In the "Oresteia" - the only trilogy in Greek drama which survives from antiquity - Aeschylus took as his subject the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. Moving from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized institution, its spirit of struggle and regeneration is eternal.
Henry James first came to Venice as a tourist, but was soon fascinated by the city and particularly by the splendid gothic Palazzo Barbaro, home of the expatriate American Curtis family. James frequently returned to the palace, to write, completing The Aspern Papers there. This selection of letters covers the period 1869-1907 and provides a uniqu...more
James enters the consciousness of a very young child as she struggles to make sense of the world of the adults around her. The selfishness and corruption of her divorced parents and their new mates, paradoxically, affects Maisie only by making her wise beyond her years; her own moral sense remains untainted.
The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: New introducti...more
When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote THE GREAT GATSBY in the early 1920s, the American Dream was already on the skids. Originally based on the idea that the pursuit of happiness involves not only material success but moral and spiritual growth, the dream had by Fitzgerald's time become increasingly focused on money and pleasure--a phenomenon the high-liv...more
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