Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, better known simply as Gulliver's Travels (1726, amended 1735), is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers' tales" literary subgenre. It is Swift's best known full-leng…
A half-century after its translation into English, Erich Auerbach's Mimesis still stands as a monumental achievement in literary criticism. A brilliant display of erudition, wit, and wisdom, his exploration of how great European writers from Homer to Virginia Woolf depicted reality has taught generations how to read Western literature. This new expanded edition includes a substantial essay in i…
Explores the Biblical witness to the Church's Marian dogmas -- Mary's role as Mother of God, her virginity, the Immaculate Conception, and her Assumption into heaven. The author examines how these beliefs are linked to the Church's faith in Jesus Christ. Far from competing with the truth about Christ, the Church's Marian beliefs uphold and underscore that truth. Mary's role in salvation, accord…
A collection of the most notable writings of James Joyce, including excerpts from Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. Includes a brief commentary by the editor
An heiress favored by neither beauty nor brilliance, her proud and pitiless father, and her fortune-hunting suitor are portrayed through shifting relationships and a series of confrontations