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An Essay on Criticism
The Floating Press 2010; US$ 4.99Despite its somewhat dry title, this text is not a musty prose dissection of literary criticism. Instead, the piece takes the shape of a long poem in which Pope, at the very peak of his powers, takes merciless aim at many of the best-known writers of his day. The epitome of the subtle but lethal wit Alexander Pope has come to be celebrated for, "An... more...
Autobiography of Anthony Trollope
The Floating Press 2009; US$ 5.99Dive into the back story behind renowned British novelist Anthony Trollope's rise to literary fame and glory. This autobiography offers a movingly detailed portrait of Trollope's childhood, his early career missteps (including a stint as a postal worker), and his blossoming literary interests and ambitions. more...
Antony and Cleopatra
The Floating Press 1753; US$ 3.99Antony and Cleopatra is a tragic play by Shakespeare, which tells the ill-fated love story between Antony and Cleopatra and the antagonistic role played by Julius Caesar, future Emperor of Rome. "I will tell you. The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water: the poop was beaten gold; Purple the sails, and so perfumed... more...
Bloom's How to Write about Shakespeare's Romances
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 54.00The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, Measure for Measure, and All's Well That Ends Well have fascinated scholars for centuries for, among other aspects, the ways they resist an obvious genre classification. While these stories of love and familial recognition bear elements of romantic conflict, Shakespeare integrated aspects of the comedic and tragic... more...
Adonais
The Floating Press 1821; US$ 3.99Adonais represents the height of artistic achievement for nineteenth-century Romantic poetry. Percy Bysshe Shelley's book-length elegy in the pastoral style mourns the loss of fellow poet John Keats in 495 remarkably accomplished lines. Shelley himself regarded "Adonais" as the best of his work, and the poem is a must-read for fans of... more...
Ballads
The Floating Press 2011; US$ 3.99Though he is best remembered as the satirical novelist who penned nineteenth-century masterpieces such as Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray was also an accomplished poet. This volume collects some of Thackeray's most popular ballads, lyrics, and other poems; it is a rewarding read for lovers of traditional verse. more...
Phantasmagoria
The Floating Press 2011; US$ 3.99Today, Lewis Carroll is best remembered as a writer of juvenile fiction responsible for such timeless works as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. However, Carroll was also a poet who wove dark visions and supernatural themes into his substantial body of work. Much of the verse collected in Phantasmagoria and Other Poems... more...
Die Sprache der Macht
Haufe Lexware Verlag 2010; US$ 4.84Hauptbeschreibung Ob im Alltag, im Job oder in der Politik - gerade über die Sprache kann Macht wirkungsvoll ausgeübt und auch missbraucht werden. Lesen Sie hier, wie Sie die Sprache der Macht entlarven, sich gegen sie wehren und sie aber auch selbst wirkungsvoll einsetzen. INHALTE:- Wie Sprache als Machtinstrument missbraucht wird.- Wie Sie die... more...
Sorrow Without End
Head of Zeus 2012; US$ 7.28MEDIEVAL MYSTERY: On a remote East Anglian coast stands Tyndal Priory, home to a rare monastic order where men and women live and work together in close proximity. Twenty-year-old Eleanor of Wynethorpe has been appointed prioress by Henry III over the elected choice of the priory itself. Young and inexperienced, Eleanor will face a grave struggle... more...
Imaginäres Geheimwissen
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2012; US$ 34.41Hauptbeschreibung Der Hermetismus bildet ein wesentliches Element der religiös inspirierten Wissensgeschichte der Frühen Neuzeit und wirkt über einzelne Topoi auch in literarischen Texten des späten 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts fort. Die Studien des vorliegenden Buchs verfolgen die Ausprägungen dieses Wissens am Leitfaden einer klaren begriffshistorischen... more...









