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An anthology of insightful reflections on the concept of suicide includes passages from the poetry of Sylvia Plath, commentary by William Styron, a glimpse at the constructed literary despair of Madame Bovary, and more. Original.
Inspired by the bestselling Delphi Poets Series, this eBook features The World's Greatest Poems, with verses and extracts from poetical plays and seminal epic poems that have shaped the course of poetry over the centuries. From the earliest beginnings of Western literature in Homer's epics, to the Renaissance masterpieces of Spenser, Sidney and Shakespeare; from the evocative beauty of the Romantic poets to the brilliance of Yeats, the War Poets and other modern masters, this collection provides hundreds of the world's most beloved poets and thousands of treasured verses. (Version 2) * Excellent formatting of the poems * Wide breadth of poets from across time and cultures * Special alphabetical contents tables for the poems and poets * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order CONTENTS: The World’s Greatest Poems CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER LIST OF POETS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
The Greatest Books of All Time Vol. 4 contains the following 10 Masterpieces : A Sentimental Journey - Laurence Sterne Daniel Deronda - George Eliot King Lear - William Shakespeare Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling - Henry Fielding The Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan The Way We Live Now - Anthony Trollope The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins with HTML Tables Of Contents Be sure to check out our other books available !
Explore the fascinating lives and loves of the greatest novelists, poets, and playwrights. From William Shakespeare and Jane Austen to Gabriel García Márquez and Toni Morrison, Writers explores more than 100 biographies of the world’s greatest writers. Trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each individual and affected their writing, revealing insights into the larger-than-life characters, plots, and evocative settings that they created. You will also uncover details each writer’s most famous pieces and understand the times and cultures they lived in - see how the world influenced them and how their works influenced the world. Writers introduces key ideas, themes, and literary techniques of each figure, revealing the imaginations, and personalities behind some of the world's greatest novels, short stories, poems, and plays. A diverse variety of authors are covered, from the Middle Ages to present day, providing a compelling glimpse into the lives of the people behind the page.