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In Victorian England, with the country swept up in the Industrial Revolution, the Pre-Raphaelites, close to William Morris’ Arts and Crafts movement, yearned for a return to bygone values. Wishing to revive the pure and noble forms of the Italian Renaissance, the major painters of the circle (such as John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt) favoured realism and biblical themes over the academicism of the time. This work, with its captivating text and rich illus...

In the Victorian era, England – swept along by the Industrial Revolution, the Pre-Raphaelite fold, William Morris, and the Arts and Crafts movement – aspired to return to traditional values. Wishing to resurrect the pure and noble forms of the Italian Renaissance, a group of painters including John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Edward Burne-Jones, favoured Realism and Biblical themes. This work, with its informed text and rich illustrations, enthusiastically describes this s...

Oxford Classics: Poetry surveys the capacious traditions of English-language verse, moving from medieval narrative and Renaissance lyric to Romantic vision, Victorian meditation, and transatlantic modernity. Its range encompasses sonnet, ballad, ode, dramatic monologue, pastoral, gothic reverie, patriotic song, and expansive free verse. Canonical achievements stand beside evocative shorter works, allowing Shakespearean lyric, Chaucerian storytelling, Romantic imagination, and Whitman's dem...

The classic Victorian horror story, written by Mary Shelley when she was 20. This is updated into modern English and much easier to read

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First published in 1997, and written by leading scholars of the day , these fifteen essays examine aspects of the reception and collecting of Pre-Raphaelite Art, the social and cultural context in which the work was favoured and acquired. Two major collections provide the focus for the investigation: that of the Birmingham city Museums and Art Gallery in the United Kingdom, and that of the American Samuel Bancroft Jr, now part of the Delaware Art Museum. The study of these two collections ...

The group of young painters and writers who coalesced into the Pre-Raphaelite movement in the middle years of the nineteenth century became hugely influential in the development not only of literature and painting, but also more generally of art and design. Though their reputation has fluctuated over the years, their achievements are now recognised and their style enjoyed and studied widely. This volume explores the lives and works of the central figures in the group: among others, the Ros...

The magnificent history of Britain by the legendary statesman and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, now condensed in one volume.A History of the English-Speaking Peoples stands as one of Winston S. Churchill's most extraordinary literary works. Begun during the "wilderness years" when he was out of government, first published in 1956 after his leadership through the darkest days of World War II had cemented his place in history, and completed when C...

In the world we are living in, English has become the common language that people from different countries and cultures can use to communicate with one another. There are many reasons why people would want to learn English, but for a lot of them; It is work-related. Most large companies around the world require their employees to speak English. In some cases, these companies are requiring their workers to only use English at the workplace.English has also been referred to as "the l...

In 'The Oxford Book of Poetry,' readers are invited to explore an expansive compendium that captures the essence of poetic expression through the ages. This anthology brings together an illustrious array of voices 'Äî from the evocative sonnets of Shakespeare to the Romantic musings of Wordsworth, the visionary verses of Blake, and the haunting cadences of Poe. The collection traverses numerous literary movements, showcasing a tapestry of emotion and thought ranging from epic narratives to...

Heart of Darkness, the book the classic movie Apocalypse Now is based on, now translated into easier to read modern English. The story of Marlow, a sailor who must travel down an unnamed African river in search of Mr. Kurtz, the elusive ivory trader. With all the colonialism and hatred of large companies but without the Victorian English and the n-word.

The Oxford Book of Poetry masterfully curates a rich tapestry of poetic voices and styles, spanning centuries and cultures, to encapsulate the evolving landscape of verse. This anthology showcases the grandeur of classical epics, the intricacies of Romantic meditations, and the quintessential charm of Victorian sentimentality. Within its pages, readers will uncover stirring sonnets, haunting elegies, and narrative ballads, with standout pieces offering luminous insights into the human cond...