Литература англоязычного модернизма — 378 книг

Действие романа известного английского прозаика и лирического поэта, знатока античности Роберта Грейвза (1895—1985) относится к одному из наиболее драматических периодов римской истории (I в. до н. э.— I в. н. э.). В книге с большим мастерством воссозданы не только события, но и атмосфера тех времен, психология людей и мотивы их поступков, показаны растленность и жестокость императорского Рима.

Действие романа известного английского прозаика и лирического поэта, знатока античности Роберта Грейвза (1895—1985) относится к одному из наиболее драматических периодов римской…

In a German Pension is a remarkable collection of short stories, displaying all Katherine Mansfield’s skill in the genre. Written shortly after the author visited Germany as a young woman, these short stories form a series of satirical sketches of German characters. From a young wife’s preoccupation with her husband’s stomach, to a society lady’s inability to see beyond the latest fashion, Katherine Mansfield depicts, in exquisite detail, the minute changes of human behavior. In a German Pension reveals her as a true disciple of Chekhov. A key figure in the Modernist movement, Katherine Mansfield is most remarkable for perfecting the art of the short story.

In a German Pension is a remarkable collection of short stories, displaying all Katherine Mansfield’s skill in the genre. Written shortly after the author visited Germany as a…

Best known for his poetry, William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) was also a dedicated exponent of Irish folklore. Yeats took a particular interest in the tales' mythic and magical roots. The Celtic Twilight ventures into the eerie and puckish world of fairies, ghosts, and spirits. "This handful of dreams," as the author referred to it, first appeared in 1893, and its title refers to the pre-dawn hours, when the Druids performed their rituals. It consists of stories recounted to the poet by his friends, neighbors, and acquaintances. Yeats' faithful transcription of their narratives includes his own visionary experiences, appended to the storytellers' words as a form of commentary.

Best known for his poetry, William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) was also a dedicated exponent of Irish folklore. Yeats took a particular interest in the tales' mythic and magical…

Гертруда Стайн (1874-1946) - выдающаяся писательница, первопроходец литературы модерна - предстает перед русским читателем в своеобразной автобиографии, своего рода взгляде с другой стороны на события, описанные Хемингуэем в романе "Праздник, который всегда с тобой". Писатели и художники, деятели культуры, чьими усилиями было "сформировано выражение лица" XX века, пройдут чередой по страницам этой книги. Этот роман можно читать по-разному - как художественный справочник и путеводитель по авангардным мастерским и подмосткам Парижа, как историческое повествование и, наконец, как психологический стилистический шедевр.

Гертруда Стайн (1874-1946) - выдающаяся писательница, первопроходец литературы модерна - предстает перед русским читателем в своеобразной автобиографии, своего рода взгляде с…

Роман крупнейшей американской писательницы Кэтрин Энн Портер, вышедший в свет в 1962 году, остаётся одним из самых сложных, насыщенных философской символикой, многомерных реалистических произведений мировой литературы последних десятилетий.

Судьбы, характеры, взаимоотношения, верования, предрассудки, любовь — кажется, все стороны человеческой натуры и сама жизнь, время становятся объектами внимания и исследования писательницы.

Отчётливо звучит в романе резкое осуждение психологии фашизма, тема губительного, разрушающего действия национальных предрассудков. Роман воспринимается как призыв к добру, терпимости, разуму, к нравственному очищению человечества.

Роман крупнейшей американской писательницы Кэтрин Энн Портер, вышедший в свет в 1962 году, остаётся одним из самых сложных, насыщенных философской символикой, многомерных…

E. M. Forster's guide sparkles with wit and insight for contemporary writers and readers. With lively language and excerpts from well-known classics, Forster (author of A Passage to India, Howards End, and A Room With a View) takes on the seven elements vital to a novel: story, people, plot, fantasy, prophecy, pattern, and rhythm. He not only defines and explains such terms as "round" versus "flat" characters (and why both are needed for an effective novel), but also provides examples of writing from such literary greats as Dickens and Austen. Forster's original commentary illuminates and entertains without lapsing into complicated, scholarly rhetoric, coming together in a key volume on writing.

E. M. Forster's guide sparkles with wit and insight for contemporary writers and readers. With lively language and excerpts from well-known classics, Forster (author of A Passage…

Книга раскрывает общечеловеческие основания и смысл культуры, показывает различные способы отражения действительности, ее узнавания. Книга, при всей ее научной фундаментальности, написана ярким, доступным языком, она обогащает интеллектуальный мир современного читателя, обостряет его восприятие литературного творчества разных эпох в его неразрывной связи с жизнью людей этих эпох.

Книга раскрывает общечеловеческие основания и смысл культуры, показывает различные способы отражения действительности, ее узнавания. Книга, при всей ее научной фундаментальности,…

Fantasy, love offering, exuberant celebration of English life and literature, Orlando is a uniquely entertaining novel. Originally conceived by Virginia Woolf as a playful tribute to Vita Sackville-West, Orlando's central character lives as both a man and a woman through four centuries.

Fantasy, love offering, exuberant celebration of English life and literature, Orlando is a uniquely entertaining novel. Originally conceived by Virginia Woolf as a playful tribute…

A modernist masterwork that has more in common with films than traditional novels, John Dos Passos' Manhattan Transfer includes an introduction by Jay McInerney in Penguin Modern Classics.

A colourful, multi-faceted chronicle of New York in the early 1920s, Manhattan Transfer ranks with James Joyce's Ulysses as a powerful and often lyrical meditation on the modern city. Using experimental montage techniques borrowed from the cinema, vivid descriptions and bursts of overheard conversation, and the jumbled case histories of a picaresque cast of characters from dockside crapshooters to high-society flappers, Dos Passos constructs a brilliant impressionistic portrait of New York City as a great futuristic machine filled with motion, drama and human tragedy.

John Dos Passos (1896-1970) was born in Chicago, the son of an eminent lawyer. After graduating from Harvard he served in the US Army Medical Corps during the First World War, and dabbled in journalism before embarking on life as a writer. In 1925 he published Manhattan Transfer, his first experimental novel in what was to become his peculiar style - a mixture of fact and fiction. His began a series of panoramic epics of American life with the USA trilogy, using the same technique and tracing, through interwoven biographies, the story of America from the early twentieth century to the onset of the Great Depression in 1929.

A modernist masterwork that has more in common with films than traditional novels, John Dos Passos' Manhattan Transfer includes an introduction by Jay McInerney in Penguin Modern…

Действие комедии «Удалой молодец — гордость Запада» происходит в таверне на берегу моря близ маленькой ирландской деревушки. Ее главные герои — молодая особа, дочь кабатчика по прозвищу Пегин Майк, ее жених Шоон и пришелец с Запада — Кристофер Мехоун, скрывающийся от правосудия… Впрочем, рассказывать эту историю дело неблагодарное. У ирландцев ведь никогда не угадаешь — побьют тебя за правду или превознесут до небес!

Действие комедии «Удалой молодец — гордость Запада» происходит в таверне на берегу моря близ маленькой ирландской деревушки. Ее главные герои — молодая особа, дочь кабатчика по…

Э.М.Форстер (1879—1970) в своих романах и рассказах изображает эгоцентризм и антигуманизм высших классов английского общества на рубеже XIX—XX вв.
Положительное начало Форстер искал в отрицании буржуазной цивилизации, в гармоническом соединении человека с природой.

Э.М.Форстер (1879—1970) в своих романах и рассказах изображает эгоцентризм и антигуманизм высших классов английского общества на рубеже XIX—XX вв.
Положительное начало Форстер…

В монографии, посвященной творчеству выдающеюся англо-американского поэта, теоретика литерагуры, культуролога Т. С. Элиота (1888-1965), впервые в отечественном литературоведении подробно исследуются проблемы его раннего творчества и анализируется эстетическая теория поэзии, созданная мастером. Особое внимание уделяется поэме "Бесплодная земля", принципам ее внутреннего построения, основным темам и мотивам.
Для литературоведов, студентов-филологов, а также для всех интересующихся историей литературы.

В монографии, посвященной творчеству выдающеюся англо-американского поэта, теоретика литерагуры, культуролога Т. С. Элиота (1888-1965), впервые в отечественном литературоведении…

The collection that established O'Connor's reputation as one of the American masters of the short story. The volume contains the celebrated title story, a tale of the murderous fugitive The Misfit, as well as "The Displaced Person" and eight other stories.

The collection that established O'Connor's reputation as one of the American masters of the short story. The volume contains the celebrated title story, a tale of the murderous…

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. At the peak of European Imperialism, steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the African Congo on his way to relieve the elusive Mr Kurtz, an ivory trader renowned for his fearsome reputation. On his journey into the unknown Marlow takes a terrifying trip into his own subconscious, overwhelmed by his menacing, perilous and horrifying surroundings. The landscape and the people he meets force him to reflect on human nature and society, and in turn Conrad writes revealingly about the dangers of imperialism.

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. At the peak of European Imperialism, steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the…

Three short works of pyschological liberation from the author of Women in Love

The three works collected in this volume, all written in 1924, explore the profound effects on protagonists who embark on psychological voyages of liberation. In St Mawr, Lou Witt buys a beautiful, untamable bay stallion and discovers an intense affinity with the horse that she cannot feel with her husband. This superb novella displays Lawrence's mastery of satirical comedy in a scathing depiction of London's fashionable horse riding set. 'The Princess' portrays the intimacy between an aloof woman and her male guide as she travels through New Mexico in search of new experiences, while in 'The Woman Who Rode Away' a woman's religious quest in Mexico brings great danger - and astonishing self-discovery.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Three short works of pyschological liberation from the author of Women in Love

The three works collected in this volume, all written in 1924, explore the profound effects on…

A critical edition of Kangaroo, D. H. Lawrence's eighth novel, set in Australia.

Lawrence asserted that 'the proper function of a critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it'. In these highly individual, penetrating essays he has exposed 'the American whole soul' within some of that continent's major works of literature. In seeking to establish the status of writings by such authors as Poe, Melville, Fenimore Cooper and Whitman, Lawrence himself has created a classic work. Studies in Classic American Literature is valuable not only for the light it sheds on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American consciousness, telling 'the truth of the day', but also as a prime example of Lawrence's learning, passion and integrity of judgement.

Lawrence asserted that 'the proper function of a critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it'. In these highly individual, penetrating essays he has exposed 'the…

A beautiful facsimile of the 1923 original edition which is considered "one of the greatest poems of the twentieth century". (The New York Times)

Spring and All is a manifesto of the imagination ― a hybrid of alternating sections of prose and free verse that coalesce in dramatic, energetic, and beautifully cryptic statements of how language re-creates the world. Spring and All contains some of Williams’s best-known poetry, including Section I, which opens, “By the road to the contagious hospital,” and Section XXII, where Williams penned his most famous poem, “The Red Wheelbarrow.” Now, almost 90 years since its first publiction, New Directions publishes this facsimile of the original 1923 Contact Press edition, featuring a new introduction by C. D. Wright.

A beautiful facsimile of the 1923 original edition which is considered "one of the greatest poems of the twentieth century". (The New York Times)

Spring and All is a manifesto…