Fiction for the Working Man
By
LOUIS JAMES. Mr. James's discussion of the "cheap" literature of
early Victorian England is a fascinating excursion into literary
and
sociological byways. Concentrating upon its working-class audience, he
describes the popular reception of Dickens, Southey, Byron and Shelley,
assays the influence of novels from France and America, and follows the
evolution of true romance stories.
$5.60
Journey from Obscurity,
Wilfred Owen, 1893-1918
I. Childhood
By
HAROLD OWEN. When Wilfred Owen died at twenty-five-among the
final victims of the Great War-few people realized that he was one
of England's major poets. Curiosity about the man has grown along with
his reputation. In this first part of a projected biographical trilogy
his younger brother re-creates the poet's turn-of-the-century
childh~
world. Harold Owen's book (the first full account of the Owen family)
is a significant social document and at the same time an autobiography
of singular and meticulous honesty.
$4.80
Milton's Grand Style
By
CHRISTOPHER B. RICKS. Mr. Ricks' scholarly discussion of Milton's
style illuminates its subtlety as well as its SUblimity and grandeur.
From a discussion of criticism by F. R. Leavis, William Empson, and
C. S. Lewis, he proceeds to an analysis of syntax, metaphors, word-play
and the texture of Milton's verse. He concludes with a masterful chapter
on simile and cross-reference.
$4.00
Between the Lines
Yeats's Poetry in the Making
By
JON STALLWORTHY. Yeats, fortunately, was a poet who thought on
paper. By transcribing and arranging extensive and largely unpUblished
manuscripts, Mr. Stallworthy has been able to plot in detail the fascinating
progress of the poet's mind from inspiration
to
finished work. Among
the eighteen poems studied are:
The Second Coming, A Prayer for
m,
Daughter, The Sorrow of Love,
and
Sailing
to
Byzantium.
8
facsimiles.
$7.00
OxJord University Press
/
New York
