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Discusses Orwell's writings from his first book, Down and Out In
Paris and London, through his documentaries, novels and essays to
his last major works - Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
The purpose of this series is to promote the study of writing in
the English language through the introduction of the major figures
writing in English throughout the ages. They provide an analytical
and historical framework for understanding their subjects. This
study explores Philips Larkin's major collections of poetry as well
as his main prose writings, making a balanced judgement of his
achievements. It shows Larkin's consistent quality as a poet, as
well as his limitations of culrural conservatism and his equivocal
commitment to love.
Despite her prominence as an actress, fashionista, social activist
and the "sexiest woman in the world," Scarlett Johansson has kept
her life private. Her work ethic has been strong since her film
debut in North (1994) at age 10. Then in 2003, Lost in Translation
brought kudos and launched her adult career. While she never
abandoned the independents, Johansson became a leading lady in very
big films, including eight outings as former Russian assassin Black
Widow thwarting alien incursions in The Avengers and other films in
the Marvel Universe. This book surveys Johansson's life and films
from childhood to her 2019 Academy Award nominations for Jojo
Rabbit and Marriage Story. Each film entry includes a plot
synopsis, extracts from contemporary reviews, behind-the-scenes
information, and the author's analysis of the film. Looked at
in-depth are the three Woody Allen collaborations, her role as
Black Widow, and the films in which she becomes "the other."
Warren Hope's poetry is firmly grounded in reality. A lyricist of
the everyday, Hope recognises and captures in words the small
transformative moments of living. The poems of First Light are
those of a poetic craftsman, one fully at ease with his chosen
discipline. At its finest, his work straddles the vibrant
vernacular of the United States and the formality of the
traditional lyric. The tension between these two idioms - and
Hope's reaction to it - produces a satisfying and challenging
collection.
Theories stating that plays attributed to Shakespeare were in fact
written by other authors have existed for more than 200 years; some
theories have been ridiculed and reviled while some have gained
growing popular and scholarly support. The history of the
Shakespeare controversy is presented in this revised edition of the
1992 work, with much new information and three additional chapters.
Part I documents and critically assesses the most important
theories on the authorship question. Part II is an annotated
bibliography, arranged chronologically, of the many works that deal
with the controversy from its vague beginnings to the present.
Warren Hope's poems have appeared on both sides of the Atlantic.
Brief, frequently lyrical and tender, they counter the brutalizing
ethos of contemporary life, speaking of and for the virtues of
modesty, honesty and gentleness in an individual way.
Robert Frost's accumulation of fame and social honours continued to
the end of his long life. Warren Hope considers carefully Frost's
poetic output and touches on his troubled life and the role of
poetry in it.
The purpose of this series is to promote the study of writing in
the English language through the introduction of the major figures
writing in English throughout the ages. They provide an analytical
and historical framework for understanding their subjects. In this
critical study of the poetry of Seamus Heaney, Warren Hope finds a
sharp disparity between the size and nature of the Irish poet's
reputation and the quality of his verse. Hope argues that Heaney is
best when he has something moving to say and allows himself to say
it in personal, often akward language that reads as if it has been
compelled. He too often writes when he has little or nothing to
say, and in language that is contrived and artificial - the result
of ambition and professionalism, rather than inspiration.
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