Clive James
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
Description
A collection of Clive James' critical essays from the past fifiteen years (1965 - 1980). First publication of his work in book form in the United States, it includes many essays on American subjects.Essays selected from 3 collections which were previously published under title: The metropolitan critic, Visions before midnight, and At the pillars of Hercules.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
It is Impossible not to be impressed by the remarkable range and erudition of the irrepressible, intellectually voracious, Australian-born critic Clive James. As of This Writing is James's most ambitious and expansive work to date, a book that features forty-nine penetrating essays on poetry, film, fiction, and criticism, presenting the most comprehensive view of his writings between 1968 and 2002. In the tradition of Edmund Wilson-himself the subject...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
This single volume, blank verse translation of The Divine Comedy includes an introduction, maps of Dante's Italy, Hell, Purgatory, Geocentric Universe, and political panorama of the thirteenth and early fourteenth century, diagrams and notes providing the reader with invaluable guidance.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In this exciting mix of memoir and music writing, spanning the golden age of vinyl and the streaming era, 50 great writers share the albums that changed their lives, revealing the music's power to transport the listener to a particular time and place."--