Minsk is Lavinia Greenlaw's third collection, and the first since the title poem of A World Where News Travelled Slowly won the Forward Prize for the year's finest poem of 1997. From London Zoo to an Essex village and the Arctic Circle, Greenlaw explores questions of place - the childhood landscapes we leave behind, those we travel towards, and those like . czytaj więcej
This collection represents the best work of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet, Wislawa Szymborska. Including an introduction by Czeslaw Miosz, this volume samples the full range of Szymborska's major themes: the ironies of love, the wonders of nature's beauty and the illusory character of art. Her voice emerges through Joanna Tzeciak's elegant translations as that of a gentle subversive, graced with a gift for coaxing the extraordinary out of t... czytaj więcej
This volume samples the full range of Wislawa Szymborska's major themes, love and history; lessons of history left unlearned; nature, the universe and our place within it; the whims of the imagination; and arts and the artist.. czytaj więcej
A collection of bold, insightful, and controversial essays by “a poetry critic of the very first order” (New York Times). Over the last ten years, through essays in The New Republic, The New Yorker, and other magazines, Adam Kirsch—“one of the most promising young poet-critics in America” (Los Angeles Times)—has established himself among the most controversial and fearless critics writing today. Sure to cause h... czytaj więcej
Kociejowski, an antiquarian bookseller living in England, offers us a short and motley collection of poems centering on the theme of music. Like Borges trolling for inspiration among the special collections of libraries, Kociejowski looks for his subjects in obscure texts and forgotten legends. 'Salvatore Guiliano' concerns the adventures of a Sicilian bandit, 'The Charterhouse at Valldemosa' recounts the winter spent by George Sand and Fré... czytaj więcej
Corrado Calabro urodził się w 1935 r. w Reggio Calabria. Debiutował w 1960 r. zbiorem wierszy Prima attesa (Pierwsze czekanie). Autor kilkunastu tomików poezji (w tym Mittente sconosciuta – List od nieznajomej,1984; Il sale nell’acqua, Sól w wodzie,1991; Lo stesso rischio, To samo ryzyko,2000; A luna spenta, Ciemny ksieżyc, 2003) i tomu prozy Ricordati di dimenticarla, Pamiętaj, żebyś zapomniał o niej, 1998. W 2002 r. w wydawnictwie M... czytaj więcej
Before he emigrated to the United States, Czeslaw Milosz lived through many of the social upheavals that defined the first half of the twentieth century. Here, in this compelling account of his early life, the author sketches his moral and intellectual history from childhood to the early fifties, providing the reader with a glimpse into a way of life that was radically different from anything an American or even a Western European could know.Usin... czytaj więcej
Twenty-one poems about growing up in an Hispanic neighborhood, highlighting the delights in such everyday items as sprinklers, the park, the library, and pomegranates.. czytaj więcej
Nobel laureate Czeslaw Milosz is a master poet whose verse has often relfected the ancient themes of the nature of imagination, human experience, good and evil, and the wonders of life. New and Collected Poems: 1931-2001, the collection of a lifetime of work, also includes a book of new poems, This, published in this volume for the first time in English.This collection, the majority of which is translated by former Poet Laureate and National Book... czytaj więcej
The 205 new writings by William Hazlitt collected for the first time in this two volume set provides a fuller picture than has hitherto been available of his career as journalist, particularly his work for the Morning Chronicle, The Times and The Atlas. Newly discovered works include major essays on the poetry of Wordsworth and Coleridge, a defence of Byron and Shelley against charges of immorality, an analysis of the three trials of the Regency... czytaj więcej
Chromik Therese, niemiecka poetka, eseistką i malarką, urodziła się w 1943 w Legnicy. Studiowała filozofię, germanistykę, geografię i historię sztuki w Marburgu i Kilonii, mieszka w Husum.. czytaj więcej
Do Hirst and Spooner really know each other, or are they performing an elaborate charade? The ambiguity - and the comedy - intensify with the arrival of Briggs and Fraser. All four inhabit a no-man's-land between time present and time remembered, between reality and imagination. . czytaj więcej
In the last thirty years, major changes have taken place in literature. Reflecting the social, cultural, political, and psychological landscape of the twentieth century, British fiction has undergone a transformation; unearthing new writers, new genres, and new ideas. "The Novel Now" is an accessible and thorough account of the state of contemporary British fiction, from 1970 to present day. This book examines both emerging and celebrated authors... czytaj więcej
Jedna z najbardziej ekscytujących antologii poezji obcej, jakie po polsku mamy. Ponad sześćset stron. Jej uczestnikami jest dziesięciu poetów amerykańskich (Charles Reznikoff, E. E. Cummings, John Berryman, Robert Lowell, Allen Ginsberg, John Cage, Frank O'Hara, John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, August Kleinzahler), amerykańska malarka (Jane Freilicher), a autorami - język polski i Piotr Sommer. Dobrana trzynastka.. czytaj więcej
"Old Times" was first presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 1 June 1971. It was revived at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in July 2004. . czytaj więcej
Wybór poezji jednego z największych poetów w dziejach Dla Rainera Marii Rilkego (1875-1926) poezja nie była celem samym w sobie: dzięki niej usiłował poznać i zrozumieć świat. W zbiorze m.in. fragmenty Modlitewnika i Księgi obrazów oraz sławne Sonety do Orfeusza i - uważane za testament poety - Elegie duinejskie. Uhonorowany wieloma nagrodami przekład Adama Pomorskiego uważany jest za wybitne osiągnięcie translatorskie.. czytaj więcej
Here is Poland's greatest epic poem in its finest translation, describing country life among the Polish and Lithuanian gentry in the years 1811-1812. The plot has typical elements of a romantic, historical novel. The original Polish is accompanied by side-by-side English translation.. czytaj więcej
Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle ranges across three worlds - heaven, hell, and earth - as Satan and his band of rebel angels plot their revenge against God. At the centre... czytaj więcej
A lovely anthology of more than 225 poems that reflect on the seven virtues: wisdom, justice, courage, moderation, faith, hope and love, from a wide selection of favorite poets including Emily Dickinson, Milton, Shakespeare, Keats and many others, their words and sentiments as pertinent today as when first written.. czytaj więcej
This anthology, beginning with Brecht and ending with the Romanian poet Marin Sorescu, provides a translation of poems from Eastern Europe from between 1939 and 1970. The book includes poets like Zbigniew Herbert, Vasko Popa, Tadeusz Rozewicz and Miroslav Holub.. czytaj więcej
The Poetry Reader's Toolkit was written to be just that: a toolkit to help students read and understand poetry. Students will learn how relevant and accessible poetry can be by walking through a wide variety of poems in a straightforward, conversational tone. This easy to read guide shows students how poetry conveys emotion, introduces them to different imagery, explores sound, covers metaphors and similes, and explains verse forms, line breaks,... czytaj więcej
Książka jednego z najwybitniejszych współczesnych brytyjskich poetów, męża Sylvii Plath, napisana dla własnych dzieci.
Pogromca Snów to zbiór opowiadań o tym, jak Pan Bóg stwarzał zwierzęta, jak kształtowała się ich tożsamość i jak poszukiwały swojego miejsca w świecie - a jednocześnie opowieść o dorastaniu człowieka i odkrywaniu prawdy o sobie. Mądra, przewrotna i pięknie napisana - dla czytelników w każdym wieku.. czytaj więcej
Ignacy Krasicki (1735-1801) was hailed as 'The Prince of Poets' by his contemporaries. In 1779, sixty-five of his fables, which used contemporary events and human relations to show a course to guide human conduct, were published. These fables present a world where reason is valued over sentiment, true to the enlightenment ideal. But the rhymes also sugar coat a bitter message: depicting a world where the strong continually take advantage of the w... czytaj więcej
This comprehensive volume includes work from virtually every major Polish poet active during the past twenty years, drawing from both 'official' and underground sources.. czytaj więcej
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