A whimsical and honest account of a nine-month journey deep into Mexico. Novelist Georgina Young-Ellis was awarded a Fulbright grant, and randomly placed in a little, out-of-the-way agricultural community in Hidalgo, Mexico, where she taught English at the local university. Having to get around on foot and by local transportation encouraged she and her husband, Jon, to be fully immersed in this adventure of a lifetime. They experienced moments of open-mouthed wonder at the beauty and histo...

"Breathtaking. Cock-throbbing." L'HOMO Magazin. This is the first volume of Eric Kollen's Fragrance of Sin series – thirty stories across six volumes, amounting to 1,667 pages of boundary-pushing passion. In the Netherlands they count among the most popular gay books of all time. These stories are full of imagination and dazzling variety: some are set in the present, but the next moment you find yourself caught up in homoerotic entanglements during the Second World War, in the seventeenth ...

Since its release, Annie Hall has established itself as a key film for Woody Allen's career and the history of romantic comedy more generally. At the 1978 Academy Awards, it won Oscars for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress and is regularly cited as one of the greatest film comedies ever released, credited with influencing directors such as Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach, Richard Linklater, Greta Gerwig and Desiree Akhavan. This lively collection brings a new...

Elizabeth Bishop is increasingly recognised as one of the twentieth century's most original writers. Consisting of thirty-five ground-breaking essays by an international team of authors, including biographers, literary critics, poets and translators, this volume addresses the biographical and literary inception of Bishop's originality, from her formative upbringing in New England and Nova Scotia to long residences in New York, France, Florida and Brazil. Her poetry, prose, letters, transla...

Elizabeth Bishop is increasingly recognized as one of the twentieth century's most important and original poets. Initially celebrated for the minute detail of her descriptions, what John Ashbery memorably called her 'thinginess', Bishop's reputation has risen dramatically since her death, in part due to the publication of new work, including letters, stories, and visual art, as well as a controversial volume of uncollected poems, drafts, and fragments. This Companion engages with key debat...

The first book to look at poets' letters seriously as an art formFifteen enlightening chapters by leading international biographers, critics and poets examine letter writing among poets in the last two hundred years. They range from Coleridge, Wordsworth, Keats and Shelley in the nineteenth-century to Eliot, Yeats, Bishop and Larkin in the twentieth. In doing so, they respond to the following questions. Who are the great letter writers of the past? Why is reading other people's mail so add...

In Art and Memory in the Work of Elizabeth Bishop, Jonathan Ellis offers evidence for a redirection in Bishop studies toward a more thorough scrutiny of the links between Bishop's art and life. The book is less concerned with the details of what actually happened to Bishop than with the ways in which she refracted key events into writing: both personal, unpublished material as well as stories, poems, and paintings. Thus, Ellis challenges Bishop's reputation as either a strictly impersonal ...

Mexico is an enchanting land full of many secrets. Some wonderful to behold, and some best kept secret. Deep in the heart of the Yuctan, in a steamy, forgotten jungle, lies one. In 1962, the Mexican government conducted clandestine operations to test an herbicide designed to compete with agent orange, the American militarys herbicide of choice. It was staged over a long abandoned eco-attraction called Yucatanland. It was a failure, in that it didnt kill the plants, but mutated the animals....

"England My England" by D.H. Lawrence is a collection of short stories exploring themes of love, identity, and the complexities of human relationships against the backdrop of early 20th-century Britain. Through vivid characters and poignant narratives, Lawrence delves into the struggles of ordinary people grappling with societal norms, industrialization, and personal desires. From passionate romances to introspective journeys, these tales highlight the tension between tradition and moderni...

"The Plumed Serpent" by D.H. Lawrence is a powerful exploration of spirituality, nationalism, and revolution set in post-revolutionary Mexico. Kate Leslie, an Irishwoman, becomes entangled with Don Cipriano and Don Ramón, leaders reviving the ancient cult of Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed Serpent. They aim to unite Mexico through a spiritual renaissance rooted in indigenous traditions. As Kate wrestles with her loyalty to Western values and fascination for this new movement, the novel delves int...

"The White Peacock" by D.H. Lawrence is a tale of love, ambition, and the complexities of human relationships set against the backdrop of rural England. Alfred Brangwen, a young man torn between his artistic aspirations and familial duties, becomes entangled with Ida Greggs, a spirited woman seeking independence. Their tumultuous relationship reflects the tensions between tradition and modernity, as well as the struggle for self-realization. Through rich symbolism and vivid imagery, Lawren...