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Oxford Book of Letters autorstwa Kermode, Frank

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The Oxford Book of Letters by Kermode, Frank
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Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ... Zobacz więcejinformacji o stanie
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Uwagi sprzedawcy
“Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ...
Binding
Hardcover
Weight
2 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
Yes
ISBN
0192141880
Book Title
Oxford Book of Letters
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Length
9.6 in
Publication Year
1995
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.5 in
Author
Anita Kermode
Genre
Social Science, Literary Collections
Topic
Letters, Customs & Traditions
Item Weight
36.1 Oz
Item Width
6.5 in
Number of Pages
584 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0192141880
ISBN-13
9780192141880
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46575

Product Key Features

Book Title
Oxford Book of Letters
Number of Pages
584 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Letters, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
1995
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Literary Collections
Author
Anita Kermode
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
36.1 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
94-036412
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"Letters written by writers and other famous people intrigue us. We hope to get a glimpse of their more private and spontaneous selves yet also expect that there will be no loss of originality when it comes to expressiveness, insight, drama, or humor. The enthusiastic erudite editors of this eclectic volume have studied 500 years worth of epistolary output by British nobility and British and American writers and chosen 300 examples. Although specific letters will strike a reader's fancy, what's most remarkable about this collection is how it chronicles not only radical social and cultural changes, but also truly remarkable permutations in diction, vocabulary, and grammar."--Booklist, "Letters written by writers and other famous people intrigue us. We hope to get a glimpse of their more private and spontaneous selves yet also expect that there will be no loss of originality when it comes to expressiveness, insight, drama, or humor. The enthusiastic erudite editors of this eclectic volume have studied 500 years worth of epistolary output by British nobility and British and American writers and chosen 300 examples. Although specific letters will strike a reader's fancy, what's most remarkable about this collection is how it chronicles not only radical social and cultural changes, but also truly remarkable permutations in diction, vocabulary, and grammar."-- Booklist
Dewey Decimal
826.008
Synopsis
Reading other people's letters, like reading private diaries, offers thrilling and unexpected glimpses into the lives of others--their pledges of love and their sharp remonstrances, their thoughts on war and peace and the gossip of the day, their intellectual travels and idle chatter. It is partly this guilty pleasure we take in such literary eavesdropping that makes The Oxford Book of Letters so compelling. More than 300 letters spanning five centuries chronicle the affairs of correspondents from Elizabeth I to Groucho Marx, from politicans to poets, from the famous to the unknown. Editors Frank Kermode and Anita Kermode have chosen a remarkable selection of correspondents both educated and barely literate, with styles that range from polished and witty to stumbling and artless, but who all share a gift for letters that display an immediacy and intimacy not shared by any other form of writing. Here is John Adams to his wife, Abigail, in what we know to be a harried April of 1776 ("You justly complain of my short Letters, but the critical State of Things and the Multiplicity of Avocations must plead my Excuse--"); Benjamin Disraeli, confiding to Lady Bradford the secret of his purchase of the Suez Canal for England ("not one of the least events of our generation"); Charles Dickens to his son, Henry, regarding finances ("You know how hard I work for what I get, and I think you know that I never had money help from any human creature after I was a child"); Flannery O'Connor to Cecil Dawkins, a young college instructor, with writing advice ("You can't be creative in all directions at once. Freshman English would suit me fine. I'd make them diagram sentences"); and an indignant A.T. Harris to the head of the Atlantic City Railroad in 1896 ("On the 15th yore trane that was going to Atlanta ran over mi bull...yore ruddy trane took a peece of hyde outer his belly between his nable and his poker at least fute square"). Among the most moving letters are those from emigrants to America, Australia, and South Africa, describing the hardships they endured and the resolution with which they faced their new worlds--we read Anna Francis's letter to her sister, detailing her dashed hopes for happiness as an emigre in South Africa ("And is this the place in which I am to live out the remainder of my wretched existence! Forbid it heaven!"); and Rebecca Butterworth's forlorn letter to England from Arkansas, outlining a litany of disaster: stillborn children, poor crops, dire illness ("If we sell soon and the Lord spares us, we will be out in fall"). With subjects ranging from the mundane to the extraordinary, from the tragic to the hilarious, the Kermodes have included both isolated missives as well as exchanges of letters between regular correspondents, where familiarity and an ongoing saga add to the fascination. The editors provide a context for the letters, and unobtrusive notes. In an age where communication is instant and ephemeral, this volume celebrates the glory of the written word, and what may well be a dying art form., Reading other people's letters, like reading private diaries, offers thrilling and unexpected glimpses into their lives, and it is partly the guilty pleasure we take in such literary eavesdropping that makes this volume so compelling. More than 300 letters spanning five centuries chronicle the affairs of correspondents from Elizabeth I to Groucho Marx, from politicians to poets, and from the famous to the unknown. But whether the writers are educated or barely literate, whether the prose is polished and witty or stumbling and artless, these letters share an immediacy and intimacy unlike any other form of writing. Their subjects range from the mundane to the extraordinary, from gossip about the latest fashion to the horrors of a public execution, and from the tragic to the hilarious. Exchanges of letters between regular correspondents are included, where familiarity and an ongoing saga add to the fascination. Among the most moving letters are those from emigrants to America, Australia, and South Africa, describing the hardships they endured and the resolution with which they faced their new worlds. In every case the editors provide a context for the letters, and unobtrusive notes. In an age where communication is instant and ephemeral this volume celebrates the glories of the written word, and what may well be a dying art form.
LC Classification Number
PR1343.O94 1995
Copyright Date
1995
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