50 American Plays (Poems)
Title | 50 American Plays (Poems) PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Dickman |
Publisher | Copper Canyon Press |
Pages | 67 |
Release | 2012-11-27 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 1619320401 |
"Their verse . . . is strikingly different. Michael's poems are interior, fragmentary, and austere, often stripped down to single-word lines; they seethe with incipient violence. Matthew's are effusive, ecstatic, and all-embracing, spilling over with pop-cultural references and exuberant carnality." —The New Yorker Identical twins Michael and Matthew Dickman once invented their own language. Now they have invented an exhilarating book of poem-plays about the fifty states. Pointed, comic, and surreal, these one-page vignettes feature unusual staging and an eclectic cast of characters—landforms, lobsters, and historical figures including Duke Ellington, Sacajawea, Judy Garland, and Kenneth Koch, the avant-garde spirit informing this book introduced by playwright John Guare. "Lucky in Kansas" Judy Garland: This is always the worst part Tin Man: The coming back Judy Garland: Yes, it fucking sucks, it's depressing as shit The Lion: Well, we're lucky to still be employed at this farm Straw Man: I wouldn't call it lucky The Lion: We were lucky to get back Straw Man: That's not really lucky either I don't think you know what lucky means Judy Garland: It's funny what you miss Tin Man: The running Judy Garland: The flying Tin Man: The flying monkeys Judy Garland: The beautiful flying monkeys above the endless emeralds the unbelievably green world Michael Dickman and Matthew Dickman are identical twins who were born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Michael received the 2010 James Laughlin Award for his second collection Flies (Copper Canyon Press, 2011). Matthew won the prestigious APR/Honickman Award for his debut volume, All-American Poem.
William Shakespeare Complete Plays
Title | William Shakespeare Complete Plays PDF eBook |
Author | William Shakespeare |
Publisher | Barnes & Noble Incorporated |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | English drama |
ISBN | 9781435141834 |
The complete plays of Shakespeare are often considered among the greatest works in all of English literature. Replete with great characters, from the portly and funny Falstaff to the hesitative and obsessive Hamlet, the plays present us with the entire gamut of human personality. They give us an unparalleled look at love and humour, death and tragedy, history and magic. These plays represent the peak of genius and art from the English language's greatest writer.
Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose
Title | Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose PDF eBook |
Author | Mick Short |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 339 |
Release | 2018-10-08 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1317887808 |
Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose examines how readers interact with literary works, how they understand and are moved by them. Mick Short considers how meanings and effects are generated in the three major literary genres, carying out stylistic analysis of poetry, drama and prose fiction in turn. He analyses a wide range of extracts from English literature, adopting an accessible approach to the analysis of literary texts which can be applied easily to other texts in English and in other languages.
Plays, Prose Writings and Poems
Title | Plays, Prose Writings and Poems PDF eBook |
Author | Oscar Wilde |
Publisher | |
Pages | 599 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | English literature |
ISBN |
Folger Library, Two Decades of Growth
Title | Folger Library, Two Decades of Growth PDF eBook |
Author | Louis B. Wright |
Publisher | Associated University Presse |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 1978-07 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780918016553 |
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Title | The Complete Works of William Shakespeare PDF eBook |
Author | William Shakespeare |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1110 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780600006046 |
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is acknowledged as the greatest dramatist of all time. He excels in plot, poetry and wit, and his talent encompasses the great tragedies of Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth as well as the moving history plays and the comedies such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew and As You Like It with their magical combination of humour, ribaldry and tenderness.
The Poems & Plays of Robert Browning
Title | The Poems & Plays of Robert Browning PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Browning |
Publisher | |
Pages | 950 |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | English drama |
ISBN |