Publisher: Good Press
This collection of poems is sometimes seen as a turning point in Yeats' poetry writing. The poems in it are often very personal and often intense. They are full of rich symbolism, much of it Gaelic. The volume contains lengthy notes in which Yeats explains the meaning of some of the names and characters he uses
Paradise Lost is an epic poem written by the Puritan English poet John Milton between 1658 and 1663, and published in 1667. This is a period of English history which encompasses the end of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth and the restoration of the monarchy in 1660.Perhaps reflecting some of his country's turmoil during Milton's life, Paradise Lost deals with revolution in Heaven by Satan and his followers against God, their defeat and banishment to Hell, and their subsequent plotting of revenge, leading ultimately to Satan beguiling Eve in Paradise to taste the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge against the explicit command of God. Milton's vivid and poetic description of these events is both dramatic and compelling. The work gained swift acceptance and has always remained a popular and important part of English literature.Originally published in ten books, a second edition was published in 1674 arranged into twelve books, the form in which it appears here.Show book
DECEMBER - The 12th month and closing month in the Gregorian calendar. Winter is upon the land and the poets including such as Keats, Shelley, Tennyson, Shakespeare and Stevenson reflect their views and thoughts Among our readers are Richard Mitchley and Ghizela Rowe. The tracks are; December - An Introduction; Ode Written On The First Of December By Robert Southey; A Calendar Of Sonnets - December By Helen Hunt Jackson; A December Day By Robert Fuller Murray; A Wife In London (December 1899) By Thomas Hardy; Come Come Thou Bleak December Wind (Fragment 3) By Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Snow-Bound (The Sun That Brief December Day) By John Greenleaf Whittier; How Like A Winter Hath my Absence Been - Sonnet 97 By William Shakespeare; December By John Payne; Lines Written Among The Euganean Hills By Percy Bysshe Shelley; Sicily December 1908 By Henry Van Dyke; December By John Bannister Tabb; December Sales Drive By Daniel Sheehan; The Idlers Calendar. Twelve Sonnets For The Year - December By Wilfred Scawen Blunt; The December Rose By Edith Nesbit; On The Death Of Major Whitefoord, December 15th 1825 By Eliza Acton; December Matins By Alfred Austin; To A Lady Who Presented to The Author A Lock Of Hair Braided With His Own And Appointed A Night In December To Meet Him In The Garden By Lord Byron; Winter Stores By Charlotte Bronte; In Drear Nighted December By John Keats; The Foolish Fir Tree By Henry Van Dyke; The Death Of The Old Year By Alfred Lord Tennyson; Christmas At Sea By Robert Louis Stevenson; December 23rd 1879 By George MacDonald; Old Christmastide (An Extract) By Sir Walter Scott; Christmas Bells By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Ceremonies For Christmas By Robert Herrick; December 27th 1879 By George MacDonald; At The Entering Of The New Year By Thomas Hardy; Ring Out Wild Bells By Alfred Lord Tennyson.Show book
The ships of Europe explore the globe. The Age of Mercantilism sets the stage for centuries to come. The Reformation is underway and scientific thinking begins to challenge the Church even as Nation falls upon Nation. In the Americas and Asia ancient empires clash. Cultures resonate and express themselves with the fruit of the Ottoman, Safavid, Moghul, and Chinese expansion. In England the Elizabethan age of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Donne, Jonson, and Spenser dawns. The English language begins to shape itself with wondrous verse and literature. A century where humanity interacts on a global scale. Consequences begin.Show book
Three classic plays exploring the absurdity of death and modern complacency by the 20th century master of French avant-garde theatre. Exit the King presents a ritualized death rite unfolding the final hours of the once-great king Berenger the First. As he dies, so does his kingdom. His armies suffer defeat, the young emigrate, and his kingdom’s borders shrink to the outline of his throne. The Killer is a study of pure evil. B’renger, a conscientious citizen, finds himself in a radiantly beautiful city marred only by the presence of a serial killer. B’renger’s determination to find the murderer in the face of official indifference and his final defeat at the hands of impersonal cruelty speak with the power of Kafka’s The Trial. Macbett, inspired by Shakespeare’s MacBeth, is “a grotesque joke . . . [and] a very funny play. . . . Ionecso maliciously undermines sources and traditions, spoofing Shakespeare along with tragedy” (Mel Gussow, The New York Times).Show book
Beatrice Lillie, Boris Karloff and Cyril Ritchard amongst others read Lewis Carroll's finest poetry including Jabberwocky, The Hunting of the Snark and The Mock Turtle's SongShow book
Angels are undeniably associated with religion and more usually Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Often they are seen as supernatural beings, benevolent celestial intermediaries interposed between God, Heaven and humanity. They are protectors, our heavenly guides, and the servants of God. They are also His Messengers. The faithful seek their blessing, their help. A visitation is a miraculous event, filled with reverence, awe and shared with the wider community as a sign that faith has reward. Other religions also make note of angelic contributions including Sikhism and Zoroastrianism. There is also the unnerving distinction that there are ‘fallen Angels’ that seep dark, malevolent forces into the world. They tempt, they betray, they lead us where it is not safe to go. But faith once more resolves the dilemma; good will overcome evil. And whether a believer or not, there is a comfort that the angels of our hearts are the ones of love, of care and compassion. Obviously there are complications, a fact that our classic poets through the centuries, including Alexander Pope, Edmund Spenser, Radclyffe Hall and Hafiz, use as they write verse to explain, to reveal and to help us understand exactly why Angels are so prevalent amongst our thoughts.Show book
