Letters from Fontainhas: Three Films by Pedro Costa
Recommended THE MOVIES: Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa is a bit of a difficult puzzle, and those entering his new boxed set cold (such as I did), may find themselves a bit lost at the outset. The Criterion Collection’s bundling of Letters from Fontainhas: Three Films by Pedro Costa brings together three films made between 1997 and 2006: Ossos ( Bones ), In Vanda’s Room , and Colossal Youth …
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Readings from Voices of a People’s History of the United States $12.27 When Howard Zinn, America’s best-loved historian, began his work on Voices of a People’s History of the United States (a companion volume to his classic, A People’s History of the United States), his goal was to disrupt the stale paradigm of the inaccurate and at times deceitful representations of US history. In its place, he offered some of our nation’s finest testimonies … |
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The Poetry Anthology – Boxed Set Augustan, Romantic, Victorian Poets $27.49 Studio: Kultur Release Date: 06/19/2006… |
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Poetry in Motion $19.95 An anthology of twenty-four leading North American poets who sing, chant, anything but “read” their work…. |
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Rumi: Voice of Longing $12.95 In the seven centuries since the death of Jelaluddin Rumi in 1273, the world has come to know and thrill to his sacred poetry. In concert with the tabla and sitar, his writing is part of a religious tradition that is believed to excite “spiritual heroism,” embracing the holiness of love, lamentation, battle, and the longing for God. RUMI: VOICE OF LONGING collects nearly one hundred of Rumi’s most… |
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New and Selected Poems (Book & DVD) $12.63 Samuel Menashe’s poetry has a mysterious simplicity, a spiritual intensity and a lingering emotional force. For the past 50 years he has practiced his art of ‘compression and crystallization’ (in Derek Mahon’s phrase) in poems that are brief in form but profound in their engagement with ultimate questions. As Stephen Spender wrote, Menashe ‘compresses thought into language intense and clear as dia… |
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Paradise Lost (Great Epics) $12.51 Paradise Lost is the greatest epic poem in the English language. In words remarkable for their richness of rhythm and imagery, Milton tells the story of Man’s creation, fall and redemption – to “justify the ways of God to men”. Milton produced characters which have become embedded in the consciousness of English literature – the frail, human pair, Adam and Eve; the terrible cohort of fallen angels… |
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY – DVD BOXSET NEW $39.29 |
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POETRY ANTHOLOGY – DVD BOXSET NEW $30.03 |
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English Poetry Anthology: The Victorian Poets DVD NEW $11.51 |
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NEW DVD: ENGLISH POETRY ANTHOLOGY: THE VICTORIAN POETS $11.51 |
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NEW DVD: ENGLISH POETRY ANTHOLOGY: THE ROMANTIC POETS $11.94 |
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English Poetry Anthology: The Romantic Poets DVD NEW $11.71 |
Spoon River Anthology (2nd edition) (clip)
