The Anchor Book of Sixteenth Century Verse

The Anchor Book of Sixteenth Century Verse
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Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 689
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ISBN-10 : 9780307826374
ISBN-13 : 0307826376
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Synopsis The Anchor Book of Sixteenth Century Verse by : Richard D. Sylvester

This comprehensive anthology contains selections from the work of twenty-five poets of the sixteenth century. Employing the original, rather than normalized, texts, the volume includes complete, non-excerpted poems by John Skelton, Philip Sidney and others. The selections - which include such works as 'The Steele Glass'. Richard S. Sylvester examines the evolution of English poetry through the century, tracing the development of the early Tudor poets through the eloquence of Surrey.

The Columbia Granger's Guide to Poetry Anthologies

The Columbia Granger's Guide to Poetry Anthologies
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 488
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ISBN-10 : 023110104X
ISBN-13 : 9780231101042
Rating : 4/5 (4X Downloads)

Synopsis The Columbia Granger's Guide to Poetry Anthologies by : William A. Katz

Reference guide to poetry anthologies with descriptions and evaluations of each anthology.

The Anchor Anthology of Sixteenth-century Verse

The Anchor Anthology of Sixteenth-century Verse
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Publisher : Peter Smith Publisher
Total Pages : 672
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000007173838
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Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis The Anchor Anthology of Sixteenth-century Verse by : Richard Standish Sylvester

This comprehensive anthology contains selections from the work of twenty-five poets of the sixteenth century. Employing the original, rather than normalized, texts, the volume includes complete, non-excerpted poems by John Skelton, Philip Sidney and others. The selections - which include such works as 'The Steele Glass'. Richard S. Sylvester examines the evolution of English poetry through the century, tracing the development of the early Tudor poets through the eloquence of Surrey.

The Columbia Granger's Dictionary of Poetry Quotations

The Columbia Granger's Dictionary of Poetry Quotations
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 1172
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ISBN-10 : 0231075464
ISBN-13 : 9780231075466
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis The Columbia Granger's Dictionary of Poetry Quotations by : Edith P. Hazen

Why do smokers claim that the first cigarette of the day is the best? What is the biological basis behind some heavy drinkers' belief that the "hair-of-the-dog" method alleviates the effects of a hangover? Why does marijuana seem to affect ones problem-solving capacity? Intoxicating Minds is, in the author's words, "a grand excavation of drug myth." Neither extolling nor condemning drug use, it is a story of scientific and artistic achievement, war and greed, empires and religions, and lessons for the future. Ciaran Regan looks at each class of drugs, describing the historical evolution of their use, explaining how they work within the brain's neurophysiology, and outlining the basic pharmacology of those substances. From a consideration of the effect of stimulants, such as caffeine and nicotine, and the reasons and consequences of their sudden popularity in the seventeenth century, the book moves to a discussion of more modern stimulants, such as cocaine and ecstasy. In addition, Regan explains how we process memory, the nature of thought disorders, and therapies for treating depression and schizophrenia. Regan then considers psychedelic drugs and their perceived mystical properties and traces the history of placebos to ancient civilizations. Finally, Intoxicating Minds considers the physical consequences of our co-evolution with drugs -- how they have altered our very being -- and offers a glimpse of the brave new world of drug therapies.

Timeless Devotional Poetry

Timeless Devotional Poetry
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Publisher : WestBow Press
Total Pages : 389
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ISBN-10 : 9781973684800
ISBN-13 : 1973684802
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Timeless Devotional Poetry by : Elizabeth McCallum Marlow

This anthology covers thirteen centuries of Christian poetry from the ancient Dream of the Rood to modern poems by T. S. Eliot and C. S. Lewis. I can think of no one better qualified to assemble an anthology of Christian devotional poetry than Elizabeth Marlow. She not only knows this poetry well but has taught it for many years to appreciative students. Best of all, she loves and serves the Lord to whom the poems in this collection direct the gaze of our souls. With this anthology, she has given us a tool with which to stir up the embers of our hearts, that our love for the triune God might blaze all the brighter. I highly recommend this collection. —Greg Bailey, Director of Editorial, Crossway Books I am chastened by comments in the preface to this book: “If we don’t read, reflect on, and enjoy the great wealth of Christian poetry available to us, these poetic gems will eventually be consigned to academic libraries and forgotten by the majority of the reading public.” Apart from reading and singing psalms and hymns, I have not been an avid reader of poetry. I confess this to my shame, and recently I determined to address this appalling shortcoming in my life. Elizabeth Marlow’s anthology of poetry is the ideal antidote. I am excited to recommend this anthology of thirteen centuries of English poetry. Just look at the table of contents, and your appetite will be whetted. So join me in learning to love God better by reading these selections. —Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, President of Greenville Theological Seminary, Professor of Systematic and Homiletical Theology, Greenville, SC

Sixteenth-Century Poetry

Sixteenth-Century Poetry
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 608
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ISBN-10 : 9780470997192
ISBN-13 : 0470997192
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Sixteenth-Century Poetry by : Gordon Braden

This fully-annotated anthology of sixteenth-century English verse features generous selections from the canonical poets, alongside judicious selections from lesser-known authors. Includes complete works or substantial extracts of longer poems wherever possible, including Book III of the ‘Faerie Queene’ and the whole of ‘Astrophil and Stella’. Covers a range of genres, including the love lyric, mythological narrative, sacred poetry and political poetry. Encourages readers to discover unusual and interesting connections and contrasts between poems and poets. Detailed annotations facilitate close reading of the poems.

The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry

The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry
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Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 512
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ISBN-10 : 9780307481474
ISBN-13 : 0307481476
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry by : Tony Barnstone

Unmatched in scope and literary quality, this landmark anthology spans three thousand years, bringing together more than six hundred poems by more than one hundred thirty poets, in translations–many new and exclusive to the book–by an array of distinguished translators. Here is the grand sweep of Chinese poetry, from the Book of Songs–ancient folk songs said to have been collected by Confucius himself–and Laozi’s Dao De Jing to the vividly pictorial verse of Wang Wei, the romanticism of Li Po, the technical brilliance of Tu Fu, and all the way up to the twentieth-century poetry of Mao Zedong and the post—Cultural Revolution verse of the Misty poets. Encompassing the spiritual, philosophical, political, mystical, and erotic strains that have emerged over millennia, this broadly representative selection also includes a preface on the art of translation, a general introduction to Chinese poetic form, biographical headnotes for each of the poets, and concise essays on the dynasties that structure the book. The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry captures with impressive range and depth the essence of China’s illustrious poetic tradition.

The Reader's Adviser

The Reader's Adviser
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Total Pages : 840
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015058397426
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Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

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