Ïîèñê ïî êàòàëîãó ïå÷àòíûõ èçäàíèé

Àííîòàöèÿ: Land and Overland — twin worlds a few thousand miles apart. On Land, humanity faces a threat to its very survival — an airborne species, the ptertha, has declared war on humankind, and is actively hunting for victims. The only hope lies in migration. Through space to Overland. By balloon. — first volume in an epic adventure filled with memorable characters, intense action, engaging notions, exotic locales.Won BSFA Award for Best Novel in 1987.

Àííîòàöèÿ: The wonderful anthology of verse and prose, short stories, reminiscences and diary entries, ranging from the traditional to the subversive, the whimsical to the sinister, the ironic to the tragic. Exquisitely illustrated with black and white drawings from many periods, The Christmas Reader is a perfect source-book for reading aloud to family and friends.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Õðåñòîìàòèÿ ïðåäñòàâëÿåò ñîáîé ïîñîáèå ïî êóðñó àíãëèéñêîé ëèòåðàòóðû XX âåêà äëÿ ñòóäåíòîâ ôàêóëüòåòîâ èíîñòðàííûõ ÿçûêîâ ïåäàãîãè÷åñêèõ èíñòèòóòîâ.  íåå âõîäÿò îòðûâêè èç ïðîèçâåäåíèé àíãëèéñêèõ ïèñàòåëåé è ïîýòîâ. Îòêðûâàåò êíèãó êðàòêèé î÷åðê, õàðàêòåðèçóþùèé àíãëèéñêóþ ëèòåðàòóðó ÕÕ âåêà, åå îñíîâíûå íàïðàâëåíèÿ è òåíäåíöèè. Êàæäîìó ïðåäñòàâëåííîìó â õðåñòîìàòèè àâòîðó ïðåäøåñòâóåò êðàòêàÿ áèîãðàôè÷åñêàÿ ñïðàâêà. Êíèãà çàâåðøàåòñÿ ïîäðîáíûìè ïðèìå÷àíèÿìè, äàþùèìè íåîáõîäèìûå ëèíãâèñòè÷åñêèå, ëèòåðàòóðíûå è èñòîðè÷åñêèå ïîÿñíåíèÿ.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Designed as a series to provide a comprehensive introductionto nglish, American and European literature, each title examies one particular form and period, discussing in detail the important writers andtheir major works in the contextto their times.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Öåëü ïîñîáèÿ-äàëüíåéøåå ðàçâèòèå íàâûêîâ óñòíîé è ïèñüìåííîé ðå÷è, ðàñøèðåíèå ñëîâàðÿ è çàêðåïëåíèå ÿçûêîâûõ ñòðóêòóð, ÷òî äîñòèãàåòñÿ îïðåäåëåííîé ñèñòåìîé óïðàæíåíèé.  ïîñîáèå âêëþ÷åíû îòðûâêè èç ïðîèçâåäåíèé àíãëèéñêèõ è àìåðèêàíñêèõ àâòîðîâ ÕÕ â., ðàçíîîáðàçíûå ïî òåìàòèêå, ÿçûêó è ñòèëþ. Ïîñîáèå ïðåäíàçíà÷àåòñÿ äëÿ ñòóäåíòîâ çàî÷íûõ îòäåëåíèé èíñòèòóòîâ èíîñòðàííûõ ÿçûêîâ.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Up The Line To Death: The War Poets 1914—1918 is a poetry anthology edited by Brian Gardner, and first published in 1964. It was a thematic collection of the poetry of World War I.A significant revisiting of the tradition of the war poet, writing in English, it was backed up by strong biographical research on the poets included. Those were mainly British and Irish combatants of World War I; but there are also Australian, Canadian and American poets. The poems are arranged roughly in chronological order, from the start of the war to the end. Some contemporary poems by major poets not involved in the fighting are also given. The title of the anthology comes from the Siegfried Sassoon poem Base Details.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ñòàòüè ñáîðíèêà äàþò ïðåäñòàâëåíèå î ôîðìèðîâàíèè ëèòåðàòóðíî-êðèòè÷åñêîé ìûñëè â Àíãëèè íà ïðîòÿæåíèè ÷åòûðåõ ñòîëåòèé - îò ýïîõè Âîçðîæäåíèÿ äî íàøèõ äíåé. Èçäàíèå ñîïðîâîæäàåòñÿ âñòóïèòåëüíîé ñòàòüåé, ñïðàâêàìè îá àâòîðàõ è êîììåíòàðèÿìè ê òåêñòó.  ñáîðíèê âîøëè êðèòè÷åñêèå î÷åðêè êðóïíåéøèõ àíãëèéñêèõ ïèñàòåëåé è ëèòåðàòóðíûõ êðèòèêîâ: Ñèäíåÿ, Ôèëäèíãà, Äèêêåíñà, Òåêêåðåÿ, Øîó è äð.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Bernard Show was born in Dublin, of Protestant stock, in 1856, and died at Ayot St Kawrence, Herts, in 1950. After a false start in ninteenth-century fashion as a novelist, he made a reputation as a journalist-critic of books, pictures, music, and the drama. Meanwhile he had plunged into the Socialist revival of the eighteen-eighties and come out as one of the leaders who made the Fabian Society famous, figuring prominently not only as a pamphleteer and platform orator, but as a serious economist and philosopher, and publishing major essays on Ibsen and Wagner. He broke out in a new direction in 1892 as a playwright, although it was not until some twelve years later that the opposition he had always to face first was over-come sufficiently to establish him as an irresistible force in the theatre

Àííîòàöèÿ: Bernard Show was born in Dublin, of Protestant stock, in 1856, and died at Ayot St Kawrence, Herts, in 1950. After a false start in ninteenth-century fashion as a novelist, he made a reputation as a journalist-critic of books, pictures, music, and the drama. Meanwhile he had plunged into the Socialist revival of the eighteen-eighties and come out as one of the leaders who made the Fabian Society famous, figuring prominently not only as a pamphleteer and platform orator, but as a serious economist and philosopher, and publishing major essays on Ibsen and Wagner. He broke out in a new direction in 1892 as a playwright, although it was not until some twelve years later that the opposition he had always to face first was over-come sufficiently to establish him as an irresistible force in the theatre

Àííîòàöèÿ: Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin of Protestant stock, in 1856, and died at Ayot St Lawrence, Herts, in 1950. After a false start in nineteenth-century fashion as a novelist, he made a reputation as a journalist-critic of books, pictures, music, and the drama. Meanwhile he had plunged into the Socialist revival of the eighteen-eighties and come out as one of the leaders who made the Fabian Society famous, figuring prominently not only as a pamphleteer and platform orator, but as a serious economist and philosopher, and publishing major essays on Ibsen and Wagner. He broke out in a new direction in 1892 as a playwright, although it was not until some twelve years later that the opposition he had always to face first was over-come sufficiently to establish him as an irresistible force in the theatre.

Àííîòàöèÿ: One of Bernard Shaw—s most glittering comedies, Arms and the Man is a burlesque of Victorian attitudes to heroism, war and empire. In the contrast between Bluntschli, the mercenary soldier, and the brave leader, Sergius, the true nature of valour is revealed. Shaw mocks deluded idealism in Candida, when a young poet becomes infatuated with the wife of a Socialist preacher. The Man of Destiny is a witty war of words between Napoleon and a —strange lady—, while in the exuberant farce You Never Can Tell a divided family is reunited by chance. Although Shaw intended Plays Pleasant to be gentler comedies than those in their companion volume, Plays Unpleasant, their prophetic satire is sharp and provocative.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Major Barbara is thought to be one of Shaws most Controversial works. While trying to give a realistic presentation of how he saw Christianity, many accused him of blasphemy. Major Barbara Undershaft thought it hypocrisy that her church accepted charity from companies, such as a whisky distiller, and eventually decided that it would be more fulfilling to bring salvation to people who had plenty of vises, the people in need. Shaw intended to show that no matter how terrible the donor may be, the donation can produce good

Àííîòàöèÿ: George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856. Before becoming a playwright he wrote music and literary criticism. Shaw used his writing to attack social problems such as education, marriage, religion, government, health care, and class privilege. Shaw was particularly conscious of the exploitation of the working class. Since a botched operation on his foot, .Shaw had little respect for the majority of doctors. The Doctors Dilemma is about a doctor who has discovered a cure for tuberculosis and is faced with the decision of whether to save a great artist or an unselfish friend who has not made a success of his life. The doctor's decision is further complicated by the fact that he is in love with the artist's wife

Àííîòàöèÿ: This volume contains a small collection of plays written by Bernard Shaw. These thought-provoking plays aim to challenge the audience s moral complacency apropos serious social issues and injustices. Unusual and intriguing, they will greatly appeal to fans of Shaw s work. The plays contained herein include: Widowers Houses, The Philanderer, and Mrs. Warren s Profession. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) was an Irish playwright who co-founded the London School of Economics. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Each volume in The Viking Portable Library either presents a representative selection from the works of a single outstanding writer or offers a comprehensive anthology on a special subject. Averaging 700 pages in length and designed for compactness and readability, these books fill a need not met by other compilations. All are edited by distinguished authorities, who have written introductory essays and included much other helpful material.

Àííîòàöèÿ: George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856. Before becoming a playwright he wrote music and literary criticism. Shaw used his writing to attack social problems such as education, marriage, religion, government, health care, and class privilege. Shaw was particularly conscious of the exploitation of the working class. Since a botched operation on his foot, .Shaw had little respect for the majority of doctors. The Doctors Dilemma is about a doctor who has discovered a cure for tuberculosis and is faced with the decision of whether to save a great artist or an unselfish friend who has not made a success of his life. The doctor's decision is further complicated by the fact that he is in love with the artist's wife

Àííîòàöèÿ: "Heartbreak House" is George Bernard Shaw's 1919 drama that is the story of Mazzini Dunn and his employer, Alfred Mangan, who is about to marry Mazzini's daughter. In these two characters Shaw draws a sharp contrast between the realist Mangan and the idealist Dunn, a contrast that Shaw uses to express the idea that a cultured and leisured Europe was in his opinion drifting towards destruction. A critical commentary of the European upper class is at the heart of this tragic dramatic work.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin of Protestant stock, in 1856, and died at Ayot St Lawrence, Herts, in 1950. After a false start in nineteenth-century fashion as a novelist, he made a reputation as a journalist-critic of books, pictures, music, and the drama. Meanwhile he had plunged into the Socialist revival of the eighteen-eighties and come out as one of the leaders who made the Fabian Society famous, figuring prominently not only as a pamphleteer and platform orator, but as a serious economist and philosopher, and publishing major essays on Ibsen and Wagner. He broke out in a new direction in 1892 as a playwright, although it was not until some twelve years later that the opposition he had always to face first was over-come sufficiently to establish him as an irresistible force in the theatre.