Literary essays

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The essential Laurie Lee, a collection of occasional writings full of his unique vision and irresistible charm  All of the wit and wisdom and poetry that made Laurie Lee one of the most celebrated English writers of the twentieth century can be found in this compilation of “first loves and obsessions.

A WALL STREET JOURNAL FAVORITE FOOD BOOK OF THE EARFrom the author of Queen Sugar—now a critically acclaimed series on OWN directed by Ava Duvernay—comes a beautiful exploration and celebration of black farming in America.

Sheila Heti, author of the acclaimed How a Person Should Be?

First published in 1879, "e;Marriage - As It Was, As It Is, and As It Should Be"e; is a short pamphlet written by British writer and activist Annie Besant on the subject of marriage and women's marital rights.

In this book, Mark Blum offers a critical look at the thought and impact of the late 13th-century Buddhist historian Gyonen (1240-1321) and the emergent Pure Land school of Buddhism founded by Honen (1133-1212).

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First published in 1908, Constitutional Government in the United States offers Woodrow Wilson's thoughts on the US political system, including his famous theories regarding constitutional interpretation.

“A gift .

Provides the first dedicated study of Frances Burney''s medical writings which are now viewed as foundational to modern illness narratives.

Wade's self-aware, grief-inflected essays attempt to answer the questionwhat have you given up in order to become who you are?

Traces the development of Roberto Bolaño''s work from the beginning to the end of his career.

The world of dreams is one that the majority of people take for granted.

For nearly half a century Anne Lake Prescott has been a force and an inspiration in Renaissance studies.

The psychological effects of colour have long been known and are today widely harnessed in everything from advertising to interior design.

This edited collection, a tribute to the late noted eighteenth-century scholar Betty Rizzo, testifies to her influence as a researcher, writer, teacher, and mentor.

A heartfelt collection of personal stories that connect a common past and offer hope for a promising futureFor many, South Carolina is a sunny vacation destination.

Texte von Hans Wollschläger - gegenwartsbezogen, politisch hellwach und außerordentlich unterhaltsam.

We have become suspicious, rightly, of claims for literary greatness, but in Sebald s case the claim was triumphantly justified.

In these wonderfully stylish and eclectic essays, Charles Nicholl pursues the fugitive traces of the past with the skill and relish that have earned him a reputation as one of the finest literary and historical detectives of our time.

First published in 1907, Mark Twain's "e;Christian Science"e; contains a collection of essays related to Christian Science, a belief system adhered to by members of the Church of Christ, Scientist.

In den Gebärden der Entsagung fallen Selbstverlust und Souveränität zusammen.

'Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child.

David Gallop provides a Greek text and a new facing-page translation of the extant fragments of Parmenides' philosophical poem.

This fascinating book contains a collection of essays on various subjects written by Arthur Machen.

In this collection of her finest and best-known short essays, Natalia Ginzburg explores both the mundane details and inescapable catastrophes of personal life with the grace and wit that have assured her rightful place in the pantheon of classic mid-century authors.

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From the acclaimed creator of Subway Book Review, Between the Lines gloriously takes to the underground and showcases in over 170 interviews what moves us forwarda thrilling ride as unexpected as New York City itself.

Was ist Eleganz?

A companion to On Writing and On Cats: A raw and tender poetry collection that captures the Dirty Old Man of American letters at his fiercest and most vulnerable, on a subject that hits home with all of us.

The book leads off with fourteen short essays on poems from James Dickey's last book, The Eagle's Mile, twelve short essays on James Wright's best prose poems, a long essay on Dickey's third novel, To the White Sea, a long essay on W.

Seit über dreißig Jahren betrachtet der Westen den Osten.

Selections from Leopardi’s prose masterwork, Zibaldone, one of the great intellectual diaries in European literature, expertly translated by Tim ParksRevenge—Revenge is so sweet one often wishes to be insulted so as to be able to take revenge, and I don’t mean just by an old enemy, but anyone, or even (especially when in a really bad mood) by a friend.

Kent Greenawalt's From the Bottom Up constitutes a collection of articles and essays written over the last five decades of his career.

Raymond Knister had a strong sense of commitment both to his own career and to literature, particularly Canadian literature.

"e;Powerful"e; essays exploring the experience of the writer-and the nature of experience itself (Minneapolis Star-Tribune).

»Zum ersten Mal habe ich das Gefühl, über etwas, das mich betrifft, so sprechen zu können, als ginge es alle etwas an«, erklärt das Ich dieses Textes, »weil ich schon lange in der Welt lebe, in die jetzt alle geraten sind.

Can a case be made for reading literature in the digital age?

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______________'A beautifully poised series of dialogues about literature, music and politics, and they're a testimony to the enormous gifts and courage of both men' - Tom Paulin, Guardian'A marvellous eavesdrop on the discourse of exchange between two great intellects' - Nadine Gordimer, TLS'An extraordinary meeting of minds in troubled times' - Financial Times'A fascinating exchange of ideas on music, politics and literature' - Classic FM Magazine______________Israeli Daniel Barenboim, one of the finest musicians of our times, and Palestinian Edward Said, eminent literary critic and leading expert on the Middle East, were close friends for years.

Think moving in with your mother-in-law is your worst nightmare?

Determination, grit and humour shine through Lindsey Hilsum, ObserverNineteen Arab women journalists speak out about what it s like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection.

For it is in the simple act of reading where the living and the dead, the real and the imagined, meet.

In a small but comfortable conference room, in a publishing house in San Francisco, a group of high school students met weekly over the past year to read literary magazines, chapbooks, graphic novels, and countless articles.

All of these selections in this volume were comosed between 1896 and 1905.

In Keywords for Southern Studies, editors Scott Romine and Jennifer Rae Greeson have compiled an eclectic collection of new essays that address the fluidity of southern studies by adopting a transnational, interdisciplinary focus.

With Let Us Build Us a City Tracy Daugherty considers the principles of literary art in a series of essays that focus on the nature of artistic vision and the creative individual's relationship to the world.