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sherWood anderson
1876 – 1941, american
“sherwood anderson was the father of all my
works—and those of Hemingway, Fitzgerald,
etc. We were influenced by him. He showed
us the way.” —william faulkner
Winesburg, Ohio
Introduction by Malcolm Cowley
Anderson’s 1919 volume of
interconnected stories about an ordinary
small town whose citizens struggle with
extraordinary dreams and grotesque
disappointments has become an
emblematic saga of American loneliness.
256 pp. 978-0-14-018655-0 $8.95
anna koMnene
1083 – c. 1148, Byzantine
*The Alexiad
Translated by E. R. A. Sewter
Revised with a new Preface, Introduction,
and Notes by Peter Frankopan
This revised and updated edition of one
of the most revealing primary sources
in medieval literature now includes a
new preface, introduction, bibliography,
glossary, topography, and notes. A
celebrated triumph of Byzantine letters,
it provides an unparalleled view of the
glorious Constantinople and the medieval
world.
608 pp. 978-0-14-045527-4 $18.00
See The Portable Medieval Reader.
anselM oF aosta
c. 1033 – 1109, english (b. italy)
The Prayers and Meditations
of St. Anselm
Translated with an Introduction by
Sr. Benedicta Ward and a
Foreword by R. W. Southern
Combining personal ardor and scrupulous
theology, Prayers and Meditations offers
an intimate view of this Archbishop of
Canterbury, most noted for his acceptance
of rational inquiry into the mysteries of
faith.
288 pp. 978-0-14-044278-6 $16.00
Mary antin
1881 – 1949, american (b. Russia)
The Promised Land
Introduction and Notes by Werner Sollors
Interweaving introspection with political
commentaries, biography with history,
The Promised Land (1912) brings to life
the transformation of a Russian Jewish
immigrant into an American citizen.
Antin not only describes her own personal
journey but also illuminates the lives of
thousands.
400 pp. 978-0-14-018985-8 $14.00
aPollonius oF rhodes
c. 3rd cent. b.c., greek
The Voyage of the Argo
The Argonautica
Translated with an Introduction by
E. V. Rieu
Apollonius used the manner and matter of
epics but wrote from a personal viewpoint,
as a critical observer, in his Argonautica,
the fullest surviving account of Jason’s
voyage in quest of the Golden Fleece.
224 pp. 978-0-14-044085-0 $15.00
Penguin ClassiCs 9