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Collected Poems 1919-1976
Allen Tate

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1978

Tate's Collected Poems

Allen Tate is one of the finest poets of the 20th Century and it is a pleasure to be able to read his poetry again in the fullest collection to date. There are some signature poems like "The Mediterranean" and "Ode to the Confederate Dead" and "The Swimmers" which would stand out in any collection ...
  
  











  



  
Subjective, Intersubjective, Objective (Philosophical Essays of Donald Davidson)
Donald Davidson

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

Subjective, Intersubjective, Objective

+ Classic Articles

In this work Davidson explores various issues surrounding knowledge and epistemology. This work is progressive beginning with essays that deal with knowledge of one's self, moving to knowledge of other people, and then moving to knowledge of an external world. Through his triangulation thesis, ...
  
  











  



  
The Well Wrought Urn: Studies in the Structure of Poetry
Cleanth Brooks

Harvest Books, 1956

A Book that Shows Us How to Read a Poem

+ Literary Criticism as if Literature Mattered
+ An English Suite
+ "Urn" is the antidote for the poison of postmodernism.
  
  











  



  
A Wake for the Living (Southern Classics Series)
Andrew Nelson Lytle

J.S. Sanders & Co., 1992

very good book

+ Very interesting read

Some of Mr. Lytle's prose can be almost too thick--The Velvet Horn. But his short stories in Alchemy are very good, well crafted but still juicy. The bio on Forrest is good also, its beginning as artistic a rendering of a portrait as I have ever read, quite unique. But in A Wake for the Living, ...
  
  











  



  
Selected Poems
John Crowe Ransom

Knopf, 1991

Much appreciated

Several years ago I was looking for a collection of the poems of John Crowe Ransom. This was the only one out there, so I bought it. I figured it would be some university press paperback, maybe even one of those books that looks like it was photocopied from some earlier edition. I was surprised. ...
  
  











  



  
The Collected Stories of Caroline Gordon
Caroline Gordon

J.S. Sanders & Co., 1999

Gordon's Best

A New Critic to her core, Gordon's discipline, control, and craftsmanship shine through in her short stories. This collection should show anyone why she was such a tremendous influence on Flannery O'Connor. As a master of the short story, Gordon deserves the recognition accorded O'Connor, ...
  
  











  



  
All the King's Men
Robert Penn Warren

Harvest Books, 1996

The Web Of Things

+ A Great Book Read By A Great Voice
+ great literature, sinfully delicious
+ Wonderful Book!
  
  











  



  
Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation (Philosophical Essays of Donald Davidson)
Donald Davidson

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

Read it!

+ very hard to read, but pays

Excellent book. A must read for everyone interested in philosophy of language. This book contains all of Davidson's important articles concerning philosophy of language.
  
  











  



  
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Anne Porter

Harvest Books, 1979

Nobody Writes Like Porter: Incredible

+ A Master Prose Stylist
+ Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
+ Dazzling, thought provoking, profound
+ An awesome collection of literary gems
  
  











  



  
The Oysters of Locmariaquer (P.S.)
Eleanor Clark

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

Behind the Oysters is the Landscape

+ "The world's mine oyster...
+ A bad oyster....
+ A little cooking, a little history, a little poetry
  
  











  



  
The Southern Critics: An Introduction to the Criticism of John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, Donald Davidson, ...
Louise Cowan

Dallas Inst Humanities & Culture, 1997

An introduction to the Southern Critics for those who do not know them. Dr. Cowan has concentrated on the three founders of the school--Ransom, Tate, and Davidson--because it was in their minds and imagination that the movement took form.
  
  











  



  
The Southern Critics: An Introduction to the Criticism of John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, Donald Davidson, ...
Louise Cowan

Dallas Inst Humanities & Culture, 1997

An introduction to the Southern Critics for those who do not know them. Dr. Cowan has concentrated on the three founders of the school--Ransom, Tate, and Davidson--because it was in their minds and imagination that the movement took form.
  
  











  



  
Selected Poems
John Crowe Ransom

Knopf, 1991

Much appreciated

Several years ago I was looking for a collection of the poems of John Crowe Ransom. This was the only one out there, so I bought it. I figured it would be some university press paperback, maybe even one of those books that looks like it was photocopied from some earlier edition. I was surprised. ...
  
  











  



  
Subjective, Intersubjective, Objective (Philosophical Essays of Donald Davidson)
Donald Davidson

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

Subjective, Intersubjective, Objective

+ Classic Articles

In this work Davidson explores various issues surrounding knowledge and epistemology. This work is progressive beginning with essays that deal with knowledge of one's self, moving to knowledge of other people, and then moving to knowledge of an external world. Through his triangulation thesis, ...
  
  











  



  
The Collected Stories of Caroline Gordon
Caroline Gordon

J.S. Sanders & Co., 1999

Gordon's Best

A New Critic to her core, Gordon's discipline, control, and craftsmanship shine through in her short stories. This collection should show anyone why she was such a tremendous influence on Flannery O'Connor. As a master of the short story, Gordon deserves the recognition accorded O'Connor, ...
  
  











  



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