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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Erasmus Darwin and his grandson, Charles, were the two most important evolutionary theorists of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain. Although their ideas and methods differed, both Darwins were prolific and inventive writers: Erasmus composed several epic poems and scientific treatises, while Charles is renowned both for his collected journals (now titled The Voyage of the Beagle) and for his masterpiece, The Origin of Species. In The Age of...
Author
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
On encountering what he called "the Indies," the Jesuit Jose de Acosta wrote, "Having read what poets and philosophers write of the Torrid Zone, I persuaded myself that when I came to the Equator, I would not be able to endure the violent heat, but it turned out otherwise ... What could I do then but laugh at Aristotle's Meteorology and his philosophy?" Acosta's experience echoes that of his fellow travelers to the New World, and it is this experience,...
724) Blacks at Harvard: a documentary history of African-American experience at Harvard and Radcliffe
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
©1993
Language
English
Author
Publisher
University of Nebraska/Bison Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"John Schulian, a much-honored sportswriter for nearly forty years, takes us back to a time when our greatest athletes stood before us as human beings, not remote gods. In this compelling collection, Schulian paints prose portraits to remind fans of what today's cloistered stars won't share with them. Here, Willie Mays remembers how to smile in dreaded retirement; Muhammad Ali muses about a world that was once his. For every moment of triumph--Joe...
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中文
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Havoc descends upon the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty when the general's wife is possessed by an ancient demon. Through a series of unexpected twists and turns, the unlikely duo of an eccentric poet and dutiful monk, unravel the dark and ancient mystery behind a centuries-old death of a beautiful courtesan in hopes it holds the key to saving the general's wife.
730) Complete poems
Author
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Pub. Date
[1965, ©1963]
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
1873
Language
English
Description
Records include: minutes; printed membership list; ms. rept. rel. to Lexington/Concord negotiations; contract with J. Pierce and C.E. Felker for dinner; correspondence, incl. letters rel. to presidential visit (several from F.C. Barlow) and responses to invitations (incl. ALS from W.C. Bryant, J.F. Clarke, E.E. Hale, O.W. Holmes, H.W. Longfellow, and J.R. Lowell); ms. of remarks by Keyes at
(cont.) unveiling of Minuteman; ms. score of march by Reeves;...
Publisher
Carroll & Graf
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
The work of women poets is often overlooked in anthologies, and collections of love poetry are no exception. This delightful and highly original collection redresses that imbalance, and shows that on the subject of romantic and sexual love women can be just as eloquent as men -- if not more so. Here, the bitter and the sweet mingle as women from the last five hundred years write about jealousy, fickleness, exhilaration, the pain of parting, and the...
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The official two volume catalog dedicated to the 57th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Volume I of the two volume set dedicated to the Biennale Arte 2017 features four pages devoted to each invited artist. These pages include a critical essay and a statement by the artist supporting their works on display, as well as supplementary images that describe the artist's practice. Volume II is dedicated to the national participations,...
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Mary Shelley: The story of Mary Shelley and the creation of her immortal monster, Frankenstein. Raised by a renowned philosopher father in eighteenth-century London, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin is a teenage dreamer determined to make her mark on the world, when she meets the dashing and brilliant poet Percy Shelley. So begins a torrid, bohemian love affair marked by both passion and personal tragedy that will transform Mary and fuel the writing of...
Author
Series
Lowell Institute lectures volume 1890
Publisher
Macmillan and Co
Pub. Date
1891
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
The book covers the two major topical areas of children's literature--genres of children's literature (e.g., picture books, folklore, etc.) and the use of children's literature in the classroom. The book is written and illustrated to reflect the tone and feel of children's books. The authors pay careful attention to diversity and provide research-based information about teaching. Extensive booklists are provided for the student to use as an ongoing...
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"Music in the USA: A Documentary Companion charts a path through American music and musical life using as guides the words of composers, performers, writers and the rest of us ordinary folks who sing, dance, and listen. The anthology of primary sources contains about 160 selections from 1540 to 2000. Sometimes the sources are classics in the literature around American music, for example, the Preface to the Bay Psalm Book, excerpts from Slave Songs...
740) A young American's treasury of English poetry from the early Middle Ages to the twentieth century
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
1967
Language
English
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