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Dante's New Life of the Book: A Philology of World Literature£18.99 Martin Eisner
9780198869641 Dante's New Life of the Book examines Dante's Vita nuova through its transformations in manuscripts, printed books, translations, and adaptations. Eisner investigates how these different material manifestations participate in the work, drawing attention to its distinctive elements. |
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Ovid: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Llewelyn Morgan
9780198837688 Ovid, wittiest of ancient poets, has been an influential model for writers and artists throughout the ages. Llewelyn Morgan introduces the poet and his works, describing each of his poems in turn, setting them in their social and literary context, and considering the twist of events that led to the exile of Rome's most celebrated artist. |
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Algernon Charles Swinburne: Selected Writings£14.99 Francis O'Gorman
9780198858775 This volume in the 21st-Century Oxford Authors series offers students an authoritative, comprehensive selection of the work of Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909). This edition presents Swinburne's texts in chronological order, and includes an Introduction and full commentary notes. |
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John Keats: Selected Writings£14.99 John Barnard
9780198859154 This volume in the 21st-Century Oxford Authors series offers students an authoritative, comprehensive selection of the work of John Keats (1795-1821). This edition presents Keats's texts in chronological order, and includes an Introduction, Chronology, and full commentary notes. |
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Samuel Johnson: Selected Writings£19.99 David Womersley
9780198859246 This volume in the 21st-Century Oxford Authors series offers students an authoritative, comprehensive selection of the work of Samuel Johnson (1709-1784). This edition presents Johnson's texts in chronological order, and includes an Introduction, Chronology, and full commentary notes. |
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The Poetry of the Americas: From Good Neighbors to Countercultures£22.99 Harris Feinsod
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Poetry: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Bernard O'Donoghue
9780199229116 In this <i>Very Short Introduction</i> Bernard O'Donoghue explores the many different forms of writing which have been called 'poetry', from the Greeks to the present day. He considers the varying status and uses of poetry, and engages with contemporary debates as to what value poetry holds today. |
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Geoffrey Chaucer: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 David Wallace
9780198767718 Covering Geoffrey Chaucer's life and work, David Wallace considers the influence and enduring appeal of his body of writing, explores the wide ranging geography and iconic characters in his stories, and discusses how Chaucer's own experiences contributed to his literature. |
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Selected Writings£15.99 Josie Billington, Philip Davis
9780198797630 This volume in the 21st Century Oxford Authors series offers students an authoritative, comprehensive selection of the work of the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861). The edition presents Barrett Browning's most celebrated works alongside lesser-known texts, and includes an Introduction, Chronology, and full commentary notes. |
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Robert Browning: Selected Writings£15.99 Richard Cronin, Dorothy McMillan
9780198797623 This volume in the 21st Century Oxford Authors series offers students an authoritative, comprehensive selection of the work of Robert Browning (1812-1889). The edition includes the very first poem he published to works written at the end of his life, and includes an Introduction, Chronology, and full commentary notes. |
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John Donne: Selected Writings£15.99 Janel Mueller
9780198797647 This volume in the 21st Century Oxford Authors series offers students an authoritative, comprehensive selection of the work of John Donne (1572-1631). The edition presents Donne's texts in chronological order, and includes an Introduction, Chronology, and full commentary notes. |
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Shakespeare's Sonnets and Poems: A Very Short Introduction£7.99 Jonathan F. S. Post
9780198717577 Jonathan Post introduces all of Shakespeare's poetry, including the sonnets and his great narrative poems, and explores themes of love and lust in these works. He also considers the debates surrounding their disputed authorship, and the impact these poems had, from contemporary readers right up to today. |
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Geoffrey Chaucer: A New Introduction£10.99 David Wallace
9780198805069 Covering Geoffrey Chaucer's life and work, David Wallace considers the influence and enduring appeal of his body of writing, exploring the wide ranging geography and iconic characters in his stories, and discusses how Chaucer's own experiences contributed to his literature. |
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The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition: The Complete Works£36.99 William Shakespeare, Gary Taylor, John Jowett, Terri Bourus, Gabriel Egan
9780198749721 A completely new modern-spelling edition of all of Shakespeare's plays and poems, edited afresh from the original texts. With extensive introductions and on-page notes, it gives students and theatre-lovers the very best resources to understand and enjoy Shakespeare's works. |
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Goethe: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Ritchie Robertson
9780199689255 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lived to the age of 82 and wrote prodigiously in every genre: drama, poetry, fiction, autobiography, travel narrative, translation from French and Italian, and critical essays on art and literature, besides copious letters and diaries. Ritchie Robertson draws out key themes of his work and explains its lasting importance. |
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Selected Poems: with parallel French text£9.99 Guillaume Apollinaire, Martin Sorrell
9780199687596 Apollinaire is the most significant French poet of early modernism and the only great First World War poet from France. He coined the word 'surrealism' and was at the forefront of literary and artistic experimentalism. This new selection covers the full range of his career in facing-page translations, with some pictorial calligrams. |
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Stories and Poems£12.99 Rudyard Kipling, Daniel Karlin
9780198723431 First published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series, this comprehensive selection of Kipling's stories and poems covers the full range of his career. It displays Kipling's comic mastery as well as his bleak insights into human behaviour, from the days of British India to the aftermath of the First World War. With Introduction and full notes. |
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Dante: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Peter Hainsworth, David Robey
9780199684779 This Very Short Introduction examines all the major aspects of Dante's work, emphasizing the features that have made him such an important point of reference for modern writers and their readers. Exploring and explaining The Divine Comedy, they also discuss his life and poetry as well as issues of truth, humanity, politics, and religion. |
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Money£9.99 Émile Zola, Valerie Minogue
9780199608379 Money centres on the figure of Aristide Rougon, known as Saccard, and his unscrupulous money-making schemes. His story intertwines the worlds of politics, finance, and the press, and resonates disturbingly with our own times. This is the first new translation for more than a hundred years, and the first unabridged translation in English. |
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Shakespeare and the Eighteenth Century£19.99 Michael Caines
9780199642373 This book considers the impact of the eighteenth century on Shakespeare, and vice versa. It describes how actors, critics, painters, and Enlightenment philosophers read and responded to Shakespeare's plays and poems, and how those plays and poems changed their lives. |
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