Bøger af David Perkins

This book embraces an era of enormous creative variety-the formative period during which the Romantic traditions of the past were abandoned or transformed and a major new literature created. More than a hundred poets are treated in this volume, and many more are noticed in passing.

Perkins' debut collection, I May or May Not Love You, arrived alongside the maelstrom of the 2020 pandemic and with most interviews and readings cancelled, he retreated to his study, surrounded by the hundreds of books of, on, and about poetry he had collected over his years of bookselling and decades of working in book publishing, and began work on creating a new (and perhaps provocative) poetics for himself--pondering over what contemporary poetry ought to do and how it should mean, what it ought to be and say--even how it might appear on a page to best convey what Madame LeMuse was gracious enough to throw his way. Post-Modern Blues is the result of those cloistered, intensive, and absorbing months. The same themes that stalked I May or May Not Love You are in Post-Modern Blues: love, lost loves, mortality, time, death, sex, connection, a soupçon of politics, the weather, and the vicissitudes of daily distraction--and yet more love, because obsessions do not change. There has been a vigorous new discipline applied to these poems, not without humor, all the while attempting to hew to E.M. Forster's exhortation to "Only connect," seeking an intimate relationship between author and reader. New emphasis on the music of words, their affinity to each other in internal rhyme, assonance, and alliteration come into play without sacrificing meaning in their interplay. Perkins is unafraid of addressing pain--but always goes in search of joy. It may be a voice to be reckoned with.

Certain constants occupy precise balancing points in the cosmos of number, like habitable planets sprinkled throughout our galaxy at just the right distances from their suns. This book introduces and connects four of these constants ($ \varphi, \Pi, e$, and $i$), each of which has recently been the individual subject of historical and mathematical expositions. But here we discuss their properties, as a group, at a level appropriate for an audience armed only with the tools of elementary calculus. This material offers an excellent excuse to display the power of calculus to reveal elegant truths that are not often seen in college classes. These truths are described here via the work of such luminaries as Nilakantha, Liu Hui, Hemachandra, Khayyam, Newton, Wallis, and Euler.

Large Cast / Flexible Age Range / Unit Set A touching musical based on the well-loved story by Oscar Wilde... the golden statue of the Happy Prince stands high above the city looking down on the misery and poverty beneath him. Desperate to bring hope and happiness to the poor people, he asks a swallow to distribute his gold and jewels to them. The generosity of the Happy Prince and the courage of the swallow help to overcome the greed of the powerful mayor and we are shown that the most precious things in life are often the least obvious. THE HAPPY PRINCE has been specially written for a large cast with a mixed range of ages and abilities making it suitable for schools, youth theatres or amateur groups. The 16 principal roles are augmented by much chorus work which can be adapted according to the size of the company. Helpful and detailed Director's Notes are included to assist with every aspect of the production. The running time is approximately 80 minutes.

A giant builds a high wall around his beautiful garden to prevent the children from playing in it. However, a valuable lesson is taught when the wall keeps the spring from returning and the garden remains in winter all year round. This is an adaptation of Oscar Wildes's short story.

This text is a study of the thinking which underlies recent theory about literary history. Through analysis of particular literary histories - most of them contemporary works - Perkins elaborates on fundamental problems that arise in the writing of literary history.

This book tells the story of how calculus came to be. It is accessible to anyone with a basic knowledge of geometry and algebra: pre-existing knowledge of calculus is not required. Exercises are included, which makes it ideal for use in the classroom.

Presents current thinking on some of the theoretical issues and dilemmas in the conception and writing of literary history, by scholars from Europe, Australia and North America. Topics covered include the role of literary history in "new" societies and the problem of literary classification.

Using the metaphor of King Arthur's roundtable, this book suggests that effective collaboration is the future of intelligent organizations and businesses. Covering topics such as types of feedback, quality of leadership, and the dangers of regressive language, it introduces a methodology for effective group communication.