Kent, Rockwell 1882-1971
Overview
| Works: | 837 works in 1,538 publications in 6 languages and 38,025 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Poetry Fiction Frame stories History Biography Juvenile works Criticism, interpretation, etc Drama Manuscripts Narrative poetry |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Illustrator, Author of introduction, Artist, Honoree |
| Classifications: | PS3201, 821.1 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Rockwell Kent
- Wilderness : a journal of quiet adventure in Alaska by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- Rockwell Kent : an anthology of his works by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- Salamina by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- An American saga : the life and times of Rockwell Kent by David Traxel( Book )
- N by E by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- Rockwellkentiana; few words and many pictures by R.K. and by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- The illustrations of Rockwell Kent : 231 examples from books, magazines and advertising art by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- The big why : a novel by Michael Winter( Book )
- This is my own by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- My wilderness : an Alaskan adventure by Claudia McGehee( Book )
- Rockwell Kent by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- Rockwell Kent : the early years : [Exhibition] Bowdoin College, Museum of Art, 1969 by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- A northern Christmas : being the story of a peaceful Christmas in the remote and peaceful wilderness of an Alaskan island by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- Rockwell Kent : the art of the bookplate by Don Roberts( Book )
- Later bookplates & marks of Rockwell Kent : with a preface by the artist by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- Rockwell Kent by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- Rockwell Kent by Merle Armitage( Book )
- Voyaging southward from the Strait of Magellan by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- It's me, O Lord : the autobiography of Rockwell Kent by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- The prints of Rockwell Kent : a catalogue raisonné by Dan Burne Jones( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Rockwell Kent
The Canterbury tales by
Geoffrey Chaucer(
Book
)
37 editions published between 1934 and 2006 in English and held by 2,263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England). The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to pass the time on their journey to Canterbury
37 editions published between 1934 and 2006 in English and held by 2,263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England). The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to pass the time on their journey to Canterbury
World-famous paintings by
Rockwell Kent(
Book
)
7 editions published in 1939 in English and held by 1,686 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1939 in English and held by 1,686 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Paul Bunyan by
Esther Shephard(
Book
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18 editions published between 1924 and 2006 in English and held by 1,603 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of exploits of the legendary lumberjack and his blue ox Babe
18 editions published between 1924 and 2006 in English and held by 1,603 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of exploits of the legendary lumberjack and his blue ox Babe
Candide, or, Optimism : a new translation, backgrounds, criticism by
Voltaire(
Book
)
33 editions published between 1928 and 2004 in English and held by 1,576 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: In this witty political satire about a gentle man plagued by misfortune who clings to the belief that "all is for the best," Voltaire mocks the "eternal optimist" philosophy of his day that proclaimed human and natural disasters are a part of a larger cosmic plan
33 editions published between 1928 and 2004 in English and held by 1,576 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: In this witty political satire about a gentle man plagued by misfortune who clings to the belief that "all is for the best," Voltaire mocks the "eternal optimist" philosophy of his day that proclaimed human and natural disasters are a part of a larger cosmic plan
The complete works of William Shakespeare : the Cambridge edition text by
William Shakespeare(
Book
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28 editions published between 1936 and 1963 in English and held by 1,306 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In addition to complete indexes and a glossary, there is a compact modern synopsis of each play. Brief, accurate and informative historical data, giving the consensus of the opinions of generations of leading commentators as to the source, date, and authenticity of each, precede every play
28 editions published between 1936 and 1963 in English and held by 1,306 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In addition to complete indexes and a glossary, there is a compact modern synopsis of each play. Brief, accurate and informative historical data, giving the consensus of the opinions of generations of leading commentators as to the source, date, and authenticity of each, precede every play
Moby Dick; or, The whale by
Herman Melville(
Book
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24 editions published between 1930 and 1992 in English and held by 1,228 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale who defied capture
24 editions published between 1930 and 1992 in English and held by 1,228 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale who defied capture
N by E by
Rockwell Kent(
Book
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45 editions published between 1930 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,002 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An account of the author's voyage to Greenland in 1929 with Arthur S. Allen, jr., and another American in the boat Direction
45 editions published between 1930 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,002 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An account of the author's voyage to Greenland in 1929 with Arthur S. Allen, jr., and another American in the boat Direction
The decameron : a new translation : 21 novelle, contemporary reactions, modern criticism by
Giovanni Boccaccio(
Book
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15 editions published between 1930 and 1972 in English and held by 916 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A new translation of the fourteenth-century tales recounted by young citizens of Florence who have fled the city to escape the plague
15 editions published between 1930 and 1972 in English and held by 916 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A new translation of the fourteenth-century tales recounted by young citizens of Florence who have fled the city to escape the plague
The prints of Rockwell Kent : a catalogue raisonné by
Dan Burne Jones(
Book
)
3 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 827 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Provides the first definitive catalogue raisonne of Kent's prints
3 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 827 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Provides the first definitive catalogue raisonne of Kent's prints
Leaves of grass by
Walt Whitman(
Book
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20 editions published between 1925 and 2003 in English and held by 626 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1855 Whitman published at his own expense a volume of 12 poems, Leaves of Grass, which he had begun working on probably as early as 1847. It was criticized because of Whitman’s exaltation of the body and sexual love and also because of its innovation in verse form—that is, the use of free verse in long rhythmical lines with a natural, “organic” structure
20 editions published between 1925 and 2003 in English and held by 626 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1855 Whitman published at his own expense a volume of 12 poems, Leaves of Grass, which he had begun working on probably as early as 1847. It was criticized because of Whitman’s exaltation of the body and sexual love and also because of its innovation in verse form—that is, the use of free verse in long rhythmical lines with a natural, “organic” structure
Voyaging southward from the Strait of Magellan by
Rockwell Kent(
Book
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27 editions published between 1924 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This work by Kent is an absorbing account of a trip that he made in a small sail boat along the bleak coasts of Tierra del Fuego to Cape Horn in the 1920s. Kent called Tierra del Fuego "the worst frontier in the world" and the characters that inhabited this land "the very dregs of humankind"
27 editions published between 1924 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This work by Kent is an absorbing account of a trip that he made in a small sail boat along the bleak coasts of Tierra del Fuego to Cape Horn in the 1920s. Kent called Tierra del Fuego "the worst frontier in the world" and the characters that inhabited this land "the very dregs of humankind"
Distant shores : the odyssey of Rockwell Kent by
Constance Martin(
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7 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Distant Shores: The Odyssey of Rockwell Kent accompanies a traveling exhibition of Kent's wilderness artwork, organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. This handsome volume features 80 paintings, prints, and drawings - more than 50 in full color - related to Kent's sojourns in the wilderness. Included in this collection are several paintings from the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg that have not been seen by audiences outside of Russia in more than 40 years. Kent's dramatic black and white illustrations for the 1930 edition of Herman Melville's Moby Dick - still considered an American classic - are also featured. The essays describe Kent's career as a painter, printmaker, book designer, illustrator, and writer, as well as his extraordinary life as an explorer."--Jacket
7 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Distant Shores: The Odyssey of Rockwell Kent accompanies a traveling exhibition of Kent's wilderness artwork, organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. This handsome volume features 80 paintings, prints, and drawings - more than 50 in full color - related to Kent's sojourns in the wilderness. Included in this collection are several paintings from the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg that have not been seen by audiences outside of Russia in more than 40 years. Kent's dramatic black and white illustrations for the 1930 edition of Herman Melville's Moby Dick - still considered an American classic - are also featured. The essays describe Kent's career as a painter, printmaker, book designer, illustrator, and writer, as well as his extraordinary life as an explorer."--Jacket
It's me, O Lord : the autobiography of Rockwell Kent by
Rockwell Kent(
Book
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6 editions published between 1955 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1955 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The mountains wait by
Theodor Broch(
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10 editions published between 1933 and 1943 in English and Undetermined and held by 395 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Autobiography
10 editions published between 1933 and 1943 in English and Undetermined and held by 395 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Autobiography
A treasury of sea stories by
Gordon C Aymar(
Book
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4 editions published in 1948 in English and Undetermined and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1948 in English and Undetermined and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"An enkindled eye" : the paintings of Rockwell Kent, a retrospective exhibition by
Richard V West(
Book
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7 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Robinson Jeffers : the man & his work by
Lawrence Clark Powell(
Book
)
6 editions published between 1932 and 1970 in English and held by 302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1932 and 1970 in English and held by 302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rockwell Kent's forgotten landscapes by
Scott R Ferris(
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3 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rockwell Kent gave 86 of his paintings to the Soviet people. This book discusses that decision and shows that collection which has been unseen by western eyes for forty years
3 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rockwell Kent gave 86 of his paintings to the Soviet people. This book discusses that decision and shows that collection which has been unseen by western eyes for forty years
Beowulf, a new verse translation for fireside and class room by
William Ellery Leonard(
Book
)
5 editions published between 1932 and 1996 in English and held by 241 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid fight against a dragon. The poem is about encountering the monstrous, defeating it, and then having to live on in the exhausted aftermath. - Amazon
5 editions published between 1932 and 1996 in English and held by 241 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid fight against a dragon. The poem is about encountering the monstrous, defeating it, and then having to live on in the exhausted aftermath. - Amazon
A northern Christmas : being the story of a peaceful Christmas in the remote and peaceful wilderness of an Alaskan island by
Rockwell Kent(
Book
)
8 editions published between 1941 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 178 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
How a father and son find the spirit of Christmas in the Alaskan wilderness
8 editions published between 1941 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 178 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
How a father and son find the spirit of Christmas in the Alaskan wilderness
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Related Identities
- Chaucer, Geoffrey -1400 Author
- Nicolson, J. U. (John Urban) 1885- Translator Editor
- Direction (Yacht)
- Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Author
- Dibner, Bern
- Melville, Herman 1819-1891 Author
- Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress)
- Shephard, Esther Author
- Voltaire 1694-1778 Author
- Wright, William Aldis 1831-1914 Editor
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Associated Subjects
Alaska Alaska--Renard Island American poetry Artists Beowulf,--King of the Geats Bunyan, Paul--(Legendary character) Candide (Voltaire) Canterbury tales (Chaucer, Geoffrey) Chaucer, Geoffrey, Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages Civilization Dibner, Bern Direction (Yacht) Dragons England England--Canterbury English drama English literature English poetry Epic poetry, English (Old) Europe French fiction Great Britain Greenland Grendel--(Monster) Heroes Imaginary letters Italian fiction Jeffers, Robinson, Kent, Rockwell, Kings and rulers Leaves of grass (Whitman, Walt) Manners and customs Middle Ages Monsters Optimism Painting Philosophy, Modern Plague Poetry Poets, American Satire, French Scandinavia Shakespeare, William, Storytelling Tales, Medieval Travel United States Voltaire, Whaling
Alternative Names
Hogarth.
Hogarth, Jr
Hogarth, Jr., 1882-1971
Hogarth Jr. William 1882-1971
Hogarth Junior 1882-1971
Hogarth, William.
Hogarth, William, 1882-1971
Hogarth, William, Jr
Hogarth, William Jr. 1882-1971
Kent, Rock
Kent, Rockwell 1882-
Kent, Rokuėll
Kent, Rokuėll 1882-1971
Kent, Roquell.
Kents, Rokvels, 1882-1971
Rockwell Kent
Rockwell Kent americký výtvarník
Rockwell Kent Amerikaans kunstschilder
Rockwell Kent amerykański malarz, grafik i pisarz
Rockwell Kent artista estadounidense
Rockwell Kent artista estatunidenc
Rockwell Kent artiste américain
Rockwell Kent pittore e illustratore statunitense
Rockwell Kent US-amerikanischer Maler und Grafiker
Кент, Рокуэлл
Кент, Рокуэлл 1882-1971
Роквелл Кент
Рокуэл Кент
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קנט, רוקול
קנט, רוקול 1882־1971
רוקוול קנט אמן אמריקאי
راکول کنت نقاش آمریکایی
روكويل كينت فنان أمريكي
ロックウェル・ケント
罗克韦尔·肯特
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