Kermode, Frank 1919-2010
Overview
| Works: | 557 works in 2,919 publications in 7 languages and 67,401 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Criticism, interpretation, etc Drama Literature Poetry Reference works Essays Personal correspondence Short stories Diaries Reviews |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Publishing director, Author of introduction, Speaker, Other, Annotator, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Creator, Librettist, Collector, pre, Commentator, Lyricist, win, Interviewee |
| Classifications: | PS3537.T4753, 822.33 |
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Most widely held works about
Frank Kermode
- Uncommon readers : Denis Donoghue, Frank Kermode, George Steiner and the tradition of the common reader by Christopher J Knight( )
- Not entitled : a memoir by Frank Kermode( Book )
- Addressing Frank Kermode : essays in criticism and interpretation by Margaret Tudeau-Clayton( Book )
- The making of the modern canon : genesis and crisis of a literary idea by Jan Gorak( Book )
- Critic of crisis : a study of Frank Kermode by Jan Gorak( Book )
- Life after theory by Michael Payne( Book )
- Frank Kermode( Visual )
- There are Kermodians : a liber amicorum( Book )
- Critic of crisis, Frank Kermode by Jan Gorak( Book )
- Teoriden sonra hayat( Book )
- Sketches for an autobiography by Frank Kermode( Book )
- Papers of the Dept. of English Language and Literature by University of Virginia( )
- Lionel Trilling Seminars Manuscripts by Lionel Trilling Seminars( )
- Mary Katharine Woodworth papers by Mary Katherine Woodworth( )
- The final plays [of] William Shakespeare : Pericles, Cymbeline, The winters tale, The tempest, The two noble kinsmen by Frank Kermode( Book )
- Chilmark Press records by Chilmark Press( )
- Harold Matson Company Inc. records by Inc. (New York, N.Y.) Harold Matson Company( )
- by N.Y.) Chilmark Press (New York( )
- King Lear by William Shakespeare( Visual )
- by Inc. (New York, N.Y.) Harold Matson Company( )
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Most widely held works by
Frank Kermode
The literary guide to the Bible by
Robert Alter(
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66 editions published between 1987 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 3,554 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This literary guide leads the reader toward an understanding and appreciation of a book that has shaped the minds of men and women for two millenia and more. Provides an analysis of the Bible's structures, themes, narrative techniques and poetic forms. 1 line illustration. Rediscover the incomparable literary richness and strength of a book that all of us live with an many of us live by. An international team of renowned scholars, assembled by two leading literary critics, offers a book-by-book guide through the Old and New Testaments as well as general essays on the Bible as a whole, providing an enticing reintroduction to a work that has shaped our language and thought for thousands of years
66 editions published between 1987 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 3,554 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This literary guide leads the reader toward an understanding and appreciation of a book that has shaped the minds of men and women for two millenia and more. Provides an analysis of the Bible's structures, themes, narrative techniques and poetic forms. 1 line illustration. Rediscover the incomparable literary richness and strength of a book that all of us live with an many of us live by. An international team of renowned scholars, assembled by two leading literary critics, offers a book-by-book guide through the Old and New Testaments as well as general essays on the Bible as a whole, providing an enticing reintroduction to a work that has shaped our language and thought for thousands of years
The tempest by
William Shakespeare(
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226 editions published between 1900 and 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Prospero, exiled on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, raises a magical tempest to wash ashore a ship carrying the enemies who usurped his dukedom years ago -- his brother Antonio and Alonso, the king of Naples. Alonso's son Ferdinand is feared dead but has washed to another part of the island, where he meets and falls in love with Miranda. Prospero punishes the usurpers and regains his dukedom, as Miranda gains a royal husband
226 editions published between 1900 and 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Prospero, exiled on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, raises a magical tempest to wash ashore a ship carrying the enemies who usurped his dukedom years ago -- his brother Antonio and Alonso, the king of Naples. Alonso's son Ferdinand is feared dead but has washed to another part of the island, where he meets and falls in love with Miranda. Prospero punishes the usurpers and regains his dukedom, as Miranda gains a royal husband
Romantic image by
Frank Kermode(
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124 editions published between 1957 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 2,582 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
For the past four decades Frank Kermode, critic and writer, has steadily established himself as one of the most brilliant minds of his generation. Author and editor of over forty books, his prodigious output includes some of the best literary criticism to be published. Questioning the public's harsh perception of 'the artist', Kermode at the same time gently pokes fun at artists' own, often inflated, self-image. He identifies what has become one of the defining characteristics of the Romantic tradition - the artist in isolation and the emerging power of the imagination. The ingeniousness of Kermode's argument and the polish and wit of the writing all serve to identify the book as one of his finest offerings. Back in print after an absence of over a decade, The Romantic Image is quintessential Kermode. Small wonder then that this, one of his earliest works, is such a classic. Enlightenment has seldom been so enjoyable!
124 editions published between 1957 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 2,582 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
For the past four decades Frank Kermode, critic and writer, has steadily established himself as one of the most brilliant minds of his generation. Author and editor of over forty books, his prodigious output includes some of the best literary criticism to be published. Questioning the public's harsh perception of 'the artist', Kermode at the same time gently pokes fun at artists' own, often inflated, self-image. He identifies what has become one of the defining characteristics of the Romantic tradition - the artist in isolation and the emerging power of the imagination. The ingeniousness of Kermode's argument and the polish and wit of the writing all serve to identify the book as one of his finest offerings. Back in print after an absence of over a decade, The Romantic Image is quintessential Kermode. Small wonder then that this, one of his earliest works, is such a classic. Enlightenment has seldom been so enjoyable!
Collected poetry and prose by
Wallace Stevens(
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12 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 2,220 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Here are all of Stevens' published books of poetry, side-by-side for the first time with the haunting lyrics of his later years and early work that traces the development of his art. From the rococo inventiveness of Harmonium, his first volume (including such classics as "Sunday Morning", "Peter Quince at the Clavier", and "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird"), through "Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction", "Esthetique du Mal", "The Auroras of Autumn", and the other large-scale masterpieces of his middle years, to the austere final poems of "The Rock", Stevens' poetry explores with unrelenting intensity the relation between the world and the human imagination, between nature as found and nature as invented, and the ways poetry mediates between them. This volume presents over a hundred poems uncollected by Stevens, including early versions of often discussed works like "The Comedian as the Letter C" and "Owl's Clover". Also here is the most comprehensive selection available of Stevens' prose writings. The Necessary Angel (1951), his distinguished book of essays, joins nearly fifty shorter pieces, many previously uncollected: reviews, speeches, short stories, criticism, philosophical writings, and responses to the work of Eliot, Moore, Williams, and other poets. The often dazzling aphorisms Stevens gathered over the years are included, as are his plays and selections from his poetic notebooks. Rounding out the volume is a fifty-year span of journal entries and letters, newly edited from manuscript sources, which provide fascinating glimpses of Stevens' thoughts on poetry and the creative process
12 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 2,220 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Here are all of Stevens' published books of poetry, side-by-side for the first time with the haunting lyrics of his later years and early work that traces the development of his art. From the rococo inventiveness of Harmonium, his first volume (including such classics as "Sunday Morning", "Peter Quince at the Clavier", and "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird"), through "Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction", "Esthetique du Mal", "The Auroras of Autumn", and the other large-scale masterpieces of his middle years, to the austere final poems of "The Rock", Stevens' poetry explores with unrelenting intensity the relation between the world and the human imagination, between nature as found and nature as invented, and the ways poetry mediates between them. This volume presents over a hundred poems uncollected by Stevens, including early versions of often discussed works like "The Comedian as the Letter C" and "Owl's Clover". Also here is the most comprehensive selection available of Stevens' prose writings. The Necessary Angel (1951), his distinguished book of essays, joins nearly fifty shorter pieces, many previously uncollected: reviews, speeches, short stories, criticism, philosophical writings, and responses to the work of Eliot, Moore, Williams, and other poets. The often dazzling aphorisms Stevens gathered over the years are included, as are his plays and selections from his poetic notebooks. Rounding out the volume is a fifty-year span of journal entries and letters, newly edited from manuscript sources, which provide fascinating glimpses of Stevens' thoughts on poetry and the creative process
Shakespeare's language by
Frank Kermode(
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39 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book argues that something extraordinary happened to Shakespeare's language in midcareer, somewhere around 1600." "An initial discussion of some of the language of the earlier plays looks for signs as to what was afoot, and this leads to a treatment of the central turning point. The rest of the book provides close studies of what came after that, in the great works between Hamlet and The Tempest. Special attention is paid to many passages which are now so obscure that after all the work done by scholars they remain difficult. How could this be so, when Shakespeare was always a popular dramatist? How did this language develop, and how did it happen that in spite of everything Shakespeare had an audience capable of understanding Hamlet at the beginning of the decade and Coriolanus near the end of it?"--Jacket
39 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book argues that something extraordinary happened to Shakespeare's language in midcareer, somewhere around 1600." "An initial discussion of some of the language of the earlier plays looks for signs as to what was afoot, and this leads to a treatment of the central turning point. The rest of the book provides close studies of what came after that, in the great works between Hamlet and The Tempest. Special attention is paid to many passages which are now so obscure that after all the work done by scholars they remain difficult. How could this be so, when Shakespeare was always a popular dramatist? How did this language develop, and how did it happen that in spite of everything Shakespeare had an audience capable of understanding Hamlet at the beginning of the decade and Coriolanus near the end of it?"--Jacket
The sense of an ending; studies in the theory of fiction by
Frank Kermode(
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69 editions published between 1966 and 2000 in English and Spanish and held by 2,107 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This significant exploration of the relationship of fiction to age-old conception of chaos and crisis brings highly concentrated insights to bear upon some of the most unyielding philosophical and aesthetic enigmas. Mr. Kermode ranges through the works of writers from Plato to Sorokin, showing how men have persistently imposed their "fictions" upon the face of eternity and how these have reflected the apocalyptic spirit. -- back cover
69 editions published between 1966 and 2000 in English and Spanish and held by 2,107 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This significant exploration of the relationship of fiction to age-old conception of chaos and crisis brings highly concentrated insights to bear upon some of the most unyielding philosophical and aesthetic enigmas. Mr. Kermode ranges through the works of writers from Plato to Sorokin, showing how men have persistently imposed their "fictions" upon the face of eternity and how these have reflected the apocalyptic spirit. -- back cover
The Oxford anthology of English literature by
Frank Kermode(
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48 editions published between 1965 and 1980 in 3 languages and held by 1,868 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A fully-annotated, two-volume work which presents the major literary achievements of English writers from the medieval period to the twentieth century together with examples of art from each era
48 editions published between 1965 and 1980 in 3 languages and held by 1,868 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A fully-annotated, two-volume work which presents the major literary achievements of English writers from the medieval period to the twentieth century together with examples of art from each era
Pleasure and change : the aesthetics of canon by
Frank Kermode(
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27 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and held by 1,735 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The question of canon has been the subject of debate in academic circles for over 15 years. This book contains two lectures on this important subject by Sir Frank Kermode who reinterprets the question of canon formation in light of two related and central notions: pleasure and change
27 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and held by 1,735 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The question of canon has been the subject of debate in academic circles for over 15 years. This book contains two lectures on this important subject by Sir Frank Kermode who reinterprets the question of canon formation in light of two related and central notions: pleasure and change
The age of Shakespeare by
Frank Kermode(
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17 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 1,646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this book, Kermode uses the history and culture of the Elizabethan era to enlighten us about William Shakespeare and his poetry and plays. Opening with the big picture of the religious and dynastic events that defined England in the age of the Tudors, Kermode takes the reader on a tour of Shakespeare's England, portraying London's society, its early capitalism, its court, its bursting population, and its epidemics, as well as its arts--including, of course, its theater. Then Kermode focuses on Shakespeare himself and his career, all in the context of the time in which he lived. Kermode reads each play against the backdrop of its probable year of composition, providing new historical insights into Shakspeare's characters, themes, and sources. The result is an important, lasting, and concise companion guide to the works of Shakespeare by one of our most eminent literary scholars.--From publisher description
17 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 1,646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this book, Kermode uses the history and culture of the Elizabethan era to enlighten us about William Shakespeare and his poetry and plays. Opening with the big picture of the religious and dynastic events that defined England in the age of the Tudors, Kermode takes the reader on a tour of Shakespeare's England, portraying London's society, its early capitalism, its court, its bursting population, and its epidemics, as well as its arts--including, of course, its theater. Then Kermode focuses on Shakespeare himself and his career, all in the context of the time in which he lived. Kermode reads each play against the backdrop of its probable year of composition, providing new historical insights into Shakspeare's characters, themes, and sources. The result is an important, lasting, and concise companion guide to the works of Shakespeare by one of our most eminent literary scholars.--From publisher description
Selected prose of T.S. Eliot by
T. S Eliot(
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32 editions published between 1965 and 2002 in English and held by 1,603 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thirty-one of Eliot's most influential critical essays on general literary topics, individual authors, and social and religious themes are edited in their entirety or in substantial extract by the distinguished English scholar-critic
32 editions published between 1965 and 2002 in English and held by 1,603 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thirty-one of Eliot's most influential critical essays on general literary topics, individual authors, and social and religious themes are edited in their entirety or in substantial extract by the distinguished English scholar-critic
The genesis of secrecy : on the interpretation of narrative by
Frank Kermode(
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43 editions published between 1975 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,410 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An examination of some enigmatic passages and episodes in the gospels
43 editions published between 1975 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,410 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An examination of some enigmatic passages and episodes in the gospels
The sense of an ending : studies in the theory of fiction : with a new epilogue by
Frank Kermode(
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20 editions published between 1967 and 2000 in English and held by 1,389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lectures delivered as the Mary Flexner Lectures, Bryn Mawr College, fall 1965, under the title: The long perspectives
20 editions published between 1967 and 2000 in English and held by 1,389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lectures delivered as the Mary Flexner Lectures, Bryn Mawr College, fall 1965, under the title: The long perspectives
Shakespeare, Spenser, Donne : Renaissance essays by
Frank Kermode(
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30 editions published between 1971 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,363 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First published in 1971. This collection of essays discusses some of the central works and areas of literature in the Renaissance period of cultural history. Contents include: Spenser and the Allegorists; The Faerie Queene, I and V; The Cave of Mammon; The Banquet of Sense; John Donne; The Patience of Shakespeare; Survival fo the Classic; Shakespeare's Learning; The Mature Comedies; The Final Plays
30 editions published between 1971 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,363 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First published in 1971. This collection of essays discusses some of the central works and areas of literature in the Renaissance period of cultural history. Contents include: Spenser and the Allegorists; The Faerie Queene, I and V; The Cave of Mammon; The Banquet of Sense; John Donne; The Patience of Shakespeare; Survival fo the Classic; Shakespeare's Learning; The Mature Comedies; The Final Plays
English pastoral poetry : from the beginnings to Marvell by
Frank Kermode(
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33 editions published between 1952 and 1972 in 3 languages and held by 1,211 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
33 editions published between 1952 and 1972 in 3 languages and held by 1,211 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The living Milton; essays by various hands by
Frank Kermode(
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14 editions published between 1960 and 2014 in English and held by 1,169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
14 editions published between 1960 and 2014 in English and held by 1,169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
D.H. Lawrence by
Frank Kermode(
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51 editions published between 1971 and 1990 in 5 languages and held by 1,127 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
51 editions published between 1971 and 1990 in 5 languages and held by 1,127 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The classic : literary images of permanence and change by
Frank Kermode(
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28 editions published between 1975 and 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 989 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
28 editions published between 1975 and 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 989 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A reader's guide to the twentieth-century novel(
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9 editions published between 1994 and 1995 in English and held by 960 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Wide-ranging and authoritative, A Reader's Guide to the Twentieth-Century Novel is a unique and invaluable guide to modern fiction written in English. Arranged chronologically from Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim to E. Annie Proulx's The Shipping News, it contains detailed accounts of some 750 novels from the United States, Britain, Ireland, Canada, Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, and the Caribbean. All of the century's major novelists are represented, alongside less-celebrated writers whose work has been unjustly neglected: such beloved children's authors as A.A. Milne, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Kenneth Grahame; and such popular authors as Agatha Christie, Ian Fleming, Daphne Du Maurier, and others whose work has left a definite stamp on readers' imaginations." "Each lively entry supplies a summary of the plot, places the novel in a biographical and historical context, and provides a provocative critical assessment. Written by a team of thirty-eight contributors made up of critics, biographers, novelists, historians, academics, and literary journalists, all entries are fully cross-referenced and supplemented at the end of the book by brief biographical notes on all authors and by helpful alphabetical indexes of novels and authors. Interwoven with the entries are 150 short extracts illustrating the voice and style of many featured novels."--Jacket
9 editions published between 1994 and 1995 in English and held by 960 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Wide-ranging and authoritative, A Reader's Guide to the Twentieth-Century Novel is a unique and invaluable guide to modern fiction written in English. Arranged chronologically from Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim to E. Annie Proulx's The Shipping News, it contains detailed accounts of some 750 novels from the United States, Britain, Ireland, Canada, Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, and the Caribbean. All of the century's major novelists are represented, alongside less-celebrated writers whose work has been unjustly neglected: such beloved children's authors as A.A. Milne, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Kenneth Grahame; and such popular authors as Agatha Christie, Ian Fleming, Daphne Du Maurier, and others whose work has left a definite stamp on readers' imaginations." "Each lively entry supplies a summary of the plot, places the novel in a biographical and historical context, and provides a provocative critical assessment. Written by a team of thirty-eight contributors made up of critics, biographers, novelists, historians, academics, and literary journalists, all entries are fully cross-referenced and supplemented at the end of the book by brief biographical notes on all authors and by helpful alphabetical indexes of novels and authors. Interwoven with the entries are 150 short extracts illustrating the voice and style of many featured novels."--Jacket
An appetite for poetry by
Frank Kermode(
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27 editions published between 1989 and 2013 in English and held by 956 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Examines the styles of such notables as T.S. Eliot, Wallace Stevens, and Milton and analyzes debates on literary canon and biblical criticism
27 editions published between 1989 and 2013 in English and held by 956 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Examines the styles of such notables as T.S. Eliot, Wallace Stevens, and Milton and analyzes debates on literary canon and biblical criticism
Wallace Stevens by
Frank Kermode(
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39 editions published between 1960 and 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 941 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
39 editions published between 1960 and 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 941 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Author
- Alter, Robert Other Author Editor
- Donne, John 1572-1631 Author
- Stevens, Wallace 1879-1955 Author
- Hollander, John Other Author Editor
- Yeats, W. B. (William Butler) 1865-1939 Author
- Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns) 1888-1965 Author
- Richardson, Joan 1946- Author of introduction Annotator Editor
- Parker, Peter 1954- Other Author Editor
- Spenser, Edmund 1552?-1599 Author
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Frank Kermode critico letterario e accademico britannico
Frank Kermode écrivain manxois (île de Man)
Frank Kermode engelsk litteraturvetare
Frank Kermode scríbhneoir Manannach
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Kermode, J. Frank 1919-2010
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Франк Кърмоуд
فرانك كيرمود، 1919-2010
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