The basic medieval idea of an ordered Chain of Being is studied by Prof. Tillyard in the process of its various transformations by the dynamic spirit of the Renaissance. Among his topics are: Angels; the Stars & Fortunes; the Analogy between Macrocosm & Microcosm; the Four Elements; the Four Humours; Sympathies; Correspondences; & the Cosmic Dance--ideas & symbols which inspirited the minds & imaginations not only of the Elizabethans but of all of the Renaissance.PrefaceIntroductoryOrderSinThe Chain of BeingThe Links in the ChainThe Corresponding PlanesThe CorrespondencesThe Cosmic DanceEpilogueNotesIndex

    But the charged personal encounter between master and disciple is precisely what interests George Steiner in this book, a sustained reflection on the infinitely complex and subtle interplay of power, trust, and passions in the most profound sorts of pedagogy. Based on Steiner's Norton Lectures on the art and lore of teaching, "Lessons of the Masters" evokes a host of exemplary figures, including Socrates and Plato, Jesus and his disciples, Virgil and Dante, Heloise and Abelard, Tycho Brahe and Johann Kepler, the Baal Shem Tov, Confucian and Buddhist sages, Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger, Nadia Boulanger, and Knute Rockne.Pivotal in the unfolding of Western culture are Socrates and Jesus, charismatic masters who left no written teachings, founded no schools. In the efforts of their disciples, in the passion narratives inspired by their deaths, Steiner sees the beginnings of the inward vocabulary, the encoded recognitions of much of our moral, philosophical, and theological idiom. He goes on to consider a diverse array of traditions and disciplines, recurring throughout to three underlying themes: the master's power to exploit his student's dependence and vulnerability; the complementary threat of subversion and betrayal of the mentor by his pupil; and the reciprocal exchange of trust and love, of learning and instruction between master and disciple.Forcefully written, passionately argued, "Lessons of the Masters" is itself a masterly testament to the high vocation and perilous risks undertaken by true teacher and learner alike.

    His modern and sensationally original plays dramatize with force and eloquence the isolation of the individual from society and from himself.The editor, Eric Bentley, is an international theater authority. In addition to the Introduction and the biographical and bibliographical material in the Appendices, Mr. Bentley has prepared for this volume the first English translations of the play Liolà and Pirandello's important "Preface" to Six Characters in Search of an Author.Included Plays: Liolà It Is So! (If You Think So) Henry IV Six Characters in Search of an Author Each in His Own Way

    Lawrence. Why buy any other Lawrence eBook when you can have them ALL in one?Including:* ALL 11 novels, even the veryrare ones* ALL 49 short stories, with fully working contents table* ALL 6 novellas* ALL 8 plays* ALL of the travel writings and the COMPLETE poetry* 6 poetry collections, including RARE contributions* UPDATED with many images relating to Lawrence, his life and works* UPDATED with concise introductions to all of the novels* the price has been reduced to the cheapest possible for our readersThere is also a front no-nonsense contents table, allowing easy navigation around the enormous file. As with all Delphi Classics, the texts are arranged in chronological order, allowing a scholarly reading and appreciation of Lawrence's works. This eBook is a MUST for any lover of quality literature.Please visit www.delphiclassics.com for more informationCONTENTSThe NovelsTHE WHITE PEACOCKTHE TRESPASSERSONS AND LOVERSTHE RAINBOWWOMEN IN LOVETHE LOST GIRLAARON'S RODKANGAROOTHE BOY IN THE BUSHTHE PLUMED SERPENTLADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVERThe Short StoriesA MODERN LOVERTHE OLD ADAMHER TURNSTRIKE-PAYTHE WITCH A LA MODENEW EVE AND OLD ADAMTHE PRUSSIAN OFFICERTHE THORN IN THE FLESHDAUGHTERS OF THE VICARA FRAGMENT OF STAINED GLASSTHE SHADES OF SPRINGSECOND BESTTHE SHADOW IN THE ROSE GARDENGOOSE FAIRTHE WHITE STOCKINGA SICK COLLIERTHE CHRISTENINGODOUR OF CHRYSANTHEMUMSENGLAND, MY ENGLANDTICKETS, PLEASETHE BLIND MANMONKEY NUTSWINTRY PEACOCKYOU TOUCHED MESAMSON AND DELILAHTHE PRIMROSE PATHTHE HORSE DEALER'S DAUGHTERFANNY AND ANNIETHE PRINCESSTHE WOMAN WHO RODE AWAYTWO BLUE BIRDSSUNSMILETHE BORDER LINEJIMMY AND THE DESPERATE WOMANTHE LAST LAUGHIN LOVETHE MAN WHO LOVED ISLANDSGLAD GHOSTSNONE OF THAT!THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNERTHE LOVELY LADYTHE OVERTONERAWDON'S ROOFMOTHER AND DAUGHTERTHE BLUE MOCCASINSTHINGSLOVE AMONG THE HAYSTACKSTHE MORTAL COILThe NovellasTHE LADYBIRDTHE FOXTHE CAPTAIN'S DOLLST. MAWRTHE VIRGIN AND THE GIPSYTHE ESCAPED COCKThe PlaysTHE MARRIED MANTHE FIGHT FOR BARBARADAVIDTHE DAUGHTER-IN-LAWTHE WIDOWING OF MRS HOLROYDA COLLIER'S FRIDAY NIGHTTHE MERRY-GO-ROUNDTOUCH AND GOTravel WritingSEA AND SARDINIAETRUSCAN PLACESMORNINGS IN MEXICOPoetryBIRDS BEASTS AND FLOWERSAMORESBAY - A BOOK OF POEMSNEW POEMSIMAGIST POETRYLOOK! WE HAVE COME THROUGH!Please note: The unfinished novel 'Mr Noon' is not available in this collection due to being held under copyright by Cambridge Press (1987). * * * *Also Available from Delphi ClassicsTHE COMPLETE WORKS of:* FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY (first time in English)* HENRY JAMES* D.H. LAWRENCE* JANE AUSTEN (Fully Illustrated)* ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON* H.G. WELLS* LEO TOLSTOY* GEORGE ELIOT* JOSEPH CONRAD* WILKIE COLLINS* WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY* THOMAS HARDY (Fully Illustrated)* CHARLES DICKENS (Fully Illustrated)* LOUISA MAY ALCOTT* ANTON CHEKHOV* JAMES JOYCE* VIRGINIA WOOLF* EDGAR ALLEN POE* JACK LONDONEach and Every TextJust search the Kindle Store for 'Delphi Classics'Please visit www.delphiclassics.com for more information

    In this new book he is concerned with such a mutation: the process by which the arduous enterprise of sincerity, of being true to one's self, came to occupy a place of supreme importance in the moral life--and the further shift which finds that place now usurped by the darker and still more strenuous modern ideal of authenticity. Instances range over the whole of Western literature and thought, from Shakespeare to Hegel to Sartre, from Robespierre to R.D. Laing, suggesting the contradictions and ironies to which the ideals of sincerity and authenticity give rise, most especially in contemporary life. Lucid, and brilliantly framed, its view of cultural history will give Sincerity and Authenticity an important place among the works of this distinguished critic.

    Percy Munn is one of Warren's innocent idealists whose delusions become murderous as he attempts to define himself by action in the unfolding violence around him. Southern Classics Series.

    In addition to seven essays on craft, this collection brings together her penetrating and instructive commentaries on a wide variety of individual writers, including Jane Austen, E. M. Forster, Willa Cather, Anton Chekhov, William Faulkner, and Virginia Woolf.

    Some are less than a page long, others more substantial; all were unpublished in his lifetime. These matchless short works range from the gleeful miniature horror 'Little Fable' to the off-kilter humour of 'Investigations of a Dog', and from the elaborate waking nightmare of 'Building the Great Wall of China' to the creeping unease of 'The Burrow', where a nameless creature's labyrinthine hiding place turns into a trap of fear and paranoia.

    Displayed panels look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address. Plot summaries are included for all Shakespeare's plays and on the facing page is a unique diagramatic representation of the relationships within each play.

     The early 1980s were an exciting time for music. Hair metal bands were selling out stadiums, while clubs and house parties in New York City has spawned a new genre of music. At the time, though, hip hop's reach was limited, an artform largely ignored by mainstream radio deejays and the rock-obsessed MTV network.But in 1986, the music world was irrevocably changed when Run-DMC covered Aerosmith's hit "Walk This Way" in the first rock-hip hop collaboration. Other had tried melding styles. This was different, as a pair of iconic arena rockers and the young kings of hip hop shared a studio and started a revolution. The result: Something totally new and instantly popular. Most importantly, "Walk This Way" would be the first rap song to be played on mainstream rock radio.In Walk This Way, Geoff Edgers sets the scene for this unlikely union of rockers and MCs, a mashup that both revived Aerosmith and catapulted hip hop into the mainstream. He tracks the paths of the main artists--Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Joseph "Run" Simmons, and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels--along with other major players on the scene across their lives and careers, illustrating the long road to the revolutionary marriage of rock and hip hop. Deeply researched and written in cinematic style, this music history is a must-read for fans of hip hop, rock, and everything in between.

    ** Amazon Prime Members can download this book for FREE!** Did you know pigs can fly? Pigs can fly, it is no lie!  I saw one flying in the sky. I saw it clearly from my window            From the farm that is next door. This piggy started running fast        Then took off from the floor. So why not dive into this funny rhyming picture book to discover that pigs do actually fly!This is a lovely fully illustrated picture book for children with heaps of humour that guides you through with exciting rhyme!

    (He died on July 31st, 2012 at the age of 86.) The triumphant arc of Vidal’s literary career wasn’t solely a mastery of language, though that never hurts. Handsome, poised, slim, charismatic, able to hold his own in verbal fisticuffs without losing his imperious cool, Vidal was the premiere star author of his generation, the one who elevated the role of talk-show guest to a command performance--a theatrical event. He brought the electronic crackle of the TV screen to his prose and the tactical precision of his prose to combat debate on TV. His near-violent altercations on camera with William F. Buckley, Jr. and Norman Mailer are the stuff of YouTube legend and the secret to The Gore Supremacy. A contributing writer to Vanity Fair, a partisan observer of pop culture, and the author of the New York-in-the-70s memoir Lucking Out (which comes out in paperback this fall), James Wolcott has been a closeup observer of Vidal on-camera and off for more years than seems respectable. This, his first Kindle Single, is his way of paying homage--and saying goodbye.

    I’m lost...” Nine year old Trisha McFarland becomes lost in the forest while hiking with her mother and brother along the Appalachian Trail in Maine. As Trisha starts to cry, she remembers Tom Gordon. Tom Gordon is a professional baseball player. He has never met Trisha McFarland. This is the story of Trisha McFarland and Tom Gordon, and how a man she never met, saved her life.

     A few days before Noble Norfleet's eighteenth birthday, his family suffers a violent catastrophe. The sole survivor, Noble throws himself into a reckless affair with his Spanish teacher, whose husband is fighting in Vietnam. When Noble graduates, he enlists as well and, while serving as an army medic, experiences a mysterious vision that seems tied to uncanny events in his recent past. Not until thirty years later -- after a life short on friends and troubled by a compulsion to worship women's bodies -- is Noble challenged to rethink the decades-old mystery of his family tragedy. Faced with an ominous choice, Noble finally comes to accept an enormous duty he's long tried to ignore. Soon, perhaps for the first time, his future seems hopeful.

    Now, the new Second Edition offers these highlights.This landmark anthology includes the work of 120 writers over two centuries, from the earliest known work by an African American, Lucy Terry's poem "Bars Fight, " to the fiction of the Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison and the poems of the U.S. Poet Laureate, Rita Dove.