Geoffrey Chaucer; Retold. Peter Ackroyd Viking 2009 Hardback
Love, sex, drunkenness, murder, villainy... Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is one of the cornerstones of English literature, peopled with flawed, richly hLove, sex, drunkenness, murder, villainy... Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is one of the cornerstones of English literature, peopled with flawed, richly human characters such as the Miller, the Wife of Bath and the Franklin. Novelist and historian Peter Ackroyd has rendered the tales into crisp and compulsive modern prose while preserving their unique blend of romance, satire and bawdy humour. Each tale is illustrated with a witty and stylish drawing by Nick Bantock. ...more
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Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
Ward Farnsworth Godine 2011 Hardback
We all use language to persuade other people, but some can do it more effectively than others. In this book, law professor Ward Farnsworth has produceWe all use language to persuade other people, but some can do it more effectively than others. In this book, law professor Ward Farnsworth has produced a masterclass in eloquence, with passages drawn from some of the greatest writers and speakers of the English language. Organizing hundreds of these examples according to the devices they illustrate, from simple repetition to anticipating objections, he shows how to apply the powerful principles of classical rhetoric, one of the most ancient academic disciplines....more
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Neal Cassady The Fast Life of a Beat Hero David Sandison; Graham Vickers Chicago 2006 Hardback
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