Kent, Rockwell 1882-1971
Overview
| Works: | 1,065 works in 1,991 publications in 15 languages and 41,089 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Poetry Fiction Frame stories History Biographies Juvenile works Satirical literature Criticism, interpretation, etc Satire Allegories |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Illustrator, Artist, Recipient, Author of introduction, Contributor, Other, Photographer, Honoree |
| Classifications: | PS3201, 821.1 |
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Most widely held works about
Rockwell Kent
- Wilderness : a journal of quiet adventure in Alaska by Rockwell Kent( )
- A northern Christmas : being the story of a peaceful Christmas in the remote and peaceful wilderness of an Alaskan island by Rockwell Kent( )
- Rockwell Kent : an anthology of his works by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- Salamina by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- N by E by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- An American saga : the life and times of Rockwell Kent by David Traxel( Book )
- Rockwellkentiana : few words and many pictures 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 )
- Voyaging southward from the Strait of Magellan by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- This is my own by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- My wilderness : an Alaskan adventure by Claudia McGehee( Book )
- American realists, Homer to Hopper by Mahonri Sharp Young( Book )
- Rockwell Kent's Greenland journal by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- Rockwell Kent by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- Rockwell Kent : the early years : [Exhibition] Bowdoin College, Museum of Art, 1969 by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- Rockwell Kent : the art of the bookplate by Don Roberts( Book )
- Later bookplates & marks of Rockwell Kent by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- The bookplates & marks of Rockwell Kent by Rockwell Kent( Book )
- How I make a wood cut by Rockwell Kent( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Rockwell Kent
The Canterbury tales by
Geoffrey Chaucer(
Book
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43 editions published between 1934 and 2006 in English and held by 2,206 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
43 editions published between 1934 and 2006 in English and held by 2,206 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
Moby Dick, or, The whale by
Herman Melville(
Book
)
75 editions published between 1930 and 2018 in 11 languages and held by 1,684 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale who defied capture
75 editions published between 1930 and 2018 in 11 languages and held by 1,684 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale who defied capture
World-famous paintings by
Rockwell Kent(
Book
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11 editions published in 1939 in English and held by 1,592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published in 1939 in English and held by 1,592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Candide, or, Optimism : a new translation, backgrounds, criticism by
Voltaire(
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35 editions published between 1928 and 2004 in English and held by 1,563 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Candide is about a man who believes in the philosophy that: "what happens, happens for the best in the end." that was taught to him by his personal philosopher Dr. Panlosss. Candide goes through many, many trials and everyone he meets has had something terrible happen to them. He searches the world over for his love Cundgonde. And in the end finds that the simplest things in life: love, friends, and health are all that matters
35 editions published between 1928 and 2004 in English and held by 1,563 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Candide is about a man who believes in the philosophy that: "what happens, happens for the best in the end." that was taught to him by his personal philosopher Dr. Panlosss. Candide goes through many, many trials and everyone he meets has had something terrible happen to them. He searches the world over for his love Cundgonde. And in the end finds that the simplest things in life: love, friends, and health are all that matters
Paul Bunyan by
Esther Shephard(
Book
)
20 editions published between 1924 and 2006 in English and held by 1,536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of exploits of the legendary lumberjack and his blue ox Babe
20 editions published between 1924 and 2006 in English and held by 1,536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of exploits of the legendary lumberjack and his blue ox Babe
N by E by
Rockwell Kent(
Book
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48 editions published between 1930 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,465 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An account of the author's voyage from Nova Scotia to Greenland in cutter Direction, 1929 with Arthur S. Allen, Jr., and another American. Shipwreck south of Godthaab; impressions of life in Greenland
48 editions published between 1930 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,465 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An account of the author's voyage from Nova Scotia to Greenland in cutter Direction, 1929 with Arthur S. Allen, Jr., and another American. Shipwreck south of Godthaab; impressions of life in Greenland
The complete works of William Shakespeare : the Cambridge edition text by
William Shakespeare(
Book
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14 editions published between 1936 and 1963 in English and held by 1,110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A comprehensive collection of 43 Shakespearean plays and poems including an index of characters and first lines
14 editions published between 1936 and 1963 in English and held by 1,110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A comprehensive collection of 43 Shakespearean plays and poems including an index of characters and first lines
Beowulf : a new verse translation for fireside and class room by Beowulf (Personnage légendaire)(
)
11 editions published between 1932 and 1996 in English and held by 1,084 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This prose translation of the ninth-century epic poem, considered the first great work of English literature, was originally intended for nonnative speakers of English with the intention of reducing difficulties present in the Old English style
11 editions published between 1932 and 1996 in English and held by 1,084 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This prose translation of the ninth-century epic poem, considered the first great work of English literature, was originally intended for nonnative speakers of English with the intention of reducing difficulties present in the Old English style
The Decameron by
Giovanni Boccaccio(
Book
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24 editions published between 1930 and 1976 in English and held by 959 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stories of humor with a touch of satire
24 editions published between 1930 and 1976 in English and held by 959 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stories of humor with a touch of satire
The prints of Rockwell Kent : a catalogue raisonné by
Dan Burne Jones(
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4 editions published in 1975 in English and German and held by 830 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Provides the first definitive catalogue raisonne of Kent's prints
4 editions published in 1975 in English and German and held by 830 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Provides the first definitive catalogue raisonne of Kent's prints
Leaves of grass by
Walt Whitman(
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24 editions published between 1925 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 650 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The poems of Leaves of Grass are loosely connected, with each representing Whitman's celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity. This book is notable for its discussion of delight in sensual pleasures during a time when such candid displays were considered immoral
24 editions published between 1925 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 650 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The poems of Leaves of Grass are loosely connected, with each representing Whitman's celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity. This book is notable for its discussion of delight in sensual pleasures during a time when such candid displays were considered immoral
It's me, O Lord : the autobiography of Rockwell Kent by
Rockwell Kent(
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6 editions published between 1955 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 425 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1955 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 425 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Distant shores : the odyssey of Rockwell Kent by
Constance Martin(
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7 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 415 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 415 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
The mountains wait by
Theodor Broch(
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12 editions published between 1933 and 1943 in English and Undetermined and held by 404 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Autobiography
12 editions published between 1933 and 1943 in English and Undetermined and held by 404 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Autobiography
My reminiscences as a cowboy by
Frank Harris(
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2 editions published in 1930 in English and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1930 in English and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The complete works of William Shakespeare : the Cambridge edition text, as edited by William Aldis Wright, including the Temple
notes by
William Shakespeare(
Book
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9 editions published between 1936 and 1941 in English and held by 369 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1936 and 1941 in English and held by 369 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A treasury of sea stories by
Gordon C Aymar(
Book
)
4 editions published in 1948 in English and held by 353 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1948 in English and held by 353 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"An enkindled eye" : the paintings of Rockwell Kent, a retrospective exhibition by
Richard V West(
Book
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8 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 337 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 337 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hasen : a novel by
Reuben Bercovitch(
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1 edition published in 1978 in English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Idylle over twee homojongens wier paradijselijk bos aan een concentratiekamp blijkt te grenzen
1 edition published in 1978 in English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Idylle over twee homojongens wier paradijselijk bos aan een concentratiekamp blijkt te grenzen
Voyaging southward from the Strait of Magellan by
Rockwell Kent(
Book
)
27 editions published between 1924 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 334 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 4 languages and held by 334 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"
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Related Identities
- Chaucer, Geoffrey -1400 Author
- Nicolson, J. U. (John Urban) 1885-1944 Translator Editor
- Direction (Yacht)
- Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Author
- Melville, Herman 1819-1891 Author
- Aldington, Richard 1892-1962 Translator Author
- Johnson, Fridolf Other Author Editor
- Wright, William Aldis 1831-1914 Editor
- Voltaire 1694-1778 Author
- Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress)
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Ahab, Captain (Fictitious character) Alaska Alaska--Renard Island American poetry Artists Beowulf,--King of the Geats Bunyan, Paul--(Legendary character) Candide (Voltaire) Children's stories, English Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages Civilization Dibner, Bern Direction (Yacht) Dragons England England--Canterbury Epic poetry, English (Old) Europe French fiction Great Britain Greenland Grendel--(Monster) Heroes Imaginary letters Italian fiction Kent, Rockwell, Leaves of grass (Whitman, Walt) Life Manners and customs Middle Ages Monsters Optimism Painting Painting, American Philosophy, Modern Plague Poetry Satire, French Scandinavia Ship captains Short stories Storytelling Tales, Medieval Travel United States Voltaire, Whales Whaling Whaling ships Whitman, Walt,
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Hogarth.
Hogarth, Jr
Hogarth, Jr., 1882-1971
Hogarth Jr. William 1882-1971
Hogarth Junior 1882-1971
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Hogarth, William, 1882-1971
Hogarth, William, Jr
Hogarth, William Jr. 1882-1971
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Ρόκγουελ Κεντ
Кент Р.
Кент Рокуэлл
Кент, Рокуэлл 1882-1971
Роквелл Кент американський художник, представник реалістичного пейзажного живопису
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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
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