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Shakespeare
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 340

Shakespeare

This legendary book by an esteemed poet and beloved professor at Columbia University features a series of smart, witty, deeply perceptive essays about each of Shakespeare's plays, together with a further discussion of the poems. Writing with an incomparable knowledge of his subject but without a hint of pedantry, Van Doren elucidates both the astonishing boldness and myriad subtleties of Shakespeare's protean art. His Shakespeare is a book to be treasured by both new and longtime students of the Bard.

Mortal Summer
  • Language: en

Mortal Summer

Mortal Summer, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Don Quixote's Profession
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 120

Don Quixote's Profession

A collection of three lectures on Don Quixote that argues the titular character was primarily an actor and was aware of what he was really doing throughout his adventure.

The Noble Voice
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 360

The Noble Voice

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1946
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Donated by Sydney Harris.

Introduction to Poetry
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 136

Introduction to Poetry

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1968
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Four Comedies
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 738

Four Comedies

The Taming of the Shrew Robust and bawdy, The Taming of the Shrew captivates audiences with outrageous humor as Katharina, the shrew, engages in a contest of wills–and love–with her bridegroom, Petruchio, in a comedy of unmatched theatrical brilliance, filled with visual gags and witty repartee. A Midsummer Night's Dream Fairy magic, love spells, and an enchanted wood turn the mismatched rivalries of four young lovers into a marvelous mix-up of desire and enchantment, all touched by Shakespeare’s inimitable vision of the intriguing relationship between dreams and the waking world. The Merchant of Venice This dark comedy of love and money contains one of the truly mythic figures in lite...

An Anthology of World Poetry
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1390

An Anthology of World Poetry

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1928
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Selected Poems
  • Language: en

Selected Poems

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-04-14
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Poet, Trappist monk, religious philosopher, translator, social critic: the late Thomas Merton was all these things. This classic selection from his great body of poetry affords a comprehensive view of his varied and progressively innovative work. Selected by Mark Van Doren and James Laughlin, this slim volume is now available again as a wonderful showcase of Thomas Merton's splendid poetry.

Jonathan Gentry
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 216

Jonathan Gentry

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1931
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Life of John Berryman
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 468

The Life of John Berryman

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022-01-29
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  • Publisher: Routledge

First published in 1982, The Life of John Berryman draws on extensive research in the USA and on an enormous collection of hitherto unpublished materials – journals, letters, stories and poetry –to build a biography that recounts in absorbing detail the public and private stages of John Berry man’s career. It also offers an intimate portrait of a creative artist: his compulsive self-presentation and self-reproach, his moral and artistic dilemmas, his dedication and his accomplishments. John Berryman occupies a central place among the outstanding poets of recent times. The course of his life ran between the extremes of personal degradation and artistic ecstasy. He suffered the early sui...