The Oxford Anthology of English Poetry: Volume II: Blake to Heaney (Wain John)(Paperback)

The Oxford Anthology of English Poetry: Volume II: Blake to Heaney (Wain John)(Paperback)

This two-volume anthology celebrates four centuries of English poetry, from the Elizabethan era to the present day. This, the second of the two volumes, covers poets from Blake to Heaney, and provides an excellent portrayal of a wide variety of eighteenth to twentieth century poets. The richness

Poetry of Witness: The Tradition in English, 1500-2001 (Forch Carolyn)(Paperback)

A companion volume to Against Forgetting, Poetry of Witness is the first anthology to reveal a tradition that runs through English-language poetry. The 300 poems collected here were composed at an extreme of human endurance--while their authors awaited execution, endured imprisonment, fought on the

Rattle Bag - An Anthology of Poetry(Paperback / softback)

The Rattle Bag is an anthology of poetry (mostly in English but occasionally in translation) for general readers and students of all ages and backgrounds. These poems have been selected by the simple yet telling criteria that they are the personal favorites of the editors, themselves two of

The Redress of Poetry (Heaney Seamus)(Paperback)

Seamus Heaney defines the title of this work of criticism as follows: 'To redress poetry is to know and celebrate it for its forcibleness as itself . . . not only as a matter of profferd argument and edifying content but as a matter of angelic potential, a motion of the soul.' Throughout this

Oxford Literature Companions: The War of the Worlds (Waines Julia)(Paperback / softback)

Other Men's Flowers - An Anthology of Poetry (Wavell A. P.)(Paperback / softback)

This anthology of English poetry was first published in 1944. The editor, Field Marshal Lord Wavell, who was Viceroy of India from 1943 to 1947, wrote 'Generals and

Metaphysical Poetry (Various)(Paperback)

A key anthology for students of English literature, featuring some of the crowning achievements of Renaissance verse Spanning the Elizabethan age to the Restoration and beyond, Metaphysical poetry sought to describe a time of startling progress, scientific discovery, unrivalled exploration and

Oxford Companion to the English Language (McArthur Tom)(Paperback)

The Oxford Companion to the English Language provides an authoritative single-volume source of information about the English language. It is intended both for reference and for browsing. The first edition of this landmark Companion, published in 1998, adopted a strong international perspective,

Blake's Poetry and Designs (Blake William)(Paperback)

In addition to a broad selection of the poems, the volume includes over 100 images (16 in color), emphasizing the centrality of pictorial representations to Blake's verse. Biographical context is provided through dozens of excerpts from Blake's notebook, letters, marginalia, and other writings

A Companion to Pastoral Poetry of the English Renaissance (Chaudhuri Sukanta)(Pevná vazba)

An essential supplement to Pastoral poetry of the English Renaissance: An anthology. The full-length introduction offers a historical and critical analysis of the pastoral tradition and the circulation of

Oxford Dictionary of English (Oxford Languages)(Pevná vazba)

The foremost single volume authority on the English language, the Oxford Dictionary of English is at the forefront of language research, focusing on English as it is used today. It is informed by the most up-to-date evidence from the largest language research programme in the world, including the

An Anthology of Modern Irish Poetry (Davis Wes)(Paperback)

Never before has there been a single-volume anthology of modern Irish poetry so significant and groundbreaking as An Anthology of Modern Irish Poetry. Collected here is a comprehensive representation of Irish poetic achievement in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from poets such as Austin

Minor Latin Poets (Duff J. Wight)(Pevná vazba)

This is the second volume of an anthology of Latin poetry. The two-volume anthology covers a period of four and a half centuries, beginning with the work of the mime-writer Publilius Syrus, who flourished ca. 45 BCE, and ending with the graphic and charming poem of Rutilius Namatianus recording a

Best of Betjeman (Betjeman John)(Paperback / softback)

A delightful anthology of Betjeman's greatest poetry and

The New Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1950 (Gardner Helen)(Pevná vazba)

'The New Oxford Book of English Verse' is now firmly established as a classic anthology of English poetry. Chosen by the distinguished scholar and critic, Dame Helen Gardner, the book makes available in one volume the full range and variety of English non-dramatic

Medieval English Travel: A Critical Anthology (Bale Anthony)(Paperback)

Medieval English Travel: A Critical Anthology is a comprehensive volume that consists of three sections: concise introductory essays written by leading specialists; an anthology of important and less well-known texts, grouped by destination; and a selection of supporting bibliographies organized by

Surrealist Poetry: An Anthology (Bohn Willard)(Paperback)

Surrealist Poetry presents new English translations of nearly 150 poems alongside their original French and Spanish versions.Founded by Andr Breton in 1924, Surrealism sought to examine the unconscious realm by means of the written or spoken word. Seeking to expand the ability of language to evoke

GCSE English Literature AQA Poetry Workbook: Love & Relationships Anthology (includes Answers) (CGP Books)(Paperback / softback)

GCSE English Literature AQA Poetry Workbook: Love & Relationships Anthology (includes

GCSE English Literature AQA Poetry Workbook: Power & Conflict Anthology (includes Answers) (CGP Books)(Paperback / softback)

GCSE English Literature AQA Poetry Workbook: Power & Conflict Anthology (includes

Wintering Out (Heaney Seamus)(Paperback / softback)

'Seamus Heaney has gone beyond the themes of his earlier poetry and has made the giant step towards the most ambitious, most intractable themes of

Leabhar Na Hathghabhla: Poems of Repossession (de Paor Louis)(Paperback)

This is the first comprehensive critical anthology of modern poetry in Irish with English translations. It forms a sequel to Sean O Tuama and Thomas Kinsella's pioneering anthology, An Duanaire 1600-1900 / Poems of the Dispossessed (1981), but features many more poems in covering the work of 26

The English Renaissance: An Anthology of Sources and Documents (Aughterson Kate)(Paperback)

This comprehensive anthology collects in one volume primary texts and documents relevant to literature, culture and intellectual life in England from 1550 to 1660. Through both well-known and forgotten texts that were influential at the time, the volume introduces controversies, ideas, and views on

New Selected Poems 1966-1987 (Heaney Seamus)(Paperback / softback)

This volume contains a selection of work from each of Seamus Heaney's published books of poetry up to and including the Whitbread prize-winning collection, The Haw Lantern (1987). 'His is 'close-up' poetry - close up to thought, to the world, to the

Enlightened Heart, T: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry (Mitchell Stephen)(Paperback)

An anthology of poetry chosen from the world's great religious and literary traditions--the perfect companion to the bestselling Tao Te Ching.- The Upanishads - The Book of Psalms - Lao-tzu - The Bhagavad Gita - Chuang-tzu - The Odes of Solomon - Seng-ts'an - Han-shan - Li Po - Tu Fu - Layman P'ang