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The Divine Comedy
$29.99 Add to cartWhen Michael Palma’s translation of the Inferno appeared in 2002, it defied the conventional wisdom of literary commentators who had long argued that Dante’s intricate terza rima form simply could not… [more below]
- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: December 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1324095547
- Language: English
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Stuff Happens
$18.00 Add to cart“Stuff happens . . . And it’s untidy, and freedom’s untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.”
Such was Donald Rumsfeld’s response on April 11, 2003, follo- Author: Hare, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 01 2005
- ISBN10: 057122606X
- Language: English
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And So This Is Christmas: 51 Seasonally Adjusted Poems
$19.99 Read moreIt’s that time of year again . . .
With his signature wit, Brian Bilston returns with And So This is Christmas, fifty-one poems in celebration of the festive season: from bizarre family traditions to- Author: Bilston, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1035031469
- Language: English
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Inferno of Dante
$32.00 Add to cartThis widely praised version of Dante’s masterpiece, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award of the Academy of American Poets, is more idiomatic and ap
- Author: Dante
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0374525315
- Language: English
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Troilus and Cressida
$19.00 Add to cartOften called the first great English novel, Troilus and Cressida, a tragic love story set during the siege of Troy, is Chaucer’s masterpiece. Troilus, a valiant warrior, is scornful of love until he c… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library Classics
- Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: April 09 2002
- ISBN10: 0375757368
- Language: English
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As You Like It
$12.99 Add to cartThis edition of As You LIke It is especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly cre… [more below]
- Series: Oxford School Shakespeare
- Author: Shakespeare, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 23 2009
- ISBN10: 0198328699
- Language: English
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Sounding the Seasons Enlarged Edition: One Hundred and Ten Sonnets for the Christian Year
$20.99 Add to cartPoetry has always been a central element of Christian spirituality and is used in worship, in pastoral services and guided meditation. In Sounding the Seasons, Cambridge poet and priest Malcolm Guite … [more below]
- Author: Guite, Malcolm
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1786225638
- Language: English
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Jane Austen’s Christmas: The Festive Season in Georgian England
$21.99 Add to cartEssential reading for anyone interested in this period, or simply curious as to how Christmas was celebrated in the past, this is a wonderful piece of indulgent nostalgia.
Christmas comes up time and- Author: Hubert, Maria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 1803993871
- Language: English
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Chimera
$16.95 Read moreIn her third collection in English, Phoebe Giannisi lays out her vision for a chimeric poetics that blends field recordings, state archives, and ancient texts. The center of Chimera engages with a thr
- Author: Giannisi, Phoebe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: July 09 2024
- ISBN10: 811237826
- Language: English
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Los Abrazos Lentos: Esbozos, Reflexiones Y Vida / Soft Embraces
$22.95 Read moreM?S DE 3.600.000 EJEMPLARES VENDIDOS
El?sabet Benaven
«Las palabras son abrazos y aqu? van los m?os: Un recopilatorio de lo sentido, imaginado y vivido en los ?ltimos a?os . -EL?SABET BENAVENT- Author: Benavent, Elisabet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1644737892
- Language: Spanish
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Wild: Poems
$21.99 Read moreA rich, joyful collection of poems on living and loving from the Booker Prize-winning author.
Freedom is the most precious commodity in the world. In this powerful collection, the celebrated novelist,- Author: Okri, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1635422922
- Language: English
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Abramovic-Isms
$16.95 Add to cartA collection of fascinating and provocative quotations from the world-renowned performance artist
Marina Abramovic is arguably the most important and influential performance artist of our time. For de- Series: Isms #16
- Author: Abramovic, Marina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0691263736
- Language: English
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Jean Cocteau: The Juggler’s Revenge
$45.00 Add to cartRediscovering Cocteau’s artistic output, from perfume boxes to sketches of Peggy Guggenheim
The multifaceted and surprising artist Jean Cocteau was undoubtedly one of the major figures of the Paris cul
- Author: Cocteau, Jean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 20 2024
- ISBN10: 9791254631683
- Language: English
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Mondrian: His Life, His Art, His Quest for the Absolute
$40.00 Add to cartThe extraordinary and surprising life of Piet Mondrian, whose unprecedented geometric art revolutionized modern painting, architecture, graphic art, fashion design, and more–from acclaimed cultural h… [more below]
- Author: Weber, Nicholas Fox
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0307961591
- Language: English
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Three Major Plays: Fuente Ovejuna/The Kight from Olmedo/Punishment Without Revenge
$14.95 Add to cartLope de Vega (1562-1635), widely regarded as the architect of the drama of the Spanish Golden Age, created plots and characters notable for their energy, inventiveness, and dramatic power. This unique… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: De Vega, Lope
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0199540179
- Language: English
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In the Cairngorms
$14.95 Read moreThe only book of poems from this legendary author (who wrote the still bestselling The Living Mountain) and who is now being re-discovered as one of the greats of 20th century women writers.
Foreword … [more below]
- Author: Shepherd, Nan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: March 10 2019
- ISBN10: 1903385334
- Language: English
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Plays, Prose Writings and Poems of Oscar Wilde: Introduction by Terry Eagleton
$32.00 Add to cartIntroduction by Terry Eagleton
Oscar Wilde has been acknowledged as the wittiest writer in the English language. This collection proves that he was also one of the most versatile. Effortlessly achieved… [more below]- Series: Everyman’s Library Classics
- Author: Wilde, Oscar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 728
- Publish Date: November 26 1991
- ISBN10: 0679405836
- Language: English
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Iona: New and Selected Poems
$19.00 Read more“Steven has an Irish monk’s attentiveness to the fragility, mystery, and hidden beauties of things.” –Peter Leithart, First Things
The book is a gathering together of all of Kenneth Steven’s poems co- Series: Paraclete Poetry
- Author: Steven, Kenneth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: April 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1640606300
- Language: English
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Samuel Johnson: The Major Works
$16.95 Add to cartSamuel Johnson’s literary reputation rests on such a varied output that he defies easy description: poet, critic, lexicographer, travel writer, essayist, editor, and, thanks to his good friend Boswell… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Johnson, Samuel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 880
- Publish Date: April 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0199538336
- Language: English
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Henry VI Part 1
$9.99 Add to cartThe authoritative edition Henry VI, Part 1 from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.
Henry VI, Part 1 is an uncompromising c- Series: Folger Shakespeare Library
- Author: Shakespeare, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: December 29 2020
- ISBN10: 1982164972
- Language: English
