Alexander, Michael 1941-

Overview

Works:	92 works in 531 publications in 5 languages and 11,734 library holdings
Genres:	Criticism, interpretation, etc Poetry History Fiction Caricatures and cartoons Cartoons (Humor) Study guides Drama Verse drama Riddles
Roles:	Author, Translator, Editor, Other, în, Illuminator, htt, Creator, Arranger
Classifications:	PR1508, 829.3

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Michael Alexander

Michael Alexander papers by Michael Alexander( )

Most widely held works by Michael Alexander

The poetic achievement of Ezra Pound by Michael Alexander( )

28 editions published between 1979 and 2020 in English and held by 2,676 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A comprehensive and accessible introduction to Pound's work

Beowulf : a verse translation by Julian Glover( Book )

92 editions published between 1973 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,837 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This translation conveys the artistry and eloquence of the eighth century Old English poem, Beowulf, which is set in the heroic societies of fifth-century Scandinavia

Medievalism : the Middle Ages in modern England by Michael Alexander( Book )

23 editions published between 2006 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,465 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The style of the medieval period, which inhabits the bloodstream of western culture, was vigorously re-established in post-Enlightenment England. This one-volume history of the Medieval Revival as a whole is the first coherent account of its social, political, religious, architectural and artistic aspects, especially as these are expressed and reflected in literature. Its focus is on the period 1760 to 1971, with an Epilogue on the reverberations of medievalism in the present day."--Jacket

The earliest English poems : a bilingual edition by Michael Alexander( Book )

12 editions published between 1966 and 1975 in English and held by 727 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The earliest English poems by Michael Alexander( Book )

19 editions published between 1966 and 2006 in English and held by 702 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Anglo-Saxon poetry was produced between 700 and 1000 AD for an audience that delighted in technical accomplishment, and the durable works of Old English verse spring from the source of the English language. This work translates the best of the Old English poetry into modern English. Table of Contents:IntroductionA Note on the TranslationPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the Third EditionThe RuinCaedmon's HymnBede's Death SongHeroic PoemsDeor and WidsithBeowulf and the Fight at FinnsburgWaldereElegiesThe Wanderer and the SeafarerThe Wife's Complaint, the Husband's Message and Wulf and EadwacerGnomic VersesRiddlesThe Dream of the RoodThe PhoenixBrunaburhThe Battle of MaldonMap of the Site of the Battle of MaldonNotesAppendixes: A. The RunesB. Suggested Solutions to the RiddlesC. Anglo-Saxon MetricGlossary of Proper NamesFurther Reading

Old English literature by Michael Alexander( Book )

29 editions published between 1983 and 1992 in 3 languages and held by 540 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

1732-1937

A history of English literature by Michael Alexander( Book )

50 editions published between 1983 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The second edition of this best-selling book has been completely updated and revised throughout to take into account new authors and new scholarly developments in literature and in society. Offering a comprehensive account of one of the world's richest literatures, A History of English Literature traces its developments from the Old English period until the present day. A narrative which is also a discussion of major authors, the history reads as a clear and coherent whole

A history of Old English literature by Michael Alexander( Book )

11 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in English and held by 303 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Reading Shakespeare by Michael Alexander( Book )

21 editions published between 2012 and 2019 in English and held by 268 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In a lively introduction to Shakespeare's life, career and the theatre of his day, Michael Alexander returns to the basics of how to read Shakespeare's works as literary texts. Surveying the most popular and widely-studied plays and sonnets, he elaborates upon the historical, cultural and literary contexts that surrounded their creation

Old English riddles from the Exeter book by Michael Alexander( Book )

14 editions published between 1980 and 2007 in English and held by 258 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this new and revised edition of a popular Anvil Press classic, Michael Alexander presents a selection of these ingenious and enigmatic poems-with possible solutions given in an appendix-in versions that capture their peculiar, often ribald, suggestiveness and vigor

Hogarth's times by John Trusler( Book )

5 editions published in 1956 in English and held by 212 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Satiric cartoons by an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist

St. Martin's anthologies of English literature( Book )

4 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 171 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The first poems in English( Book )

7 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 159 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"This selection from the earliest verse in English contains poems from an age in which verse was composed and recited aloud, and remembered rather than written down." "Michael Alexander's beautiful translations preserve the verse forms of the original Old English. His new introduction to this revised edition traces the path of Anglo-Saxon literature and discusses the language and themes of each poem. This edition also includes notes, appendices, a glossary and further reading."--Jacket

The Middle Ages : (700-1550) by Michael Alexander( Book )

9 editions published between 1989 and 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This volume starts with Caedmon and covers the range of medieval literature up to the time of Thomas More. Contains all essential introductory material, some new verse translations from Old English, and an unusually generous and fresh selection of Middle English literature in good texts

The merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare : notes by Michael Alexander( Book )

11 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in English and German and held by 151 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sons of Ezra : British poets and Ezra Pound( Book )

8 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 146 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Sons of Ezra: British Poets and Ezra Pound is about the impact of Ezra Pound upon British poets writing today. It is the story of a presence, then of a voice and latterly of an idea. When Pound left London in 1920 after a stay of 12 years, his early ascendancy had waned, and during the 1930s his voice sounded more remotely in British ears. The first poet represented here, Edwin Morgan, began to read Pound towards the end of that decade. Pound's subsequent political reputation has meant that students now coming to university, born after his death in 1972, have not opened a book of his poems in the way that several who testify here remember doing with pleasure. There was a revival of British interest in Pound with the publication of the Pisan Cantos, and then in the 1960s and early 1970s, but since then there has been little public opportunity for British poets to reflect on Pound. Michael Alexander and James McGonigal invited British poets to whom Pound has meant something to reflect, and to testify. To the older writers he was a presence, but the youngest contributors were born at the time that Pound fell silent about 1960, and to them he is an historical figure, "the greatest poetic influence since Wordsworth", whose ambition seems an example to avoid as much as to follow."--BOOK JACKET

A history of English literature by Michael Alexander( Book )

1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 133 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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A history of English literature by Michael Alexander( Book )

1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 130 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The author begins by examining the scope of such a history in terms of time, place and the meaning of 'English'.The classical status of any particular work is open to challenge, and the notion of classical status itself is explored. The text is unrivalled in its use of pedagogical features and exhibits, offering invaluable insights into particular works, authors' biographies and literary periods

The Canterbury tales : the first fragment by Geoffrey Chaucer( Book )

2 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in English and held by 125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The first fragment of The Canterbury Tales contains some of Chaucer's most popular work, including The Knight's Tale and The Miller's Tale. Chaucer introduces his pilgrims, who represent human society, their tales revealing human preoccupations

The Canterbury tales : illustrated prologue by Geoffrey Chaucer( Book )

4 editions published between 1996 and 2007 in English and held by 96 WorldCat member libraries worldwide