The Oxford Book Of Essays

Author : John Gross
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780199556557

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The Oxford Book of Essays by John Gross Pdf

The essay is one of the richest of literary forms. Its most obvious characteristics are freedom, informality, and the personal touch--though it can also find room for poetry, satire, fantasy, and sustained argument. All these qualities, and many others, are on display in The Oxford Book of Essays. The most wide-ranging collection of its kind to appear for many years, it includes 140 essays by 120 writers: classics, curiosities, meditations, diversions, old favorites, recent examples that deserve to be better known. A particularly welcome feature is the amount of space allotted to American essayists, from Benjamin Franklin to John Updike and beyond. This is an anthology that opens with wise words about the nature of truth, and closes with a consideration of the novels of Judith Krantz. Some of the other topics discussed in its pages are anger, pleasure, Gandhi, Beau Brummell, wasps, party-going, gangsters, plumbers, Beethoven, potato crisps, the importance of being the right size, and the demolition of Westminster Abbey. It contains some of the most eloquent writing in English, and some of the most entertaining.

Author : Ilan Stavans
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015039899938

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The Oxford Book of Latin American Essays by Ilan Stavans Pdf

An intriguing collection of more than 70 Latin American essays, some never before translated into English, gives us the whole spectrum of concerns that have animated some of the greatest writers of our time--from Andres Bello, Pablo Neruda, and Alfonso Reyes to Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Rosario Ferre--an assembly confident, ingenious, aware.

Author : John Gross
Publisher : Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015021818607

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The Oxford Book of Essays by John Gross Pdf

This collection of 140 essays by 120 writers features classics, curiosities, meditations, diversions, old favorites, and recent examples.

Author : Richard Malim
Publisher : Parapress Limited
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1898594791

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Great Oxford by Richard Malim Pdf

2004 is the quatercentenary of the death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. This collection of 39 essays is published in celebration of his life and achievements.Oxford, a key figure of the English Renaissance, at the heart of Elizabethan court and cultural events, has a substantial claim to authorship of the works of 'Shakespeare'. There is an increasingly recognised problem in relating the life of the man from Stratford to the knowledge and cast of mind displayed in the works which now bear his name. This book is a benchmark for future disucssion and research in the Authorship debate.

Author : Brander Matthews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : American essays
ISBN : NYPL:33433074790134

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The Oxford Book of American Essays by Brander Matthews Pdf

Author : Emily Fox Gordon
Publisher : Random House
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780679604013

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Book of Days by Emily Fox Gordon Pdf

The sexual politics of a faculty wives dinner. The psychological gamesmanship of an inappropriate therapist. The emotional minefield of an extended family wedding . . . Whatever the subject, Emily Fox Gordon’s disarmingly personal essays are an art form unto themselves—reflecting and revealing, like mirrors in a maze, the seemingly endless ways a woman can lose herself in the modern world. With piercing humor and merciless precision, Gordon zigzags her way through “the unevolved paradise” of academia, with its dying breeds of bohemians, adulterers, and flirts, then stumbles through the perils and pleasures of psychotherapy, hoping to find a narrative for her life. Along the way, she encounters textbook feminists, partying philosophers, perfectionist moms, and an unlikely kinship with Kafka—in a brilliant collection of essays that challenge our sacred institutions, defy our expectations, and define our lives.

Author : Richard Dawkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199216819

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The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing by Richard Dawkins Pdf

Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a celebration of the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that many of the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory.This is a rich and vibrant collection that captures the poetry and excitement of communicating scientific understanding and scientific effort from 1900 to the present day. Professor Dawkins has included writing from a diverse range of scientists, some of whom need no introduction, and some of whoseworks have become modern classics, while others may be less familiar - but all convey the passion of great scientists writing about their science.

Author : George Orwell
Publisher : epubli
Page : 739 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783753145143

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Fifty Essays by George Orwell Pdf

"Fifty Essays" is a collection of 50 essays by George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. Included in this collection: - The Spike (1931) - A Hanging (1931) - Bookshop Memories (1936) - Shooting an Elephant (1936) - Down the Mine (1937) - North and South (1937) - Spilling the Spanish Beans (1937) - Marrakech (1939) - Boys' Weeklies and Frank Richards's Reply (1940) - Charles Dickens (1940) - Charles Reade (1940) - Inside the Whale (1940) - The Art of Donald McGill (1941) - The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius (1941) - Wells, Hitler and the World State (1941) - Looking Back on the Spanish War (1942) - Rudyard Kipling (1942) - Mark Twain—The Licensed Jester (1943) - Poetry and the Microphone (1943) - W B Yeats (1943) - Arthur Koestler (1944) - Benefit of Clergy: Some Notes on Salvador Dali (1944) - Raffles and Miss Blandish (1944) - Antisemitism in Britain (1945) - Freedom of the Park (1945) - Future of a Ruined Germany (1945) - Good Bad Books (1945) - In Defence Of P. G. Wodehouse (1945) - Nonsense Poetry (1945) - Notes on Nationalism (1945) - Revenge is Sour (1945) - The Sporting Spirit (1945) - You and the Atomic Bomb (1945) - A Good Word for the Vicar of Bray (1946) - A Nice Cup of Tea (1946) - Books vs. Cigarettes (1946) - Confessions of a Book Reviewer (1946) - Decline of the English Murder (1946) - How the Poor Die (1946) - James Burnham and the Managerial Revolution (1946) - Pleasure Spots (1946) - Politics and the English Language (1946) - Politics vs. Literature: an Examination of Gulliver's Travels (1946) - Riding Down from Bangor (1946) - Some Thoughts on the Common Toad (1946) - The Prevention of Literature (1946) - Why I Write (1946) - Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool (1947) - Such, Such were the Joys (1947) - Writers and Leviathan (1948) - Reflections on Gandhi (1949)

Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-11
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780199552405

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Dialogues and Essays by Lucius Annaeus Seneca Pdf

Stoic philosopher and tutor to the young emperor Nero, Seneca wrote moral essays - exercises in practical philosophy - on how to live in a troubled world. Strikingly applicable today, his thoughts on happiness and other subjects are here combined in a clear, modern translation with an introduction on Seneca's life and philosophy.

Author : Thomas Karshan,Kathryn Murphy
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780198707868

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On Essays by Thomas Karshan,Kathryn Murphy Pdf

Sets out in a new and authoritative way the history of the essay; explains how the essay has come to mean what it does, surveys the widely various incarnations of the form, offers new accounts of major essayists in English, and traces a wide range of significant themes.

Author : Katherine Pickering Antonova
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780190271152

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The Essential Guide to Writing History Essays by Katherine Pickering Antonova Pdf

The Essential Guide to Writing History Essays is a step-by-step guide to the typical assignments of any undergraduate or master's-level history program in North America. Effective writing is a process of discovery, achieved through the continual act of making choices--what to include or exclude, how to order elements, and which style to choose--each according to the author's goals and the intended audience. The book integrates reading and specialized vocabulary with writing and revision and addresses the evolving nature of digital media while teaching the terms and logic of traditional sources and the reasons for citation as well as the styles. This approach to writing not only helps students produce an effective final product and build from writing simple, short essays to completing a full research thesis, it also teaches students why and how an essay is effective, empowering them to approach new writing challenges with the freedom to find their own voice.

Author : John Gross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1991-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0605754470

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Oxford Book of Essays by John Gross Pdf

Author : Joyce Carol Oates,Robert Atwan
Publisher : Perfection Learning
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-10
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1606869825

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The Best American Essays of the Century by Joyce Carol Oates,Robert Atwan Pdf

This singular collection is nothing less than a political, spiritual, and intensely personal record of America's tumultuous modern age as experienced by the nation's foremost critics, commentators, activists, and artists.

Author : Virginia Woolf
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780191623318

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Selected Essays by Virginia Woolf Pdf

'A good essay must draw its curtain round us, but it must be a curtain that shuts us in, not out.' According to Virginia Woolf, the goal of the essay 'is simply that it should give pleasure...It should lay us under a spell with its first word, and we should only wake, refreshed, with its last.' One of the best practitioners of the art she analysed so rewardingly, Woolf displayed her essay-writing skills across a wide range of subjects, with all the craftsmanship, substance, and rich allure of her novels. This selection brings together thirty of her best essays, including the famous 'Mr Bennett and Mrs Brown', a clarion call for modern fiction. She discusses the arts of writing and of reading, and the particular role and reputation of women writers. She writes movingly about her father and the art of biography, and of the London scene in the early decades of the twentieth century. Overall, these pieces are as indispensable to an understanding of this great writer as they are enchanting in their own right. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199670802

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On Liberty, Utilitarianism, and Other Essays by John Stuart Mill Pdf

Previous edition: published as On liberty and other essays. 1991.