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Chrysanthemum Fire: 500 Haiku is written in English and translated into French. The four seasons, the transition from winter to spring, birds, bees, wildflowers and trees are juxtaposed with bird-boxes and cardinals, coyotes and their howl. Best enjoyed with tea, cookies, and a dog that does not yowl.

The Morality Plays V: Busy Bees In the fifth of ten Classical Dialogues, Industry and Sloth preside over a homemaker's kitchen in which the industrious beekeeper is harassed by her neighbor, of fashionable debt-spending patterns. With aphoristic quips in envelope-rhymed and blank verse, the Virtue and Vice remark upon the situation: Should one fired from her job and in a financial bind be granted a job by the homemaker of opposite approach to ...

The Morality Plays IV: Order Up In the fourth of ten Classical Dialogues, Order and Chaos seek to impart their influence on a young man with little interest in finishing his thesis on time or tidying his room. Entreating in envelope-rhymed and blank verse, the Virtue and Vice weigh the merits of the case: Is neatness of environment and thought a needless artifice? The Chorus of Graces presents the Question at Issue, and Resolution, in Strophe,...

The Morality Plays III: A Generous Helping In the third of ten Classical Dialogues, Generosity and Greed evaluate the behaviors of two merchants with very different approaches to the marketplace, in envelope-rhymed and blank verse, they act to dissuade or goad: Should vendors participate in gossip about competitors, to acquire more in sales? The Chorus of Furies poses the Question and Judgment, in Strophe, Antistrophe and Epode.

Adherence to the truth, as it may be gleaned by fallible human beings, and stylized perceptions as they may be perceived, by vulnerable and sensitive beings, and loveliness as it may be fashioned and presented, by mortal creatures with a tendency to err-these are the essences of Beauty in Art . . . . ON THE NATURE OF BEAUTIFUL ART: LITERATURE FOR LIFE A paean to Romanticism, Poeticism and Aestheticism, in a Manifesto on the Nature of Art, its ...

In the second of ten Classical Dialogues, Compassion and Cruelty hover over two women with very different views about nutrition. Whispering cues in envelope-rhymed and blank verse, the Virtue and Vice prompt resolution of the issue: should a mother use harsh demands to get her theatrical daughter to lose weight, under pressure from other stage mothers? A Chorus of Graces poses the Question and Judgment, in Strophe, Antistrophe and Epode.

In the first of ten Classical Dialogues, Justice and Injustice play Angel and Devil of envelope-rhymed and blank verse, perched upon an author's shoulders, whispering incentives into her ear. Should an inferior writer tweak someone else's manuscript just enough to avoid accusation of plagiarism? A Chorus of Furies poses the Question and Judgment, in Strophe, Antistrophe and Epode.

A collection of quips, jottings, tidbits, criticisms and witticisms from the diary of an Aesthete who believes that the Pen is mightier than the Sword, and that the bon mot must be used to vanquish folly.

An artist with the face of a fragmented Picasso strives for transcendent aestheticism, in sculpture defiant of his birth defect. A lady horticulturist continues to beautify her orchards, in spite of the environmentalist propaganda harming her enterprise. A postmodern scholar comes between these two potential soul-mates, operating under the conviction that Beauty is a myth, and that Western Bounty is an enemy to all. This fiction is preceded by...

A trio of articles touching upon various aspects of contemporary aesthetics, originally published in The New Individualist.

The Morality Plays X: Roots of Wisdom In the final of ten Classical Dialogues, Wisdom and Trickery use their sorcery to impart their respective Dragon's Passion or Spider's Anemia, upon the realm of professional modeling. In poetry of envelope-rhymed and blank verse, Sapphic Stanzas and Chinese Fu, the Virtue and Vice seek to influence the course of aesthetics: Is a beautiful fashion model a cool. pretty exterior, or a three-dimensional being ...

The Morality Plays IX: All the Shame In the ninth of ten Classical Dialogues, Pride and Shamelessness watch over two males discussing gifts for their girlfriends. In poetry of envelope-rhymed and blank verse, the Virtue and Vice offer advice about gift-giving: Should one be proud of knowing a partner's soul and speaking to it, or spending a great deal of money in ostentatious proof of material earnings? The Chorus of Furies presents the Confli...

The Morality Plays VIII: Glutton for Moderation In the eighth of ten Classical Dialogues, Moderation and Gluttony create a commedia dell'arte scene at a banquet for film-star award winners. In envelope-rhymed and blank verse, the Virtue and Vice seek to encourage balance or clowning: Should an actress struggling financially give in to the lowbrow productions that would pay, yet violate her conscious aestheticism? The Chorus of Graces presents ...

The Morality Plays VII: Greens of Envy In the seventh of ten Classical Dialogues, Fairness and Envy cast an aura about two women, with opposite views as to the nature of fairness. Is what one person has-of material, spiritual or intellectual states-that which is taken away from another's body, soul or mind?-or do circumstances pertaining to material, spiritual or intellectual goods exist as a result of an individual's cultivation of them? Will...

The Morality Plays VI: Peace of Mind In the sixth of ten Classical Dialogues, Serenity and Wrath cast their spells over the gathering at a beach-front restaurant. With promptings in envelope-rhymed and blank verse, they tempt and warn: Should a café owner subjected to the raging of an irate customer give in to the angry emotions she could reciprocate? The Chorus of Graces poses the Question and Judgment, in Strophe, Antistrophe and Epode.

Excerpt from Within, Without, and Over: Or Memorials of the Earnest Life of Henry Clay Hall, LaymanThough spoken as a sacred private benediction, may these parting words of him whose sun went down at meridian, but whose life was long as we measure results, linger like an inspir ation throughout these pages, that young men, who were the peculiar interest of the departed, may learn what a single hearted, unassuming layman, through a pure and con...

Excerpt from Blind WisdomSo, further along in her career, would Joan Wister mark as momentous the day She left boarding-school to attend her sister Agnes' wedding.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving...

Excerpt from The Heart's JusticeAs the opulent roadster condescended through the outskirts of the town his mind was occupied with such practical speculations as the cost of paving, lighting, ex tending the sewer system. It is doubtful if he could have gone to Heaven without a try for the civic improve ment of the Golden City. Occasionally the sun got in his way. But presently he came to the house of David Harlow, recognizable from the descript...

Within, Without and Over - Or Memorials of the Earnest Life of Henry Clay Hal... is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are avai...

Greek tragedy is currently being performed more frequently than at any time since classical antiquity. This lavishly illustrated book is the first attempt fully to document and explain its revival. It assembles fourteen essays by specialists from classics, theater studies, and the professional theater, who relate the recent production history of Greek tragedy to social and academic trends.