This Housemartin Classics edition includes the full original text as well as an easy to use interactive table of contents.

Father Brown is a short, stumpy Roman Catholic Church priest, formerly of Cobhole in Essex, and now working in London, with shapeless clothes and a large umbrella, and an uncanny insight into human evil.

The book is unusually divided into four seasons instead of chapters and represents a semi-fictional autobiographical work by George Gissing in which the author casts himself as the editor of the diary of a deceased acquaintance, selecting essays for posthumous publication. Observing how suitable many of the reflections were to the month with which they were dated.

Winner of the first Pulitzer Prize for poetry, the American poet Sara Teasdale composed short, personal lyrics, noted for their classical simplicity and quiet intensity. In 1918 she won the Columbia University Poetry Society prize (forerunner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry) and the annual prize of the Poetry Society of America for her pioneering collection of verse, ‘Love Songs’. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Teasdale’s complete poetical works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Teasdale's life and works* Concise introduction to Teasdale’s life and poetry* Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the poems* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry* Easily locate the poems you want to read* Features Teasdale's last three poetry collections for the first time in digital publishing* Teasdale's last poetry collection, her masterpiece ‘Strange Victory’* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of Sara TeasdaleBrief Introduction: Sara TeasdaleSonnets to Duse and Other Poems, 1907Helen of Troy and Other Poems, 1911Rivers to the Sea, 1915Love Songs, 1917Flame and Shadow, 1920Dark of the Moon, 1926Stars To-night, 1930Strange Victory, 1933 The PoemsList of Poems in Chronological OrderList of Poems in Alphabetical Order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

Writers Editors Critics (WEC) An International Biannual Refereed Journal of English Language and Literature Volume 6 Number 2 (September 2016) ISSN: 2231-198X Special Issue: a tribute to Indian poet Mahasweta Devi (14 January 1926 - 28 July 2016) ·A Poetic Tribute to Mahasweta Devi - K. V. Dominic ·Mahasweta Devi: Death cannot Claim a Valiant Soul - Ketaki Datta ·Mahasweta Devi: Fourth World Literature for Indigenous People--An Obituary - Ratan Bhattacharjee ·Charting the 'Subaltern' Terrain--The Outsider-Insider: Mahashweta Devi's "Pterodactyl" in Perspective - Poonam Sahay Aarti to Maha Shakthi - P. Gopichand & P. Nagasuseela ·Mahasweta Devi: Voice of the Deprived Millions - Manas Bakshi ·The Mourners of Mahasweta Devi: A Critical Analysis of Rudali - J. Pamela ·The Subaltern Woman and Woman as Subaltern: A Study of 34 Selected Works of Mahasweta Devi - Anisha Ghosh (Paul) ·A Critical Analysis of Mahasweta Devi's "Bharsaa" - Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhyaya ·The Plight of Tribal People in Mahasweta Devi's "Shishu" (Children) Writers Editors Critics (WEC) is a research journal in English literature published from Thodupuzha, Kerala, India. It is the main product of Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors and Critics (GIEWEC), a non-profit registered society of Indian English writers, English language professors as well as PhD research scholars. The publisher is hence GIEWEC itself and editor is its secretary Prof. Dr. K. V. Dominic, a renowned English language poet, critic, short story writer and editor who has to his credit 27 books. It is truly a refereed journal which has got a screening committee consisting of eminent professors. The articles are sent first to the referees by the editor and only if they accept, the papers will be published. The journal is international in the sense each issue will have contributors from outside India. The singularity or specialty of this journal is that it has no thrust area. It is hence so accommodative that it publishes papers on all types of literatures including translations from regional languages, literary theories, communicative English, ELT, linguistics etc. In addition, each issue will be rich with poems, short stories, review articles, book reviews, interviews, general essays etc. under separate sections. WEC has print version as well as kindle version. Learn more at www.profKVDominic.com

The novel follows the character David Copperfield, and is written in the first person, as a description of his life until middle age, with his own adventures and the web of friends and enemies he meets along his way. Copperfield finds career success as an author, and is a person of deep emotions. Many elements of the novel follow events in Dickens's own life, and it is often considered his veiled autobiography. It was Dickens' favourite among his own novels.

The contemporary and personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer, the English poet John Gower produced works in the tradition of courtly love and moral allegory. ‘Confessio Amantis’, Gower’s greatest English poem, is a collection of exemplary tales of love, whereby Venus’ priest, Genius, instructs the poet, Amans, in the art of both courtly and Christian love. The stories derive from classical and medieval sources and are told with a tender, restrained narrative style. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Gower’s complete English works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Gower's life and works* Concise introduction to Gower’s life and poetry* Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the poems* Easily locate the poems you want to read* Includes G. C. Macaulay’s 1901 text of ‘Confessio Amantis’, with line numbers* Macaulay’s seminal biography - discover Gower's medieval world Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of John GowerBrief Introduction: John Gower by Sidney LeeConfessio AmantisTo King Henry IV: In Praise of Piece The BiographyLife of Gower by G. C. Macaulay Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Complete Works World's Best Collection This is the world’s best Longfellow collection, including the most complete set of Longfellow’s works available plus many free bonus materials. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator, a Professor at Harvard College. Longfellow wrote predominantly lyric poems, known for their musicality, presenting amazing stories of mythology and legend. He became the most popular American poet of his day and also had success overseas. The ‘Must-Have’ Complete Collection In this irresistible collection you get a full set of Longfellow’s work - more than 600 works, including All his poems, All his Epic Poetry, All his Prose, and All his poetry collections. Plus this collection includes a comprehensive biography so you can experience the life of the man behind the words. There is also free bonus material. Works Including: Prose Works, Including: Kavanagh Hyperion Poetical Works, Including: Evangeline Hiawatha The Wayside In Paul Revere’s Ride Legend Of Rabbi Ben Levi Christus: A Mystery Part I. The Divine Tragedy Part Ii. The Golden Legend Part Iii. The New England Tragedies Other Works, Including: Ultima Thule In The Harbor Birds Of Passage Flight the First to Flights the Fifth Voices Of The Night The Spanish Student Juvenile Poems. Translations - Full set of all Longfellow’s translations from Italian, French, Portuguese, German and Anglo-Saxon sources. Your Free Special Bonuses The Divine Comedy?- Longfellow’s translation of Dante’s Vision Of Inferno, Purgatory And Paradise, including Six Sonnets On Dante’s Divine Comedy By Longfellow himself. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Life?- A biography of Milton’s intriguing life. A Visit To Hiawatha’s People?- Written by Alice Longfellow. Get This Collection Right Now This is the best Longfellow collection you can get, so get it now and start enjoying and being inspired by his world like never before!

Το βιβλ?ο αυτ? περι?χει: Τη ποιητικ? συλλογ? του Μεν?λαου Καραγκι?ζη, ?Ελληνικ? Πο?ηση?.Αποσπ?σματα απ? δυο υπ?ροχα βιβλ?α:?Φιλολογικο? περ?πατοι?, του Κωστ? Μπαστι?, Εκδ?σει? Καστανι?τη, 1999, ?Γι?ργο? Σαραντ?ρη? ο Μελλο?μενο??, τη? Ολυμπ?α? Καρ?γιωργα?, Εκδ?σει? Δ?αυλο?, 1995, καθ?? κι ?να πο?ημα του Μεν?λαου Καραγκι?ζη ει? μν?μην του Σαραντ?ρη: ?Το Σχ?μα?. Το πο?ημα του Μεν?λαου Καραγκι?ζη, ?Παν?ρχαια Φ?δια? εμπνευσμ?νο απ? τη μετ?φραση στα Ελληνικ? του ποι?ματο? του William B. Yeats, ?A Crazed Girl?.Το πο?ημα του Μεν?λαου Καραγκι?ζη με τ?τλο: ?Σκιρτο?ν οι Φλ?βε?? εμπνευσμ?νο απ’ το πο?ημα του Οδυσσ?α Ελ?τη, ?Οι Κλεψ?δρε? του Αγν?στου, α?.Δυο ποι?ματα του Μεν?λαου Καραγκι?ζη με τ?τλου? ?Ξ?λινο Κορμ?? και ?Ο Πυρωμ?νο? ?γγελο?? εμπνευσμ?να απ? δυο ποι?ματα του Γι?ργου Σεφ?ρη: ?Ο Γυρισμ?? του Ξενιτεμ?νου? και ?Les Anges Sont Blancs?.Αποσπ?σματα απ’ την ?ξοχη και συγκινητικ? εισαγωγ? του John Lehmann στο βιβλ?ο: ?Δημ?τριο? Καπεταν?κη?, Μυθολογ?α του Ωρα?ου, Δοκ?μια και Ποι?ματα?, Εκδ?σει? Χ?ρβε?, 1988.Δυο ποι?ματα του Μεν?λαου Καραγκι?ζη με τ?τλου? ?Ο Λ?ζαρο?? (?πω? και τη μετ?φρασ? του στα Αγγλικ? απ’ τον Δημ?τρη Καλαποθ?κη) και ?Σα? Λυπ?μαι? εμπνευσμ?να απ? δυο ποι?ματα του Δημ?τριου Καπεταν?κη: ?Ο Λ?ζαρο?? και ?Τα νησι? τη? Ελλ?δα?. Δυο ποι?ματα του Μεν?λαου Καραγκι?ζη με τ?τλου? ?Αψηφ?ντα?? και ?Ε?ναι Τ?τοιε? οι Μ?ρε?? εμπνευσμ?να απ? δυο ποι?ματα του Κωνσταντ?νου Τσ?τσου: ?Το Σκληρ? Νησ?? και ?Σιωπ??.Το πο?ημα του Μεν?λαου Καραγκι?ζη με τ?τλο: ?Τραγωδ?α=Τρ?γω+ωδ?, Ουχ? ? Τρ?γων Ωδ? ? Επ? Τρ?γω Ωδ?? εμπνευσμ?νο απ’ το δοκ?μιο του Αντ?νη Κρητικο?: ?Τραγικ? εκ του Τρ?γω, ?τραγον, Δωρικ?? Τ?πο? του Τρ?γω?.Αποσπ?σματα απ’ τον πρ?λογο του Κωνσταντ?νου Τσ?τσου απ’ το βιβλ?ο του: ?Ποι?ματα του Κωνσταντ?νου Τσ?τσου?, Εκδ?σει? των Φ?λων, 1973.Βιογραφικ? στοιχε?α για την Ολυμπ?α Καρ?γιωργα και τον Γι?ννη Μπαστι?. Αποσπ?σματα απ’ το κεφ?λαιο ?Οι Φιλολογικο? περ?πατοι του Μπαστι?, 1930-1932?, απ’ το βιβλ?ο του Γι?ννη Μπαστι? ?Κωστ?? Μπαστι??, Δημοσιογραφ?α-Θ?ατρο-Λογοτεχν?α?, Εκδ?σει? Καστανι?τη, 2005.

ALTHOUGH Rouen is now very far before all the other cities of Normandy in point of magnitude and importance, and though Rollo, in his conquest of the country, made it his principal headquarters and his main stronghold, it did not continue exclusively the residence of the dukes of Normandy in after years. The father of William the Conqueror was Robert, who be-came subsequently the duke, the sixth in the line. He resided, at the time when William was born, in a great castle at Falaise. Falaise, as will be seen upon the map, is west of Rouen, and it stands, like Rouen, at some distance from the sea. The castle was built upon a hill, at a little distance from the town. It has long since ceased to be habitable, but the ruins still remain, giving a picturesque but mournful beauty to the eminence which they crown. They are often visited by tra-velers, who go to see the place where the great hero and conqueror was born.??It was about 870 that Rollo was banished from Norway, and a few years after that, at most, that he landed in France. It was not, however, until 912 that he concluded his treaty of peace with Charles, so as to be fully invested with the title of Duke of Normandy. He was advanced in age at this time, and, after spending five years in settling the affairs of his realm, he resigned his dukedom into the hands of his son, that he might spend the remainder of his days in rest and peace. He died in 922, five years after his resignation.??He was only ten years old when his father was assassinated. He became involved in long and arduous wars with the King of France, which compelled him to call in the aid of more Northmen from the Baltic. His new allies, in the end, gave him as much trouble as the old enemy, with whom they came to help William contend; and he found it very hard to get them away. He wanted, at length, to make peace with the French king, and to have them leave his dominions; but they said, "That was not what they came for." Richard had a beautiful daughter, named Emma, who afterward became a very important political personage, as will be seen more fully in a subsequent chapter.?Richard died in 996, after reigning fifty-four years.

The story follows a young man named Dayne mirroring author's own life experiences in bohemian art scene of emerging Parisian impressionism. These true confessions are often described as the most significant documents of the passionate revolt of English literature against the Victorian tradition. It is in a sense the history of an epoch. It represents one of the great discoveries of English literature —the discovery of human nature.

Η Πο?ηση, οι εμπνε?σει? και τα μην?ματα που προσωπικ? και αυθ?ρμητα εκπ?μπονται απ? την ψυχ? του ποιητ? δ?σκολα περιγρ?φονται και αναλ?ονται. Ο Γι?ργο? Σεφ?ρη? δεν ?θελε να μιλ? και να εξηγε? τ?ποτα απολ?τω? για τα ποι?ματ? του. Ο Euros Bowen ?λεγε πω? ?η Πο?ηση δεν ε?ναι λ?ξει?, αλλ? ο χορ?? τη? φωτι???! Την παραλληλ?ζει δε με τη φωτι?, ?χι με την ?ννοια τη? καταστροφ?? και τη? απ?λειψη?, αλλ? με την εξαιρετικ? ?ννοια του καυτηριασμο?, τη? κ?θαρση? και επομ?νω? τη? θεραπε?α?. Κι αυτ? τα στοιχε?α προσφ?ρονται π?ντα... αθ?ρυβα!

John Milton Complete Works World's Best Collection This is the world’s best John Milton collection, including the most complete set of Milton’s works available plus many free bonus materials. John Milton John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell, best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost. Milton wrote at a time of religious and political upheaval, and his works reflect a passion for freedom, self-determination, and deep personal conviction. He has been called one of the greatest English authors of all time The ‘Must-Have’ Complete Collection In this irresistible collection you get a full set of Milton’s work, with more than 150 works - All his poems, All poetry, All Letters, All Prose and All Non-Fiction Works. Plus a full length biography and extra Free Bonus material. Works Included: Poetry -?All Poems, Early Works And Collections, Including: Paradise Lost Paradise Regained Samson Agonistes All Psalms That Milton Set To Verse All Religious Poetry All Sonnets, Including: On His Blindness On the Late Massacre in Piedmont Methought I Saw my Late Espoused Saint All Tracts, Non Fiction And Writing, Including: Of Prelatical Episcopacy Animadversions The Reason of Church-Government Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce Judgement of Martin Bucer Concerning Divorce Tetrachordon Colasterion Areopagitica The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates Eikonoklastes Defensio pro Populo Anglicano – in English Defensio Secunda – in English A Treatise of Civil Power All Letters, Including: Letters Written In The Name Of The Parliament. Letters Written In The Name Of Oliver The Protector. Letters Written In The Name Of Richard, Protector. Your Free Special Bonuses Life Of Milton - A biography of Milton’s intriguing life. Milton – a second biography, written by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh Get This Collection Right Now This is the best John Milton collection you can get, so get it now and start enjoying and being inspired by his words like never before!

Poetry has always been in the Kazakh blood, and Galym Mutanov is one of the newly independent nation’s leading poets, a shining light in the Kazakh literary world. In the range of his poetry, Mutanov truly captures the essence of the Kazakh spirit – from the tough and ageless traditions of the wild steppe to moments of tender intimacy. The measured Islamic wisdom and deep sense of morality so intrinsic to Kazakh life of old shines through in verse after verse. The figure of Abai, the 19th century visionary, the deeply spiritual poet of the steppe, looms large over Kazakh poetry. Mutanov takes up the challenge that Abai threw down – to create verse that is both steeped in the Kazakh tradition of oral verse yet rises to a new clarity and spirituality relevant today. Mutanov wrote originally in Kazakh, but many Kazakhs speak only Russian. So his poems were translated into Russian by leading poets Vladimir Buryazev and M. Adibaeva. It is these Russian versions that provided the source for John Farndon’s translations with Olga Nakston for this collection. Galym Mutanov is not only a poet but something of a polymath. He is a hugely distinguished academic, with over 400 scientific papers to his credit, and currently rector of al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Alma-Ata. In 2013, his achievements were recognized in France by the award of a Chevalier L'Ordre des Palmes académiques.

Come, take a peek Behind the Smile; a world you’ve never known before awaits your pleasures for a while … there’s wonderment for you in store. ? From Free Verse poetry to Sonnets, Ballads, and many more poetic forms and styles, this incomparably amazing collection of 145 selected poems by master poet Richard W. Jenkins is not your everyday smattering of poetic jargon. They will captivate and embrace your senses, taking you on a metaphorical journey of inner exploration and sheer enthrallment that will entice you irresistibly back into their pages—time and again. Aficionados will appreciate the author’s breakdowns of the poems’ 52 forms, including some of his widely used originals. This treasure belongs within easy reach of every poetry lover. ? Whom could who feels what all we do not yearn a deeper bite, when each delicious taste we take flavors our world just right?

Cititorul va avea surpriza de a descoperi aici un nou Stendhal, un Stendhal al istoriei politice. El a fcut aceste, din pcate, neterminate nsemnri despre Napoleon, n doua etape, la un interval de aproape douzeci de ani ntre ele. Tot ce a scris n cursul acestor dou tentative a fost adunat sub titlul general de Napoleon n aceste dou volume dintre care primul: Viaa lui Napoleon, a fost scris la Milano, n 1817-1818; cel de-al doilea: Mrturii despre Napoleon, la Paris, n 1836-1837. N-ar trebui totui s se cread ca Beyle (nsoindu-l ca ofiter pe Napoleon n campania din Germania, Henri Beyle i-a ales pseudonimul de la micul ora Stendhal, unde fusese o vreme ncartiruit – n.t.) a luat pana n mna numai sub impulsul evenimentelor, animat de entuziasmul admiraiei fa de Napoleon i indignat totodat de a vedea n Frana o att de mare lips de recunotin fa de un brbat att de mare. Nu, dorina lui de a fi istoric, n-a spune chiar vocaia lui, dateaz de mai nainte. La nti frimaire an XI (22 noiembrie 1802), n toiul pasiunii poetice a vrstei, el i nota n carnet proiectul de a ntreprinde trei lucrri n proz: Istoria lui Bonaparte, Istoria Revoluiei i Istoria marilor oameni care au trit n timpul Revoluiei Franceze. i cu mare nelepciune el adaug: a se ncepe aceste trei lucrri la treizeci i cinci ani, adic peste cincisprezece ani. […]Stendhal este deopotriv unul din primii istorici care au scos n eviden principiul moral care susinea faada oficial a regimului, i cum primul Imperiu era ajutat de aceast emulaie care tindea ctre aceleai satisfacii, ctre aceeai nevoie de a strluci, de a se remarca, de se distinge cu orice pre. Pasiune colectiv pentru ilustrarea creaia el ne-a dat exemple gritoare. Imperiul fcea s se nasc toate aceste porniri i sentimente nu numai la francezi, ci deopotriva la toate popoarele unde Napoleon i ducea armatele. Reaciile Italiei, n mod cu totul special, n-au fost nicicnd analizate cu mai mult rafinament dect a fcut-o el.“ (Henri Martineau)

Un studiu provocator despre un altfel de Macedonski. Informa?ii inedite, aspecte mai pu?in cunoscute din via?a acestui important poet, ce face o incitant? paralela cu Eminescu, sunt menite s?-l repun? ?n luminile rampei pe un creator situat de exege?i ?n umbra literatilor mari. Cartea se adreseaz? elevilor, studen?ilor, precum ?i publicului larg de cititori.

Demontarea mecanismelor secrete ale universului real se face ?n aceste texte cu mult? economie a mijloacelor stilistice, folosite adecvat ?i riguros, cu o precizie aproape geometric?. Demonstra?ia recurge adeseori la artificiul visului, al vedeniei puse ?n contrast cu vederea – de unde ?i titlul volumului – dar f?r? a ceda tenta?iei surrealiste sau onirice, a absurdului gratuit sau a fantaz?rii de dragul fantaz?rii. Descrierea minu?ioas? a realit??ii, dublat? nu o dat? de un discret fior poetic, nu se consum? ?ns? nici ea ca scop ?n sine, ci serve?te drept certificat de autenticitate, confer? coeren?? ideilor c?rora ?ntreaga arhitectura le este subordonat?. Este o proz? dens?, care se cite?te totu?i cu u?urin??, destinat? unui public ?nclinat s? mai r?m?n? pe g?nduri ?i dup? ce a ?nchis o carte.

O simfonie nevrotic? ?n transe poetice nu s-a mai scris. S-a f?cut ?ns? apel la aceast? formul? neconven?ional?, pentru a se ?ncerca o radiografiere a imaginarului poetic, a st?rilor ?i obsesiilor celui condamnat de societate s? se retrag? ?i s? tr?iasc? ?ntr-un turn. Poate este pentru prima dat? c?nd se ajunge ?n Groapa Marianelor a poeziei. Scardanelli, o carte parc? scris? cu g?ndul la marii damna?i, la H?lderlin, Kleist ?i Trakl. George Mor?rel s-a n?scut la data de 22 octombrie 1948, ?n ora?ul Turnu Severin. A absolvit ?coala primar? ?i liceul ?n Turnu-Severin, ?n anul 1966. ?n perioada 1992-1993 este translator de german? pentru firma de construc?ii Betina, ?n Germania. Este, apoi, ?ef de sec?ie ?i director al Arhivei multimedia din cadrul Televiziunii Rom?ne, de unde demisioneaz?, plec?nd la Paris. Urmeaz? cursurile de limba german? ale Facult??ii Sorbona din Paris. ?n perioada 2001-2002 e redactor la Biblioteca Na?ional? a Fran?ei din Paris, neput?nd s?-?i prelungeasc? contractul pe o durat? determinat?. Traduce din francez? pentru Editura Curtea Veche. Iar din 2007 exercit? func?ia de redactor la Editura Curtea Veche. C?r?i: Agen?i ?i supra-agen?i ?n comunism, critic? (2000); Capul poetic, poeme (2004).

Am c?utat timp s? citesc cartea ta cu aten?ie, de?i unele dintre fragmente mi-erau cunoscute. Te exprim? foarte bine: este polemic?, are energia de care am mai zis ?i pe care ai contestat-o, este o asumare sincer? ?i urmând chemarea ta, felul t?u de a vedea lucrurile, de a fi al?turi de „oamenii mari” ?i de a duce împreun? lupta pentru valorile în care crezi. Este vital? ?i, ca la Marino, repeti?ia este motivat? de (?i exprim?) intensitate. A o citi în afara caracterului ei polemic ?i a sensului de afirmare a solidarit??ii cu comunitatea de care te sim?i ata?at? înseamn? a o rata. Cred c? a fost foarte bine s? începi cu cazul Marino, c?ci este exponen?ial, dar ?i mai clar decât altele. (Gabriel Andreescu) Concluzia central? care ascunde chiar miza întregii c?r?i: „Nu cred c? fenomenul globaliz?rii, r?spândit pe mapamond, a cl?tinat identitatea francezilor, a nem?ilor, spaniolilor sau r?d?cinile altor na?iuni. Oricât de straniu ori deplasat ar suna pentru urechile unor comentatori români, adep?i ai politicii corecte, voi spune un adev?r familiar na?iunilor mari ale lumii. Exist? lucruri ce nu pot fi negociate. Între acestea sunt ?ara, familia, limba, identitatea ?i neamul”. Or, în România aceste dimensiuni ale fiin??rii noastre se „negociaz?” de peste dou? decenii, în condi?ii mistificatorii de intimidare, amenin?are c? nu po?i fi „în rândul lumii”, „european” ?i globalist, dac? nu renun?i la propria identitate, la propriile resurse umane, naturale, spirituale. Or, scriitorul român, de la cronicari la ?coala Ardelean?, pa?opti?ti, marii clasici, genera?ia Marii Uniri, cea interbelic? au fost p?zitori ai fiin?ei române?ti prin for?a crea?iei ?i a ethosului lor, cu întrerupere în deceniul proletcultist, pentru a se revigora cu genera?iile lui Nicolae Labi?, a lui Nichita St?nescu, a lui Nicolae Breban, Ioan Alexandru, a lui Cezar Iv?nescu ?i a Aurei Christi, de îndat? ce o parte dintre optzeci?ti s-a trezit din torpoarea simulacrelor postmoderniste. Sintagma din expresia tr?darea scriitorului are, acum, o dubl? trimitere: scriitorul român a fost tr?dat de elitele politice postdecembriste, dup? cum scriitorul, la rându-i, ?i-a uitat menirea de p?zitor al fiin?ei na?ionale. Solu?ia, crede Aura Christi, este, pe de o parte, heideggeriana p?zire a fiin?ei de c?tre poe?i, pe de alta, întoarcerea la vechea tabl? a valorilor europene ?i române?ti, toate abandonate de mentalitatea postmodernist?. (Theodor Codreanu) Ce sunt aceste polemice? O seam? de arabescuri excesive, radiografia patetic? ?i lucid? a unei sfâ?ieri, o serie de tentative de a în?elege, e?uate în neîn?elegere, reportajul unor revolte aneantizate în albia dezn?dejdii ?i a refuzului de a accepta s? asi?ti – redus la mu?enie, deci, vinovat din start – la comercializarea, trivializarea infernului comunist. Proces culminat, incredibil, cu un masacru al inocen?ilor regizat într?un stil de extrac?ie neostalinist?. Cum s? califici altfel vân?toarea de oameni mari, prin care s?a perpetuat europenitatea culturii române în anii dictaturii stalinisto?dejiste? Vân?toare organizat? sub ochii no?tri, în s?rmana noastr? democra?ie. Ce sunt aceste polemice? Poate, un semn al speran?ei c? nu e vândut chiar totul. Nu e terfelit chiar totul. Nu e pierdut chiar totul. (Aura Christi)

Far out in the ocean the water is as blue as the petals of the loveliest cornflower, and as clear as the purest glass. But it is very deep too. It goes down deeper than any anchor rope will go, and many, many steeples would have to be stacked one on top of another to reach from the bottom to the surface of the sea. It is down there that the sea folk live. Now don't suppose that there are only bare white sands at the bottom of the sea. No indeed! The most marvelous trees and flowers grow down there, with such pliant stalks and leaves that the least stir in the water makes them move about as though they were alive. All sorts of fish, large and small, dart among the branches, just as birds flit through the trees up here. From the deepest spot in the ocean rises the palace of the sea king. Its walls are made of coral and its high pointed windows of the clearest amber, but the roof is made of mussel shells that open and shut with the tide. This is a wonderful sight to see, for every shell holds glistening pearls, any one of which would be the pride of a queen's crown.