John Gross

An aphorism is "a short pithy statement or maxim," but beneath this definition lies a wealth of wit and insight to which neither the word nor a brief description can do justice.This anthology demonstrates just how rewarding an art form the aphorism can be, and just how brilliantly the aphorist can illuminate the hidden truth, or lay bare the ironies of existence. Specific sections on desires and longings, self-doubt, fame and reputations, happiness and sorrow, cover the whole range of aphoristic literature. This book brings together the most diverse figures--the classic aphorists, like La Rochefoucauld; the philosophers, from the Greeks to Samuel Johnson to Virginia Woolf--as well as statesmen, scientists, boulevardiers, Olympians, and gadflies. John Gross draws on their wisdom and wit to produce an anthology that will be referred to time and time again.

In this new edition of his landmark book, John Gross traces the shifting fortunes of the men who shaped literary opinion in England during the Victorian, Edwardian, and contemporary eras. He brings together famous or forgotten critics and editors―prophets, aesthetes, statesmen, dons, radicals, social climbers, idealists, gossipmongers, and literary lions―and explores not only their critical ideas but also their personalities, careers, social backgrounds, and politics. He looks at "the higher journalism;" the expansion of the reading public, the byways of British liberalism, and the rise of literature as an academic subject, and the impact of modernism. In all a remarkable survey, to which Mr. Gross has now added updates on several literary careers, the new style of critics who have evolved from the universities, and the dominant role of the media. "A brilliant account of English literary culture which is as engaging as it is illuminating"―Lionel Trilling. "Extremely readable.... The book is strewn with marvelous deft aperçus, biographical portraits of great subtlety and force, wit, commonsensical intelligence everywhere. It is a book that no one who cares about the state of literature can afford to neglect."―Joseph Epstein.

Book by Gross, John

This evocative picture of a lost London and a vanished culture is also the story of a bookish boy discovering his own path. John Gross is the son of a Jewish doctor who practiced in the East End of London from the 1920s to World War II and beyond. His parents were the children of immigrants, steeped in Eastern European customs, yet outside the home he grew up in a very English world of comics and corner shops, sandbags and bomb sites, battered school desks and addictive, dusty cinemas. Mr. Gross looks back on his childhood with humor and insight, tracing this double inheritance. Religion underpins family life: the richness of the Yiddish language, stories, jokes and music-hall humor, the rituals and mysteries of the synagogue, are set against the life of the streets, where boxers and gangsters are heroes and patients turn up on the doorstep at all hours. And in the background, behind the wit and the color, lie the shadows of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust.

No writer has served as such a powerful source of inspiration for other writers, or attracted such varied and widespread comment, as William Shakespeare. From West Side Story, Ivan Turgenev's A Lear of the Steppes , Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead to Polish poet ZbigniewHerbert's "Elegy for Fortinbras," Shakespeare's presence in literature and theater has been powerful and pervasive.Now, in After Shakespeare , editor John Gross brings together a lively gathering of writings that testify to that presence. More passionate and more personal than most Shakespeare criticism, these pieces reveal much more directly Shakespeare's effect on the generations of writers and thinkerswho came after him. Novelists, poets, and playwrights are all represented, as one would expect. But Shakespeare's influence extends beyond the expected to philosophers, historians, composers, film-makers, and politicians. Here we see how Shakespearean characters and motifs fueled the genius ofGoethe and Dostoevsky, Aldous Huxley and Emily Dickenson, John Updike and Duke Ellington, Marcel Proust and Grigor Kozintsev. We see Shakespeare the man firing the imaginations of Kipling, Joyce, Borges, and Burgess. Herman Melville writes a poem about Falstaff. D. H. Lawrence anatomizes Hamlet,(revealing much about his own aesthetic in the process). R. K. Narayan describes a Shakespeare lesson in an Indian classroom. John Osborne adapts Coriolanus. Eugene Ionescu reworks Macbeth. We even see Shakespeare's power to console the lonely prisoner in the writings of Alfred Dreyfus and NelsonMandela.Wide-ranging, surprising, and written with refreshing immediacy, After Shakespeare brings together a collection of writings that not only reflects Shakespeare's enduring spirit but brilliantly embodies it.

John Gross's fascinating and original study examines the influence of Shakespeare's character Shylock over the centuries, including how others such as Proust, James, and T. S. Eliot wrote about him, and how the Nazis misused him to whip up hatred. Gross handles his subject with urbane intelligence and wit, and provides a deeply interesting case study of the ambiguous relations between literature and historical reality.

The Matchbox and the Blue Jar is an allegorical short story wrapped in mystery. In it, I recount the most significant spiritual battle of my life, which happened during an encounter with the Lord. This experience brought me healing and deliverance through what felt like a night spent in the valley of the shadow of death. I can’t define my encounter with the Lord as a dream, vision, or just plain reality, but maybe this lack of definition leaves room for it to become, in some way, your story too. We all have a story to tell, and maybe–just maybe–you will unlock yours as I reveal the lessons I found inside the matchbox and the blue jar.

Protecting Your Future: Retiring with Financial Security and Peace of Mind is a valuable guide for business owners or anyone thinking about their future. Whether you’re close to retirement or just beginning the planning process, this book will provide answers you’ve been looking for, and will also answer questions many people don’t even think to ask. John Gross interviews a select group of experts and other professionals, who share insights and information that will benefit you, your business, and your family.John Gross has been protecting businesses and families for nearly 40 years. He’s the owner of JC Gross Agency Inc. outside St. Louis, MO. He believes in digging deep to fully understand people’s needs and concerns, and then educating them on how to get the protection and peace of mind they need. He and his wife Gladys have two children and three grandchildren.

Book by Gross, John J

Multiphonics for the Saxophone by John Gross features diagrams and explanations for over 170 different note combinations for all saxophones---designed to build strength, flexibility, and endurance.

If you have a heart for missions, but feel totally unqualified and unequipped, just follow the author and his friends to Africa and learn that God can use weak and broken vessels for his glory.

The essays in this volume examine questions such as Dickens' symbolism, his political attitudes, his psychological tensions and his artistry. They are also concerned with aspects of Dickens which have been neglected in recent years, such as his handling of plot, his heroes and heroines, his journalism, his religious view and his philistinism.

Food Preserving at Home will be welcomed by the growing number of people who conserve fruit windfalls and other food surpluses. It gives practical, easy-to-understand advice on- Canning (bottling) fruit and vegetables, meat and seafood.- Pickling cucumbers, peppers, mixed vegetables, fruits, olives, grape leaves.- Making jam and marmalade, fruit jellies, chutney and preserves.- Freezing raw and cooked foods, and how to thaw and use them.- Drying foods outdoors and in a dehydrator, including how to make fruit leathers.- Smoking fish and meat in homemade smokers.

Most people obtain a concealed carry license for one of 4 I'm scared; I'm pissed; I'm gonna get the SOB; If only I had a gun. Wrong, wrong, wrong. This book discusses the necessary mindset, training, legal understanding, and liability surrounding the decision to carry a concealed weapon. Without proper training, carrying concealed is a recipe for disaster. The legal ramifications alone can cause lose of life, freedom. destruction of family, and fortune. Without training, the average individual is ill prepared to deal with the post traumatic consequences of killing another person. This book sets out to guide the novice on a path toward introspection. Maturity and wisdom are necessary for understanding self defense. Included are discussions on guns, holsters, training, the law, insurance, and safety. Speak the truth, shoot straight, be safe.

This is a collection of over 50 selected best illustrations for coloring. The illustrations show the adventures of SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends.High resolution, many pages, large format. The best choice for SpongeBob fans of all ages.I wish you many hours of fun.I hope you like my book. I would be very grateful for your comment.

A method for the sizing of ore by elutriation (Report of investigations / United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines) - Serial 2951

Softcover catalogue of British military medals and militaria. 8 1/2" X 11" 36 pages. B/W photos.

A STUDY OF THE IDIOSYNCRATIC AND HUMANE IN MODERN LITERATUE