A. L. Rowse Libros

This collection of essays sheds light on one of the finest literary talents of the 20th century. fifty-seven excerpts of interviews, personal impressions, diary entries, articles, essays, and literary pieces reveal the private life of Greene--opinionated, charming, articulate, controversial.

With a life almost spanning the 20th century, A.L. Rowse has known many of the great historians of our age: men such as G.M. Trevelyan, A.J.P. Taylor, Hugh Trevor-Roper and Sir Lewis Namier. In this memoir, he reflects upon his personal and professional friendships and rivalries.

Shakespeare and his works have enduring popularity with people of every age and The Jarrold Poets Series' William Shakespeare Sonnets is a delightful volume to own or to give to others. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: No poetic compositions of any author or age have evoked so much admiration and commentary as Shakespeare's sonnets. The identity of the handsome youth, the dark lady and the rival poet have for decades intrigued readers and scholars alike. The lyrical beauty and power of the verses is, however, undeniable and shine through in this volume which is based on the original, written in the last decade of the sixteenth century and published in 1609. All 144 of Shakespeare's sonnets are now collected in this pocket-sized volume, with its charming cover illustrating Shakespeare and a seventeenth-century engraving of the Globe Theatre. Shakespeare and his works have enduring popularity with people of every age and The Jarrold Poets Series' William Shakespeare Sonnets is a delightful volume to own or to give to others.

Back in print in a new paperback edition are these two volumes by A.L. Rowse that represent one of the great historical works of our time. They are a master historian's exploration of the social and cultural history of the Elizabethan Age. In The Life of the Society , Mr. Rowse surveys the life of each class of Englishmen from the Court downward, and presents a remarkable portrait of Elizabethan life and of the mentality, conscious and unconscious, to which the way of life gave rise. He portrays the life of the body as well as the life of the mind, including food and sanitation, sports and clothing, customs and beliefs, witchcraft and astrology―even the sex life of Elizabethans. In The Cultural Achievement he chronicles the astonishingly rich cultural flowering that marked the reign of Elizabeth I. He brings vividly to life the age's poetry, music, science, painting, sculpture, minor arts, and, above all, the tightly knit world of the theatre. Abundantly illustrated, together these volumes offer a richly rewarding reading experience."The book is so tightly packed with fascinating facts and fresh material that anyone at all seriously interested in Elizabethan England should delight in it."― New York Times ."The Elizabethan Renaissance is created in such brilliant color and clarity that the reader can never forget it."―Irving Stone.