Download or read book A Dab of Dickens A Touch of Twain written by Elliot Engel and published by Gallery Books. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • GEOFFREY CHAUCER • WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE • JANE AUSTEN • ROBERT BROWNING & ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING • EDGAR ALLAN POE • CHARLES DICKENS • CHARLOTTE & EMILY BRONTË • EMILY DICKINSON • MARK TWAIN • GEORGE ELIOT • THOMAS HARDY • OSCAR WILDE • SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE • D. H. LAWRENCE • F. SCOTT FITZGERALD • ERNEST HEMINGWAY • ROBERT FROST They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown...until now! In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a foremost authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed men and women of literature's elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches A Dab of Dickens & A Touch of Twain reveals dozens of fascinating anecdotes: • Why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle blamed his wife's death on Sherlock Holmes • How Charles Dickens' pet launched Edgar Allan Poe on his way to literary immortality • The strange connection between Jane Austen and Ernest Hemingway • How Louisa May Alcott's attempt to get Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn banned backfired...and more! You'll never look at these literary giants the same way again.

Download or read book A Father Before Christmas written by Neil Boyd and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the series that inspired the hit London Weekend Television sitcom Bless Me, Father: At St. Jude’s, silent nights are rare indeed The holiday season is among the most hectic times at St. Jude’s, and this one is no exception. As always, Father Neil has his hands full with the gleefully domineering, scheming Father Duddleswell, who has devised a fresh plan for this coming Christmas: invite all the other sects of Christianity to celebrate with them. The plan quickly unravels when two religious leaders from another denomination try to convert Father Neil and a clock goes missing from the mantelpiece. When the church collection disappears, it becomes abundantly clear that this will be no ordinary Christmas. Taken from the author’s actual experiences after completing seminary, A Father Before Christmas is a fun and family-friendly romp through a bygone era with a winning cast of characters you will want to visit again and again. Boyd’s well-crafted vignettes of the Christmas season make this a holiday present worth opening early.

Download or read book The Shakespeare s cyclop dia or A classified and elucidated summary of Shadespeare s knowledge of the works and phenomena of nature written by James Hamilton Fennell and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In Shakespeare s Shadow written by Michael Blanding and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of a self-taught sleuth's quest to prove his eye-opening theory about the source of the world's most famous plays, taking readers inside the vibrant era of Elizabethan England as well as the contemporary scene of Shakespeare scholars and obsessives. What if Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare . . . but someone else wrote him first? Acclaimed author of The Map Thief, Michael Blanding presents the twinning narratives of renegade scholar Dennis McCarthy and Elizabethan courtier Sir Thomas North. Unlike those who believe someone else secretly wrote Shakespeare, McCarthy argues that Shakespeare wrote the plays, but he adapted them from source plays written by North decades before. In Shakespeare's Shadow alternates between the enigmatic life of North, the intrigues of the Tudor court, the rivalries of English Renaissance theater, and academic outsider McCarthy's attempts to air his provocative ideas in the clubby world of Shakespearean scholarship. Through it all, Blanding employs his keen journalistic eye to craft a captivating drama, upending our understanding of the beloved playwright and his "singular genius." Winner of the 2021 International Book Award in Narrative Non-Fiction

Download or read book A Concordance to Shakespeare s Poems an Index to Every Word Therein Contained By Mrs H H Furness written by Mrs. Helen Kate FURNESS and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Concordance to Shakespeare s Poems written by Mrs. Horace Howard Furness and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pale Fire written by Vladimir Nabokov and published by ببلومانيا للنشر والتوزيع. This book was released on 2024-02-18 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American poet John Shade is dead. His last poem, 'Pale Fire', is put into a book, together with a preface, a lengthy commentary and notes by Shade's editor, Charles Kinbote. Known on campus as the 'Great Beaver', Kinbote is haughty, inquisitive, intolerant, but is he also mad, bad - and even dangerous? As his wildly eccentric annotations slide into the personal and the fantastical, Kinbote reveals perhaps more than he should be. Nabokov's darkly witty, richly inventive masterpiece is a suspenseful whodunit, a story of one-upmanship and dubious penmanship, and a glorious literary conundrum.

Download or read book A concordance to Shakespeare s poems an index to every word therin contained written by Helen Kate Rogers Furness and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Concordance to Shakespeare s Poems written by Mrs. Horace Howard Furness and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Nabokov s Shakespeare written by Samuel Schuman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nabokov's Shakespeare is a comprehensive study of an important and interesting literary relationship. It explores the many and deep ways in which the works of Shakespeare, the greatest writer of the English language, penetrate the novels of Vladimir Nabokov, the finest English prose stylist of the twentieth century. As a Russian youth, Nabokov had read all of Shakespeare, in English. He claimed a shared birthday with the Bard, and some of his most highly regarded novels (Lolita, Pale Fire and Ada) are infused with Shakespeare and Shakespeareanisms. Across a gulf of over three centuries and half the globe, Shakespeare was an enormous influence on the twentieth-century Russian/American author. Nabokov uses Shakespeare and Shakespeare's works in a surprisingly wide variety of ways, from the most casual references to deep thematic links (e.g., Humbert Humbert, the narrator and protagonist of Lolita sees himself as The Tempest's Caliban). Schuman provides a taxonomy of Nabokov's Shakespeareanisms; a quantitative analysis of Shakespeare in Nabokov; an examination of Nabokov's Russian works, his early English novels, the non-Novelistic writings (poetry, criticism, stories), Nabokov's major works, and his final novels; and a discussion of the nature of literaryrelationships and influence. With a Foreword by Brian Boyd"--

Download or read book Shakespeare and Race written by Catherine M. S. Alexander and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-12-21 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, first published in 2000, draws together thirteen important essays on the concept of race in Shakespeare's drama.

Download or read book Commentary on Shakespeare s Richard III written by Wolfgang Clemen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1968. Providing a detailed and rigorous analysis of Richard III, this Commentary reveals every nuance of meaning whilst maintaining a firm grasp on the structure of the play. The result is an outstanding lesson in the methodology of Shakespearian criticism as well as an essential study for students of the early plays of Shakespeare.

Download or read book A Concordance to Shakespeare s Poems written by Horace Furness and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Download or read book On Color written by David Kastan and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our lives are saturated by color. We live in a world of vivid colors, and color marks our psychological and social existence. But for all color’s inescapability, we don’t know much about it. Now authors David Scott Kastan and Stephen Farthing offer a fresh and imaginative exploration of one of the most intriguing and least understood aspects of everyday experience. Kastan and Farthing, a scholar and a painter, respectively, investigate color from numerous perspectives: literary, historical, cultural, anthropological, philosophical, art historical, political, and scientific. In ten lively and wide-ranging chapters, each devoted to a different color, they examine the various ways colors have shaped and continue to shape our social and moral imaginations. Each individual color becomes the focal point for a consideration of one of the extraordinary ways in which color appears and matters in our lives. Beautifully produced in full color, this book is a remarkably smart, entertaining, and fascinating guide to this elusive topic.

Download or read book The Complete Works of Shakespeare With a Memoir and Essay on His Genius by Barry Cornwall Also Historical and Critical Studies of Shakespeare s Text Characters and Commentators Annotations and Introductory Remarks on the Plays by R G White R H Horne and Various Other Distinguished Writers Illustrated by K Meadows written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Shakespeare s Complete Works written by William Shakespeare and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 5548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A balanced editorial approach, a highly respected editor, and comprehensive glosses, footnotes, and historical and cultural essays make this the most reader-friendly introduction to Shakespeare available today. The seventh edition of this comprehensive anthology addresses the two key issues confronted by readers approaching Shakespeare today: a lack of knowledge about the historical period and difficulty with the language of Shakespeare's plays. A richly illustrated general introduction offers insight into Shakespeare's England and background on the literary and cultural contexts in which Shakespeare wrote and produced plays. Each play is introduced by a descriptive essay designed to help the reader appreciate the cultural contexts and interpretive issues raised by the play -- without dictating their interpretations. Thoroughly revised and updated notes and glosses provide additional support to understanding the language of Shakespeare's time.

Download or read book Shakespeare s First Folio written by William Shakespeare and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-04-05 with total page 3781 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Timeless Genius of William Shakespeare with 'Shakespeare's First Folio' Step into the world of the greatest playwright in the English language with 'Shakespeare's First Folio' by William Shakespeare. In this landmark collection, readers are transported to the vibrant streets of Elizabethan England and introduced to the timeless characters and unforgettable stories that have captivated audiences for centuries. Experience the Masterpieces of English Literature 'Shakespeare's First Folio' brings together some of the most iconic works in the history of literature, including 'Hamlet,' 'Macbeth,' 'Romeo and Juliet,' and many more. With their unforgettable characters, timeless themes, and exquisite language, Shakespeare's plays continue to resonate with readers and theatergoers alike, transcending time and culture. Whether you're a longtime fan of Shakespeare's works or encountering them for the first time, 'Shakespeare's First Folio' offers a comprehensive introduction to the genius of the Bard. From the tragic depths of 'King Lear' to the comedic antics of 'Twelfth Night,' Shakespeare's plays are a testament to the power of language, imagination, and the human spirit. Explore the Legacy of William Shakespeare More than four centuries after his death, William Shakespeare remains one of the most celebrated and influential figures in world literature. His works have been translated into every major language, adapted into countless films and stage productions, and studied by scholars and students around the globe. 'Shakespeare's First Folio' is not just a collection of plays; it is a window into the soul of a genius whose words continue to inspire, entertain, and provoke thought. Whether you're exploring the tragedies, comedies, or histories, Shakespeare's plays offer something for everyone, inviting readers to ponder the complexities of the human experience and the mysteries of life itself. Why 'Shakespeare's First Folio' Is a Must-Have for Literature Enthusiasts: Timeless Masterpieces: Immerse yourself in the unforgettable world of Shakespeare's plays, where love, jealousy, ambition, and betrayal collide with breathtaking eloquence and depth. Cultural Legacy: Explore the enduring legacy of William Shakespeare and discover why his works continue to be celebrated as some of the greatest achievements in the history of literature. Comprehensive Collection: 'Shakespeare's First Folio' brings together all of Shakespeare's plays in one beautifully crafted volume, making it the perfect choice for both casual readers and dedicated scholars. Perfect Gift: Share the magic and wonder of Shakespeare's plays with friends and family by gifting them a copy of 'Shakespeare's First Folio.' It's the perfect choice for anyone who appreciates the power of language, storytelling, and the human imagination.Don't miss your chance to experience the timeless genius of William Shakespeare in 'Shakespeare's First Folio.' Grab your copy today and prepare to be transported to a world of passion, intrigue, and unforgettable drama.