In America Karl Rossmann is 'packed off to America by his parents' to experience Oedipal & cultural isolation Here ordinary immigrants are also strange & ' America' is never quite as real as it should be Kafka a Czech writing in German never acutally visited America; so as Max Brod commented 'the innocence of his fantasy gives this book if advanture its peculiar colour' Both Joseph K in The Trial & K in The Castle are victims of anonymous governing forces beyond their control Both are atomised estranged & rootless citizens decieved by authoritarian power Whereas Joseph K is relentlessly hunted down for a crime that remains nameless K ceaselessly attempts to enter the castle & so belong somewhere Together these novels may be read as powerful allegories of totalitarian government in whatever guise it appears today ...

'we can speak of no greater contest than Olympia' The Greek poet Pindar (c 518-428 BC) composed victory odes for winners in the ancient Games including the Olympics He celebrated the victories of athletes competing in foot races horse races boxing wrestling all-in fighting & the pentathlon & his Odes are fascinating not only for their poetic qualities but for what they tell us about the Games Pindar praises the victor by comparing him to mythical heroes & the gods but also reminds the athlete of his human limitations The Odes contain versions of some of the best known Greek myths such as Jason & the Argonauts & Perseus & Medusa & are a valuable source for Greek religion & ethics Pindar's startling use of language
- striking metaphors bold syntax enigmatic expressions
- makes reading his poetry a uniquely rewarding experience Anthony Verity's lucid translations are complemented by an introduction & notes that provide insight into competition myth & meaning 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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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Get all 4 series of this classic BBC comedy together in one stunning box set! Actors Ronnie Barker David Jason & Lynda Baron Director Sydney Lotterby Certificate PG Year 1976
- 1985
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play For the first time ever re-live all of Paddington Bear&s escapades following him from is arrival at Paddington Station & meeting the Brown Family to his tormenting their neighbour Mr Curry In addition to the full 56 tv episodes are the first time released together 3 half hour specials ...

As the 1950's close down Peanuts enters its golden age Linus who had just learned to speak in the previous volume becomes downright eloquent Charlie Brown cascades further down the hill to loserdom But the rising star is undoubtedly Snoopy He's at the centre of the most action-packed episodes Jonathan Franzen author of The Corrections & life-long Peanuts fan introduces the collection ...

One of the great English Romantic poets William Blake (1757-1827) was an artist poet mystic & visionary His work ranges from the deceptively simple & lyrical Songs of Innocence & their counterpoint Experience
- which juxtapose poems such as ' The Lamb' & ' The Tyger' & ' The Blossom' & ' The Sick Rose'
- to highly elaborate apocalyptic works such as The Four Zoas Milton & Jerusalem Throughout his life Blake drew on a rich heritage of philosophy religion & myth to create a poetic worlds illuminated by his spiritual & revolutionary beliefs that have fascinated intrigued & enchanted readers for generations

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Poet dramatist critic & editor T S Eliot was one of the defining figures of twentieth-century poetry This edition of The Complete Poems & Plays published for the first time in paperback

Includes:: all of his verse & work for the stage from Prufrock & Other Observations (1917) to Four Quartets (1943) &

Includes:: such literary landmarks as The Waste Land Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats & Murder in the Cathedral' Each year Eliot's presence reasserts itself at a deeper level to an audience that is surprised to find itself more chastened more astonished more humble' Ted Hughes



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Includes:: all of Burns' poems & songs with a helpful glossary explaining difficult words a chronology

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With an Introduction & Notes by David Ellis University of Kent at Canterbury Lawrence's reputation as a novelist has often meant that his achievements in poetry have failed to receive the recognition they deserve This edition brings together in a form he himself sanctioned his Collected Poems of 1928 the unexpurgated version of Pansies & Nettles adding to these volumes the contents of the two notebooks in which he was still writing poetry when he died in 1930 It therefore allows the reader to trace the development of Lawrence as a poet & appreciate the remarkable originality & distinctiveness of his achievement Not all the poems reprinted here are masterpieces but there is more than enough quality to confirm Lawrence's status as one of the greatest English writers of the twentieth century ...

With an Introduction by Paul Wright ' What the imagination seizes as Beauty must be truth' So wrote the Romantic poet John Keats (1795-1821) in 1817 This collection contains all of his poetry the early work which is often undervalued even today the poems on which his reputation rests including the ' Odes' & the two versions of the uncompleted epic ' Hyperion' & work which only came to light after his death including his attempts at drama & comic verse It all demonstrates the extent to which he tested his own dictum throughout his short creative life That life spanned one of the most remarkable periods in English history in the aftermath of the French Revolution & this collection with its detailed introductions & notes aims to place the poems very much in their context The collection is ample proof that Keats deservedly achieved his wish to 'be among the English Poets after my death' ...