Literary studies: poetry and poets

The Spanish Civil War was idealized as a poet's war.

The Spanish Civil War was idealized as a poet's war.

This volume presents the first translation in English of the complete poetry of Giacomo da Lentini, the first major lyric poet of the Italian vernacular.

This volume presents the first translation in English of the complete poetry of Giacomo da Lentini, the first major lyric poet of the Italian vernacular.

Whether the rapt trances of Romanticism or the corpse-like figures that confounded Victorian science and religion, nineteenth-century depictions of bodies in suspended animation are read as manifestations of broader concerns about the unknowable in Anne C.

Whether the rapt trances of Romanticism or the corpse-like figures that confounded Victorian science and religion, nineteenth-century depictions of bodies in suspended animation are read as manifestations of broader concerns about the unknowable in Anne C.

The single largest category of Beowulf representation and adaptation, outside of direct translation of the poem, is children's literature.

The single largest category of Beowulf representation and adaptation, outside of direct translation of the poem, is children's literature.

Ukrainian epic, or dumy, were first recorded from blind mendicant minstrels in the nineteenth century, yet they reflect events dating back to as early as the 1300s.

Ukrainian epic, or dumy, were first recorded from blind mendicant minstrels in the nineteenth century, yet they reflect events dating back to as early as the 1300s.

Objects Observed explores the central place given to the object by a number of poets in France and in America in the twentieth century.

Objects Observed explores the central place given to the object by a number of poets in France and in America in the twentieth century.

Heroic poetry was central to the construction of Anglo-Saxon values, beliefs, and community identity and its subject matter is often analyzed as a window into Anglo-Saxon life.

The final two volumes in the CWE contain an edition and translation of Erasmus's poetry.

In seventeenth-century Britain every debate about loyalty oaths invoked the biblical Samson.

In seventeenth-century Britain every debate about loyalty oaths invoked the biblical Samson.

The Saints in Old Norse and Early Modern Icelandic Poetry is a complimentary volume to The Legends of the Saints in Old Norse-Icelandic Prose (UTP 2013).

Each year more and more scholars are becoming aware of the importance of the statistical study of literary texts.

Fracture of Metals is part of a multivolume treatise that brings together the fundamentals for critical evaluation of the different theories and experimental findings on brittle fracture.

Publishing to coincide with St Patrick's Day, we arrive in Dublin with the next installment in the Literary Landscapes series.

The Little Green Tree is a modern parable, that is, an allegory designed to illustrate and teach truths, spiritual principles, or moral lessons.

Wendell Berry teaches us to love our places--to pay careful attention to where we are, to look beyond and within, and to live in ways that are not captive to the mastery of cultural, social, or economic assumptions about our life in these places.

By their very nature, sonnets allow quick glimpses into the lives of individuals and their surroundings.

What the Lizard Said is the first in a series of illustrated poetry books that chronicle the adventures of Wise Dog and his younger friend, Jimmi, two dogs on a quest to learn important lessons about the world we live in.

Art Song: Linking Poetry and Music is a follow-up to author Carol Kimball's bestselling Song: A Guide to Art Song Style and Literature.

In Soundworks Anthony Reed argues that studying sound requires conceiving it as process and as work.

';Funny and smart' (The New Yorker) criticism of why we turn to artspecifically to poetry and popular musicand how it serves as an essential tool to understanding life.

Few stories capture the unique interplay of critical theory, mass media and public taste better than the story of the Spasmodics.

In a 1995 interview, prolific Chicano writer Gary Soto noted, "e;Wonderment has always been a part of my life.

Alfred Tennyson was a poet all his life, writing more than a thousand works in virtually every poetic genre.

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) wrote in 19th century American English and referenced long-vanished cultural contexts.

A compilation of poetry and prose with themes of: transcendence, love and rebirth.

Este ebook presenta "El Libro de buen amor", con un sumario dinámico y detallado.

'Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us!

The Bronte sisters lives and works have become modern-day cultural touchstones.

'Tread softly because you tread on my dreams' is one of the most well-known and repeated lines of poetry ever written.

'Fascinating' The Times'Blakeian in its singularity' New Statesman'A wonderful adventure' Irish Times'Rich, complex and original' Tom Holland'A crisp, ambitious and thoroughly contemporary introduction' Times Literary SupplementPoet, artist, visionary and author of the unofficial English national anthem 'Jerusalem', William Blake is an archetypal misunderstood genius.

'If a thing loves, it is infinite' William BlakeA short, impassioned argument for why the visionary artist William Blake is important in the twenty-first centuryThe visionary poet and painter William Blake is a constant presence throughout contemporary culture - from videogames to novels, from sporting events to political rallies and from horror films to designer fashion.

Some poems are better written in flesh .

This is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 3) prescription of Ovid's Amores 1.

In Book II of the "e;Aeneid"e;, Aeneas relates to Dido his own account of Troy's destruction and his escape, including the episode of the Wooden Horse.

William Noel Hodgson never intended to be a soldier; he wanted to write.

William Noel Hodgson never intended to be a soldier; he wanted to write.

'In a world in which we tend to look to what's new, to cutting-edge science and to medical breakthroughs for hope in better health, there's something marvellous in the realisation that one of the most beautiful and longest-lasting cures has been here all along - on the internet, on our bookshelves, under our noses.

These are the stories that made Europe.

'For there is always lightIf only we're brave enough to be it.

A New Statesman essential non-fiction read of 2021'Everybody should read [this]' Stylist"e;Blackness is an art, not a science.

'Broad in scope, generous in spirit and wittily accompanied by Risbridger's commentary'Sarah Perry, author of The Essex SerpentSet Me On Fire is an anthology for a new moment in poetry: a collection of fresh, vibrant voices from poets all over the globe, both living and dead.

'A remarkable book.

The first biography of this great and tragic poet that takes advantage of a wealth of new material, this is an unusually balanced, comprehensive and definitive life of Sylvia Plath.