7 libri simili a Biographia literaria
Saggio
An essay ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|s|.|eɪ}}, {{respell|ESS|ay}}) is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the authors own argument, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a letter, a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays have been sub-classified as formal and informal: formal essays are characterized by "serious purpose, dignity, logical organization, length," whereas…
Temi in comune: Criticism, English poetry, History and criticism, Poetry
Don Giovanni
Byron's exuberant masterpiece tells of the adventures of Don Juan, beginning with his illicit love affair at the age of sixteen in his native Spain and his subsequent exile to Italy. Following a dramatic shipwreck, his exploits take him to Greece, where he is sold as a slave, and to Russia, where he becomes a favourite of the Empress Catherine who sends him on to England. Written entirely in…
Temi in comune: English poetry, Poetry
Poetical works of Robert Bridges
Each section preceded by a bibliographical note. Second edition. Prometheus the firegiver, a mask in the Greek manner.--Demeter, a mask.--Eros and psyche.--The growth of love.--Shorter poems, --New poems, --Later poems.--Poems in classical prosody.--October, and other poems.--New verse.--Two pieces written after the war.--Index of titles and first lines.
Temi in comune: English poetry, Poetry
Poesia
Edizione facsimile dell'edizione del 1909 pubblicata da O.U.P.
Temi in comune: English poetry, Philosophy, Poetry, Literature
Politica
Questa nuova traduzione di uno dei testi fondamentali del pensiero politico occidentale coniuga una fedeltà rigorosa al greco di Aristotele a una prosa inglese dal respiro contemporaneo. L'intento che guida Lord lungo tutto il lavoro è preservare la cifra stilistica così riconoscibile di Aristotele. Le note che accompagnano il volume offrono riferimenti letterari e storici, richiamano…
Temi in comune: Theory, Aesthetics, History and criticism, Philosophy
Ballate liriche
Twenty-three poems that transformed English poetry. Wordsworth and Coleridge composed this powerful selection of poetry during their youthful and intimate friendship. Reproducing the first edition of 1798, this edition of "Lyrical Ballads" allows modern readers to recapture the book's original impact. In these poems including Wordsworth's Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey and…
Temi in comune: Wordsworth, English poetry, History and criticism, Poetry
La caccia allo Snark
«La caccia allo Snark» è un poema nonsense che ripercorre le surreali avventure del Bellman e della sua strampalata ciurma, alle prese con le improbabili sfide di una caccia a una creatura tanto misteriosa quanto sfuggente: lo Snark.
Temi in comune: Collections, English poetry, History and criticism, Poetry