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  • English Eccentrics

    Enriched edition. A Vivid Exploration of Unconventional British Characters

    par Edith Sitwell, Wren Sharp ...
    In "English Eccentrics," Edith Sitwell weaves a rich tapestry of biographical sketches that delve into the quirks and idiosyncrasies of notable figures from English history. Written in a style that effortlessly blends wit with scholarly insight, Sitwell's prose is both lyrical and engaging, capturing not just the lives but the peculiarities that made these individuals stand out. The book is ... En savoir plus

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  • English Eccentrics: a Gallery of Weird and Wonderful Men and Women

    par Edith Sitwell ...
    Eccentricity exists particularly in the English, states Dame Edith Sitwell, because of “that peculiar and satisfactory knowledge of infallibility that is the hallmark and the birthright of the British nation.” Originally published in the 1930s, The English Eccentrics has lost none of its vitality and wit. We find hermits, quacks, mariners, indefatigable travelers, and men of learning. We meet the ... En savoir plus

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  • Fifty Women on the Great War

    par Amy Lowell, Mary Borden, Edith Sitwell ...
    In the 20th Century War enveloped the globe on two occasions. Myriad other wars erupted, spent themselves in fury or rumbled on, decaying into untold misery and pain.Whilst The War Poets were heralded, the women poets were not much spoken of. True, their role was not on the front lines directly, in the heat and line of battle, but they were there, just behind, witnessing the wholesale slaughter of ... En savoir plus

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  • The Queens and the Hive

    Exploring Power and Royalty in 20th Century Poetry

    par Edith Sitwell ...
    In "The Queens and the Hive," Edith Sitwell crafts a vivid tapestry that intertwines the themes of power and artifice within the context of a decaying society. The work is notable for its impressionistic style, rich imagery, and musicality, reflecting Sitwell's fascination with the intricate worlds of insect life as a metaphor for human existence. Through the lens of poetic narrative, Sitwell ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $2.99 CAD Maintenant $1.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Taken Care Of

    An Autobiography

    par Edith Sitwell ...
    Dame Edith Sitwell died while this autobiography was in the course of printing. One of the last acts of her life was to approve the 'specimen page' from the printer. She did not live to correct her proofs and what, if any, changes she might have made is a matter for conjecture. The book, as she wrote it, must now stand as the last prose work to come from a great writer of the last century and a ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Fanfare for Elizabeth

    par Edith Sitwell ...
    Sitwell's Fanfare for Elizabeth is a striking account of love, betrayal, and religion as it unfolds in the court of King Henry VIII. Sitwell navigates elegantly through the capricious nature both of Henry's court, and his love life. The youthful hardships of little Elizabeth are played out against the backdrop of the great drama of Henry's struggles with the Pope, and his six wives.Charming in ... En savoir plus

    $7.89 CAD

  • The Queens and the Hive

    par Edith Sitwell ...
    In this moving chronicle a modern poet magnificently recaptures the splendid colour and sordid intrigue of the most spectacular period of history in Britain.No hive can tolerate two Queens. In the fatal clash between the Protestant Queen of England and the Catholic Queen of Scots, many were determined that 'The death of Mary is the life of Elizabeth'.In this moving chronicle a modern poet ... En savoir plus

    $23.99 CAD

  • Excéntricos ingleses

    par Edith Sitwell ...
    Traduit par Jordi Fibla Feito ...
    Un divertido catálogo de los personajes más disparatados que ha dado la historia de Inglaterra.Poeta, ensayista, novelista, excéntrica, icono cultural de los años veinte, Edith Sitwell fue también una de las escritoras más originales y fascinantes del siglo XX.En Excéntricos ingleses, uno de sus libros más reconocidos, Sitwell recoge a viajeros, eruditos, científicos, hombres de letras, ermitaños, ... En savoir plus

    $13.99 CAD

  • Gardeners and Astronomers

    par Edith Sitwell ...
    The constant themes of the great poet, Birth, Death, Pity and Indignation, the unity of life, the re-birth that is brought by Spring, and the necessity for choice that informs all sentient life, are the core of this collection of poems by Dr. Edith Sitwell.The poet's awareness of the atomic age into which mankind has emerged renders more poignant and moving her assurance of the spiritual pattern ... En savoir plus

    $3.99 CAD

  • The Outcasts

    par Edith Sitwell ...
    First published in London in 1962, this collection of Sitwell's later poetry contains "several pieces which show that the lyrical impulse of her early days was still alive to make new discoveries of great freshness and tenderness" - Dictionary of National Biography"Her mastery of the long line, the pause, of contrasting fullness and ghostliness of sound is as striking as ever. So is her high ... En savoir plus

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  • A Notebook on William Shakespeare

    par Edith Sitwell ...
    First published in 1948, this book may be described as Dame Edith Sitwell's personal notebook. It consists of essays on the subject of the general aspect of the plays-those great hymns to the principle and the glory of life, in which there are the same differences in nature, in matter, in light, in darkness, in movement, that we find in the universe, and in which the characters are so vast they ... En savoir plus

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  • A Poet's Notebook

    par Edith Sitwell ...
    First published in 1943, this is a selection of writings from Dr. Sitwell's private notebooks. It includes essays on prosody, the role of the poet, the nature of poetry, and includes her full length work 'A Notebook on William Shakespeare', as well as discussion of Chaucer, Herrick, Wordsworth, Pope and Byron amongst others.The section on Shakespeare consists of essays on the general aspect of the ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD