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  • The Gododdin

    Lament for the Fallen

    by Gillian Clarke ...
    The Gododdin charts the rise and fall of 363 warriors in the battle of Catraeth, around the year 600AD. The men of the Brittonic kingdom of Gododdin rose to unite the Welsh and the Picts against the English, only to meet a devastating fate. Composed by the poet Aneirin, the poem was originally orally transmitted as a sung elegy, passed down for seven centuries before being written down by two ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Late Antiquity

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Gillian Clark ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Late antiquity: decline or transformation, conflict or interaction? Late antiquity is the period (c.300 - c.800) in which barbarian invasions ended Roman Empire in Western Europe by the fifth century and Arab invasions ended Roman rule over the eastern and southern Mediterranean coasts by the seventh century. Asking 'what, where, and when' Gillian Clark presents an introduction to the concept of ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Monica

    An Ordinary Saint

    by Gillian Clark ...
    Series series Women in Antiquity
    Rarely did ancient authors write about the lives of women; even more rarely did they write about the lives of ordinary women: not queens or heroines who influenced war or politics, not sensational examples of virtue or vice, not Christian martyrs or ascetics, but women of moderate status, who experienced everyday joys and sorrows and had everyday merits and failings. Such a woman was Monica--now ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Late Antiquity

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Gillian Clark ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Late antiquity: decline or transformation, conflict or interaction? Late antiquity is the period (c.300 - c.800) in which barbarian invasions ended Roman Empire in Western Europe by the fifth century and Arab invasions ended Roman rule over the eastern and southern Mediterranean coasts by the seventh century. Asking 'what, where, and when' Gillian Clark presents an introduction to the concept of ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Zoology

    by Gillian Clarke ...
    Longlisted for the 2020 Laurel Prize for Ecopoetry Zoology is Gillian Clarke's ninth Carcanet collection, following her T. S. Eliot Prize-shortlisted Ice. The collection opens with a glimpse of hare, whose 'heartbeat halts at the edge of the lawn', holding us 'in the planet of its stare'. Within this millisecond of mutual arrest, a well of memories draws us into the Welsh landscape of the poet's ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Commentary on Augustine City of God, Books 6-10

    by Gillian Clark ...
    This is the second volume in a series of commentaries on Augustine's City of God (De civitate Dei). Books 6-10 are Augustine's answer to those who think that many gods should be worshipped for blessings in the life to come. In Books 1-5 he had replied to those who thought many gods should be worshipped for blessings in this mortal life; he expected this next task to be more challenging, because he ... Read more

    $101.19 CAD

  • Boy Parts

    by Eliza Clark, Gillian Greer ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    'I wonder what I have to do for people to recognise me as a threat. Do I have to smash a glass over the head of every single man I come into contact with, just so I leave a mark?'Irina takes erotic photos of average-looking men. Always behind the lens, she watches, she moulds, and she stalks. These boys are putty in her hands, just the way she likes it.When the opportunity to show her photographs ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Out of the Frying Pan

    A Chef's Memoir of Hot Kitchens, Single Motherhood, and the Family Meal

    by Gillian Clark ...
    Out of the Frying Pan is an empowering memoir that traces Gillian Clark's rise from a beginner to a top chef. But managing a kitchen also taught her about parenting. With a wealth of experience and wisdom, and a healthy dash of humor, Gillian now shares her life's recipes, from the solutions she cooked up for parenting challenges to her favorite culinary creations.In the prime of her life, Gillian ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Body and Gender, Soul and Reason in Late Antiquity

    by Gillian Clark ...
    Series series Variorum Collected Studies
    What does it mean to say that a human being is body and soul, and how does each affect the other? Late antique philosophers, Christians included, asked these central questions. The papers collected here explore their answers, and use those answers to ask further questions, reading Iamblichus, Porphyry, Augustine and others in their social and intellectual context. Among the topics dealt with are ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

  • A Recipe for Water

    by Gillian Clarke ...
    Using water as a contemplative device, this anthology examines themes of war, womanhood, time, and the environment. Individual poems focus on a range of topics—from the seemingly unremarkable contents of a bottle of spring water to the more global issue of rising ocean levels. Rain, drought, flood, thirst, rivers, and oceans inspire this thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • At the Source

    A Writer's Year

    by Gillian Clarke ...
    Fusing poetry, memoir, and nature writing, this evocative prose collection conducts a literary exploration of place and language. Reflecting upon the geography, history, and mythology of Wales, the verse delves into the sources of both Welsh and English dialects while incorporating essays and journal extracts, creating a seasonal portrait of the beloved Welsh landscape. From descriptions of ... Read more

    $30.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gillian Clarke: Collected Poems

    by Gillian Clarke ...
    The Welsh publishing house Gwasg Gomer published Gillian Clarke's first full collection of poems, The Sundial, in 1978. In the twenty years since then the poet has become one of the best-loved and most widely read writers of Wales, well-known for her readings, for her radio work and her workshops. Gillian Clarke is a severe critic of her own poems—Collected Poems includes all that she wishes to ... Read more

    $23.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus