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John Wain

    John Wain was an English poet, novelist, and critic, associated with the literary group "The Movement." His work often delves into themes of identity and the search for meaning in post-war Britain. Wain's style is characterized by sharp irony and keen observations of human nature. He masterfully wielded language, crafting works that reflected the societal shifts of his time.

    Hurry On Down
    An Edmund Wilson Celebration
    Shakespeare: Othello
    Where the rivers meet
    The Oxford Anthology of English Poetry
    The Oxford anthology of English poetry. Volume II, Blake to Heaney
    • This two-volume anthology celebrates four centuries of English poetry, from the Elizabethan era to the present day. From Blake's Songs of Innocence to Heaney's Punishment, this, the second of the two volumes, encompasses the work of many of the great poets of the last two centuries, including Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, and Keats; Tennyson, Hopkins, and Rosetti; and the modern poetry of Yeats, MacNiece, Auden, and Larkin. A volume to be treasured. --Oxford University Press.

      The Oxford anthology of English poetry. Volume II, Blake to Heaney
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    • The Oxford Anthology of English Poetry

      • 790 pages
      • 28 hours of reading

      This two-volume anthology celebrates four centuries of verse in English, from the Elizabethan era to the present day. The selection begins with the English Renaissance poet Edmund Spenser, and includes a substantial section of extracts from Shakespeare's plays and poetry. The progression from the metaphysical school (poets such as Donne and Marvell), the Augustans (Dryden and Pope), the Romantics such as Keats and Wordsworth, the Victorians such as Tennyson and Browning, and the First World War poets such as Sassoon and W.H.Auden, right up to Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, and other poets actively writing today, represents a tradition which continues to develop. All the major poets, and many of the less-well know, are featured in John Wain's selection.

      The Oxford Anthology of English Poetry
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    • Where the rivers meet

      • 560 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      Roman om livet i Oxford i slutningen af 1920'erne og i 1930'erne

      Where the rivers meet
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    • Alongside critical articles by Thomas Rymer, Samuel Johnson, Coleridge and A.C. Bradley, John Wain has collected together a wide range of contemporary articles. This edition is brought up-to-date with contemporary essays by John Bayley, Anthony Brennan, Karen Newman and Christopher Norris. Other contributors include T.S. Eliot, G. Wilson Knight, W. Empson, F.R. Leavis, N. Coghill, J. Bayley and C. Norris.

      Shakespeare: Othello
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    • A comic and observant tale, "Hurry on Down" follows Charles Lumley, who, after graduating, feels trapped by his conventional upbringing. His quest for purpose leads to humorous misadventures across 1950s Britain as he navigates various jobs and seeks love. This 60th anniversary edition features an introduction by Nick Bentley.

      Hurry On Down
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    • Young Shoulders

      • 115 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Dieser Roman erzählt die Geschichte eines Jugendlichen an der Schwelle zum Erwachsenwerden. Thematik und Diktion erinnern an Salingers „The Catcher in the Rye“.

      Young Shoulders
    • Samuel Johnson - With a New Preface

      • 388 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      John Wain, author presents a major new biography of England's greatest man of letters. He describes how "Johnson often mixed with people who were desperate human wrecks, some of whom were close friends; to the end of his life he filled house with people who were not successes in the eyes of the world, yet at the same time he conversed on equal and bettter than equeal terms with the most important and brilliant people of that time."

      Samuel Johnson - With a New Preface
    • Sociální román s waleskou tematikou rozvíjí příběh londýnského jazykovědce, který znechucen záludnostmi moderní civilizace přichází na studijní pobyt do Walesu a zde v soužití s prostými lidmi prožívá vnitřní obrodu. Doslov „Proměny wainovského hrdiny“ napsal Martin Hilský.

      Zima v horách
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    • „Žádáme muže, který je právě na hlavní střeše nádraží, aby ve svém zájmu a v zájmu bezpečnosti ostatních lidí slezl okamžitě dolů.“ Touto bezvýslednou a nakonec tragédií dovršující výzvou končí román anglického autora, jednoho ze spisovatelů generace „mladých rozhněvanýchmužů“, také však básníka a esejisty, román o krizi soudobého člověka trpícího pocitem osamělosti, který se rozhodl žít na nádraží. Anglický vědec středních let se snaží pobytem v nádražním prostoru s četnými zážitky akustickými a vizuálními překonat pocit osamělosti, jež mu poskytuje jak manželství, tak i zaměstnání, přičemž pokus o jeho záchranu, zorganizovaný na popud jeho přítele a jeho syna, končí tragicky.

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    • Román o vysokoškolákovi s diplomem, který nemůže najít zaměstnání podle svého vzdělání a odhodlá se začít existenci jako čistič oken a sluha, přičemž se dostává do tragikomických situací.

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