Burgess Jonathan (101 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jacket lightly stained, jacket edges rubbed. 1958 Hard Cover. 160 pp. A collection of classic children's tales including: Gulliver in Lilliput by Jonathan Swift; The House That Jack Built with illustrations by Leonard Weisgard; Giddy-ap, Giddy-ap! by Charlotte Steiner; Cinderella by Charles Perrault; Everybody Lends Jerry Muskrat a Hand by Thornton Burgess; The Story Book of Wheels by Maud and Miska Petersham; Napoleon, the Corsican Boy by Smith Burnham; Fishes of the Shallow Sea, illustrated with color photographs; Dick and the Canal Boat by Sanford Tousey; Let's Visit France, illustrated with color photographs and map. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Condition: New. John Anthony Burgess Wilson (1917-93) was an industrious writer. He published over fifty books, thousands of essays and numerous drafts and fragments survive. He predicted many of the struggles and challenges of his own and the following century. His most famous book is A Clockwork Orange (1962), later adapted into a controversial film by Stanley Kubrick. The linguistic innovations of that novel, the strict formal devices used to contain them, and its range of themes are all to be found too in Burgess's poetry, an area of his work where he was at once most free and most experimental. It is his least exposed and most complex and eloquent area of achievement, now revealed at last in all its richness. His flair for words, formal discipline, experimentalism, and fondness for variousness mark every page.…

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Building on the huge popularity of mythological retellings, here is the story of the much lauded hero, Achilles, told through ancient and modern minds, in a beautiful collectable edition. Featuring the stunning Flame Tree cover treatment, with new stories from open submissions alongside the classic stories and fascinating background, this gorgeous new book reveals the man behind the myth of Achilles, the great warrior of the Trojan War in ancient times, whose exploits, and famously week heel have been subjected to the norms of epic literature. Introduction writer, and author contributor names to be revealed. About the series: Discover the mythology of humankind through its heroes, characters, gods and immortal figures. Myths, Gods & Immortals brings together the new and the ancient, familiar stories with a fresh and imaginative twist. Each book brings back to life a legendary, mythological or folkloric figure, with new stories alongside a comprehensive introduction which tells the original tales and emphasizes ancient and modern connections, tracing history and stories across continents, cultures and peoples. New and emerging writers from open submissions reveal hidden themes, casting fresh perspectives on well known stories, complementing the specially commissioned story of the origins and the cultural background from the era. The first titles are Medusa, Odin, Anansi and Circe. Hardback, Deluxe edition, foiled and embossed, with red foiled edges Featuring the full Flame Tree treatment, with new stories from open submissions alongside the classic stories and fascinating background, this gorgeous new book reveals the man behind the myth of Achilles, the great warrior of the Trojan War in Ancient times, whose exploits and famously weak heel have been subjected to the norms of epic literature. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. John Anthony Burgess Wilson (1917-93) was an industrious writer. He published over fifty books, thousands of essays and numerous drafts and fragments survive. He predicted many of the struggles and challenges of his own and the following century. His most famous book is A Clockwork Orange (1962), later adapted into a controversial film by Stanley Kubrick. The linguistic innovations of that novel, the strict formal devices used to contain them, and its range of themes are all to be found too in Burgess's poetry, an area of his work where he was at once most free and most experimental. It is his least exposed and most complex and eloquent area of achievement, now revealed at last in all its richness. His flair for words, formal discipline, experimentalism, and fondness for variousness mark every page.…

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Paperback. Condition: Like New. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. Octavo. Paperback. Book is like new.

Paperback. Condition: New. What reader could fail to be enthralled by the Iliad and the Odyssey, those greatest heroic epics of antiquity? Yet the author of those immortal text remains, in the end, an enigma. The central paradox of 'Homer' is that- while recognized as producing poetry of incomparable genius- even in the ancien world nobody knew who he was. As a result, the myth-maker became the subject of myth. For the satirist Lucian (c.125-180 CE) he ws a captive Babylonian. Other traditions have Homer born in Smyrna, or on the island of Chios, or portray him as a blind and wandering minstrel. In his new and authoritative introduction, Jonathan S. Burgess addresses fundamental questions of provenance and authorship. Besides conveying why these epics have been cherished down the ages, he discusses their historical sources and the possible impact on the Iliad and Odyssey of Indo-European, Near Eastern and folktale influences. Tracing their transmission through the ancient, medieval and modern periods, the author further examines questions of theory and reception.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Gray illustrated boards with yellow spine. Illustrated end papers. Binding is tight and square. Pages are clean throughout. No Jacket. Volume eight which consists of the following stories and subjects; Gulliver in Lilliput (abridged for young people), The House that Jack Built; Giddy-Ap, Giddy-Ap!, Cinderella, Everybody Lends Jerry Muskrat a Hand, The Story Book of Wheels, Napoleon, the Corsican Boy, Fishes of the Shallow Sea; Dick and the Canal Boat and Let's Visit France. Smith, Lawrence Beall; Weisgard, Leonard; Suba, Susanne; Vestal, Herman; Shenton, Edward (illustrator).…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. John Anthony Burgess Wilson (191793) was an industrious writer. He published over fifty books, thousands of essays and numerous drafts and fragments survive. He predicted many of the struggles and challenges of his own and the following century. His most famous book is A Clockwork Orange (1962), later adapted into a controversial film by Stanley Kubrick. The linguistic innovations of that novel, the strict formal devices used to contain them, and its range of themes are all to be found too in Burgess's poetry, an area of his work where he was at once most free and most experimental. It is his least exposed and most complex and eloquent area of achievement, now revealed at last in all its richness. His flair for words, formal discipline, experimentalism, and fondness for variousness mark every page. The Collected Poems of the acclaimed Manchester-born poet, novelist, screenwriter and composer Anthony Burgess. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 192 pages. 9.00x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. Tracing their transmission through the ancient, medieval and modern periods, the author further examines questions of later reception and the use made of Homer in colonialism and imperialism. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . …

Condition: good. Signs of wear and consistent use.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 512 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.