Arcadia Borealis was first published in 1938. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

In the 1930s, Finnish poet Bo Carpelan found mention of his great-uncle Axel in a biography of the composer Jean Sibelius. This friendship is the genesis of Carpelan's fictional diary of Axel's dual obsession with music and with a man who, unlike him, had enough confidence in his creativity to compose his own. In Carpelan's novel, set during Finland's struggle to escape Russian domination, young Axel's life is full of melancholic introspection communicated only to his diary. The short entries describe his adolescent antagonism toward healthier and more joyous peers, and his embarrassment at his futile attempts to coax beauty from his violin. His unrelenting disappointment and self-effacement give way after meeting his hero Sibelius, as Axel's search for meaning and an aesthetic ideal becomes forever linked to the unfolding of the composer's musical genius.

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Originally published in 1897, this early works is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Contents include; The function of Latin, Chansons De Geste, The Matter of Britain, Antiquity in Romance, The making of English and the settlement of European Prosody, Middle High German Poetry, The 'Fox, ' The 'Rose, ' and the minor Contributions of France, Icelandic and Provencal, The Literature of the Peninsulas, and Conclusion..... Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwor

Axel Garcia is a poet and musician of over thirty years. He's the author of two books: "In Life And Love" and "Through Different Eyes (Poetic Verses)". Axel started writing during his teenage years in Brooklyn, New York where he grew up. He began his studies in religion soon after and has received various degrees and ordinations. Currently an Ordained Minister in New York State, Axel is an initiated Awo Ifa and Omo Esu. Axel has been featured at The Dolphin Book Store and Cafe, and has recited his poems at The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, The Capicu Cultural Showcase, The Shaolin Temple USA and El Fogon. Axel's story was a featured article in The Ridgewood Times Newspaper, The Home Reporter and The Spectator, July 2015. He resides in Queens, New York.

Axel Scheffler's delightful artwork brings to life playful and easily accessible poems by Frantz Wittkamp, wonderfully adapted from German to English by Roger McGough.There are lions and tigers and mice galore, not to mention a whole host of other bizarre and loveable creatures in this fully illustrated collection of short poems. Each four-line poem conjures a new scene or concept and their short length, combined with colourful and detailed artwork, makes this book ideal for introducing poetry to young children. Ranging from curious to witty, touching to joyful, and all exquisitely illustrated by the award-winning Axel Scheffler, this is the perfect book of poetry to share with readers young and old. A beautiful hardback with cloth binding and a ribbon, Fish Dream of Trees makes an excellent gift.

Published in 1931, Axel's Castle was Edmund Wilson's first book of literary criticism--a landmark book that explores the evolution of the French Symbolist movement and considers its influence on six major twentieth-century writers: William Butler Yeats, Paul Valéry, T. S. Eliot, Marcel Proust, James Joyce, and Gertrude Stein. As Alfred Kazin later wrote, "Wilson was an original, an extraordinary literary artist . . . He could turn any literary subject back into the personal drama it had been for the writer."

A late-flowering poet who was the imaginative voice of the chronically ignored and a witty sceptic of conventional thinking.

A paean to play from an award-winning poet and a New York Times best-selling illustrator. The trappings of childhood change from generation to generation, but there are some timeless activities that every kid loves. Marilyn Singer and LeUyen Pham celebrate these universal types of play, from organized games such as hide-and-seek and hopscotch to imaginative play such as making mud soup or turning a stick into a magic wand. Lyrical poems and bold illustrations capture the energy of a group of children in one neighborhood as they amuse themselves over the course of a summer day. At a time when childhood obesity rates are soaring and money is tight for many families, here is a book that invites readers to join in the fun of active play with games that cost nothing.