Samson Agonistes and Other Poems: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature Edition (Milton John)(Paperback)

Samson Agonistes and Other Poems: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature Edition (Milton John)(Paperback)

In Samson Agonistes, Milton's last great work, he addresses questions that pressed insistently on the imagination of all who were unhappy with the changes wrought by the Restoration. In addition to Samson Agonistes, this volume includes a selection of Milton's best-known short poems. The biblical

The Dead and Other Stories: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature Edition (Joyce James)(Paperback)

The Broadview Anthology of British Literature Volume 4: The Age of Romanticism - Third Edition (Black Joseph)(Paperback)

Selected Poems: Milton (Milton John)(Paperback / softback)

An authoritative new edition of Milton's essential verse John Milton, who abandoned early plans of becoming a clergyman to become a poet, was a master of almost every type of verse-from the classical to the religious, from the lyric to the epic. His writing reflected his radical views and his

Milton: The Complete Shorter Poems (Carey John)(Paperback)

This masterly edition contains all of Milton's English poems, with the exception of Paradise Lost, together with translations and texts of all his Latin, Italian and Greek poems. First published in 1968 - and substantially updated in 1996 - John Carey's edition has, with Alastair Fowler's Paradise

British Literature 1640-1789: An Anthology (DeMaria Robert)(Paperback)

Spanning the period from the British Civil War to the French Revolution, the fourth edition of this successful anthology increases its coverage of canonical writings, plays, and of the development of British Literature in the American colonies. A thoroughly updated new edition of this popular

An Anthology of Medieval Love Debate Poetry (Altmann Barbara K.)(Paperback)

This new edition of Christine de Pizan's love debate poems supercedes the only other modern edition (1886) by working from all existing fifteenth century versions and by using as a base manuscript the version now generally acknowledged as the definitive copy. The poems, Livre du Debat de deux

The Complete Poems (Marvell Andrew)(Paperback)

Member of Parliament, tutor to Oliver Cromwell's ward, satirist, and friend of John Milton, Andrew Marvell was one of the most significant poets of the seventeenth century. The Complete Poems demonstrates his unique skill and immense diversity, and includes lyrical love poetry, religious works, and

Poems (Milton John)(Pevná vazba)

John Milton (1608-74) was celebrated in his time as a public servant of the Cromwellian regime and as the author of brilliant polemical pamphlets about education religion and freedom of speech, but his posthumous reputation rests principally on his work as a poet, noteably in PARADISE

The Complete Poems (Milton John)(Paperback)

'I may assert Eternal ProvidenceAnd justify the ways of God to men'John Milton was a master of almost every type of verse, from the classical to the religious and from the lyrical to the epic. His early poems include the devotional 'On the Morning of Christ's Nativity', 'Comus', a masque, and the

Complete English Poems (Milton John)(Pevná vazba)

This volume presents a complete text of all Milton's verse. Coleridge linked Milton and Shakespeare as the greatest of English poets, and even in our time Milton continues to exert a powerful influence, both on the writing of poetry and on critical

Rainmaker Danced (Agard John)(Paperback / softback)

A wonderful new anthology of poems by winner of the Queens Medal and the Eleanor Farjeon Award,

Earth on fire and other poems - A bilingual edition (Noyau Rene)(Paperback / softback)

The first translation into English of the poems of Francophone and Creolophone Mauritian writer Rene Noyau (1911-1984). The poems are presented in their original French as well as in English

Milton's Selected Poetry and Prose (Milton John)(Paperback)

This Norton Critical Edition of Milton's Selected Poetry and Prose includes 'Lycidas'--widely considered the greatest short poem in English--the great tragedy Samson Agonistes, the masque Comus, the brief epic Paradise Regained, and eighteen sonnets as well as other poems. It also contains the

British Civilization: An Introduction (Oakland John)(Paperback)

Thoroughly updated and revised, the ninth edition of the highly regarded British Civilization: An Introduction continues to be the ideal textbook on Britain, its country and people, religion, politics and government, international relations, legal system, economy, education, media and culture for

Speak My Language, and Other Stories: An Anthology of Gay Fiction (Hjer Torsten)(Paperback)

'There is something special about literature . . . that addresses our innermost sexual and amatory selves. Gay stories offer us vindication, fellowship, validation and a sense of shared identity that we need now as much as ever, ' writes Stephen Fry in the foreword to this anthology.In this

Sufi Poems: A Mediaeval Anthology (Lings Martin)(Paperback)

Sufi Poems is a selection of poems from the golden period of Sufism especially chosen and translated from the Arabic by the distinguished scholar Dr Martin Lings. Dr Lings is the author of numerous best-selling works on Sufism and is a published poet in his own right. Inlcuding poems here

Empire Writing: An Anthology of Colonial Literature 1870-1918 (Boehmer Elleke)(Paperback)

Empire Writing is the first anthology to gather together British imperial writing alongside native and settler literature, interweaving short stories, poems, essays, travel writing, and memoirs from the phase of British expansionist imperialism known as high empire. This wide-ranging selection

Tempest: An Anthology (Vaught Anna)(Paperback)

This diverse and varied anthology of short fiction, essays and poems includes contributions by Sam Jordison, Chantal Mouffe, Steven O'Brien, Jules Pretty, Justine Sless, Patrick Wright and poet M W Bewick as well as by writers from the current Patrician Press stable. The contributors confront our

Half-Caste and Other Poems (Agard John)(Paperback / softback)

One of the the UK's top performance poets explores issues of race and identity in this classic

The Waste Land and Other Poems (Eliot T. S.)(Paperback)

A Vintage Classics edition of T. S. Eliot's most groundbreaking poems 'This is the way the world ends, not with a bang, but a whimper.' Those famous concluding lines of T. S. Eliot's 'The Hollow Men' have resonated with readers for nearly a century. As with 'April is the cruelest month,' from The

The World's Last Night: And Other Essays (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback)

A repackaged edition of the revered author's anthology of satirical yet serious essays on evil.In these spirited essays, C. S. Lewis--the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great

Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties: Translations and Considerations (Mood John J. L.)(Paperback)

Here is a mini-anthology of poetry and prose for both aficionados and those readers discovering Rainer Maria Rilke for the first time. John J. L. Mood has assembled a collection of Rilke's strongest work, presenting commentary along with the selections. Mood links into an essay passages from

The Complete Poems: Second Edition (Keats John)(Paperback)

The complete poems of an English master Keats's first volume of poems, published in 1817, demonstrated both his belief in the consummate power of poetry and his liberal views. While he was criticized by many for his politics, his immediate circle of friends and family immediately recognized his