer detailed readings of many poems whilst making many - often surprising - associations with history, philosophy, religion, art and music. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 147 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719067556
- ISBN
- 9780719067556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.24
€ 32.24
Paperback. Examines Dante's relation to his contemporary public, an audience that included poets who responded to Dante's early work as well as those who first copied, preserved, and circulated his poetry. Based on research of manuscripts and documents, this study reveals the importance of professional, urban classes as cultivators of early Italian poetry. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041229
- ISBN
- 9780268041229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Paperback. A study of death, via author comments, as it appears in the works of contemporary poets providing a Christian appreciation of it within a context of tradition and circumstances. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cowley Publications
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781561012510
- ISBN
- 9781561012510
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.93
€ 14.99
€ 13.93
Hardback. The work of Mehmedalija 'Mak' Dizdar (1917-1971) is the cornerstone of modern Bosnian literature. His work blends influences from Bosnian Christian culture, Islamic mysticism, and the cultural remains of medieval Bosnia. This book focuses on Dizdar's collection "Stone Sleeper". It discusses Dizdar's mystically influenced poem "Blue River". Translator(s): Risaluddin, Saba. Series: Abrahamic Dialogues. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 221 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823231683
- ISBN
- 9780823231683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. A collection of essays that claim that poetry can act as a vital form of resistance to a variety of social and ethical ills, in particular ecological damage and abuse. It includes explorations of anarchism, veganism, pacifism, and ecological poetics. Editor(s): Lucy, Niall. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 colour plates, 1 black & white plates, 1 maps. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846314698
- ISBN
- 9781846314698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 568 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 2AGP; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 245 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801444715
- ISBN
- 9780801444715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.85
€ 70.85
Paperback. Edward Thomas never left the train that stopped briefly at a Cotswold station, Adlestrop, just before World War I, but what he saw resulted in one of the best known and loved English poems, "Adlestrop". This anthology explores Adlestrop's literary, topographical and railway associations. Num Pages: 128 pages, 30 b&w illustrations, further reading. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DCQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Sutton Pub Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750922890
- ISBN
- 9780750922890
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Condition: New
€ 16.34
€ 16.34
paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691626284
- ISBN
- 9780691626284
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.02
€ 38.99
€ 28.02
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691652580
- ISBN
- 9780691652580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.25
€ 102.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 74 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 5. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Bristol Classical Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853995897
- ISBN
- 9781853995897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.83
€ 28.83
Paperback. Frederick Ahl's new translation captures the excitement, poetic energy, and intellectual force of Virgil's epic poem in a way that has never been done before. Echoing the Virgilian hexameter the verse stays almost line for line with the original in a thrillingly accurate and engaging style. Translator(s): Ahl, Frederick. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed. /
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199231959
- ISBN
- 9780199231959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.33
€ 13.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Aeneid Book 2 Num Pages: 340 pages, plates. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 125 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198721062
- ISBN
- 9780198721062
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Condition: New
€ 39.81
€ 39.81
Paperback. This text of the fourth book of the "Aeneid" includes a detailed commentary. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198721116
- ISBN
- 9780198721116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.27
€ 43.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Ganiban, Randall Toth; Perkell, Christine; O'Hara, James J.; Johnston, Patricia A. Series: The Focus Vergil Aeneid Commentaries. Num Pages: 534 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585102143
- ISBN
- 9781585102143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.34
€ 48.99
€ 43.34
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691623832
- ISBN
- 9780691623832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650456
- ISBN
- 9780691650456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.98
€ 163.98
paperback. The pseudo-Virgilian Aetna poem has fascinated textual critics for centuries on account of its badly corrupted state. But it is fascinating for its content as well. A vigorous and enthusiastic poem, this title repays further study within the didactic tradition. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions. Num Pages: 388 pages, 2-colour cover. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904675389
- ISBN
- 9781904675389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.11
€ 43.11
Paperback. Translator(s): Burk, Drew S. Series: Univocal. Num Pages: 135 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Univocal Publishing LLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937561178
- ISBN
- 9781937561178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.37
€ 24.37
paperback. Provides the poets' personal glimpses into the effects of war on language, place, poetry, and womanhood. This book features translations of women poets living in Europe in the decades before and after World War II who chart the sheer ordinariness through which cataclysm is experienced, and by which life is cruelly shattered. Series: Facing Pages. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127798
- ISBN
- 9780691127798
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.96
€ 24.99
€ 18.96
Paperback. Mikhail Lermontov (1814-1841) is best known to Anglophone readers as the author of A Hero of Our Time, whereas among Russian readers his poetry is equally cherished. Lermontov was of Scottish descent, and this bilingual volume celebrates his bicentenary with new translations by 14 translator-poets, mostly Scottish. Editor(s): France, Peter; Marsack, Robyn. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847772756
- ISBN
- 9781847772756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.72
€ 16.99
€ 13.72
Paperback. Ama Ata Aidoo is one of the best-known African writers today. Spanning three decades of work, the poems in this collection address themes of colonialism, independence, motherhood, and gender in intimate, personal ways alongside commentary on broader social issues. Editor(s): Yitah, Helen. Series: African Poetry Book Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803296947
- ISBN
- 9780803296947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.15
€ 21.99
€ 21.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822313427
- ISBN
- 9780822313427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.47
€ 30.99
€ 27.47
Paperback. The illuminating letters of Nobel Prize winning poet Tomas Transtromer and celebrated American writer and poet Robert Bly offer insights into their life and times, and the processes of translation. Editor(s): Smith, Thomas R.; Schmidt, Torbjorn. Translator(s): Moffett, Judith; Svensson, Lars-Hakan. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First UK edition of title published in the US in A
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852249953
- ISBN
- 9781852249953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10