Douglas Dunn Book order

Penned with a dexterous wit and a steady nerve, The Noise of a Fly is a mesmeric imagining of our later years by one of this country's most senior and celebrated writers. 'It is hard to think of many poets who can equal his combination of imaginative ambition, formal resource and range of tone .

A model for personal and community advancement using the power of PRACTICAL COMPASSION in ACTION, demonstrated through the allegory of a fantasy parable. When a successful business person from our world stumbles into an exotic, subterranean civilization, long hidden from the Outside world, he is exposed to new ways of thinking and feeling, but also exposes others to a world of harsh and cruel violence. The Outside world is rich in technological wonders but is plagued by violent terror and social injustice, while the Cave People of Enrisa thrive in an advanced, harmonious social order of cheerful, happy "compassionate joy," but which is industrially primitive. When the world is turned inside out, and the cave people of Enrisa come face to face with the Outside world, both cultures are confronted with strange new wonders!

This collection features the writings of Douglas Dunn, spanning from 1972 to 2012, showcasing his contributions to the dance world. Accompanied by drawings from Mimi Gross, the works highlight Dunn's insights and reflections on dance, drawing from various previously published pieces. The compilation offers a unique perspective on the evolution of dance and its artistic expression over four decades.

Antologie obsahuje ukázky z tvorby současného významného skotského básníka. Výbor je rozdělen do dvou základních částí: v té první se nacházejí autorovy verše z jeho proslulé prvotiny „Terryho ulice“ z roku 1969, ve které ojedinělým způsobem zachytil život v dělnické čtvrti severoanglického průmyslového města, v němž tehdy sám žil. Dunnův pohled vzdělaného člověka na všední svět obyčejných lidí koresponduje s jeho zájmem o sociální a politické otázky: banalita nelehkého údělu člověka je popisována syrovým a drsným jazykem, jenž však v některých fázích dokáže zjemnit danou realitu a propůjčuje ji tím osobité poetické kouzlo. Tak je tomu třeba v básni, v níž autor sleduje „mladé ženy v natáčkách“, jejichž největší zábavou je navštěvovat vdanou kamarádku či společný poslech dobových hudebních hitů. Tuto stereotypní bezútěšnost však Dunn zároveň mění v touhu po verbálním i smyslovém kontaktu s těmito dívkami: chce „cítit jejich dotyky“, „poznat, jak žijí“, prostě „něco nového se dovědět“. Druhý oddíl pak obsahuje Dunnovu tvorbu z dalších období: i tady autor dokazuje, že v ní umí zvládnout jak vypravěčskou polohu, tak i své oblíbené literární formy, mezi něž patří sonet nebo elegie.

A generous selection of poems from 'one of the most talented and interesting poets writing in English today' (Robert Nye). In a distinguished poetic career, Douglas Dunn has won the Somerset Maugham Award, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, the Hawthornden Prize and the Whitbread Book of the Year. schovat popis

A wonderfully sustained narrative poem, full of the resonances and repercussions attendant on the end of an era, The Donkey's Ears depicts life aboard a Russian flagship just before the battle of Tsushima, 1905. schovat popis

Encompassing magical fairy tales and modern innovative works, The Oxford Book of Scottish Short Stories surveys the rich literary heritage of Scotland, in a collection of forty-four superb tales, the most extensive such anthology in print. Here readers will discover such wonderful tales as "The Wee Bannock," Sir Walter Scott's classic "The Two Drovers" (widely considered the first true short story ever written), Muriel Spark's "Bang-Bang You're Dead," and James Kelman's "Sunday Papers." Not only are the finest writers of the past well represented--including familiar faces such as Sir James Barrie and Robert Louis Stevenson--but there's also a host of superb modern writers here as well, such as Shena MacKay, Alan Spence, Margaret Elphinstone, Ronald Frame, and Janice Galloway, to name but a few. With a highly informative and insightful introduction by Douglas Dunn, one of Scotland's leading literary figures, this anthology offers a revealing look at the best of Scottish writing.

High seriousness and high jinks are equally at his command, and readers will welcome a collection which shows the poet of Elegies and Northlight performing with undiminished energy and stylishness.

A selection of poems from: Terry Street (1969), The happier life (1972), Love or nothing (1974), Barbarians (1979), St. Kilda's parliament (1981), and Elegies (1985).