The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry (Chandler Robert)(Paperback)

The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry (Chandler Robert)(Paperback)

An enchanting collection of the very best of Russian poetry, edited by acclaimed translator Robert Chandler together with poets Boris Dralyuk and Irina Mashinski In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, poetry's pre-eminence in Russia was unchallenged, with Pushkin and his

Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov (Chandler Robert)(Paperback)

For fans of fairy tales and the literary supernatural: a unique collection of Russian short stories from the last 200 years In these folk tales, young women go on long and perilous quests, wicked stepmothers turn children into geese, and tsars ask dangerous riddles, with help or hindrance from

The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry: Fourth Edition (Moore Gerald)(Paperback)

A new edition of the definitive collection of modern poetry from Africa 'Poetry, always foremost of the arts in traditional Africa,' writes Gerald Moore, 'has continued to compete for primacy against the newer forms of prose fiction and theatre drama.' Now revised and expanded, this comprehensive

Penguin Book of Haiku(Paperback / softback)

First Penguin volume Of best Japanese haiku Vivid translations Now a global poetry, the haiku was originally a Japanese verse form that flourished from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Although renowned for its minimalism and brevity, usually running three lines in seventeen syllables, and by

New Penguin Book of Love Poetry (Penguin)(Paperback / softback)

An anthology of poems that represents man's changeless responses to the changeless changing seasons of his

The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry (Various)(Paperback)

Unrivaled in its range and intensity, the poetry of World War I continues to have a powerful effect on readers. This newly edited anthology reflects the diverse experiences of those who lived through the war, bringing together the words of poets, soldiers, and civilians affected by the conflict

Penguin Book of Irish Poetry (Crotty Patrick)(Paperback / softback)

Features the work of the greatest Irish poets, from the monks of the ancient monasteries to the Nobel laureates along with a profusion of lyrics, love poems, satires, ballads and songs. This title explores the traditions of poetry in Ireland, and relates the variety of the poems to the frequently

The Penguin Book of French Poetry: 1820-1950; With Prose Translations (Various)(Paperback)

This collection illuminates the uniquely fascinating era between 1820 and 1950 in French poetry--a time in which diverse aesthetic ideas conflicted and converged as poetic forms evolved at an astonishing pace. It includes generous selections from all the established giants--among them Baudelaire,

The Penguin Book of Romantic Poetry (Wordsworth Jonathan)(Paperback)

The Romanticism that emerged after the American and French revolutions of 1776 and 1789 represented a new flowering of the imagination and the spirit, and a celebration of the soul of humanity with its capacity for love. This extraordinary collection sets the acknowledged genius of poems such as

Penguin Book of Japanese Verse (Thwaite Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

Poetry remains a living part of the culture of Japan today. The clich s of everyday speech are often to be traced to famous ancient poems, and the traditional forms of poetry are widely known and loved. The congenial attitude comes from a poetical history of about a millennium and a half. This

The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged (Frost Robert)(Paperback)

Penguin Book of English Song - Seven Centuries of Poetry from Chaucer to Auden (Stokes Richard)(Paperback / softback)

The Book of Nature - Wordsworth's Poetry on Nature (Wordsworth William)(Paperback)

The Book of Nature - Wordsworth's Poetry on Nature is a sublime collection of the best nature poetry by poet-laureate William Wordsworth, housed in a convenient pocket-sized edition. Along with many other Romantic poets of the time, the theme of nature features heavily in the work of Wordsworth -

Poetry for Kids: Robert Frost (Frost Robert)(Pevná vazba)

A 2018 Notable Poetry Book for Children (National Council of Teachers of English) Poetry for Kids: Robert Frost is a collection specially curated for young readers which won't just be read, but consumed, experienced, and treasured for a lifetime. Whether capturing a cold New England winter's

The Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Russia's Secret Doping Empire (Rodchenkov Grigory)(Paperback)

***Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, 2020 - the inside story of the Russian doping programme by the man behind it all*** One of the Financial Times's 'Fifty people who shaped the decade' 'The biggest sports scandal the world has ever seen' In 2015, Russia's Anti-Doping Centre was

The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide (Pinsky Robert)(Paperback)

The Poet Laureate's clear and entertaining account of how poetry works. Poetry is a vocal, which is to say a bodily, art, Robert Pinsky declares in The Sounds of Poetry. The medium of poetry is the human body: the column of air inside the chest, shaped into signifying sounds in the larynx and the

33 Poems (Lax Robert)(Paperback)

The American poet Robert Lax belongs to the generation of Thomas Merton, Beat poetry, Abstract Expressionism, and the compositions of John Cage. Yet he stands out as this era's most intriguing minimalist poet, gaining this reputation through a constant questioning of the universe and our idea about

The Art of Biblical Poetry (Alter Robert)(Paperback)

Three decades ago, renowned literary expert Robert Alter radically expanded the horizons of biblical scholarship by recasting the Bible as not only a human creation but a work of literary art deserving studied criticism. In The Art of Biblical Poetry, his companion to the seminal The Art of

The Odyssey: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Homer)(Paperback)

The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles A Penguin Classic Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, presents us with Homer's

Post-Glacial: The Poetry of Robert Kroetsch (Kroetsch Robert)(Paperback)

Post-glacial is a collection of poems by Robert Kroestch selected by his former student David Eso. The book features Kroetsch's iconic collection, Completed Field Notes, alongside rare work gathered from different stages of Kroetsch's career. The book contains an afterword by Aritha van Herk

Poetry Book Society Winter 2019 Bulletin (Mullen Alice Kate)(Paperback)

The Poetry Book Society was founded by T.S. Eliot in 1953 to 'propagate the art of poetry'. The Poetry Book Society Winter 2019 Bulletin features a wide range of exciting new poetry publications, reviewed by expert poet selectors Sandeep Parmar, Vidyan Ravinthiran, George Szirtes, AB Jackson, Degna

Pocket Book of Romantic Poetry (Authors Various)(Paperback / softback)

A compendium of the best poetry of the 19th-century British Romantic

The Laws of Human Nature (Greene Robert)(Paperback)

From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power comes the definitive new book on decoding the behavior of the people around you Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power,

The Vagabond Spirit of Poetry (Clarke Edward)(Paperback)

This book delineates different manifestations of the vagabond spirit of poetry through the ages. In doing so, it makes claims for the efficacy of poetry in our industrialized world, where we are presented with environmental, political and economic challenges. The Vagabond Spirit of Poetry