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Solon and Early Greek Poetryby Elizabeth Irwin; R. L. Hunter; R. G. Osborne; M. D. Reeve; P. D. Garnsey; M. Millett; D. N. Sedley; G. C. Horrocks
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 40.00Archaic Greek poetry is an important source for the history of the period. This book offers close readings of this poetry, particularly that of Solon, in order to explore the politics and ideologies of the day. The influence of performance context is also examined. more...
The Cambridge Companion to John Drydenby Steven N. Zwicker
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 27.00John Dryden was one of the great literary figures of the late seventeenth century. This Companion provides a fresh look at the full range of Dryden's work in the context of his time, and includes a chronology of Dryden's life and times and a guide to further reading. more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetryby Nikki Moustaki
Penguin Group Inc. 2001; US$ 13.99You?re no idiot, of course. You?ve read poetry that has touched your heart, and you?d like to improve your own writing technique. But even though you have loads of inspiration, you?re discovering that good instruction can be as elusive as a good metaphor. Don?t let your Muse leave you! With loads of smart advice and helpful exercises, The Complete Idiot?s Guide® to Writing Poetry will help you compose powerful, emotion-packed poems that you can be proud of. In this Complete Idiot?s Guide®, you get: --Simple explanations of the building blocks of poetry?metaphor, imagery, symbolism, repetition, and more. --A step-by-step guide to the poetic process?from your first inspiration to your poem?s last stanza. --Easy-to-follow guidelines for writing... more...
The Great War and Modern Memoryby Paul Fussell
Oxford University Press, USA 2000; US$ 13.45The year 2000 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of The Great War and Modern Memory, winner of the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and recently named by the Modern Library one of the twentieth century's 100 Best Non-Fiction Books. Fussell's landmark study of WWI remains as original and gripping today as ever before: a literate, literary, and illuminating account of the Great War, the one that changed a generation, ushered in the modern era, and revolutionized how we see the world. Exploring the work of Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves, Edmund Blunden, David Jones, Isaac Rosenberg, and Wilfred Owen, Fussell supplies contexts, both actual and literary, for those writers who most effectively... more...
Medieval German Literatureby Marion Gibbs; Sidney M. Johnson
Routledge 2000; US$ 41.95This comprehensive survey examines Germanic literature from the eighth century to the early fifteenth century. The authors treat the large body of late-medieval lyric poetry in detail for the first time. more...
Roman Epicby Anthony J. Boyle
Routledge 1996; US$ 125.00Distinguished Latinists examine the formation and evolution of Roman epic from its beginnings in the third century BC to the high Italian Renaissance. more...
Percy Bysshe Shelleyby James E. Barcus
Routledge 1995; US$ 360.00The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling student and researcher to read the material themselves. more...
American Poets of the 20th Centuryby Mary Ellen Snodgrass
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2000; US$ 12.95This literary companion carries you into the lives and poetic lines of 41 of America's most admired poets from the last century. From popular favorites such as Robert Frost and Carl Sandburg to the more esoteric T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound, this handbook also introduces you to living poets, such as Rita Dove, who are still inscribing their places in literary history. The book opens with an approach to analyzing poetry, and each author-specific chapter includes sections devoted to Chief Works, Discussion and Research Topics, and a Selected Bibliography. Complete list of authors covered in this comprehensive guide: Edgar Lee Masters, Edward Arlington Robinson, Robert Frost, Amy Lowell, Carl Sandburg, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams,... more...
Beowulfby Stanley P. Baldwin; Elaine Strong Skill
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2011; US$ 5.99The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. CliffsNotes on Beowulf takes you into the epic story of warriors and strange beasts. Beowulf is considered to be the longest and greatest surviving Anglo-Saxon poem. Some see it as an early celebration of Christianity. Others think it extols – or perhaps condemns – heroic values. Step into this epic poem and get ready for sword fights, feasts, and treasures. With this study guide, you’ll be able to follow all of the action as you consider the... more...
Whitman's Leaves of Grassby V. A. Shahane
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1972; US$ 5.99The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. Initially a public failure, Walt Whitman was actually an innovator of American poetry, and Leaves of Grass is his life work. From solemnity to joy, Whitman explores the United States in all its greatness and smallness and invented a new type of poetry along the way. With expert commentaries and critical analyses, CliffsNotes on Leaves of Grass helps you explore the most significant poems from Whitman's final edition of Leaves of Grass. You'll also gain insight... more...