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Books by David Ernest Roessel
  | | The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes(Reprint) (Vintage Classics) by Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad, David Ernest Roessel, Arna Bontemps Paperback, 736 Pages, Published 1994 by Vintage Books / Random House ISBN-13: 978-0-679-76408-3, ISBN: 0-679-76408-9 ""The ultimate book for both the dabbler and serious scholar--. [Hughes] is sumptuous and sharp, playful and sparse, grounded in an earthy music--. This book is a glorious revelation."--Boston GlobeSpanning five decades and comprising 868 poems (nearly 300 of which have never before appeared in book form), this magnificent volume is the definitive sampling of a writer who has been called the poet laureate of African America--and perhaps ..." |
 | | Americans and the Experience of Delphi by David Roessel, Paul Lorenz, David Ernest Roessel Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2013 by Somerset Hall Press ISBN-13: 978-1-935244-11-0, ISBN: 1-935244-11-6 "The scholarly studies in the present volume explore the symbiotic relationship between Delphi and these American philhellenes, who incorporated Delphic and ancient Greek ideals into their work, and thus changed the course of American literature. At the same time, a little piece of America has been fused into both the ancient site and the modern village of Delphi. At the beginning of the twentieth century, philhellenic American writers a ..." |
 | | Poetry for Young People Langston Hughes by David Roessel, Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad, Benny Andrews, David Ernest Roessel Hardcover, 48 Pages, Published 2006 by Sterling ISBN-13: 978-1-4027-1845-8, ISBN: 1-4027-1845-4 "Sterling proudly announces an exciting and vibrant addition to Poetry for Young People: The first African-American themed book in the series, featuring the poems of the extraordinary Langston Hughes. Edited by the two leading experts on Hughesâs work, and illustrated by the brilliant Benny Andrews, this very special volume is one to treasure forever. A much-requested book that was years in the makingâ¦and well worth the wait. One of ..." |
 | | In Byron's Shadow(1st Edition) Modern Greece in the English and American Imagination by David Ernest Roessel Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2001 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-514386-7, ISBN: 0-19-514386-8 "Modern Greece constructed by the early nineteenth-century ideals and ideas associated with Byron, has been 'haunted, holy ground' in English and American literature for almost two centuries. In Byron's Shadow analyses how authors employ ideas about romantic nationalism, gender politics, shifts in cultural constructions, and literary experimentation to create variations of Greece to suit changing eras. Complementing and complicating Edwa ..." |
 | | Mister Paradise and Other One-Act Plays(Updated) by Tennessee Williams, Nicholas Rand Moschovakis, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, David E. Roessel, David Ernest Roessel, David Roesell Paperback, 246 Pages, Published 2005 by New Directions ISBN-13: 978-0-8112-1620-3, ISBN: 0-8112-1620-9 "Thirteen previously unpublished short plays now available for the first time.Tennessee Williams had a distinct talent for writing short plays and, not surprisingly, this remarkable new collection of never-before-published one-acts includes some of his most poignant and hilarious characters: the indefatigable, witty and tough drag queens of And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens...; the strange little man behind the nom de plume Mi ..." |
 | | Political Stages(1st Edition) Plays That Shaped a Century by Emily Mann, David E. Roessel, David Rossel, David Ernest Roessel Paperback, 632 Pages, Published 2002 by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books ISBN-13: 978-1-55783-490-4, ISBN: 1-55783-490-3 "(Applause Books). Warning: The plays of Political Stages do not make for a quiet evening of theatre. These are the plays which got audiences out of their seats, and sometimes out into the streets. Their words and ideas rumbled ominously down the marble hallways of legislatures and challenged, even threatened, and often changed, the thinking of millions. These are the plays which either lit or reflected the fires of those political contr ..." |
 | | The Collected Poems of Tennessee Williams(1st Edition) by Tennessee Williams, Nicholas Rand Moschovakis, David E. Roessel, David Ernest Roessel, David Roessel, N. Moschovakis Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2002 by New Directions ISBN-13: 978-0-8112-1508-4, ISBN: 0-8112-1508-3 "The definitive edition of all of the playwright/poet's poetry. Tennessee Williams, acknowledged lyric master of American drama, first came to the attention of New Directions founder James Laughlin as a young poet who subsequently appeared in an early anthology, Five Young American Poets, 1944. Over the years, Williams was cajoled into publishing two volumes of his poetry, In the Winter of Cities (1956, expanded in a 1964 paper edition) ..." |
 | | The Collected Poems of Tennessee Williams by Tennessee Williams, David Roessel, David Ernest Roessel, Nicholas Moschovakis, N. Moschovakis Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2007 by New Directions ISBN-13: 978-0-8112-1691-3, ISBN: 0-8112-1691-8 "All of the author's previously published poems, including poems from the plays, are in this definitive edition that comes with a CD of the author reading some of his poems in his unmistakable Mississippi drawl. Few writers achieve success in more than one genre, and yet if Tennessee Williams had never written a single play he would still be known as a distinguished poet. The excitement, compassion, lyricism, and humor that epitomize his ..." |
 | | Langston Hughes(1st Edition) (Poetry For Young People Series) by Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad, David Roessel, Benny Andrews, David Ernest Roessel Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 2006 by Publisher ISBN-13: 978-0-439-88907-0, ISBN: 0-439-88907-3 "Published by Scholastic, 2006, this oversize First Edition paperback measures 10" by 8 1/2", with 48 beautifully illustrated pages. Part of the "Poetry for Young People" Series." |
 | | In Byron's Shadow(Updated) Modern Greece in the English and American Imagination by David Ernest Roessel Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2003 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-516662-0, ISBN: 0-19-516662-0 "Modern Greece, constructed by the early nineteenth-century ideals and ideas associated with Byron, has been "haunted, holy ground" in English and American literature for almost two centuries. In Byron's Shadow analyzes how authors employ ideas about romantic nationalism, gender politics, shifts in cultural constructions, and literary experimentation to create variations of "Greece" to suit changing eras." |
 | | In Byron's Shadow Modern Greece in the English & American Imagination by David Ernest Roessel 385 Pages, Published 2001 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-987187-2, ISBN: 0-19-987187-6 "This book analyses how authors employ ideas about romantic nationalism, gender politics, shifts in cultural constructions and literary experimentation to create variations of Greece to suit changing eras" |
 | | Hughes(1st Edition) Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) by Langston Hughes, David Roessel, David Ernest Roessel Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1999 by Everyman's Library ISBN-13: 978-0-375-40551-8, ISBN: 0-375-40551-8 "... by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. Distributed by Random House, Inc., New York. www.randomhouse.com/everymans ISBN 0-375-40551–8 LC 98- 55136 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hughes, Langston, 1902–1967. [Poems. Selections] Langston Hughes: poems/selected and edited by David Roessel. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-375-40551-8 (he alk paper) 1. Afro-Americans—Poetry. I. Roessel. David E. (David Ernest), ..." |