A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- 256pages
- 9 heures de lecture
A young man severs all conventional ties in order to test his singular vision against the reality of an indifferent world.
Robin Jacques Livres
Robin Jacques était un artiste et illustrateur de livres britannique connu pour son œuvre prolifique. Sans formation artistique formelle, il a appris à dessiner par lui-même, développant un style distinctif qui a orné plus de 100 romans et livres pour enfants des années 1940 aux années 1980. Il a notamment illustré des compilations de contes de fées, donnant vie à des mondes magiques grâce à ses interprétations visuelles uniques. Jacques a également apporté une contribution significative au paysage littéraire en tant que directeur artistique du magazine *Strand* et a plus tard partagé son expertise en enseignant dans plusieurs écoles d'art.
The Penguin book of Limericks
- 304pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Gathers a variety of tongue twisters and humorous poems about history, religion, politics, mathematics, psychology, and sex.
Dubliners
- 192pages
- 7 heures de lecture
"Since its publication in 1914, Dubliners has been arguably the most famous collection of short stories written in English. Through what James Joyce described as their "style of scrupulous meanness," the stories collectively present a direct, sometimes searing view of the city of Dublin in the twentieth century. This Norton Critical Edition is based on Hans Walter Gabler's scholarly edition and includes Gabler's edited text, his textual notes, and a newly revised version of his introduction, which details and discusses the complicated publication history of Dubliners. Explanatory annotations are provided by the volume editor, Margot Norris." ""Contexts" is a rich collection of materials intended to bring Dubliners to life for twenty-first-century readers. The Irish capital of a century ago is captured through photographs, maps, songs, newspaper items, and advertising. Early versions of two of the stories and Joyce's satirical poem about his publication woes provide additional background." ""Criticism" includes eight interpretive essays that illuminate some of the stories most frequently taught and discussed -"Araby," "Eveline," "After the Race," "The Boarding House," "Counterparts," "A Painful Case," and "The Dead." The contributors are David G. Wright, Heyward Ehrlich, Margot Norris, James Fairhall, Fritz Senn, Morris Beja, Roberta Jackson, and Vincent J. Cheng. A Selected Bibliography is also included."--BOOK JACKET.
