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George Sarton Letters to Dorothy Stimson and Other Letters
George Sarton8 letters mostly concerning George Sarton's role as editor of Isis. Sarton also writes of the Sarton medal given in his honor, the appropriate dress expected at a Harvard dinner, and thanks for support after the death of Sarton's father.
After the Stroke: A Journal
May SartonAs Sarton begins to regain her strength, she rejoices in the life “recaptured and in all that still lies ahead.” Interspersed with heartfelt recollections about fellow poets and aspiring writers who see in Sarton a powerful muse, this ...
George Sarton Miscellaneous Correspondence
George SartonIncludes letters to Sarton from scientists and inventors including Alexander Graham Bell, Emile Berliner, and Thomas Edison.
A House of Gathering: Poets on May Sarton's Poetry
May SartonParadox and Plenitude: A Grain of Mustard Seed MARJORIE STELMACH In book after book of striking observations and quiet affirmations of my own thinking, May Sarton's voice has become an important presence in my life, a presence that ...
Understanding May Sarton
Mark K. FulkFulk provides a comprehensive study - and one that does not assume Sarton's writings to be of interest exclusively or even primarily to female readers.
Conversations with May Sarton
May SartonA collection of interviews with the writer highlights her childhood, her relationships with other women and with men, her aspirations as a writer, her sense of an audience, and her feelings about her work
Recovering: A Journal
May SartonIn Recovering, Sarton focuses on her sixty-sixth year—one marked by the turmoil of a mastectomy, the end of a treasured relationship, and the loneliness that visits a life of chosen solitude.
May Sarton: Biography
Margot PetersThe first biography of May Sarton: a brilliant revelation of the life and work of a literary figure who influenced her thousands of readers not only by her novels and poetry, but by her life and her writings about it.
As Does New Hampshire: And Other Poems
May SartonAbove all, though, As Does New Hampshire is a lasting tribute not only to Sarton’s home, but to the greater concept of home found in the heart of every reader.
Endgame: A Journal of the Seventy-Ninth Year
May SartonThe story of what she calls the “last laps of a long-distance runner,” this yearlong journal addresses such familiar Sarton topics as her beloved garden, the harshness of Maine winters, and the friendships and intimate relationships ...
Journal of a Solitude
May SartonSarton’s garden is her great, abiding joy, sustaining her through seasons of psychic and emotional pain. Journal of a Solitude is a moving and profound meditation on creativity, oneness with nature, and the courage it takes to be alone.
The History of Science and the New Humanism
George SartonIn this classic work, the foremost historian of science in our time, George Sarton, sums up his reflections on the role of science and of the humanities in our culture.
Virginia Woolf miscellanies: proceedings of the First Annual ...
Mark HusseyDeborah Straw Tea With Virginia: Woolf as an Early Mentor to May Sarton At various times in her 50-year career, poet, novelist and keeper of journals May Sarton has acknowledged Virginia Woolf as one of her very important influences.
Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C.
George SartonNoted scholar's brilliant recapitulation of an especially fertile period for Greek astronomy, physics, mathematics, other sciences.
I Knew a Phoenix: Sketches for an Autobiography
May SartonWith sharp insights and captivating prose, I Knew a Phoenix introduces a generation of readers to one of the twentieth century’s most cherished writers.
Early ripening: American women's poetry now
Marge PiercyGathers poems by Marge Piercy, Adrienne Rich, May Sarton, Margaret Randall, Audre Lorde, and Diane di Prima
Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece
George SartonMore than a history of Greek science, this fascinating book by an eminent science historian also provides a lucid account of ancient and early Greek cultures.
Introduction to the History of Science
George SartonJames Hay Colligan: The Arian Movement in England (184 p., Manchester, 1913) . H. Idris Bell: Jews and Christians in Egypt. The Jewish Troubles in Egypt and the Athanasian Controversy (152 p., 5 pi., London, 1924; Isis, VIII, 534). See also ...
Dear Juliette: Letters of May Sarton to Juliette Huxley
Juliette HuxleyA relationship between the renowned author and her beloved Juliette is revealed in this series of letters that spans more than sixty years
Understanding Edward P. Jones
James W. ColemanUNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN LITERATURE Matthew J. Bruccoli, Founding Editor Linda WagnerMartin, Series Editor Volumes on Edward Albee | Sherman Alexie | Nelson Algren | Paul Auster Nicholson Baker | John ... Tim O''Brien Flannery O''Connor | Cynthia Ozick | SuzanLori Parks | Walker Percy Katherine Anne Porter | Richard Powers | Reynolds Price | Annie Proulx Thomas Pynchon | Theodore Roethke | Philip Roth | Richard Russo | May Sarton Hubert ...
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