Northrop Frye. MIA . Yes , this is my husband , Jof . JOF . Good evening . KNIGHT . Good evening . JOF becomes a little embarrassed and rises . All three of them look at one another silently . KNIGHT . I have just told your wife that ...
A World Elsewhere: Romance
My mother was ushering me into their young love . I began to read . As I came to grips with his loose , generous hand , the father I had never known came spectacularly , breathtakingly alive . Finding sleep after such an introduction ...
Thus, asmile that was not a smile could easily bemisconstrued as a declaration of love.In a society whereexchanging glances with someone of the opposite sex acquired significance, Asha had learnt to put on a mask when she stepped out of ...
A World Elsewhere: The Place of Style in American Literature
Landish Druken, son of a Newfoundland sealing captain, turns his back on the family tradition and wishes to become a writer.
The sheer scale of this book offers a rare experience of an accomplished artist, combined with the honesty and insight of an autobiography, making this text a singular tool for teaching, inspiration and personal exploration.
A World Elsewhere: The Autobiography of Sir Michael Hordern
A World Elsewhere
Richard Poirier's A World Elsewhere, originally published in 1966 by the Oxford University Press, is a signal book in American literature and literary history.