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Poems and Proseby Christina Rossetti; Simon Humphries
Oxford University Press, UK 2008; US$ 8.95This edition brings together the fullest range of Rossetti's poetry and prose in one volume, including 'Goblin Market', stories (the complete text of Maude), devotional prose, and personal letters. The poetry is arranged in a single chronological sequence to show Rossetti's poetic development. - ;'The mystery of Life, the mystery. Of Death, I see. Darkly as in a glass...'. Christina Rossetti (1830-94) is perhaps the most contradictory of the great Victorian poets. She writes of the world's beauty, but fears that it may be deceptive, even deadly. She is a religious poet, but much of her work is driven by uncertainty. Her poems are restrained, even secretive, but they seek nothing less than the mystery of Life and... more...
The Canterbury Tales in Modern Verseby Geoffrey Chaucer; Joseph Glaser
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2005; US$ 8.95Readers of this witty and fluent new translation of The Canterbury Tales should find themselves turning page after page: by recasting Chaucer's ten-syllable couplets into eight-syllable lines, Joseph Glaser achieves a lighter, more rapid cadence than other translators, a four-beat rhythm well-established in the English poetic tradition up to Chaucer's time. Glaser's shortened lines make compelling reading and mirror the elegance and variety of Chaucer's verse to a degree rarely met by translations that copy Chaucer beat for beat. Moreover, this translation's full, Chaucerian range of diction?from earthy to Latinate?conveys the great scope of Chaucer's interests and effects. more...
Works of Percy Bysshe Shelleyby Percy Bysshe Shelley
MobileReference.com 2010; US$ 3.99This collection was designed for optimal navigation on Kindle and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual books. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter in your digital library. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography.This Collection Includes:Adonais The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume 1 The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume 2 The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume 3 A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays Percy Bysshe Shelley Biography more...
The Rape of the Lockby Alexander Pope; Sophie Gee; Aubrey Beardsley
Random House 2010; US$ 6.85WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SOPHIE GEE A hideous crime is committed at a fashionable London society gathering. The victim is the beautiful, innocent Belinda, her attacker is the dastardly Baron, and his weapon of choice is a pair of scissors? Pope?s mock-epic is the sharp and witty tale of the most famous bad hair day in the history of literature. more...
Metre, Rhythm and Verse Formby Philip Hobsbaum
Routledge 1995; US$ 22.95This clear introduction explains technical terms such as iambic pentameter and syllabics, defines verse metres such as blank and free verse and illustrates a variety of forms, from the sonnet to freer modes favoured by contemporary writers. more...
English Lyric Poetryby Jonathan Post
Routledge 1999; US$ 36.95A comprehensive reassessment of lyric poetry of the early 17th century directed at beginning and more advanced students of literature. It seeks to assimilate many of the theoretical concerns with readings of the authors of the period. more...
Sidneyby Martin Garrett
Routledge 1996; US$ 225.00The 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 students and researchers to read these sources direct. more...
Spenser Encyclopediaby A.C. Hamilton
Routledge 1991; US$ 530.00Edmund Spenser remains one of Britain's most famous poets. With nearly 700 entries this Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive one-stop reference tool. more...
Routledge Anthology of Poets on Poetsby David Hopkins
Routledge 1994; US$ 43.95A comprehensive record of the history and progress of English poetry. It collects together writings by all the major and some of the lesser-known figures from Chaucer to Yeats, demonstrating their vivid responses to each other. more...
William Blakeby G.E. Bentley Jnr.
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...