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Elizabeth Bishop's Brazil
by Bethany HicokWhen the American poet Elizabeth Bishop arrived in Brazil in 1951 at the age of forty, she had not planned to stay, but her love affair with the Brazilian aristocrat Lota de Macedo Soares and with the country itself set her on another course, and Brazil became her home for nearly two decades. In this groundbreaking new study, Bethany Hicok offers Bishop’s readers the most comprehensive study to date on the transformative impact of Brazil on the poet’s life and art. Based on extensive archival research and travel, Elizabeth Bishop’s Brazil argues that the whole shape of Bishop’s writing career shifted in response to Brazil, taking on historical, political, linguistic, and cultural dimensions that would have been inconceivable without her immersion in this vibrant South American culture. Hicok reveals the mid-century Brazil that Bishop encountered--its extremes of wealth and poverty, its spectacular topography, its language, literature, and people--and examines the Brazilian class structures that placed Bishop and Macedo Soares at the center of the country’s political and cultural power brokers. We watch Bishop develop a political poetry of engagement against the backdrop of America’s Cold War policies and Brazil’s political revolutions. Hicok also offers the first comprehensive evaluation of Bishop’s translations of Brazilian writers and their influence on her own work. Drawing on archival sources that include Bishop’s unpublished travel writings and providing provocative new readings of the poetry, Elizabeth Bishop’s Brazil is a long-overdue exploration of a pivotal phase in this great poet’s life and work.
Elizabethan Poetry: An Anthology (Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry)
by Bob BlaisdellThe relative peace and prosperity of the Elizabethan age (1558-1603) fostered the growth of one of the most fruitful eras in literary history. Lyric poetry, prose, and drama flourished in sixteenth-century England in works that blended medieval traditions with Renaissance optimism.This anthology celebrates the wit and imaginative creativity of the Elizabethan poets with a generous selection of their graceful and sophisticated verse. Highlights include sonnets from Astrophel and Stella, written by Sir Philip Sidney -- a scholar, poet, critic, courtier, diplomat, soldier, and ideal English Renaissance man; poems by Edmund Spenser, whose works combined romance with allegory, adventure, and morality; and sonnets by William Shakespeare, whose towering poetic genius transcends the ages. Other celebrated contributors include John Donne ("Go, and catch a fallen star"), Ben Jonson ("Drink to me only with thine eyes"), and Christopher Marlowe ("The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"). The poetry of lesser-known figures such as Michael Drayton, Samuel Daniel, and Fulke Greville appears here, along with verses by individuals better known in other fields -- Francis Bacon, Queen Elizabeth I, and Walter Raleigh -- whose poems offer valuable insights into the spirit of the age.
Elizabethan Popular Theatre: Plays in Performance
by Michael HattawayElizabethan Popular Theatre surveys the Golden Age of English popular theatre: the 1590s, the age of Marlowe and the young Shakespeare. The book describes the staging practices, performance conditions and acting techniques of the period, focusing on five popular dramas: The Spanish Tragedy, Mucedorus, Edward II, Doctor Faustus and Titus Andronicus, as well as providing a comprehensive history of a variety of contemporary playhouse stages, performances, and players.
Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair
by Lee FoxElla Kazoo will not brush her hair. She hides in the cupboard and under the stair. She roars at her mom like a big growly bear. But Ella Kazoo will not brush her hair. Ella just won't budge when it comes to the daily battle of the brush. But when her hair takes on a life of its own, a bad hair day quickly turns into an out-of-control hair day. Ella and her mom will need a quick fix for her unruly locks--before they take over everything!
Ellas, poetas
by Varios autoresUna muestra esencial de la poesía escrita por mujeres desde el S.XVI a la actualidad. Una antología de poesía escrita en castellano por mujeres que recoge no sólo a un grupo de poetas, sino una evolución de la poética desde el siglo XVI hasta la actualidad. La visión del mundo de las mujeres expresada a través de las palabras de Luisa Sigea, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Maria Gertrudis Hore Ley, Margarita Hickey y Pellizoni, Rosalía de Castro, Mercedes Velilla, Concepción de Estevarena, Idea Vilariño, Idoia Montero, Patricia Benido, Irene G punto, Zahara, Victoria Ash,Elena barrio Fabregat, Gata Cattana y Alejandra Martinez de Miguel
Ellington Was Not a Street
by Ntozake Shange Kadir Nelson<p>In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there. These men of vision, brought to life in the majestic paintings of artist Kadir Nelson, lived at a time when the color of their skin dictated where they could live, what schools they could attend, and even where they could sit on a bus or in a movie theater. <p>Yet in the face of this tremendous adversity, these dedicated souls and others like them not only demonstrated the importance of Black culture in America, but also helped issue in a movement that "changed the world." Their lives and their works inspire us to this day, and serve as a guide to how we approach the challenges of tomorrow.</p>
Elmo Says Achoo! (Step into Reading)
by Sarah Albee Tom BrannonElmo's bringing a present to Oscar. But the mysterious wrapped gift has a curious effect--it's making Elmo sneeze! And every time Elmo sneezes, something funny happens. The youngest readers will love following along as Elmo's sneezes cause laundry to fall off a line and much more in this Early Step into ReadingTM story
Elmo's Tricky Tongue Twisters (Big Bird's Favorites Board Books)
by Sarah Albee Maggie SwansonPacked into the pages of this sturdy Sesame Street board book is a collection of tongue-tripping rhymes about everyone's favorite Sesame Street Muppets, including Elmo, Grover, Ernie, Bert, Betty Lou, Herry, Hoots the owl, and Oscar. The rhyming language and singsong rhythm of tongue twisters are key concepts in language development for babies and toddlers. The humor and playfulness of the tongue twisters in this collection will give toddlers a fun into into the world of wordplay, the foundation of a lifelong enjoyment of the written and spoken word. This book is ideal for use in pre-school classrooms as well as parent/child sharing.
Elocuencia de silencios: Eloquence of silence
by Francisco Muñoz SolerSus poemas intentan despertar la conciencia social de una sociedad plagada de apatía, crueldad, intolerancia y falta de humanidad. Francisco Muñoz Soler es un poeta inusualmente dotado de Málaga (España), que tiene el coraje de sus convicciones. Sus poemas intentan despertar la conciencia social de una sociedad plagada de apatía, crueldad, intolerancia y falta de humanidad. Los poemas profundizan en temas pertinentes como la tragedia del desplazamiento masivo, el terror institucionalizado y la violación de los derechos humanos. En muchos poemas lo vemos inspirándose en los pensamientos de almas valientes del pasado, cuya intrépida sabiduría formó la conciencia humana. Los lectores encontrarán sus reflexiones de búsqueda de alma muy convincentes y sus versos dejarán una marca indeleble en su psique.
Elogio del insomnio
by Alberto Ruy SánchezUna mezcla de autobiografía, crónica, poesía y relato del autor Alberto Ruy Sánchez. Por Alberto Ruy Sánchez, reconocido como Oficial de la Orden de las Artes y de las Letras por el gobierno de Francia y autor de La mano del fuego. El insomne, abandonándose a la deriva como un viejo y el mar de estos días, o estas noches, navega al azar las corrientes de la madrugada que más bien lo navegan a él. Cada oleada embravecida se convierte en una aventura, un relato, una imagen que viene de muy lejos en el tiempo o en la geografía. Y él lo atrapa y nos lo cuenta cada vez como si fuera el último trozo flotante que lo salva. Porque este insomne goza sus insomnios. En medio de la obscuridad, cada insomnio es felicidad luminosa, la luz que se vuelve el ámbito donde el inmenso placer de contar y escuchar historias toma existencia. Con cinco novelas sobre un mundo que celebra el erotismo, en cuyo centro se encuentra la ciudad de Mogador, Alberto Ruy Sánchez tiene tras de sí una trayectoria vital diversa y sorprendente, algunos de cuyos episodios cuenta en esta obra, compuesta de ingredientes como la autobiografía, la crónica, la poesía y el relato verdadero de las ficciones que se viven. Lo que ha dicho la crítica: "Todas las personas que han pasado la noche en vela por un dolor de muelas o una decepción amorosa tienen la obligación de incluir en su botiquín un libro: Elogio del insomnio." -Xavier Velasco. "Alberto Ruy Sánchez, valiéndose no sólo de un subgénero literario llámese ensayo, autobiografía, cuento, crónica, sino la mezcla de los anteriores, conpoemas que escucha, recuerda, fotografías de sus viajes y con una claridad en el lenguaje en Elogio del insomnio, nos transfiere su baraka, el conocimiento, sus historias, su infancia y sus momentos de insomnio". -Alan Saint Martin, Revista de la Universidad (UNAM).
Eloise Greenfield: Poetry to Grow On (Leveled Readers 4FOG)
by Laura JohnsonBrief biography of Eloise Greenfield, a poet who grew up during the Great Depression.
Eloise Greenfield: The Music of Poetry (Leveled Readers 4FOG)
by Laura JohnsonEloise Greenfield is a poet who writes for children. As you read about this poet, monitor your reading to check your understanding. Reread to clarify any difficult sections.
Els dies que m'habiten
by Gemma HumetLa cantant Gemma Humet recull en aquest llibre textos i poemes introspectius que parlen d'amor i de desamor, d'inquietuds vitals, d'empoderament femení i sobre la seva condició de dona i mare. «Des que era prou gran per saber escriure, però prou petita per no saber ben bé què volia dir "habitar-me", m'asseia, de nit, al balcó minúscul de la meva habitació, amb un coixí sobre la falda i, al damunt, una llibreta. Escrivia. Escrivia el que pensava, el que em passava, idees, possibles cançons, emocions, contradiccions... Escriure em feia lliure. Em feia volar. De mica en mica, em vaig adonar que tot allò que apuntava en aquells fulls, sovint de manera desordenada, em conformava i m'estructurava els pensaments. I mai no he deixat de fer-ho. Tinc caixes i calaixos i més caixes plens de llibretes que expliquen qui soc i com soc, i, sobretot, per què soc com soc.» A Els dies que m'habiten, Humet recull textos i poemes introspectius, il·lustrats per la Sara Serra, que ens mostren la seva faceta més íntima i propera.
Elvis Presley's Love Me Tender
by Elvis PresleyThe king of rock-and-roll's #1 hit song "Love Me Tender" is now an endearing picture bookAdapted from the unforgettable classic song, Elvis Presley's Love MeTender is a heartwarming ode to the special bond between children and the adults who love and care for them--be they parents, grandparents, adoptive parents, aunts, uncles, or guardians. With its simple, timeless message, Elvis Presley's Love Me Tender is destined to join Guess How Much I Love You as a baby shower staple. And the sweet, inclusive illustrations make it a book every family will treasure "all through the years, 'till the end of time."
Elvis Presley's Quiéreme con ternura
by Elvis PresleyQuiéreme con ternura. Quiéreme con dulzura. Nunca me dejes ir. Has llenado mi vida. Te quiero mucho, mi amor. Tomando como punto de partida la letra oficial de la conocida canción de Elvis Presley, este precioso y tierno álbum ilustrado es una oda al lazo de amor que existe entre padres e hijos.
Emblems of the Passing World
by Adam KirschAugust Sander's photographic portraits of ordinary people in Weimar Germany inspire this uncanny new collection of poems by one of America's most celebrated writers and criticsThrough his portraits of ordinary people--soldiers, housewives, children, peasants, and city dwellers--August Sander, the German photographer whose work chronicled the extreme tensions and transitions of the twentieth century, captured a moment in history whose consequences he himself couldn't have predicted. Using these photographs as a lens, Adam Kirsch's poems connect the legacy of the First World War with the turmoil of the Weimar Republic with moving immediacy and meditative insight, and foreshadow the Nazi era. Kirsch writes both urgently and poignantly about these photographs, creating a unique dialogue of word and image that will speak to all readers interested in history, past and present.
Emergency Monster Squad
by Dave HorowitzA hilarious day in the life of two EMS workers who drive an "amboolance," rushing to the aid of injured monsters.Meet Sally and Gus--the crackerjack emergency medical services team who come to help when someone is sick or injured. But the someones in their world are a little unearthly--which means they're on the Emergency Monster Squad! Ride along with these everyday heroes as they drive their amboolance to answer the calls of a zombie with chest pains, a fractured skeleton, and a very pregnant kraken mama. It's a hair-raising job, but someone's gotta do it--and you never know what will happen when they crank up their siren and flash those lights!
Emergency! (Awesome Engines #4)
by Margaret MayoIt's all go in this action-packed picture book. Discover a different emergency vehicle on each page, from fire engines and police cars to lifeboats, breakdown trucks, rescue helicopters and more. With bright, bold illustrations and fun, rhyming text, this is perfect for sharing with vehicle-mad little ones. Children will love spotting all the details on each page and joining in with all the different sounds; as speeding ambulances 'wheee-ow' and police cars 'vrooom'!Part of the best-selling Awesome Engines range.
Emergent Poetics: Ecological Sites in Contemporary Poetry (Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics)
by Travis W. MattesonThis book proposes the term 'emergent poetics' to synthesize two divergent strands in contemporary literary media theory - the media archaeology of material inscriptions and the systems view of media ecology, which considers media as complex nodes of exchange. Emergent poetics emphasizes the speculative, non-prosthetic quality of media: the anthrodecentric perspective that media do not simply extend human senses, but instead consist of properties that exceed human apprehension. This study builds on Eve Kosofky Sedgwick’s theory of reparative reading, contemporary media theory, and Bruno Latour’s Actor-Network Theory, which are united in their skepticism regarding the paranoid “unveiling” gesture of institutional critique, their emphasis on methodology rather than theoretical ideology, and their insistence on assembling rather than deconstructing. In response to these three trends, this project begins by attending to what Jerome McGann calls the bibliographic code (material forms), while simultaneously expanding this medium specific perspective by situating written works within their broader media ecosystems, tracing interactions among media, humans, and nonhumans.
Emerson and Neo-Confucianism
by Yoshio TakanashiA comparative investigation of Emerson's Transcendental thought and Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism, this book shows how both thinkers traced the human morality to the same source in the ultimately moral nature of the universe and developed theories of the interrelation of universal law and the human mind.
Emerson: Poems
by Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson is one of the best-loved figures in nineteenth-century American literature. Though he earned his central place in our culture as an essayist and philosopher, since his death his reputation as a poet has grown as well.Known for challenging traditional thought and for his faith in the individual, Emerson was the chief spokesman for the Transcendentalist movement. His poems speak to his most passionately held belief: that external authority should be disregarded in favor of one's own experience. From the embattled farmers who "fired the shot heard round the world" in the stirring "Concord Hymn," to the flower in "The Rhodora," whose existence demonstrates "that if eyes were made for seeing, / Then Beauty is its own excuse for being," Emerson celebrates the existence of the sublime in the human and in nature. Combining intensity of feeling with his famous idealism, Emerson's poems reveal a moving, more intimate side of the man revered as the Sage of Concord.
Emile and the Field
by Kevin YoungIn this lyrical picture book from an award-winning poet, a young boy cherishes a neighborhood field throughout the changing seasons. With stunning illustrations and a charming text, this beautiful story celebrates a child's relationship with nature. There was a boynamed Emilewho fellin love with a field.It was wideand blue--and if you could haveseen itso would've you.Emile loves the field close to his home--in spring, summer, and fall, when it gives him bees and flowers, blossoms and leaves. But not as much in winter, when he has to share his beautiful, changeable field with other children...and their sleds. This relatable and lyrical ode to one boy's love for his neighborhood field celebrates how spending time in nature allows children to dream, to imagine...and even to share.
Emily Bronte: A Life in 20 Poems
by Nick HollandEmily Jane Brontë was born in July 1818; along with her sisters Charlotte and Anne, she is famed as a member of the greatest literary family of all time, and helped turn Haworth into a place of literary pilgrimage. Whilst Emily Brontë wrote only one novel, the mysterious and universally acclaimed Wuthering Heights, she is widely acknowledged as the best poet of the Brontë sisters – indeed as one of the greatest female poets of all time. Her poems offer insights to her relationships with her family, religion, nature, the world of work, and the shadowy and visionary powers that increasingly dominated her life.Taking twenty of her most revealing poems, Nick Holland creates a unifying impression of Emily Brontë, revealing how this terribly shy young woman could create such wild and powerful writing, and why she turned her back on the outside world for one that existed only in her own mind.