Re° - Poetry History & Criticism 1

Andrew Ford here addresses, in a manner both engaging and richly informed, the perennial questions of what poetry is, how it came to be, and what it is for. Focusing on the critical moment in Wester……続きを見る

Dive into the intricate and mesmerizing world of James Joyce's "Ulysses," a groundbreaking novel that has captivated readers and scholars for decades. This literary masterpiece takes you on a journe……続きを見る

Embark on a literary journey like never before with "Shakespeare's Masterpieces: The Complete Works Unveiled." Immerse yourself in the timeless brilliance of William Shakespeare, presented in a meti……続きを見る

A wonderfully readable anthology of our greatest poetry, chosen by the author of A Little History of Poetry A poem seems a fragile thing. Change a word and it is broken. But poems outlive empires an……続きを見る

This collection of writing comes from a patch in my life that may leave you questioning your own sanity. This piece includes my work in four different formats: Poetry, Senryu, Pulp-Fiction ( in 25 w……続きを見る

This two-volume reset edition draws together a selection of Anglo-Indian poetry from the Romantic era and the nineteenth century. 続きを見る

A vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present, by one of our greatest champions of literature--selected as the literature book of the year by the London ……続きを見る

In "Andrew Marvell," Augustine Birrell offers a meticulous examination of one of the most intriguing figures in 17th-century English literature. Birrell's literary style is marked by a blend of biog……続きを見る

This study describes a variety of ways of thinking about place in the Renaissance and in Paradise Lost. Despite coming from different perspectives, they have in common the idea that the difficulty o……続きを見る

'Whoever best acquits himself, and tells The most amusing and instructive tale, Shall have a dinner, paid for by us all...' In Chaucer's most ambitious poem, The Canterbury Tales (c. 1387), a group ……続きを見る

This book examines Jewish writers and intellectuals in Austria, analyzing filmic and electronic media alongside more traditional publication formats over the last 25 years. Beginning with the Waldhe……続きを見る

This book offers a novel interpretation of politics and identity in Ovid's epic poem of transformations, the Metamorphoses. Reexamining the emphatically fictional character of the poem, Playing Gods……続きを見る

The career of Eli Mandel (1922–1992) was one of the most prolific and distinguished in all of Canadian literature, yet in recent years his work has gone unsung compared with that of such peers as Ma……続きを見る

In this sublime book the minds of two mystics intermingle in a work of inspired vision and clarity. Jalalud-Din Rumi, enlightened spiritualist poet of Sufism, has been venerated by Moslems everywher……続きを見る

The Passion of Meter is the first extended critical study of Wordsworth's metrical theory and his practice in the art of versification. Until now, relatively little attention has been paid to the re……続きを見る

'Donne is perhaps the most intellectual of English poets, and John Carey is perhaps the most intelligent of contemporary English literary critics. The encounter, as one might expect, is fierce and e……続きを見る

Lawrence Durrell's success as a novelist may have tended to obscure his achievement as a poet and in poetry. It is primarily as a lyrical poet of places that he was acknowledged to excel, but in Col……続きを見る

Modernist poetry heralded a radical new aesthetic of experimentation, pioneering new verse forms and subjects, and changing the very notion of what it meant to be a poet. This volume examines T.S. E……続きを見る

A poem by Lawrence Raab is a carefully chosen and precisely rendered momentーa poised and elegant meditation on the nature of memory. This new collection includes a selection from each of Raab's fiv……続きを見る

The False Laws of Narrative is a selection of Fred Wah’s poems covering the poets entire poetic trajectory to date. A founding editor of Tish magazine, Wah was influenced by leading progressive and ……続きを見る

Through the narratives and movements of survivors of the war in Lanka these interconnected essays develop the concept of 'survival media' as embodied and expressive forms of mobility across borders. 続きを見る

Cet ebook est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur kindle. Il dispose d'une table des matières dynamique. ExtraC’est le privilège des grands artistes d’avoir en quelque sorte deux existen……続きを見る

This book is about the resonance and implications of the idea of ‘eternal recurrence’, as expounded notably by Nietzsche, in relation to a range of nineteenth-century literature. It opens up the iss……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘In black ink my love may still shine bright…’ Universally admired and quoted, Shakespeare’s Sonnets have lo……続きを見る

Ollam (“ollav”), named for the ancient title of Ireland’s chief poets, celebrates the career of Tomás Ó Cathasaigh, Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Irish Studies at Harvard University, who is one of ……続きを見る

The Latin poet Ovid was famously exiled by the Emperor Augustus to the shores of the Black Sea for his self-confessed crimes of 'a poem and a mistake'. Throughout his poetry, he discusses his exile ……続きを見る

Shakespearean Echoes assembles a global cast of established and emerging scholars to explore new connections between Shakespeare and contemporary culture, reflecting the complexities and conflicts o……続きを見る

'The story of Coleridge's life does undoubtedly echo that of his poem; this is a book that provides rewarding rereadings of both' - The Sunday Times A new biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, shape……続きを見る

Afro-Greeks examines the reception of Classics in the English-speaking Caribbean, from about 1920 to the beginning of the 21st century. Emily Greenwood focuses on the ways in which Greco-Roman antiq……続きを見る

One a lyric "confessional" poet and essayist, the other a jazz "spoken-word" performance artist, Adrienne Rich and Jayne Cortez were American feminist superheroes who produced extensive bodies of po……続きを見る