Alexander, Michael 1941-
Overview
Works: | 92 works in 531 publications in 5 languages and 11,734 library holdings |
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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
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Most widely held works by
Michael Alexander
The poetic achievement of Ezra Pound by
Michael Alexander(
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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
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(
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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
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(
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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
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(
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12 editions published between 1966 and 1975 in English and held by 727 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1966 and 1975 in English and held by 727 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The earliest English poems by
Michael Alexander(
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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
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(
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29 editions published between 1983 and 1992 in 3 languages and held by 540 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1732-1937
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(
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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
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(
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11 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in English and held by 303 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in English and held by 303 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reading Shakespeare by
Michael Alexander(
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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
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(
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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
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(
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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
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(
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4 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 171 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 171 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The first poems in English(
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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
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(
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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
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(
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11 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in English and German and held by 151 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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(
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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
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(
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 133 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annotation
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 133 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annotation
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
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(
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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
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(
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4 editions published between 1996 and 2007 in English and held by 96 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published between 1996 and 2007 in English and held by 96 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Pound, Ezra 1885-1972
- Chaucer, Geoffrey -1400 Author
- Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Dedicatee
- Jeffares, A. Norman (Alexander Norman) 1920-2005 Author Editor
- Alexander, Mary 1948-
- Hogarth, William 1697-1764 Author
- Riddy, Felicity Other Editor
- Trusler, John 1735-1820 Author
- McGonigal, James Other Editor
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Anglo-Saxons--Intellectual life Architecture, Modern Beowulf Beowulf,--King of the Geats Caricatures and cartoons Cartoonists Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages Civilization, Anglo-Saxon Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature Civilization, Medieval, in art Civilization, Medieval, in literature Cookson, William, Dragons Editors England England--Canterbury English literature English literature--Medieval influences English literature--Middle English English literature--Old English English poetry English poetry--Old English English wit and humor, Pictorial Epic poetry Epic poetry, English (Old) Examinations Film novelizations Gothic revival (Architecture) Great Britain Grendel--(Monster) Heroes Hogarth, William, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Intellectual life Literature Literature, Medieval Medievalism Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William) Middle Ages in motion pictures Monsters Poets, English Pound, Ezra, Riddles, English (Old) Russell, Peter, Scandinavia Shakespeare, William, Social conditions Whigham, Peter
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Alexander, Michael 1941-...
Alexander, Michael J. 1941-
Alexander, Michael Joseph 1941-
Michael Alexander
Michael Alexander traducteur britannique
Michael Alexander traductor britànic
Michael J. Alexander académico británico
Michael J. Alexander accademico britannico
Michael J. Alexander tradutor britânico
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