NEW DIRECTIONS
THOMAS MANN
by Henry Hat–
field is a critical guidebook to the works
of a monumental writer. Detailed analy–
sis of such masterpieces as "The Magic
Mountain," "Doctor Faustus," "Death
in Venice," with full background ma–
terial. In the Makers of Modern liter–
ature Series.
$2.00
THE NOVEL IN FRANCE
by
Martin Turne" is a book as entertaining
as it is informative. Written by one of
England's leading critics, it tells the
story of the origins and development of
the novel in France. Chapters on Balzac,
Constant, Choderlos de Laclos, Flau–
bert, Stendhal, Madame de Lafayette,
Proust, giving the social background
of their works.
$4.25
ABC OF READING
by Ezra
Pound, now back in print, is his guide
to the books of the past. A startling,
off-the-beaten-track primer of the
world's best literature. Vigorous defi–
nitions of literature, language and poe–
try, with non-hackneyed examples from
the classics.
$1.50
SELECTED WRITINGS
Eluard includes a representative selec–
tion of poems and prose poems by one
of France's greatest modern poets. His
poetry is unique in our time for its
quality of verbal sensuousness. music
and richness of imagination. Eluard was
born in 1895 and now lives in Paris. Bi–
lingual, with translations by Lloyd Alex–
ander.
$3.50
PATERSON IV
by /William Carlos
Williams is the fourth and last part of
this great American poet's personal,
modern epic set in the industrial town
of Paterson, New Jersey. A meaning–
ful American testament is brought to
its climax.
$3.00
THE PRINCESS OF CLEVES
by Madame de Lafayette was written
about 1678, and called by some the
first "modern" novel. This tale of the
dashing Duc de Nemours' infatuation
for the young wife of his best friend is
one of the glories of French literature.
A new translation by Nancy Mitford.
$1.50
THE STRUCTURE OF COM–
PLEX WORDS
by William Empson
links semantics and literary criticism.
This brilliant critic examines a word's
primary and secondary meanings: its
implications and its reflections of
Mood. Using symbols, he analyzes
"King Lear," "Othe"o," etc.
$5.00
of Stephane Ma"arme
(1842-1898) contains the work of the
great French symbolist poet. Often con–
sidered the best example of "pure poe–
try," he gave the word as symbol new
mobility t!lnd t!lchieved new intensities
and refinements of meaning. With the
translations of Roger Fry and com–
mentaries by Charles Mauron.
$1.50
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