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The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story

A Journey Through Early 20th-Century American Fiction

by Harrison Rhodes, Sinclair Lewis, Charles Caldwell Dobie, Julian Street, Achmed Abdullah, George Gilbert, Mary Heaton Vorse, Gordon Hall Gerould, Katharine Holland Brown, Edwina Stanton Babcock, Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mary Mitchell Freedley, G. Humphrey, Arthur Johnson, Burton Kline, Katharine Prescott Moseley, William Dudly, Fleta Campbell Springer, Edward C. Venable, Frances Gilchrist Wood ...

The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story offers a compelling snapshot of the literary transformations occurring at the close of the Great War. The anthology bridges diverse themes ranging from the angst of societal change to intimate portraits of human emotion, combining various literary styles'Äîfrom naturalism to early modernist expressions. With a tapestry of ... Read more

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The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story offers a compelling snapshot of the literary transformations occurring at the close of the Great War. The anthology bridges diverse themes ranging from the angst of societal change to intimate portraits of human emotion, combining various literary styles'Äîfrom naturalism to early modernist expressions. With a tapestry of
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Country House

Polish Theatre Archive

by Stanislav I. Witkiewicz, D. Gerould, D. Gerould ...

Country House, a ''comedy with corpses,'' is a wicked subversion of all those realistic psychological dramas of jealousy, adultery, murder and suicide that ask to be taken seriously. Witkacy's send-up assumes the form of a ghost story full of surprises, in the course of which an entire family of four is gleefully dispatched to the other world. When it was first performed in 1923 in Torun, Country ... Read more

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Country House, a ''comedy with corpses,'' is a wicked subversion of all those realistic psychological dramas of jealousy, adultery, murder and suicide that ask to be taken seriously. Witkacy's send-up assumes the form of a ghost story full of surprises, in the course of which an entire family of four is gleefully dispatched to the other world. When it was first performed in 1923 in Torun, Country
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The Grateful Dead

by Gordon Hall Gerould ...

THE combination of narrative themes is so frequent a phenomenon in folk and formal literature that one almost forgets to wonder at it. Yet in point of fact the reason for it and the means by which it is accomplished are mysteries past our present comprehension. If we could learn how and where popular tales unite, if we could formulate any general principle of union or severance, we should be well ... Read more

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THE combination of narrative themes is so frequent a phenomenon in folk and formal literature that one almost forgets to wonder at it. Yet in point of fact the reason for it and the means by which it is accomplished are mysteries past our present comprehension. If we could learn how and where popular tales unite, if we could formulate any general principle of union or severance, we should be well
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The Conspiracy of Feelings and The Little Theatre of the Green Goose

Edited by Daniel Gerould ...

Two outstanding examples of socialist-themed plays are combined in this remarkable volume.The Conspiracy of Feelings by Yurii Olesha (1899-1960) is based on his highly respected short novel Envy about the struggle between the old and new in Soviet society. The play, called The Conspiracy of Feelings, is not a simple adaptation, but an original work that reconceived the novel. The play explores the ... Read more

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Two outstanding examples of socialist-themed plays are combined in this remarkable volume.The Conspiracy of Feelings by Yurii Olesha (1899-1960) is based on his highly respected short novel Envy about the struggle between the old and new in Soviet society. The play, called The Conspiracy of Feelings, is not a simple adaptation, but an original work that reconceived the novel. The play explores the
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The Grateful Dead; The History of a Folk Story

by Gordon Hall Gerould ...

The Grateful Dead: The History of a Folk Story by Gordon Hall Gerould is a landmark work of literary scholarship that traces one of the world's most enduring folktale traditions across centuries and cultures. Through meticulous research and insightful analysis, Gerould examines the origins, evolution, and widespread influence of the "Grateful Dead" motif, revealing how a single narrative has ... Read more

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The Grateful Dead: The History of a Folk Story by Gordon Hall Gerould is a landmark work of literary scholarship that traces one of the world's most enduring folktale traditions across centuries and cultures. Through meticulous research and insightful analysis, Gerould examines the origins, evolution, and widespread influence of the "Grateful Dead" motif, revealing how a single narrative has
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The Grateful Dead

Enriched edition. The History of a Folk Story

by Gordon Hall Gerould, Holly Murray ...

In "The Grateful Dead," Gordon Hall Gerould offers an intricate exploration of the themes of mortality and longing, woven through a tapestry of rich narrative and lyrical prose. Gerould's style is marked by a keen observation of human experience, utilizing symbolism and metaphor to deepen the reader's connection to the existential dilemmas faced by his characters. Situated within the literary ... Read more

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In "The Grateful Dead," Gordon Hall Gerould offers an intricate exploration of the themes of mortality and longing, woven through a tapestry of rich narrative and lyrical prose. Gerould's style is marked by a keen observation of human experience, utilizing symbolism and metaphor to deepen the reader's connection to the existential dilemmas faced by his characters. Situated within the literary
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Theatre/Theory/Theatre

The Major Critical Texts from Aristotle and Zeami to Soyinka and Havel

by Daniel Gerould ...

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Available for the First Time in Paperback!From Aristotle's Poetics to Vaclav Havel, the debate about the nature and function of theatre has been marked by controversy. Daniel Gerould's landmark work, Theatre/Theory/Theatre, collects history's most influential Eastern and Western dramatic theorists – poets, playwrights, directors and philosophers – whose ideas about theatre continue to shape its ... Read more

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Available for the First Time in Paperback!From Aristotle's Poetics to Vaclav Havel, the debate about the nature and function of theatre has been marked by controversy. Daniel Gerould's landmark work, Theatre/Theory/Theatre, collects history's most influential Eastern and Western dramatic theorists – poets, playwrights, directors and philosophers – whose ideas about theatre continue to shape its
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Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories

Exploring the Tapestry of Modern Life

by C. A. Mercer, Amy Wentworth Stone, Charles Caldwell Dobie, F. J. Louriet, Zephine Humphrey, Katharine Butler, Madeleine Z. Doty, H. G. Dwight, E. Nesbit, Margaret Lynn, Ernest Starr, E. V. Lucas, Cornelia A. P. Comer, Dallas Lore Sharp, Mary Lerner, Henry Seidel Canby, Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Margaret Pollock Sherwood, Arthur Russell Taylor, Elizabeth Ashe, John Galsworthy, Anne Douglas Sedgwick, Margaret Prescott Montague ...

Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories is a remarkable anthology that captures the essence of early 20th-century literature with its rich tapestry of themes and styles. This collection presents an enticing blend of narratives that explore personal and societal conflicts, identity, and the passage of time. Within its pages, readers will encounter profound character studies and immersive settings ... Read more

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Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories is a remarkable anthology that captures the essence of early 20th-century literature with its rich tapestry of themes and styles. This collection presents an enticing blend of narratives that explore personal and societal conflicts, identity, and the passage of time. Within its pages, readers will encounter profound character studies and immersive settings
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Studies of the Occult: A 22-Volume Anthology

Demonology, Witchcraft, Folklore, Spiritualism, and the Historical Search for the Unseen

by J. Maxwell Wood, Montague Summers, Viktor Rydberg, M. V. B. Perley, Joseph Taylor, John Gregorson Campbell, Walter Scott, James Thacher, Frank Podmore, Gordon Hall Gerould, Andrew Lang, Ludwig Lavater, King of England James I, Henry Ridgely Evans, Arthur Conan Doyle, Samuel B. Emmons, Thomas Potts, Alexander Roberts, James Grant, Cotton Mather, Harriet Beecher Stowe ...

Studies of the Occult: A 22-Volume Anthology charts the many forms through which Western culture has imagined, investigated, feared, and defended the supernatural. Its capacious selection moves among demonology, witchcraft testimony, folklore, psychical research, spiritualist inquiry, antiquarian scholarship, and imaginative prose. Early modern treatises and accounts of possession stand beside ... Read more

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Studies of the Occult: A 22-Volume Anthology charts the many forms through which Western culture has imagined, investigated, feared, and defended the supernatural. Its capacious selection moves among demonology, witchcraft testimony, folklore, psychical research, spiritualist inquiry, antiquarian scholarship, and imaginative prose. Early modern treatises and accounts of possession stand beside
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Evidence of the Supernatural: 20+ Studies of the Occult

Witch Trials, Apparitions, Demonology, Second Sight, and the History of Occult Belief

by Andrew Lang, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Arthur Conan Doyle, J. Maxwell Wood, Montague Summers, Viktor Rydberg, M. V. B. Perley, Joseph Taylor, John Gregorson Campbell, Walter Scott, James Thacher, Frank Podmore, Gordon Hall Gerould, Ludwig Lavater, King of England James I, Henry Ridgely Evans, Samuel B. Emmons, Thomas Potts, Alexander Roberts, James Grant, Cotton Mather ...

Evidence of the Supernatural: 20+ Studies of the Occult assembles a capacious archive of ghostly encounter, witchcraft accusation, demonological speculation, folklore, and psychical inquiry. Its materials move between learned treatise, antiquarian report, case history, sermon, travel-inflected recollection, and imaginative prose, revealing how the supernatural has been recorded as both cultural ... Read more

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Evidence of the Supernatural: 20+ Studies of the Occult assembles a capacious archive of ghostly encounter, witchcraft accusation, demonological speculation, folklore, and psychical inquiry. Its materials move between learned treatise, antiquarian report, case history, sermon, travel-inflected recollection, and imaginative prose, revealing how the supernatural has been recorded as both cultural
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Mr Price, or Tropical Madness and Metaphysics of a Two- Headed Calf

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The Polish playwright and artist Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, known as Witkacy, is now recognized as Poland's leading theatrical innovator of the interwar years and one of the outstanding creative personalities of the European avant-garde. This volume contains two of Witkacy's "tropical" plays inspired by the playwright's trip to Ceylon and Australia in 1914 with his close friend, the ... Read more

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The Polish playwright and artist Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, known as Witkacy, is now recognized as Poland's leading theatrical innovator of the interwar years and one of the outstanding creative personalities of the European avant-garde. This volume contains two of Witkacy's "tropical" plays inspired by the playwright's trip to Ceylon and Australia in 1914 with his close friend, the
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Wharton Cameron is a young American of Creole descent hired to engineer a spur line for a Mexican railroad. The business folds and he is stranded near Hermosillo. His preferred route to the Rio Grande is barred by marauding bands of the fearsome Hernando Luca, so Wharton heads toward the hacienda of Santa Eulalia where he seeks the protection of its hacendado (proprietor), Don Fernando Gutierrez. ... Read more

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Wharton Cameron is a young American of Creole descent hired to engineer a spur line for a Mexican railroad. The business folds and he is stranded near Hermosillo. His preferred route to the Rio Grande is barred by marauding bands of the fearsome Hernando Luca, so Wharton heads toward the hacienda of Santa Eulalia where he seeks the protection of its hacendado (proprietor), Don Fernando Gutierrez.
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