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Eudora Welty: A Writer's Eye Collected Book Reviews
by Pearl Amelia McHaney  Publisher Comments Although she is eminent primarily as the prize-winning author of classic works of fiction, Eudora Welty is notable also as an astute literary critic. Her essays on the art of fiction and on the writers who enlarged the range of the short story and the...
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Introduction to German Poetry (Dual-Language) (Dual-Language Books)
by Gustave Mathieu Publisher Comments Treasury of 42 great poems includes important works by Goethe, Schiller, Heine, Holderlin, Brecht and many other masters. Complete German texts plus expert literal English translations on facing pages. Also a wealth of biographical and critical...
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Nothing But Miracles: From Leaves of Grass
by Walt Whitman Publisher Comments Combining the verses of a poem from Walt Whitman's collection "Leaves of Grass" with charming collage illustrations of a cat family, Roth shows young readers how much there is to celebrate in nature and in life. Full color....
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The Art of Being Human
by Richard Janaro Synopsis Perfect for anyone interested in the ways the Humanities can broaden perspectives, enhance one's ability to think critically, and enrich one's life. This book is organized by themes: religion; morality; happiness; love; death and life affirmation...
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Book Lover's Page-A-Day Calendar
by Workman Publishing Synopsis Packed with hundreds of great reads, Book Lover's is the calendar that keeps you reading. So many books to choose from: "In a Dry Season," Peter Robinson's beautifully crafted mystery set in the Yorkshire Dales. From Diane Ackerman, a fascinating probe...
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Poetics (Penguin Classics)
by Aristotle And Heath Publisher Comments Aristotle's Poetics is one of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history. A penetrating, near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy, it demonstrates how the elements of plot, character and spectacle...
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Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives (Oxford World's Classics)
by Plutarch Publisher Comments In the eight lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of classical Rome. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is also implicitly to educate and warn those in his own...
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Acting Beautifully: Henry James and the Ethical Aesthetic (Suny Series in Psychoanalysis and Culture)
by Sigi Jottkandt Publisher Comments Addresses ethical and aesthetic issues in three major works by Henry James....
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The Shakespeare Diaries: A Fictional Autobiography
by J. P. Wearing Publisher Comments Blending fact with fiction and written in diary form, this unique biography of Shakespeare encapsulates his life like never before--from his views on daily events to vivid impressions of the Elizabethan era and his role within such a world. Delightfully...
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500 Great Books for Teens (06 Edition)
by Silvey Publisher Comments Thousands of books for teens are published every year, but until now no general reference has existed. Anita Silvey's book is the one everyone has been waiting for. Parents will see what their teenagers are actually reading and be able to lead them to...
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Writing the World: Understanding William Stafford
by Judith Kitchen Publisher Comments An excellent introduction for readers coming to Stafford for the first time and a valuable overview of the work for the many readers already familiar with his poetry, this book offers the best single guide to one of the most respected and celebrated...
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Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others (Oxford World's Classics)
by Stephanie Dalley Publisher Comments The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia thrived between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates over 4,000 years ago. The myths collected here, originally written in cuneiform on clay tablets, include parallels with the biblical stories of the Creation and the...
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The Richard Wright Encyclopedia
by Jerry W., Jr. (edt) Ward Publisher Comments Richard Wright is one of the most important African American writers. He is also one of the most prolific. Best known as the author of Native Son, he wrote 7 novels; 2 collections of short fiction; an autobiography; more than 250 newspaper articles, book...
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Literature Lost (97 Edition)
by John M. Ellis Publisher Comments In the span of less than a generation, university humanities departments have experienced an almost unbelievable reversal of attitudes, now attacking and undermining what had previously been considered best and most worthy in the Western tradition. John...
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Penguin Classics)
by Harriet Jacobs Publisher Comments A haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina, and her final escape and emancipation, Jacobs' narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and published in 1861, is one of the most important books ever written documenting the...
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Book Crush: For Kids and Teens-Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Interest
by Nancy Pearl Publisher Comments Parents, teachers, and librarians are often puzzled by the seemingly endless choices for reading material for young people. What's good, what's trash, what's going to hold their interest? Nancy Pearl, America's favorite librarian, has read widely in all...
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Paradise Lost
by John Milton Publisher Comments Paradise Lost, by John Milton, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted...
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Romance of the Rose (94 Edition)
by Guillaume De Lorris Publisher Comments This is a new translation of The Romance of the Rose, an allegorical account of the progress of a courtly love affair which became the most popular and influential of all medieval romances. In the hands of Jean de Meun, who continued de Lorris's work, it...
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Selected Poems & Letters of Emily Dickinson
by Emily Dickinson Publisher Comments This Anchor edition includes both poems and letters, as well as the only contemporary description of Emily Dickinson, and is designed for readers who want the best poems and most interesting letters in convenient form. An excellent introduction to the...
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The Rhizomatic West: Representing the American West in a Transnational, Global, Media Age (Postwestern Horizons)
by Neil Campbell Publisher Comments Is the American West in Sergio Leone’s “spaghetti westerns” the same American West we find in Douglas Coupland’s Generation X? In Jim Jarmusch’s movies? In Calexico’s music? Or is the American West, as this book tells...
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