A scion of the famous Adams family of American statesmen, historian Henry Adams crafted this well-known autobiographical work, which reflects his constant search for order in a world of chaos. He cast himself as a modern everyman, seeking coherence in a fragmented universe and concluding that his education was inadequate for the demands of modern society. Unabridged republication of a standard edition.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Jessie L. Weston This interpretation by a distinguished scholar of one of English medieval literature's gems translates Middle English poetry into modern prose for a retelling that both preserves the spirit of the original and makes it accessible to modern readers.
Shakespeare Lexicon 2 Volume Set by Dover Includes Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary, Volume 1 and Volume 2. Standards in the field, they provide full definitions, locations, and shades of meaning for every word in Shakespeare's plays and poems.
The Book of Beasts: Being a Translation from a Latin Bestiary of the Twelfth Century by T. H. White Wonderful catalog of real and fanciful beasts: manticore, griffin, phoenix, amphivius, jaculus, and many more. White’s commentary on scientific, historical aspects enhances this fascinating glimpse into the medieval mind. 128 black-and-white illustrations.
Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious and Fantasia of the Unconscious by D. H. Lawrence Lawrence articulates his conceptions of education, marriage, and social and political action, along with his insights into the struggle to rationalize and reconcile the polarity that exists between emotional and intellectual identities.
