Spindrift: Salt from the Ocean of English ProseCambridge University Press, 28 mrt 2013 - 434 pagina's Sir Geoffrey Callender (1875-1946) was a British naval historian who was the first director of the National Maritime Museum. In this collection, which was first published in 1915, Callender presents a series of pieces written by various 'masters of English prose' relating to maritime themes. The pieces are presented, as far as knowledge permits, in the order of their composition or publication, beginning with John Wycliffe's 'The story of Jonah' and finishing with James Anthony Froude's 'Drake'. Detailed notes are contained throughout the text, providing linguistic clarification and contextual information where necessary. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in English prose writing and writing about the sea. |
Inhoudsopgave
The Story of Jonah | 1 |
SIR THOMAS MALORY | 8 |
CARDINAL WOLSEY | 14 |
JOHN LYLY | 24 |
VI | 51 |
FRANCIS BACON | 71 |
LORD HERBERT OF CHERBURY | 72 |
AUTHORIZED VERSION OF THE BIBLE | 80 |
ROBERT SOUTHEY | 237 |
The Making of a Pirate | 248 |
WASHINGTON IRVING | 259 |
II | 265 |
IV | 274 |
V | 280 |
MICHAEL SCOTT | 286 |
THOMAS CARLYLE | 294 |
SIR THOMAS OVERBURY | 87 |
The Restoration of Charles II | 93 |
JOHN EVELYN | 116 |
LORD CLARENDON | 125 |
WILLIAM WYCHERLEY | 136 |
WILLIAM CONGREVE | 142 |
SIR RICHARD STEELE PAGE | 149 |
DANIEL DEFOE | 155 |
JONATHAN SWIFT | 172 |
TOBIAS SMOLLETT | 180 |
HENRY FIELDING | 207 |
JAMES MACPHERSON | 216 |
EDMUND BURKE | 225 |
EDGAR ALLAN | 301 |
II | 311 |
GEORGE BORROW PAGE | 327 |
LORD MACAULAY | 339 |
CHARLES DICKENS | 347 |
JOHN RUSKIN | 357 |
WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR | 367 |
CHARLES KINGSLEY | 379 |
THOMAS DE QUINCEY | 394 |
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY | 403 |
JAMES ANTHONY FROUDE | 409 |
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Spindrift: Salt from the Ocean of English Prose Sir Geoffrey Arthur Romaine Callender Volledige weergave - 1921 |
Spindrift: Salt from the Ocean of English Prose (Classic Reprint) Geoffrey Callender Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2015 |
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