Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play After witnessing the murder of her first & only boyfriend young Justice decides to forget about college & become a South Central Los Angeles hairdresser Avoiding friends the only way for her to cope with her depression is by composing beautiful poetry Actors Janet Jackson Tupac Shakur Regina King Joe Torry Tyra Ferrell Billy Zane & Lori Petty Director John Singleton Certificate 15 years & over Year 1993 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English ; French ; German
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Essential reading for all students of Greek theatre & literature Aristotle's Poetics remains equally stimulating for anyone interested in literature This Penguin Classics edition is translated with an introduction & notes by Malcolm Heath In his near-contemporary account of classical Greek tragedy Aristotle examine the dramatic elements of plot character language & spectacle that combine to produce pity & fear in the audience & asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus Sophocles & Euripides the Poetics introduced into literary criticism such central concepts as mimesis ('imitation') hamartia ('error') & katharsis which have informed serious thinking about drama ever since Aristotle explains how the most effective tragedies rely on complication & resolution recognition & reversals while centring on chaaracerts of heroic stature idealised yet true to life One of the most perceptive & influential works of criticism in Western literary history the Poetics has informed serious thinking about drama ever since Malcolm Heath's lucid translation makes the Poetics fully accessible to the modern reader It is accompanied by an extended introduction which discusses the key concepts in detail &

Includes:: suggestions for further reading Aristotle (384-22 BC) studied at the Academy of Plato for 20 years & then established his own school & research institute ' The Lyceum' His writings which were of extraordinary range profoundly affected the whole course of ancient & medieval philosophy & are still eagerly studied & debated by philosophers today If you enjoyed Poetics you might like Aristotle's The Metaphysics also available in Penguin Classics

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' What is poetry how many kinds of it are there & what are their specific effects?' Aristotle's Poetics is the most influential book on poetry ever written A founding text of European aesthetics & literary criticism from it stems much of our modern understanding of the creation & impact of imaginative writing including poetry drama & fiction For Aristotle the art of representation conveys universal truths which we can appreciate more easily than the lessons of history or philosophy In his short treatise Aristotle discusses the origins of poetry & its early development the nature of tragedy & plot & offers practical advice to playwrights This new translation by Anthony Kenny is accompanied by associated material from Plato & a range of responses from more modern literary practitioners Sir Philip Sidney P B Shelley & Dorothy L Sayers The book

Includes:: a wide-ranging introduction & notes making this the most accessible & attractive modern edition ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more

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The most moving beautiful & eloquent expression of wonder in literature If there has been anything new in recent literature of any type it is this undefinable book poetry short tales & intelligence in each paragraph A delight--Jeanne Teixidor Alberto Ruy-Sanchez is an award-winning Mexican writer & editor ...

A practical guide to the art & craft of writing poetry including an anthology of contemporary poetry -- 296 pages Huey Amorak (Grand Valley State University Michigan USA) ...

Sometimes it seems like there are as many definitions of poetry as there are poems Coleridge defined poetry as the best words in the best order St Augustine called it the Devil's wine For Shelley poetry was the record of the best & happiest moments of the happiest & best minds But no matter how you define it poetry has exercised a hold upon the hearts & minds of people for more than five millennia That's because for the attentive reader poetry has the power to send chills shooting down the spine & lightning bolts flashing in the brain
- to throw open the doors of perception & hone our sensibilities to a scalpel's edge Poetry For Dummies is a great guide to reading & writing poems not only for beginners but for anyone interested in verse From Homer to Basho Chaucer to Rumi Shelley to Ginsberg it introduces you to poetry's greatest practitioners It arms you with the tools you need to understand & appreciate poetry in all its forms & to explore your own talent as a poet Discover how to Understand poetic language & forms Interpret poems Get a handle on poetry through the ages Find poetry readings near you Write your own poems Shop your work around to publishers Don't know the difference between an iamb & a trochee? Worry not this friendly guide demystifies the jargon & it covers a lot more ground besides including Understanding subject tone narrative; & poetic language Mastering the three steps to interpretation Facing the challenges of older poetry Exploring 5000 years of verse from Mesopotamia to the global village Writing open-form poetry Working with traditional forms of verse Writing exercises for aspiring poets Getting published From Sappho to Clark Coolidge & just about everyone in between Poetry For Dummies puts you in touch with the greats of modern & ancient poetry Need guidance on composing a ghazal a tanka a sestina or a psalm? This is the book for you
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This ground-breaking study explores the structure & literary figures in the biblical Hebrew poetry of the Song of Songs These figures include simile metaphor paronomasia parallelism sensory cluster fertility language
- flowers spices & plants as well as animals & images of wealth
- & many other literary devices delineated but not limited to how they also appear in classical literature as defined by Aristotle Quintilian & others This biblical poetry is also compared to the Greek poetry of Sappho & Egyptian love poetry as well as to the Ramayana & the Kamasutra The Song of Songs is discreetly yet firmly interpreted as erotic literature

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Clive James is one of our finest critics & best-loved cultural voices He is also a prize-winning poet Since he was first enthralled by the mysterious power of poetry he has been a dedicated student In fact for Clive poetry has been nothing less than the occupation of a lifetime & in this book he presents a distillation of all he's learned about the art form that matters to him most With his customary wit delightfully lucid prose style & wide-ranging knowledge Clive explains the difference between the innocuous stuff that often passes for poetry today & a real poem the latter being a work of unity that insists on being heard entire & threatens never to leave the memory A committed formalist & an astute commentator Clive offers close & careful readings of individual poems & poets (from Shakespeare to Larkin Keats to Pound) & in some case second readings or re-readings late in life
- just to be sure he wasn't wrong the first time! Whether discussing technical details of metaphorical creativity or simply praising his five favourite collections of all time he is never less than captivating Filled with insight & written with an honest infectious enthusiasm Poetry Notebook is the product of over fifty years of writing reading translating & thinking about poetry
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The First World War was one of the deadliest conflicts in modern history & produced horrors undreamed of by the young men who cheerfully volunteered for a war that was supposed to be over by Christmas Whether in the patriotic enthusiasm of Rupert Brooke the disillusionment of Charles Hamilton Sorley or the bitter denunciations of Siegfried Sassoon & Wilfred Owen the war produced an astonishing outpouring of powerful poetry The major poets are all represented in this beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library anthology Poetry of the First World War alongside many others whose voices are less well known & their verse is accompanied by contemporary motifs Designed to appeal to the booklover the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love & treasure This anthology is edited by author & editor Marcus Clapham ...

' What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?' The First World War produced an extraordinary flowering of poetic talent from poets whose words commemorate the conflict as enduringly as monuments in stone Their poems have come to express the feelings of a nation about the horrors & aftermath of war This new anthology provides a definitive record of the achievements of the Great War poets As well as offering generous selections from the celebrated soldier-poets including Wilfred Owen Siegfried Sassoon Rupert Brooke & Ivor Gurney it also incorporates less well-known writing by civilian & women poets Music hall & trench songs provide a further lyrical perspective on the War The work of each poet is prefaced with a biographical account that sets the poems in their historical context In addition Tim Kendall's introduction charts the history of the war poets' reception & challenges prevailing myths about their progress from idealism to bitterness ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...