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An Essay of Dramatick Poesie
ReadHowYouWant 2006; US$ 4.99A superb piece of literary criticism by Dryden written during the Plague of 1666 and first published in 1668. The essay is a discourse between 4 speakers including Dryden himself. They discuss the necessity of abiding by the 3 dramatic unities prescribed by Aristotle if necessary, but also trying new techniques. They also discuss traditions of classicism... more...
The Author's Craft
The Floating Press 1914; US$ 5.99The author of The Grand Babylon Hotel , How to Live on 24 Hours a Day , The Old Wives' Tale and much more, English writer Arnold Bennett's fictional and non-fictional works have stood the test of time. Bennett also wrote for stage and screen. The Author's Craft , contains some of Bennett's essays on the art of writing, with his thoughts... more...
Don Juan
The Floating Press 2009; US$ 4.99In his satiric poem Don Juan , Lord Byron refigures the legend as a man easily seduced by women, rather than as a dangerous womanizer. When the first two cantos were anonymously published in 1819, they were criticized for being immoral. They were also immensely popular. Byron only completed 16 cantos, leaving the 17th unwritten when he died in 1824.... more...
Talks on Talking
The Floating Press 1916; US$ 5.99Effective spoken communication is a fine art. Brush up your speaking skills with this timeless treatise on talking from Yale public speaking instructor Grenville Kleiser. Brimming with practical tips on how to get your point across, this book is a must-have for anyone who wants to be a better communicator. more...
Views from the Loft
Milkweed Editions 2010; US$ 20.00Teachers, exercises, mentors, critiques, humor, and inspiration: these form the fuel all writers need when they get down to work every day. For decades the Loft Literary Center has provided this fuel to an enormous community of writers. Views from the Loft brings together the collected wisdom of that community ? its authors, students, and editors... more...
The Book of Gentle Wisdom
ReadHowYouWant 2008; US$ 9.99This is a book to read on the train, bus or plane. Maybe you will read a page or two before bed at night or over coffee in the morning. This book contains important passages of hope that are truly wonderful. One or several of them will definitely brighten your day, maybe even your life at the moment. more...
What I Learned When I Almost Died
Simon & Schuster 2011; US$ 23.00What do you learn when your brain goes pop? Chris Licht had always been ambitious. When he was only nine years old, he tracked down an NBC correspondent while on vacation to solicit advice for a career in television. At eleven, he began filming himself as he delivered the news. And by the time he was thirty-five, he landed his dream job: a fast-paced,... more...
Humphrey Bogart
Faber & Faber 2010; US$ 14.99?Look, I?m hardly pretty, he seems to say. I sound like gravel; I look rough and tough; and, honest, I don?t give you the soft, foolish answers the pretty boys will give you. You may not like what I say, but you better believe it.? He became a legend as ?Bogie,? the world-weary, wisecracking outsider, but in reality Humphrey Bogart was plagued... more...
Possible Worlds in Literary Theory
Cambridge University Press 1994; US$ 34.00The philosophical concept of 'possible worlds' used to explain theoretical problems of fictionality and narrativity. more...
The Myth of Theory
Cambridge University Press 1994; US$ 30.00What is critical theory, and to what extent can it claim to exist as a free-standing entity independent of the object of enquiry? more...









