A Few Books of Jagged, Deplorable Brilliance

A Listmania! list by Phil Symes
 
Four Quartets (Faber Poetry)
1.  Four Quartets (Faber Poetry) by T.S. Eliot
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  "The greatest poem I have ever read."
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The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Oxford Paperbacks)
2.  The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Oxford Paperbacks) by William Blake
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  "An early Blake work, and one of energy, vitriol and visionary arrogance."
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The Oresteia: A Translation of Aeschylus' Trilogy of Plays (Faber poetry)
3.  The Oresteia: A Translation of Aeschylus' Trilogy of Plays (Faber poetry) by Ted Hughes
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  "A dark and powerful ancient tragedy, translated into a bold, simple, striking modern diction."
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L'Etranger (Folio)
4.  L'Etranger (Folio) by Albert Camus
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  "Short, fiery and uncompromising existentialist work."
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Heart of Darkness (Norton Critical Edition)
5.  Heart of Darkness (Norton Critical Edition) by J Conrad
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  "Dark, fearsome and foreboding, almost impenetrable, like the jungle itself. The Norton edition has loads of interesting extras."
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The Trial (Penguin Modern Classics)
6.  The Trial (Penguin Modern Classics) by Franz Kafka
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  "L'etranger's precursor: far scarier and more unsettling, and indispensable in its own right."
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1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
7.  1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "Orwell's terrifying dystopian prophecy."
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Complete Poems
8.  Complete Poems by Emily Dickinson
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  "At once heart-felt and passionate, and callously detached: a treasure trove of striking images and dark, complex ideas."
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Keith Douglas: The Complete Poems
9.  Keith Douglas: The Complete Poems by Keith Douglas
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  "Poignant, magical poetry from World War II."
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Arden Shakespeare Complete Works: Student Edition
10.  Arden Shakespeare Complete Works: Student Edition by William Shakespeare
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  "Speaks for itself..."
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