Author: James Edward Isidore Heller
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Our Share of Morning
Author: James Edward Isidore Heller
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Our Share of Morning
Author: Paul Burmetz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Morning, Noon, and Night
Author: Arnold Weinstein
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0679604472
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
From Homer and Shakespeare to Toni Morrison and Jonathan Safran Foer, major works of literature have a great deal to teach us about two of life’s most significant stages—growing up and growing old. Distinguised scholar Arnold Weinstein’s provocative and engaging new book, Morning, Noon, and Night, explores classic writing’s insights into coming-of-age and surrendering to time, and considers the impact of these revelations upon our lives. With wisdom, humor, and moving personal observations, Weinstein leads us to look deep inside ourselves and these great books, to see how we can use art as both mirror and guide. He offers incisive readings of seminal novels about childhood—Huck Finn’s empathy for the runaway slave Jim illuminates a child’s moral education; Catherine and Heathcliff’s struggle with obsessive passion in Wuthering Heights is hauntingly familiar to many young lovers; Dickens’s Pip, in Great Expectations, must grapple with a world that wishes him harm; and in Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical Persepolis, little Marjane faces a different kind of struggle—growing into adolescence as her country moves through the pain of the Iranian Revolution. In turn, great writers also ponder the lessons learned in life’s twilight years: both King Lear and Willy Loman suffer as their patriarchal authority collapses and death creeps up; Brecht’s Mother Courage displays the inspiring indomitability of an aging woman who has “borne every possible blow. . . but is still standing, still moving.” And older love can sometimes be funny (Rip Van Winkle conveniently sleeps right through his marriage) and sometimes tragic (as J. M. Coetzee’s David Lurie learns the hard way, in Disgrace). Tapping into the hearts and minds of memorable characters, from Sophocles’ Oedipus to Artie in Art Spiegelman’s Maus, Morning, Noon, and Night makes an eloquent and powerful case for the role of great literature as a knowing window into our lives and times. Its intelligence, passion, and genuine appreciation for the written word remind us just how crucial books are to the business of being human.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0679604472
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
From Homer and Shakespeare to Toni Morrison and Jonathan Safran Foer, major works of literature have a great deal to teach us about two of life’s most significant stages—growing up and growing old. Distinguised scholar Arnold Weinstein’s provocative and engaging new book, Morning, Noon, and Night, explores classic writing’s insights into coming-of-age and surrendering to time, and considers the impact of these revelations upon our lives. With wisdom, humor, and moving personal observations, Weinstein leads us to look deep inside ourselves and these great books, to see how we can use art as both mirror and guide. He offers incisive readings of seminal novels about childhood—Huck Finn’s empathy for the runaway slave Jim illuminates a child’s moral education; Catherine and Heathcliff’s struggle with obsessive passion in Wuthering Heights is hauntingly familiar to many young lovers; Dickens’s Pip, in Great Expectations, must grapple with a world that wishes him harm; and in Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical Persepolis, little Marjane faces a different kind of struggle—growing into adolescence as her country moves through the pain of the Iranian Revolution. In turn, great writers also ponder the lessons learned in life’s twilight years: both King Lear and Willy Loman suffer as their patriarchal authority collapses and death creeps up; Brecht’s Mother Courage displays the inspiring indomitability of an aging woman who has “borne every possible blow. . . but is still standing, still moving.” And older love can sometimes be funny (Rip Van Winkle conveniently sleeps right through his marriage) and sometimes tragic (as J. M. Coetzee’s David Lurie learns the hard way, in Disgrace). Tapping into the hearts and minds of memorable characters, from Sophocles’ Oedipus to Artie in Art Spiegelman’s Maus, Morning, Noon, and Night makes an eloquent and powerful case for the role of great literature as a knowing window into our lives and times. Its intelligence, passion, and genuine appreciation for the written word remind us just how crucial books are to the business of being human.
Odes, sonnets and epigrams
Author: Henry Van Dyke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
A Book of British and American Verse
Author: Henry Van Dyke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1920
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1920
Book Description
Finding Your Inner Mama
Author: Eden Steinberg
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834824078
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Motherhood can be one of the most intense and transformative experiences of a woman's life. While there are many books that offer the "do's and don'ts" of effective parenting, few offer guidance on navigating the tumultuous inner experience of being a mother, with all its joy, pain, change, and uncertainty. This collection of writing by psychologists, poets, novelists, spiritual teachers, and everyday moms explores the rich, transformative journey of motherhood. • Poet and novelist Louise Erdrich captures the sheer wonder and awe of early motherhood. • Self-described "hip momma" Ariel Gore reflects on the challenges of dealing with her daughter's adolescent rebellion. • Journalist Joan Peters highlights the rise of the "Power Mom" and the risks of overparenting to our children and ourselves. • Zen teacher Cheri Huber shares a spiritual perspective: sometimes it's us parents who need a "time out" so that we can be more fully present and loving with our children. Previously published under the title Your Children Will Raise You.
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834824078
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Motherhood can be one of the most intense and transformative experiences of a woman's life. While there are many books that offer the "do's and don'ts" of effective parenting, few offer guidance on navigating the tumultuous inner experience of being a mother, with all its joy, pain, change, and uncertainty. This collection of writing by psychologists, poets, novelists, spiritual teachers, and everyday moms explores the rich, transformative journey of motherhood. • Poet and novelist Louise Erdrich captures the sheer wonder and awe of early motherhood. • Self-described "hip momma" Ariel Gore reflects on the challenges of dealing with her daughter's adolescent rebellion. • Journalist Joan Peters highlights the rise of the "Power Mom" and the risks of overparenting to our children and ourselves. • Zen teacher Cheri Huber shares a spiritual perspective: sometimes it's us parents who need a "time out" so that we can be more fully present and loving with our children. Previously published under the title Your Children Will Raise You.
Little Masterpieces of English Poetry
Author: Henry Van Dyke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The Pocket University
Poetry ... Ed. by Henry Van Dyke, Assisted by Harden Craig and Asa Don Dickinson
Author: Henry Van Dyke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Little Masterpieces of Poetry
Author: Henry Van Dyke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 1918
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 1918
Book Description