Includes the ever popular "If", along with the best of Kipling's powerful, fluent poetry. Zobraziť viac
More than any other period of British literature, Romanticism is strongly identified with a single genre. Romantic poetry has been one of the most enduring, best loved, most widely read and most frequently studied genres for two centuries and remains... Zobraziť viac
"The Argonautika", the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is a retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, probably the oldest extant Greek myth. Peter Green's lively, readable verse translation captures the swift narrative movement... Zobraziť viac
" . . . a first-rate edition, which supersedes all other portable Peirces. . . . all the Peirce most people will ever need." —Louis Menand, The New York Review of Books "The Monist essays are included in the first volume of the compact and welcome... Zobraziť viac
George Orwell has never been more quoted and misquoted. Can he be rescued from the soundbites... Zobraziť viac
A sweeping revision that speaks to how English literature is taught today. From the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Eleventh Edition, showcases exciting new authors, works, and textual clusters that... Zobraziť viac
In this play a man is dead, and the life of another is at stake. A guilty verdict seems a foregone conclusion, but Juror Number Nine confronts the ignorant prejudice of some of his fellow members, and a fierce conflict ensues. Zobraziť viac
Examines the role of the pig in medieval society in material and textual sources. The pig was a common sight in the Middle Ages. They might be eating under an oak tree, or out in a field. They might be in the street, with the swineherd close behind at... Zobraziť viac
One of the Best Memoirs and Biographies of 2025 at The Guardian A revealing look at the life and writing of the great modernist. This biography explores the life and work of Katherine Mansfield, one of literary modernism's most significant writers. On... Zobraziť viac
Dentro de la obra genial y atormentada de Franz Kafka, los trece cuadernos que componen sus Diarios constituyen un documento excepcional para el conocimiento de la enigmática personalidad del gran escritor checo. Iniciados en 1910 y continuados... Zobraziť viac
Philosophy and Terry Pratchett is the first attempt by philosophers to explore themes in Sir Terry Pratchett's writings. It will appeal to both specialists and fans of Pratchett with serious essays written in a manner accessible to anyone who enjoys,... Zobraziť viac
Language of Fiction was the first book of criticism by the renowned novelist and critic David Lodge. His uniquely informed perspective - he was already the author of three successful novels at the time of its first publication in 1966 - and lucid... Zobraziť viac
Kniha uvedená názvem klasické stati předního představitele oboru Roberta Darntona přináší studie zaměřené na téma historiografie a dějiny knih a knižní kultury. Cílem svazku je zachytit proměny, jimiž zkoumání knižní kultury... Zobraziť viac
Egypt's ancient pyramids, temples, and tombs along the Nile, which have inspired artists and writers for centuries, have also inspired poets-and particularly in the nineteenth century when romanticism was at its height. Egyptologist Donald Ryan here... Zobraziť viac
This invaluable interpretive tool, first published in 1937, is now available for the first time in a paperback edition specially aimed at students of Chinese Buddhism.Those who have endeavored to read Chinese texts apart from the apprehension of a... Zobraziť viac
Professor Angie Hobbs proves in this persuasive and intelligent book that Plato is more relevant than ever.Does Plato matter? An ancient philosopher whose work has inspired and informed countless thinkers and poets across the centuries, his ideas are... Zobraziť viac
WINNER OF THE WORDSWORTH PRIZE FOR LITERATURE AND POETRY 2026, AND RUNNER UP FOR THE LAKELAND BOOK OF THE YEAR 2026. From Peter Rabbit to Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, The Tailor of Gloucester to The Fairy Caravan, the works and characters of Beatrix Potter have... Zobraziť viac
The pioneering Iranian poet and filmmaker Forugh Farrokhzad was an iconic figure in her own day and has come to represent the spirit of revolt against patriarchal and cultural norms in 1960s Iran. Five decades after her tragic death at the age of 32,... Zobraziť viac
The History of William Marshal is the earliest surviving biography of a medieval knight - indeed it is the first biography of a layman in the vernacular in European history. Composed in verse in the 1220s just a few years after his death, it is a major... Zobraziť viac
