Cosimo nov 2020 (10 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; Am an attendant lord, one that will do To swell a progress, start a scene or two, Advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool, Deferential, glad to be of use, Politic, cautious, and meticulous; Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse; At times, indeed, almost ridiculous-- Almost, at times, the Fool.' -T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (1915)\*Prufrock and Other Observations\* (1917), a twelve-poem collection, includes \*The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock\*. This poem by T.S. Eliot was seen as a masterpiece of the Modernist movement and one of the most influential poems of modern times. It represents the thoughts of a mature man as he searches for love and meaning in an uncertain world.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Waste Land is perhaps, the finest poem of this generation; .it gives voice to the universal despair or resignation arising from the spiritual and economic consequences of the war, the cross purposes of modern civilization, the cul-de-sac into which both science and philosophy seem to have got themselves and the break-down of all great directive purposes which give zest and joy to the business of living.' -Burton Rascoe, New York Tribune (1922) The Waste Land, by T. S. Eliot, is widely regarded as one of the most important poems of the 20th century and a central work of modernist poetry.In The Waste Land, Eliot combines the legend of the Holy Grail and the Fisher King with sketches of contemporary British society. This 434-line poem is divided into five sections: 'The Burial of the Dead,' 'A Game of Chess,' 'The Fire Sermon,' 'Death by Water,' and 'What the Thunder Said.'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - ' 'I am a poet, ' he said, and one, I hope, of no mean imagination, if one can reckon at all by crowns of honour, which gratitude can set even on unworthy heads. 'Why are you so badly dressed, then ' you ask. For that very reason. The worship of genius never made a man rich.' -Petronius, Satyricon (54 AD) The Sacred Wood-Essays on Poetry and Criticism (1920) is T. S. Eliot's first book of criticism. It contains opinions of writers such as Shakespeare and Dante and some of Eliot's most influential essays, including Tradition and the Individual Talent and Philip Massinger.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Because in my nature I have always run to pie, whilst in his nature he has always run to mystery.' -Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, Detective (1896) Tom Sawyer, Detective (1894), by Mark Twain, is a murder mystery where Tom Sawyer's uncle goes on trial for murder and Tom Sawyer attempts to solve this mystery while serving as his uncle's lawyer.This jacketed hardcover edition of Tom Sawyer, Detective, is a nice addition to a reader's collection of Mark Twain books.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - '.it seems to me that the most important thing to know about the war is how the different peoples live; their environment, tradition, and the revealing things they do and say. In time of peace, many human qualities are covered up, which come to the surface in a sharp crisis; but on the other hand, much of personal and racial quality is submerged in time of great public stress.' -John Reed, The War in Eastern Europe, (1916) After returning from his trip to Western Europe following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, American journalist John Reed made his second trip to Eastern Europe in 1915. He was joined by illustrator Boardman Robinson, who contributed illustrations to The War in Eastern Europe (1916), in which Reed describes their experiences traveling through Greece, Serbia, Russia, Constantinople, Rumania, and Bulgaria. Reed shows a first-hand account of the destruction and deprivation in this region, and offers a fascinating read for anyone interested in World War I, the Balkans, and its history.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.' -Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894) Tom Sawyer Abroad-by Huck Finn (1894) by Mark Twain was published ten years after Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and eighteen years after The Adventures of Tom Sawyer of which it is a sequel. Not as famous as either, but still an interesting story about Tom, Huck, and Jim traveling to Africa in a hot air balloon. This story is a nod to Jules Verne's adventure stories. This jacketed hardcover replica of the original 1894 edition of Tom Sawyer Abroad, with illustrations by Daniel Beard, is an engaging addition to anyone's library.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'That is just the way with some people. They get down on a thing when they don't know nothing about it.' -Huckleberry Finn (1885) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884/1885), a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, is one of the Great American Novels. It tells the story about Huckleberry Finn, who together with the slave Jim, runs away from his abusive father and makes a trip down the Mississippi River on a raft. It offers a colorful description of pre-Civil War society in the American South with its people and places along the Mississippi. This book is no stranger to controversy, when upon its publication it was criticized for its rough language, and during the 20th century for using racial stereotypes. Nevertheless, Ernest Hemingway said: 'All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain, called Huckleberry Finn.'This jacketed hardcover replica of the original 1885 edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, with illustrations by E. W. Kemble, has remained popular with many readers, young and old.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Although my book is intended mainly for the entertainment of boys and girls, I hope it will not be shunned by men and women, for part of my plan has been to try to pleasantly remind adults of what they once were themselves, and of how they felt and thought and talked, and what queer enterprises they sometimes engaged in.' -Mark Twain (1876) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), a masterpiece of American literature by Mark Twain, describes the world of boyhood in nineteenth century rural America. It tells the adventures of Tom Sawyer, a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. Tom Sawyer is full of mischief and adventures, often joined by his friend Huckleberry Finn.This jacketed hardcover replica of the original 1876 edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, with illustrations by True Williams, has enchanted readers of all ages throughout the times. Williams, True (illustrator). …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'It is brilliant, delicious, exquisitely civilized. I enjoyed as much as any the Gordon, which alone was quite new to me.' -Bertrand Russell (1918) Eminent Victorians-Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Dr. Thomas Arnold and General Gordon (1918) is a collection of short biographies of four leading personalities of the Victorian era by Lytton Strachey. This book would transform the art of biography by taking aim at these heroes of the Victorian age, instead of showing the customary adulation of biographies. Although Strachey's writing displeased some conventional readers, many considered it brilliant. He opened a new period in biography writing.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.' -Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889)A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) is a great satirical novel by Mark Twain about a 19th century Yankee traveling back in time to medieval Britain. This novel provides a critique of contemporary society, even though it takes place in archaic Britain.This replica of the original edition of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, containing 235 illustrations by Daniel Carter Beard, presents one of Twain's most unique stories.…