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Bartlett's Poems for Occasions
Little, Brown and Company 2007; US$ 11.99Bartlett's Poems for Occasions, an entertaining, thought-provoking companion to the bestselling Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, is the book to turn to for any circumstance-from birth to death and everything in between. Under the direction of esteemed poet and writer Geoffrey O'Brien, Bartlett's Poems for Occasions will inspire you to turn to poetry... more...
Bartlett's Words for the Wedding
Little, Brown and Company 2007; US$ 9.99BARTLETT'S WORDS FOR THE WEDDING is an essential resource for anyone planning a wedding ceremony or renewing vows. Comprising passages from Plato, Sappho, Shakespeare, Shelley, Auden, Rilke, and many others, this gorgeous edition is a source for inspiration and an invaluable core text from which to select passages. Beautifully packaged, BARTLETT'S... more...
Lyriktheorie(n) der italienischen Renaissance
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 168.00This volume deals with different attempts undertaken during the Italian Renaissance to define the nature of the ?lyrical? and of individual lyrical forms (including sonnets, epigrams, canzone, ballads, madrigals, and elegies). It begins with an introductory outline of the fundamental dilemma of the era, when an attempt was made to transform the diverse... more...
Martials Dichtergedichte
Narr Francke Attempto 2012; US$ 94.90Hauptbeschreibung Das umfangreiche Epigrammkorpus Martials beinhaltet zahlreiche Gedichte, die auf verschiedene literarische Probleme sowie die Werke anderer Dichter - seien es bereits kanonisierte Autoren, Zeitgenossen des Epigrammatikers oder fiktive Personen - Bezug nehmen. In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden diese "Dichtergedichte" und ihre Funktion... more...
Poetic Memory
BRILL 2004; US$ 129.00This study of Callimachus' and Ovid's allusive practice offers a unique view of the application of one theory of allusion (based upon that of Conte, but subsequently expanded upon) to a Greek and Latin poet. more...
Ten Poems to Open Your Heart
Crown Publishing Group 2007; US$ 16.95Ten Poems to Open Your Heart is a book devoted to love: to the intimacy of personal love and lovemaking, to a loving compassion for others, and to the love that embraces both this world and the next. This new volume from Roger Housden features a few of the same poets as his extraordinarily moving Ten Poems to Change Your Life, such as Mary Oliver and... more...
Risking Everything
Crown Publishing Group 2007; US$ 20.00?Listen, are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life?? ?Mary Oliver This luminous anthology brings together great poets from around the world whose work transcends culture and time. Their words reach past the outer divisions to the universal currents of love and revelation that move and inspire us all. These poems urge us to wake up and... more...
Are You Turning into Your Dad?
Michael O' Mara Books 2011; US$ 7.99Suitable for those men who are old before their time, and those who are just getting on a bit, this book helps men of all ages spot those unthinkable, yet inevitable signs that you are, in fact, becoming like your dad. more...
Poesia? Que horror! (Poetry? Yuck!)
Shell Education 2007; US$ 6.99Many students cringe at the thought of writing a poem. But once they perform this script, they will realize that poetry can be both fun to read and write. The language arts connection is writing poetry. 20pp. more...
The Mourner's Book of Hope
Companion Press 2010; US$ 12.95Addressing the inevitable grief that accompanies the loss of a loved one, this encouraging and supportive reference provides comfort in the midst of overwhelming sadness. Preventing mourners from becoming tangled in a web of despair, this guide shows how the smallest amount of hope can be nurtured into a confident sense of being, lighting the path... more...









