The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Author: Boston, Mass. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9780300063417

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"This book takes you through the collection gallery by gallery, illuminating the art and installations in each room"--From preface.

T. S. Eliot and Dante
T. S. Eliot and Dante

Author: Dominic Manganiello

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1989-10-13

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1349202592

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Ezra Pound belatedly conceded that T.S.Eliot "was the true Dantescan voice" of the modern world. With this assertion in mind, this study examines the relationship between the two poets. It attempts to show how Dante's total vision impinges on Eliot's craft and thought.

The Ethics of Modernism
The Ethics of Modernism

Author: Lee Oser

Publisher:

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 9780511270321

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An insightful study of the way modernists thought and wrote about ethics and human nature.

World Literature Reader
World Literature Reader

Author: Theo D'haen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-06-01

Total Pages: 796

ISBN-13: 113572623X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

World Literature is an increasingly influential subject in literary studies, which has led to the re-framing of contemporary ideas of ‘national literatures’, language and translation. World Literature: A Reader brings together thirty essential readings which display the theoretical foundations of the subject, as well as showing its conceptual development over a two hundred year period. The book features: an illuminating introduction to the subject, with suggested reading paths to help readers navigate through the materials texts exploring key themes such as globalization, cosmopolitanism, post/trans-nationalism, and translation and nationalism writings by major figures including J. W. Goethe, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Longxi Zhao, David Damrosch, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Pascale Casanova and Milan Kundera. The early explorations of the meaning of ‘Weltliteratur’ are introduced, while twenty-first century interpretations by leading scholars today show the latest critical developments in the field. The editors offer readers the ideal introduction to the theories and debates surrounding the impact of this crucial area on the modern literary landscape.

The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy

Author: Samuel Hopkins Adams

Publisher:

Published: 1934

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An inkeeper's daughter, who has a close relationship with Andrew Jackson, scandalizes Washington. This novel, based on an actual historical personage, was made into a 1936 movie by the same name.

HIST OF THE TOWN OF GOSHEN HAM
HIST OF THE TOWN OF GOSHEN HAM

Author: Hiram 1822-1883 Barrus

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-26

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9781363151165

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.