by Dorothy L. Sayers ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A
A sparkling work of literary interpretation by a gifted and versatile author. In sheer brilliance of thought and expression and in range of selection of material few writers can excel Dorothy Sayers. Whether turning to mysteries, devotional literature, to mysticism, drama or history. Miss Sayers produces interesting and engaging results. The material here presented was originally delivered as a series of lectures at Cambridge. She makes Dante come alive for the modern reader. As is too often true of the classics, Dante is more often quoted than read. Dr. Sayers would rescue Dante from the clutches of scholars, in firm conviction that he wrote for the common man and woman. She would tear away the veil of mystery with which Dante has been surrounded by frankly stating that the Pivine Comedy is an allegory to be interpreted on four levels:- literary, political, moral and mystical and that the allegory is concerned chiefly with this life and not exclusively with life after death. She expands a four-fold interpretation of the Comedy, its paradoxes and its comedy..... Too bad the typography is not better.
Pub Date: N/A
ISBN: 1597524913
Page Count: 225
Publisher: N/A
Review Posted Online: Oct. 4, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1955
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by William Strunk & E.B. White ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 15, 1972
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis...
Privately published by Strunk of Cornell in 1918 and revised by his student E. B. White in 1959, that "little book" is back again with more White updatings.
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis (whoops — "A bankrupt expression") a unique guide (which means "without like or equal").Pub Date: May 15, 1972
ISBN: 0205632645
Page Count: 105
Publisher: Macmillan
Review Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1972
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by E.T.A. Hoffmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1996
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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