Dante's first major work links 31 poems inspired by his love of Beatrice, with a prose narrative that celebrates the subject of love while commenting on the nature of the poet's art.
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Charles Eliot Norton was a distinguished author, translator, social critic, and liberal activist. His dedication to arts and crafts positioned him as the foremost American proponent of that movement. He served as a Professor of the History of Art at Harvard, a chair created specifically for him, and became the first president of the Archaeological Institute of America. His legacy endures through the prestigious Charles Eliot Norton Lectures at Harvard and a significant portion of his library bequeathed to the university.
First published in 1888, Plain Tales from the Hills was Kipling's first volume of prose fiction. His vignettes of life in British India give vivid insights into Anglo-India at work and play, and into the character of the Indians themselves. Witty, wry, sometimes cynical, these tales withtheir brevity and concentration of effect are landmarks in the history of the short story as an art-form.
