THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG by Richard Wagner Penguin Clothbound Collectible NEW
Publisher : Penguin Classics (October 9, 2018)Language : EnglishHardcover : 816 pagesItem Weight : 2.08 poundsDimensions : 5.37 x 2 x 8.1 inches A superb new translation of one of the greatest nineteenth century poems: the libretto to Wagner’s Ring Cycle, in a Penguin Classics hardcover designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith The scale and grandeur of Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung has no precedent and no successor. It preoccupied Wagner for much of his adult life and revolutionized the nature of opera, the orchestra, the demands on singers and on the audience itself. The four operas—The Rhinegold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried,and Twilight of the Gods—are complete worlds, conjuring up extraordinary mythological landscapes through sound as much as staging. Wagner wrote the entire libretto before embarking on the music. Discarding the grand choruses and bravura duets central to most operas, he used the largest musical forces in the context often of only a handful of singers on stage. The words were essential: he was telling a story and making an argument in a way that required absolute attention to what was said. The libretto for The Ring lies at the heart of nineteenth century culture. It is in itself a work of power and grandeur, and it had an incalculable effect on European and specifically German culture. John Deathridge’s superb new translation, with notes and a fascinating introduction, is essential for anyone who wishes to fully engage with one of the great musical experiences.
MOBY DICK or The Whale by Herman Melville Clothbound Classics Brand NEW
Part of Penguin’s beautiful hardcover Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. In part, Moby-Dick is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopedia of whaling lore and legend, Moby-Dick is a haunting, mesmerizing, and important social commentary populated with several of the most unforgettable and enduring characters in literature. Written with wonderfully redemptive humor, Moby-Dick is a profound and timeless inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception. This edition contains the definitive text of Moby-Dick based on the Northwestern-Newberry edition. It also features an introduction by Andrew Delbanco and explanatory commentary by Tom Quirk. Publisher : Penguin Classics; Illustrated edition (November 24, 2015)Hardcover : 720 pagesItem Weight : 1.86 poundsDimensions : 5.4 x 1.7 x 8 inches
MOBY DICK or The Whale by Herman Melville Clothbound Classics Brand NEW
Part of Penguin’s beautiful hardcover Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. In part, Moby-Dick is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopedia of whaling lore and legend, Moby-Dick is a haunting, mesmerizing, and important social commentary populated with several of the most unforgettable and enduring characters in literature. Written with wonderfully redemptive humor, Moby-Dick is a profound and timeless inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception. This edition contains the definitive text of Moby-Dick based on the Northwestern-Newberry edition. It also features an introduction by Andrew Delbanco and explanatory commentary by Tom Quirk. Publisher : Penguin Classics; Illustrated edition (November 24, 2015)Hardcover : 720 pagesItem Weight : 1.86 poundsDimensions : 5.4 x 1.7 x 8 inches
Pride and Prejudice & Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen 2 Clothbound Classics NE
Set of 2 Jane Austen Classics: Pride and PrejudiceSense and Sensibility Clothbound Hardcover edition. Brand New Gift quality.Size of each book: 7.9 x 5 x 1.5 inchesTotal weight: 3.1 lb
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO by Alexandre Dumas Penguin Clothbound Collectible NEW
Publisher : Penguin Classics; Reprint edition (August 27, 2013)Hardcover : 1276 pagesItem Weight : 2.46 poundsDimensions : 8.1 x 5.4 x 2.2 inches A beautiful new clothbound edition of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of the Château d’If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. A huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s, Dumas was inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment when writing his epic tale of suffering and retribution.
GEORGE ORWELL 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four Penguin Clothbound Hardcover Edition NEW
Publisher : Penguin Classics; 1st edition (January 7, 2021)Language : EnglishItem Weight : 1.06 poundsDimensions : 5.43 x 1.34 x 8.03 inches George Orwell’s masterwork, now in the Penguin Clothbound Classics series with a cover designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith One of the BBC’s ‘100 Novels that Shaped the World’ ‘Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past’ Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal. George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps the most pervasively influential book of the twentieth century.
Filip Leu. The Book
LIMITED EDITION!Tattoo Life is proud to present a unique book dedicated to the life and art of Filip Leu. This book is a catalogue raisonné of the art of the great master: it is organized chronologically, following his brilliant creativity for decades.