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Literary studies: poetry & poets
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 264 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816676156
- ISBN
- 9780816676156
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.07
€ 21.99
€ 21.07
Hardcover. Gives readers a sense of how the poetry produced in the United States during the twentieth century is connected to the country's intellectual life. This book helps readers to appreciate the poetry of the period by tracing its historical and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Fredman, Stephen. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120029
- ISBN
- 9781405120029
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Condition: New
€ 134.69
€ 134.69
Paperback. Series: Writers & Their Work S. Num Pages: 80 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780746307465
- ISBN
- 9780746307465
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Condition: New
€ 24.33
€ 24.33
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691608174
- ISBN
- 9780691608174
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Condition: New
€ 42.26
€ 42.26
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987590
- ISBN
- 9780295987590
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Hardback. Using an array of literary texts and historical documents and alongside secondary historical and critical materials, the author demonstrates how Sor Juana used her poetry and other works to inscribe herself within the discourses associated with these cultural institutions and discursive spheres and more. Series Editor(s): Cruz, Anne J. Series: New Hispanisms: Cultural and Literary Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781409438458
- ISBN
- 9781409438458
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Condition: New
€ 172.38
€ 172.38
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134509
- ISBN
- 9781571134509
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.55
€ 42.99
€ 35.55
Hardback. The significance of Rainer Maria Rilke's work rests with the poet's insistence that everything needed for a better life on earth is already given to us, in the here and now. This book examines both the lesser-known and the overlooked and controversial aspects of Rilke's poetry and life. Translator(s): Hamilton, Andrew. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823256280
- ISBN
- 9780823256280
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Condition: New
€ 101.07
€ 101.07
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691623382
- ISBN
- 9780691623382
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Condition: New
€ 57.83
€ 57.83
Paperback. Biography...Paul Durkan. 199pp
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781904301400
- ISBN
- 9781904301400
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.23
€ 12.99
€ 11.23
Paperback. Studies in Rhetorical Epic. Series: Bristol Classical Paperbacks. 104 pages. This work considers the rules of ancient rhetoric as learned by Lucan and applied in his epic. Four themes common to poetry and to the declamatory schools (tyranny, storms, the occult and dreams) are closely analyzed in relation to the poem, and the poem is set in the context of the Neronian age. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 8. Weight: 142.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duckworth Publishing
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853994883
- ISBN
- 9781853994883
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Condition: New
€ 33.41
€ 33.41
Hardcover. In a letter of January 1955, Wallace Stevens referred to Paul Valery as a 'prodigy of poetry'. This book explores the multiple parallels between these two great 20th century poets. It brings Valery's and Stevens' poetics and poetry into conversation, and focuses on the resonance of Valery's musical ideas in Stevens' poetic theory and practice. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194376
- ISBN
- 9781845194376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.47
€ 124.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Domina, Lynn. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595340481
- ISBN
- 9781595340481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.63
€ 20.99
€ 19.63
paperback. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as provide a passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets of our literature. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 121 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571234912
- ISBN
- 9780571234912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 8.57
€ 11.99
€ 8.57
hardcover. An approachable and engaging guide to Shakespeare's poetry, this volume provides students with ways to understand and appreciate the poems. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521879415
- ISBN
- 9780521879415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.49
€ 74.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6466 x 4226 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1080.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804713498
- ISBN
- 9780804713498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.39€ 54.99
€ 56.39
€ 54.99
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637730
- ISBN
- 9780691637730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.22
€ 140.22
In this study, John T. Shawcross uses extensive new archival research to scrutinize several misunderstood elements of Milton's life, including his first marriage and his relationship with his brother, brother-in-law and nephews. He also examines Milton's numerous royalist connections. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122915
- ISBN
- 9780813122915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.18
€ 49.18
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.
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- 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
€ 31.99€ 24.94
€ 31.99
€ 24.94
Paperback. Deals with the reception of Homeric poetry from the fifth through the first century BCE. This book, which centers on ancient concepts of Homer as the author of a body of poetry, is not to reassess the oral poetic heritage of Homeric poetry but to show how it became a classic in the days of the Athenian empire and later. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 650 pages, 4 halftones, 21 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 35. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674033269
- ISBN
- 9780674033269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 36.40
€ 44.99
€ 36.40
Hardback. Editor(s): Cowley, M.; Lawler, James R. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 474 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646558
- ISBN
- 9780691646558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.26
€ 218.26
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.93
€ 14.99
€ 13.93
Paperback. Why do we need new art? How free is the artist in making? And why is the artist, and particularly the poet, a figure of freedom in Western culture? This book explores and celebrates the freedom of artists who, working under finite conditions, make considered choices and shape surprising consequences. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DSA; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226773872
- ISBN
- 9780226773872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.73
€ 33.99
€ 26.73
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691612089
- ISBN
- 9780691612089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.54
€ 65.54