This little volume of posthumous poetry may complete Santayana's work in verse, but it will add little lustre to his name. In addition to a few miscellaneous sonnets, the best short poems in the volume consist of some translations of classical poetry and a few of Spanish and French poets. But the main body of the book is taken up with two rather tedious poetical dramas. The first- The Marriage of Venus, a Comedy was written in 1896 and rewritten in 1946; the second- The Philosophers at Court, was written between 1897 and 1901. This is a long philosophical discussion between various philosophers at the court of Dionysius, the great ruler of Syracuse. Plato plays a prominent role... Santayana's fine intellectual passion is dimmed here-perhaps by the medium which does not fit his best talents. The market will be largely limited to those who wish a complete collection of his work.
Pub Date: Aug. 31, 1953
ISBN: 0404594247
Page Count: 216
Publisher: Scribner
Review Posted Online: May 22, 2012
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1953
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Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis...
Privately published by Strunk of Cornell in 1918 and revised by his student E. B. White in 1959, that "little book" is back again with more White updatings.
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis (whoops — "A bankrupt expression") a unique guide (which means "without like or equal").Pub Date: May 15, 1972
ISBN: 0205632645
Page Count: 105
Publisher: Macmillan
Review Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1972
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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