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Taylor & Francis Ltd Book Of Nonsense Rc Routledge Classics
Book SynopsisFrom the benighted Old Man with a Beard to the erudite Perpendicular Purple Polly, Edward Lear''s world is inhabited by a bewildering variety of oddities. One of the world''s most loved writers, Lear''s verse has delighted whole generations of readers. Here, after 140 years, is the original edition of A Book of Nonsense, from the original publishers. Complete with Lear''s own remarkable illustrations, this treasure trove of nonsense is guaranteed to hold readers spellbound for generations more!Trade Review'I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear. I shall put him first of my hundred authors.' - John Ruskin'A magic song-writer, with something like a reverence for the absurd.' - Times Literary Supplement'I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear. I shall put him first of my hundred authors.' - John RuskinTable of ContentsA book of Nonsense, Publisher's Note, Nonsense poems.
£999.99
Taylor & Francis The Romance of Arthur
Book SynopsisThe Romance of Arthur, James J. Wilhelmâs classic anthology of Arthurian literature, is an essential text for students of the medieval Romance tradition. This fully updated third edition presents a comprehensive reader, mapping the course of Arthurian literature, and is expanded to cover: key authors such as ChrÃtien de Troyes and Thomas of Britain, as well as Arthurian texts by women and more obscure sources for Arthurian romance extensive coverage of key themes and characters in the tradition a wide geographical range of texts including translations from Latin, French, German, Spanish, Welsh, Middle English, and Italian sources a broad chronological range of texts, encompassing nearly a thousand years of Arthurian romance. Norris J. Lacy builds on the bookâs source material, presenting readers with a clear introduction to many accessible modern-spelling versions of Arthurian texts. The extracts are presented Table of ContentsPreface to 2nd Edition James J. Wilhelm Preface to 3rd Edition Norris J. Lacy 1. Arthur in the Latin Chronicles James J. Wilhelm 2. Arthur in the Early Welsh Tradition John K. Bollard 3. Culhwch and Olwen Richard M. Loomis 4. Arthur in Geoffrey of Monmouth Richard M. Loomis 5. Wace: Roman de Brut (Merlin Episodes and The Birth and Rise of Arthur) James J. Wilhelm 6. Layamon: Brut (The Death of Arthur) James J. Wilhelm 7. Chrétien de Troyes: Lancelot, or The Knight of the Cart William W. Kibler 8. Chrétien de Troyes: Perceval, or The Story of the Grail (Grail excerpts) Norris J. Lacy (intro.) and William W. Kibler (trans.) 9. Wolfram von Eschenbach, Parzival (From Book IX) Norris J. Lacy (intro.) and Cyril Edwards (trans.) 10. The Quest for the Holy Grail (The Grail Liturgy) Norris J. Lacy (intro.) and E. Jane Burns (trans.) 11.Selected Lyrics James J. Wilhelm 12. The Saga of the Mantle Marianne E. Kalinke 13. Béroul: The Romance of Tristran Norris J. Lacy 14. Marie de France: Chievrefueil (The Honeysuckle) and Lanval Norris J. Lacy 15. Thomas of Britain: Tristran (The Marriage Soliloquy and the Ending) Joan Tasker Grimbert (with the Hall of Statues episode from the Norse Tristrams saga ok Ísöndar, trans. Marianne E. Kalinke) 16. Cantare on the Death of Tristan James J. Wilhelm 17. The Prose Merlin and The Suite du Merlin (Episodes) Samuel N. Rosenberg 18. The Rise of Gawain, Nephew of Arthur Mildred Leake Day 19.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight James J. Wilhelm 20. The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell Alan Lupack 21.The Alliterative Morte Arthure (Excerpts) Valerie Krishna 22. Sir Thomas Malory: Le Morte Darthur (The Sword in the Stone and the Death of Arthur) Dorsey Armstrong Further reading
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) The Apple and the Spectroscope Routledge Revivals
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1951, this book is based on a course of lectures on poetry and prose given at Cambridge University during the long vacations of 1946-1950. A request for lectures of this kind came originally from a group of science students and the response was such that a course of this nature ran yearly. The purpose was to provide students from disciplines other than the humanities with the opportunity to feed their interest in English poetry and literature.Table of Contents1. Some Considerations on the Methods of Poetry 2. Two Poems- Death and Love 3. Two Poems- Love and Death 4. Two Poems- Symbolism and Allusion 5. Two poems- War and Woman 6. Two Passages from Shakespeare 7. Two passages from the Bible 8. Satire and Romance 9 & 10. Notes for a Background to English Literary History 11. Conclusion; Appendices i. Poems and Passages used in the text ii. Table of Dates and Authors for Chapters 9 and 10 iii. A Selection for Casual Reading; Index
£999.99
Dover Publications Inc. The Dover Anthology of American Literature Volume
Book SynopsisCompact, inexpensive anthology features contributions from Jonathan Edwards, Anne Bradstreet, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, and many others. Includes introductory notes and suggestions for further reading.
£999.99
Faber & Faber The Faber Book of Monologues Men
Book SynopsisWhether you are a professional actor looking for fresh audition pieces, an amateur in search of competition-worthy monologues, or a student in need of the right speech for workshop, The Faber Book of Monologues for Men offers an impressive array of speeches from a diverse range of first-class playwrights.With 25 speeches, ranging in age from 20 to 65, The Faber Book of Monologues for Men contains a rich variety of tragic, comic, realist and absurdist works by the best new playwrights, as well as brand new pieces from more established names. Each selection includes a synopsis of the play together with character commentary as well as recommendations for accents and reference to first performance.Jane Edwardes, Theatre Editor at Time Out magazine, also provides a general introduction with helpful hints for the audition process.The companion volume, The Faber Book of Monologues for Women, is also available.
£9.49
Writers' Rooms Writers of the Depths
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iUniverse Beautiful Days A Collection of Essays and Poetry
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£15.00
Tigers Eye 2019 RWA Little Gems Short Story
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£12.88
Harvard University Press Gliglois
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£52.20
Harvard University Press Burgage Tenure in Mediaeval England
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Vintage Publishing A Little Aloud
Book SynopsisThe Reader Organisation (TRO), founded by the charismatic Jane Davis, is a national charity dedicated to bringing about a reading revolution by making it possible for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to enjoy and engage with literature on a deep and personal level. Their 'Get Into Reading' read-aloud groups reach people who may not otherwise read, including people living in deprived areas, the mentally or chronically ill, older people living in Care Homes, prisoners, recovering addicts and excluded children. The organisation started on Merseyside but has since expanded across the UK and beyond. Angela Macmillan has worked at The Reader Organisation since its inception and runs several 'Get Into Reading' groups.Trade ReviewI've always known that reading aloud was one of the paths to greater happiness in life. It's rather pleasing to hear of research backing this up convincingly. But reading aloud isn't medicine to be swallowed to make one feel better. It's pleasure. Pure pleasure -- Stephen FryReading aloud is an activity that everyone can take part in. It sharpens the intellect, invigorates the imagination and enlarges the scope of human sympathy. If we all read aloud every day, the world would be a better place -- Philip PullmanBeing read to is the beguiling beginning of learning to love reading - it opens the door to absolutely everything and anything we might want to do in life -- Joanna TrollopeReading aloud brings health and happiness: guaranteed! I urge you to buy this book, read the wonderful (and funny, surprising, thought-provoking) pieces collected here to someone you care for and see the results for yourself -- Fiona PhillipsI read to stroke victims so know first-hand the power of good that reading aloud can do. This first-rate collection is a real treasure trove and I can't recommend it highly enough -- Richard Briers
£15.29
University of Nebraska Press Xurtan
Book Synopsis Xurt’an (the end of the world) showcases the rich storytelling traditions of the northern Lacandones of Naha’ through acollection of traditional narratives, songs, and ritual speech. Formerly isolated in the dense, tropical rainforest of Chiapas, Mexico, the Lacandon Maya constitute one of the smallest language groups in the world. Although their language remains active and alive, their traditional culture was abandoned after the death of their religious and civic leader in 1996.Lacking the traditional contexts in which the culture was transmitted, the oral traditions are quickly being forgotten. This collection includes creation myths that describe the cycle of destruction and renewal of the world, the structure of the universe, the realms of the gods and their intercessions in the affairs of their mortals, and the journey of the souls after death. Other traditional stories are non-mythic and fictive accounts involving talking animals, supernatural Trade Review"Xurt’an will appeal to students and scholars in the fields of folklore, anthropology, comparative literature, and performance studies. The scope of the oral narratives gathered here is notable, as is Cook’s discussion of some of the selections. . . . Xurt’an will certainly become a landmark in the study of Northern Lacandon Maya oral literature."—Sarah Alice Campbell, Journal of Folklore Research“This is a very valuable piece of work for folklorists and linguists and is a huge contribution to scholarship in this area. I applaud Cook for including oral traditions recorded from Lacandon women. Lacandon women are largely ignored in the Lacandon ethnographic literature and archaeology, and until now I know of no compilation of Lacandon women’s stories. This is an outstanding service to the field.”—R. Jon McGee, professor of anthropology at Texas State University“You will be quickly drawn into this presentation of language texts contributed by skilled Mayan narrators working in multiple literary genres while covering topics ranging from the earthly to the cosmological. The author’s attention to detail is unparalleled. The scope and quality of the narratives will take your breath away.”—Barry Carlson, editor of Northwest Coast Texts: Stealing LightTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. The Hach Winik ‘True People’ The Lacandones Northern Lacandon Oral Literature Part 2. Myths Birth of the Gods Bor Maʼax Hachäkyum and Akyantʼoʼ Create Their People and Kisin Creates Their Onen Bor Maʼax Hachäkyum Makes the Ants and Snakes Antonio Martinez Hachäkyum Makes the Sky Bor Maʼax Uluʼubir Baʼarkaʼan Umentik Pethaʼ ‘A Star Falls and Creates the Lagoon’ Antonio Martinez Hachäkyum yeter Tʼuup yeter Kisin ‘Hachäkyum, Tʼuup, and the Devil’ Bor Maʼax Hachäkyum yeter Tʼuup yeter Chäk Xib ‘Hachäkyum, Tʼuup, and Chäk Xib’ Bor Maʼax Hachäkyum Uxatik Ucheʼir Ukaar ‘Hachäkyum Cuts the Mortals’ Throats’ Bor Maʼax Äkicheʼex ‘Our Eyes’ Bor Maʼax Nacimiento ‘Birth’ Bor Maʼax Uyählehir Bah ‘The Mole Trapper’ Bor Maʼax Xurtʼan Uburur ‘The World Ends with the Flood’ Bor Maʼax Akyantʼoʼ No Permite Uxurtʼan ‘Akyantʼoʼ Prevents the End of the World’ Bor MaʼaxʼÄhah Antonio Martinez Kaʼwätsʼäk uhoʼor Barum yeter Kʼakʼ ‘The Two-Headed Jaguar and the Lord of Fire’ Säk Hoʼor Mensäbäk yeter Hach Winik Tukinsah ‘Mensäbäk and the Ancestor He Killed’ Kʼayum Maʼax Kakʼoch yeter Ukʼani(r) Hach Winik ‘Kakʼoch and His Human Assistant’ Bor Maʼax Akʼinchob Takes a Human Wife Antonio Martinez Part 3. Popular Stories Maya Kimin ‘The Mayan Death’ Säk Hoʼor Chäk Xok ‘The Sirens’ Bor Maʼax Nukuch Winik yeter Utiʼaʼar yeter Ahyaʼaxcheʼ ‘The Ancestor, His Son, and the Ceiba Tree’ Bor Maʼax Haayokʼ Bor Maʼax Koʼotir Kaʼan ‘The Celestial Eagle’ Bor Maʼax Uyitber ‘He at the End of the Road’ Bor Maʼax Kakʼoch yeter Uyitber ‘Kakʼoch and the Yitber’ Bor Maʼax Wantʼutʼkʼin Säk Hoʼor Pʼikbir Tsʼon yeter Kisin ‘The Rifle and Kisin’ Säk HoʼorʼAyim yetel Chem ‘The Crocodile and the Canoe’ Säk Hoʼor Ahsaay ‘The Leafcutter Ants’ Bor Maʼax Ahtʼuʼur yeter Barum ‘The Rabbit and the Puma’ Säk Hoʼor Chʼämäk yeter Chäk Barum ‘The Fox and the Puma’ Bor Maʼax Hachäkyum yeter Ahbäb ‘Hachäkyum and the Toad’ Säk Hoʼor Pekʼ yeter ʼAyim ‘The Dog and the Crocodile’ Säk Hoʼor How the Toucan Got His Red Beak Antonio Martinez Part 4. Songs Ukʼaay Barum ‘The Jaguar Song’ Antonio Martinez Ukʼaay Box ‘The Gourd Song’ Antonio Martinez Ukʼaay Käkah ‘The Cacao Song’ Juana Koh Ukʼaay Käy ‘Fish Song’ Antonio Martinez Ukʼaay tiʼ Huuchʼ ‘Song for Grinding’ Juana Koh Ukʼaay tiʼ Kʼuuch ‘Song for Spinning Thread’ Juana Koh Ukʼaay Torok ‘The Iguana Song’ Antonio Martinez Ukʼaayir Maʼax ‘Song of the Monkeys’ Antonio Martinez Ukʼaayir Tokʼ ‘Song of the Flint’ Antonio Martinez Ukʼaayir Xux ‘Song of the Yellow Jacket Wasps’ Säk Hoʼor Part 5. Ritual Speech: Invocations, Chants, and Charms Ahhoochʼ ‘The Hoochʼ’ Juana Koh Ahtsʼin ‘The Manioc’ Juana Koh An Offering Chant during the Preparation of Balcheʼ Antonio Martinez Offering under a Tree Antonio Martinez Utʼanir Baʼcheʼ ‘The Secret of the Balcheʼ’ Antonio Martinez Part 6. Descriptions of Meteorological and Astral PhenomenaʼÄxpʼäriʼ ‘The Solstice’ Antonio Martinez Luʼum Kab ‘The Rainbow Gods’ Bor Maʼax Säkber Akyum ‘Our Lord’s White Road’ Antonio Martinez Appendix 1: Lacandon Onen, Ceremonial Names, and Distribution Appendix 2: Gods and Men in Lacandon Mythology Notes References
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Northwestern University Press Site Unscene
Book SynopsisExplores the key role of dramatic episodes that occur offstage and beyond the knowledge-generating faculty of playgoers' sight. Does Ophelia drown? Is Desdemona unfaithful to Othello? Does Macbeth murder Duncan in his sleep? Site Unscene considers how the drama's non-visible and eccentric elements embellish, alter, and subvert visible action on the stage.
£999.99
Northwestern University Press Shakespeares Legal Ecologies
Book SynopsisOffers the first sustained examination of the relationship between law and selfhood in Shakespeare's work. Taking five plays and the sonnets as case studies, Kevin Curran argues that law provided Shakespeare with the conceptual resources to imagine selfhood in social and distributed terms, as a product of interpersonal exchange or as a gathering of various material forces.Trade ReviewCurran mobilizes for the study of Shakespeare a deep knowledge of Enlightenment and modern philosophy, and is equally adept at negotiating the complexities of early modern English law and culture."" - Luke Wilson, author of Theaters of Intention: Drama and the Law in Early Modern England
£98.10
Northwestern University Press The Crooked Mirror
Book SynopsisAs a cultural phenomenon of the Silver Age, the Crooked Mirror deserves critical attention, yet it has received only fleeting mention in histories of Russian theatre. This anthology fills a gap in our understanding of that heady era by bringing together key plays with short biographies of their authors and robust commentary and annotations.Trade Review“This is a dynamic, distinctive, and meticulous examination of a modernist Russian cabaret, written elegantly and authoritatively. The original translations beautifully capture the stylistic differences of each work and colloquialisms imbedded in their context.” - Julia Listengarten, author of Russian Tragifarce: Its Cultural and Political RootsTable of ContentsIntroduction Anchar Mantsenilov (Prince Mikhail Volkonsky), with music by Vladimir Erenberg Biography and IntroductionVampuka, or the Bride of Africa (1909) The Guest Star (1910) Leonid Andreev Biography and IntroductionLove Thy Neighbor (1909)The Lovely Sabine Women (1911) Aleksandr Kugel’ Biography and IntroductionA Little Night Music (1910). Pyotr Potyomkin Biography and IntroductionShall We Let Down the Curtain? (1911) Boris Geyer Biography and IntroductionThe Evolution of the Theatre (1910)Memories (1911) The Water of Life (1911) What They Say, What They Think (1914) Nikolay Evreinov Biography and IntroductionBackstage at the Soul (1912) The Inspector General (1912) The Fourth Wall (1916) Nikolay Urvantsov Biography and IntroductionMan’s Fate (1915) Afterword Notes List of Sources
£24.65
Ohio State University Press Loves Long Line
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Wesleyan University Press The Black Mirror and Other Stories An Anthology
Book SynopsisThe first collection of classic and contemporary German-language science fiction in EnglishTrade Review"Mike Mitchell's versatile and even brilliant translations do a wonderful job of giving us the flavor of early science fiction as well as the sophistication and style of the later stories." - Gary Wolfe, author of The Known and the Unknown"
£20.85
MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO PR New Mexico Poetry Anthology 2023
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The Storyteller and Other Tales
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Sunstone Little Gems 2016 RWA Short Story
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Girl on a Soapbox Press Easter Promises An Historical Anthology
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Carrion Blue 555 555 Vol 1 None So Worthy
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Blackhawk Press Lost in the Crazies
Book Synopsis GARRETT MCRAE HAS GONE MISSING DEEP in the Crazy Mountains of Montana. His bow hunting partners don''t appear concerned, since they fail to report his disappearance to authorities for nearly four full days. Rick Morrand, now sheriff of Dexter County, grows suspicious, especially when he learns that one of the fellow hunters, Randall Boone, is rumored to have had an affair with Garrett''s wife, Amber. Rick also finds it troubling that Garrett and Boone had a fistfight in camp shortly before Garrett disappeared. Amber, meanwhile, seems overly eager to get her hands on the proceeds of a substantial life insurance policy. When confronted, she claims that she needs the money to support her four-year-old disabled child, Gabe. Early search efforts are complicated by a raging wildland fire. Garrett''s belongings and possible remains are eventually found by a Search and Rescue dog whose attractive female handler knew Garrett well-maybe a little too well. T
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Wives of Bath Press Corliss And Other AwardWinning Stories
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Saint Philip Street Press The First Hebrew Shakespeare Translations
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Legare Street Press Happy Thoughts Cooking Ranges for People Who Are
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Legare Street Press New Salmagundi Papers Series of 1922
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Legare Street Press A Critical History of Glossolalia
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Legare Street Press Moral Emblems With Aphorisms Adages and Proverbs
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Legare Street Press Verses of a V.A.D.
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Legare Street Press Seagift
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Legare Street Press The English and Scottish Popular Ballads 5
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Legare Street Press Summer From the Journal
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Legare Street Press Puts Golden Songster Containing the Largest and
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Legare Street Press John Hunter and His Pupils
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Legare Street Press Henry David Thoreau.
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LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD Elfin Music an Anthology of English Fairy Poetry
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Legare Street Press Joseph Galloway and His Plan of Union
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Legare Street Press The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants
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Legare Street Press The History of the Harlequinade 1
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Legare Street Press Naturalists and Their Investigations. Linnaeus
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Legare Street Press Puts Original California Songster Giving in a Few
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Legare Street Press Some Personal Recollections of Dr. Crawford
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Legare Street Press Love and Patriotism or The Extraordinary
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Legare Street Press Sumerian Epic of Paradise the Flood and the Fall
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Legare Street Press Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of
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Legare Street Press Dante and the Mystics
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Legare Street Press Mahomet and His Successors v.1
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