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Paperback. Thomas Hoccleve (1368-426) was one of Chaucer's first disciples. This title represents a selection of his works. It explores themes and topics such as: women; money; isolation and suffering; the pains of hell and the joys of heaven; the serendipitous nature of literary production; and the writer as translator, reporter, or even as gossip. Editor(s): Ellis, Roger. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, frontis. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897013
ISBN
9780859897013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.25

Hardcover. Celebrating the beauty of the world in poems about love, wine and poetry itself, or telling anecdotes of everyday life, this book set these themes in the wider religious and philosophical context of Islam. Editor(s): Washington, Peter. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597430
ISBN
9781841597430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.20

Paperback. Tolkien spent much of his life studying, translating and teaching the great epic stories of northern Europe, filled with heroes, dragons, trolls, dwarves and magic. He was hugely influential for his advocacy of Beowulf as a great work of literature and, even if he had never written The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Translator(s): Byock, Jesse L. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 202 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393681
ISBN
9780141393681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. This unique anthology includes generous selections from the six nineteenth-century French poets most often read in the English-speaking world today: Lamartine, Hugo, Baudelaire, Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Mallarme. Modern translations are printed opposite the original French verse, and the edition also contains over a thousand lines of poetry never previously translated into English. Editor(s): Blackmore, A. M.; Blackmore, E. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554782
ISBN
9780199554782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. 'Oxford Student Texts' provide an accessible approach to the works of great poets and playwrights. Up-to-date to meet today's curriculum requirements for post-16 study, this series is designed to motivate and encourage students working on these challenging writers for the first time. Editor(s): Gill, Richard. Series Editor(s): Lee, Victor. Num Pages: 192 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198325758
ISBN
9780198325758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00

Paperback. An anthology of what used to be called 'comic and curious verse' about the city of Dublin. Editor(s): Jackson, John Wyse; McDonnell, Hector. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843511618
ISBN
9781843511618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.00
€ 11.67

Paperback. Tolkien spent much of his life studying, translating and teaching the great epic stories of northern Europe, filled with heroes, dragons, trolls, dwarves and magic. He was hugely influential for his advocacy of Beowulf as a great work of literature and, even if he had never written The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Translator(s): Orchard, Andy. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393728
ISBN
9780141393728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Candlestick Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907598418
ISBN
9781907598418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472033980
ISBN
9780472033980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.72

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Paperback. Two contemporary poets turns their attention to poetry as a living, rhythmic, often musical performance. This book cover iambs, ballads, and more exotic metres like amphibrachs, dipodics, hendecasyllabics and sapphics. Editor(s): Finch, Annie; Oliver, Alexandra. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004836
ISBN
9781841598000
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. This volume offers a rich selection of Japanese poetry (more than 1,100 poems) in traditional genres dating from the earliest times to the twentieth century. Translator(s): Carter, Steven D. Num Pages: 536 pages, 26 half-tones. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722124
ISBN
9780804722124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.89
€ 60.28

Paperback. Translator(s): Macmillan, Peter. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141395937
ISBN
9780141395937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.71

Paperback. Of the five poems contained in this book, two are acknowledged masterpieces. The plot of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, an Arthurian romance, brilliantly interweaves elements of suspense and high comedy. Translator(s): Borroff, Marie. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393912357
ISBN
9780393912357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.26

Paperback. Elegiac lyrics celebrating the love of boys, which the translator terms Puerilities, comprise most of the twelfth book of "The Greek Anthology". This is a translation of "Musa Puerilis" - which is a collection of short poems by great and lesser-known Greek poets, spanning hundreds of years, from ancient times to the late Christian era. Translator(s): Hine, Daryl. Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088204
ISBN
9780691088204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.52

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842965
ISBN
9781843842965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.86

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

€ 25.99
€ 22.79

Paperback. Translator(s): Larson, James; Nathan, Leonard. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614496
ISBN
9780691614496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.04

Hardcover. Ephrem the Syrian is the most important poet and theologian of the Syriac Christian tradition. This translation of twenty poems offers an introduction to Ephrem's work. Arranged according to his concept of salvation history, this book allows readers to explore his poetry in both its original language and in a contemporary English translation. Editor(s): Brock, Sebastian P.; Kiraz, George A. Series: Eastern Christian Texts. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Brigham Young University
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934893657
ISBN
9780934893657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. The most important writer in Portuguese history and one of the preeminent European poets of the early modern era, Luis de Camoes (1524-80) has been ranked as a sonneteer on par with Petrarch, Dante, and Shakespeare. This title demonstrates the range of Camoes' interests and invention. Num Pages: 212 pages, 10 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226092867
ISBN
9780226092867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Provides a representation of French poet Paul Verlaine's oeuvre. This selection includes a number of Verlaine's early works; poems from his middle period, which reflect his on-again, off-again conversion to Catholicism; and poems from his late period, when he fell prey to poverty and disease. Translator(s): Shapiro, Norman R. Num Pages: 292 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226853451
ISBN
9780226853451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Life-changing wisdom from ten poems that illuminate and inspire change. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DC; VSP; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340825105
ISBN
9780340825105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. From laundrettes to contact lenses, Paul McCartney's trousers to plane crashes, this title guides us through the pitfalls and idiosyncrasies of our illogical and unexciting lives, and finds the humour and drama hidden within. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 74.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042022
ISBN
9780141042022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.05

Paperback. From a poem commissioned to commemorate Dylan Thomas in just 140 characters, which unfortunately comes to an end mid-word, to a pre-emptive erratum notice, this book includes poems that show author at his inventive, hilarious best - and there are also new line drawings by the author offered at no extra cost. Num Pages: 96 pages, Line drawings. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 88.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241971420
ISBN
9780241971420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.93

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