John Wain Bücher
John Wain war ein englischer Dichter, Romanautor und Kritiker, der mit der literarischen Gruppe „The Movement“ verbunden war. Sein Werk befasst sich häufig mit Themen der Identitätssuche und der Sinnfindung im Nachkriegsengland. Wains Stil zeichnet sich durch scharfe Ironie und prägnante Beobachtungen der menschlichen Natur aus. Er beherrschte die Sprache meisterhaft und schuf Werke, die die gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen seiner Zeit widerspiegelten.
The Oxford anthology of English poetry. Volume II, Blake to Heaney
- 800 Seiten
- 28 Lesestunden
This two-volume anthology celebrates four centuries of English poetry, from the Elizabethan era to the present day. From Blake's Songs of Innocence to Heaney's Punishment, this, the second of the two volumes, encompasses the work of many of the great poets of the last two centuries, including Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, and Keats; Tennyson, Hopkins, and Rosetti; and the modern poetry of Yeats, MacNiece, Auden, and Larkin. A volume to be treasured. --Oxford University Press.
The Oxford Anthology of English Poetry
- 790 Seiten
- 28 Lesestunden
This two-volume anthology celebrates four centuries of verse in English, from the Elizabethan era to the present day. The selection begins with the English Renaissance poet Edmund Spenser, and includes a substantial section of extracts from Shakespeare's plays and poetry. The progression from the metaphysical school (poets such as Donne and Marvell), the Augustans (Dryden and Pope), the Romantics such as Keats and Wordsworth, the Victorians such as Tennyson and Browning, and the First World War poets such as Sassoon and W.H.Auden, right up to Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, and other poets actively writing today, represents a tradition which continues to develop. All the major poets, and many of the less-well know, are featured in John Wain's selection.
Where the rivers meet
- 560 Seiten
- 20 Lesestunden
Roman om livet i Oxford i slutningen af 1920'erne og i 1930'erne
Alongside critical articles by Thomas Rymer, Samuel Johnson, Coleridge and A.C. Bradley, John Wain has collected together a wide range of contemporary articles. This edition is brought up-to-date with contemporary essays by John Bayley, Anthony Brennan, Karen Newman and Christopher Norris. Other contributors include T.S. Eliot, G. Wilson Knight, W. Empson, F.R. Leavis, N. Coghill, J. Bayley and C. Norris.
A comic and observant tale, "Hurry on Down" follows Charles Lumley, who, after graduating, feels trapped by his conventional upbringing. His quest for purpose leads to humorous misadventures across 1950s Britain as he navigates various jobs and seeks love. This 60th anniversary edition features an introduction by Nick Bentley.
In John Wain's stories the characters inhabit worlds of sadness, loss and disappointment. Sometimes they win. They always get wiser.
Essays on Literature and Ideas
- 294 Seiten
- 11 Lesestunden
