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Tag Archives: Literature
Lionel Trilling’s Book The Liberal Imagination
Lionel Trilling’s The Liberal Imagination comprises fifteen essays that range in time from 1946 to 1948. The book was first published in 1950. The collection provides a potpourri of intellectual refinements on the state of American literature in the late … Continue reading
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On Great Literature (Featuring T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets)
Book Review Title: Four Quartets Author: T. S. Eliot Publisher: Mariner Books Date: March 20, 1968 ISBN: 978-0156332255 When you go to pick up a book to read, what normally comes to mind is, “Where’s a good story I can … Continue reading
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P. V. LeForge’s Principle of Interchange
Book Review Title: Principle of Interchange and Other Stories Author: P. V. LeForge Publisher: Paperback Rack Books Date: April 1, 1990 ISBN: 978-0962487804 A collection of sixteen stories, Principle of Interchange holds its share of surprises, mostly pleasant surprises. The … Continue reading
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Daniel Defoe’s The Storm
Book Review Title: The Storm Author: Daniel Defoe Publisher: Penguin Classics; New Ed edition Date: May 31, 2005 (First published 1704) ISBN: 978-0141439921 The Storm is centered on a hurricane that hit England, including London, on November 26–27, 1703. The … Continue reading
Bennett Cerf’s Great German Short Novels and Stories
Book Review Title: Great German Short Novels and Stories Editor: Bennett A. Cerf Publisher: Modern Library Date: 1933 ASIN: B000BTPSYS This collection of German short novels and stories includes works by Thomas Mann (Death in Venice), Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe … Continue reading
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John Sitter’s Literary Loneliness
Book Review Title: Literary Loneliness in Mid-Eighteenth-Century England Author: John Sitter Publisher: Cornell University Press Date: 1982 ISBN: 978-0801414992 For a critical study of a literary period, this book is a gem for readers who love history, literary insights, and … Continue reading
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Ernst Junger’s Storm of Steel
Book Review Title: Storm of Steel Author: Ernst Junger Publisher: Penguin Classics; 1st edition Date: May 4, 2004 ISBN: 978-0142437902 Ernst Junger’s Storm of Steel tells the story of the author’s experiences as a special forces soldier, then as an … Continue reading
R. Bruce Bickley’s Joel Chandler Harris: A Biography and Critical Study
Book Review Title: Joel Chandler Harris Author: R. Bruce Bickley, Jr. Publisher: Brown Thrasher Books, The University of Georgia Press Year Published: 1978 ISBN: 978-0820331850 Professor Bickley does a magnificent job bringing out the heart and soul of his subject, … Continue reading
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Simon Callow’s Biography of Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World
Book Review Title: Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World Author: Simon Callow Published: Vintage 2012 Perhaps no one alive today has done more to shine a light on Charles Dickens, the man and his works, than Simon … Continue reading
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Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s Novel The Leopard
Book Review Title: The Leopard Author: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa Publisher: Pantheon Books (Paperback), New York (1960) ISBN-13: 978-0-679-73121-4 Lampedusa’s novel The Leopard follows the life of Sicilian Don Fabrizio Corbera, Prince of Salina, around the time of Garibaldi, mainly … Continue reading
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Lock and Dixon’s Biography of Patrick Brontë: Man of Sorrow
Book Review Title: A Man of Sorrow: The Life, Letters and Times of the Rev. Patrick Brontë 1777–1861, 566 pages Authors: John Lock and Canon W. T. Dixon Publisher: Ian Hodgkins & Co. LTD, London (1979) ISBN-13: 978-0906460047 Patrick Brontë … Continue reading
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Charles Dickens 203
Let us take a moment to remember Charles Dickens today, his 203rd Birthday. When you read novels by Charles Dickens, and then read true accounts of mid-1800s London and look at photographs of the period, you’ll find his descriptions match … Continue reading
Poe 206
Edgar Allan Poe is not considered a top literary figure by many critics. He was considered even less during his lifetime. He was a critic himself, and his creative works did not earn him much of a living.
Shakespeare 450
William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday is today, born 23 April 1564. Or at least it is traditionally celebrated on 4/23. He was baptized 4/26 so his birth date would be a few days earlier. Being born 450 years ago today adds … Continue reading