THE ART OF ELOQUENCE: BYRON, DICKENS, TENNYSON, JOYCE
In the course of these fifty years we have become a nation of public speakers. Everyone speaks now. We are now more than ever a debating, that is, a Parliamentary people' (The Times, 1873).
"Lord Byron's Novel: The Evening Land (P.S.)" by John Crowley
Added by: Cheramie | Karma: 275.78 | Fiction literature | 21 December 2009
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One of our most accomplished literary artists, John Crowley imagines the novel the haunted Romantic poet Lord Byron never penned ...but very well might have. Saved from destruction, read, and annotated by Byron's own abandoned daughter, Ada, the manuscript is rediscovered in our time -- and almost not recognized. Lord Byron's Novel is the story of a dying daughter's attempt to understand the famous father she longed for -- and the young woman who, by learning the secret of Byron's manuscript and Ada's devotion, reconnects with her own father.
Lord Byron (1788-1824) was a poet and satirist, as famous in his time for his love affairs and questionable morals as he was for his poetry. Looking beyond the scandal, Byron leaves us a body of work that proved crucial to the development of English poetry and provides a fascinating counterpoint to other writings of the Romantic period. Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Byron and seeking not only a guide to his works but also a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds them.
Added by: huelgas | Karma: 1208.98 | Fiction literature | 25 January 2009
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With grace and style, noted Woolf critic and biographer Julia Briggs reconsiders the author's work from imaginative and unexpected angles, spanning her early fiction experiments to her late short story "The Symbol" and from the most to the least familiar of her novels, such as the neglected Night and Day. Briggs investigates links between Woolf and writers like Byron and Shakespeare, her fascination with transitional places and moments, her ambivalent attitudes toward "Englishness" and censorship, and her methods of writing and revision...
Schaum's Outline of Visual Basic by Byron S Gottfried
Book Description
This comprehensive, easy-to-use
introduction to Visual Basic contains: complete, solved examples that
illustrate a range of material, from simple points to more complex
programming problems; chapter-ending programming problems that
reinforce concepts; and a comprehensive, annotated appendix for easy
reference.