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Iliadby Homer; Stanley Lombardo; Sheila Murnaghan
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2009; US$ 12.95Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas. Sheila Murnaghan is Professor of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania. more...
Beowulfby Anonymous; Burton Raffel
Penguin Group Inc. 2008; US$ 4.99The epic poem Beowulf is the earliest extant poem in a modern European language? reflecting a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death. Its beauty, power, and artistry have kept it alive for more than thirteen centuries. more...
Solon and Early Greek Poetryby Elizabeth Irwin; R. L. Hunter; R. G. Osborne; M. D. Reeve; P. D. Garnsey; M. Millett; D. N. Sedley; G. C. Horrocks
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 40.00Archaic Greek poetry is an important source for the history of the period. This book offers close readings of this poetry, particularly that of Solon, in order to explore the politics and ideologies of the day. The influence of performance context is also examined. more...
The Odysseyby Homer; Robert Fagles
Penguin Group Inc. 2006; US$ 12.99Robert Fagles?s stunning modern-verse translation?available at last in our black-spine classics line The Odyssey is literature?s grandest evocation of everyman?s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer?s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer?s students. more...
The Cambridge Companion to John Drydenby Steven N. Zwicker
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 27.00John Dryden was one of the great literary figures of the late seventeenth century. This Companion provides a fresh look at the full range of Dryden's work in the context of his time, and includes a chronology of Dryden's life and times and a guide to further reading. more...
Works of Edgar Allen Poeby MobileReference
MobileReference.com 2007; US$ 5.99Works of Edgar Allan Poe: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, The Cask of Amontillado, The Masque of The Red Death, Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, The Raven & more. Table of Contents. Fiction - Longer Works. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall. Collected stories. Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque. The Prose Romances of Edgar A. Poe. Short Stories. The Angel of The Odd. The Assignation. The Balloon Hax. Berenice. Bon-Bon. The Black Cat. Business Man. The Cask of Amontillado. Colloquy of Monos And Una. Conversation of Eiros And Charmion. A Descent Into The Maelström. Devil In The Belfry. Diddling. The Domain of Arnheim. Duc De L''Omelette. Eleonora. The Facts In The... more...
The Iliadby Homer; Samuel Butler
The Floating Press 1898; US$ 3.99An epic tale of love and betrayal, war and hope The Iliad is the first of two legendary ancient poems attributed to the Greek bard Homer. Typically dated between the 8th and 7th centuries BC it is believed by many to be the earliest extant piece of European literature. The poem deals with the exploits of Agamemnon, Odysseus, Achilles, Ajax and their comrades in the final year of their siege of the city of Troy. more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetryby Nikki Moustaki
Penguin Group Inc. 2001; US$ 13.99You?re no idiot, of course. You?ve read poetry that has touched your heart, and you?d like to improve your own writing technique. But even though you have loads of inspiration, you?re discovering that good instruction can be as elusive as a good metaphor. Don?t let your Muse leave you! With loads of smart advice and helpful exercises, The Complete Idiot?s Guide® to Writing Poetry will help you compose powerful, emotion-packed poems that you can be proud of. In this Complete Idiot?s Guide®, you get: --Simple explanations of the building blocks of poetry?metaphor, imagery, symbolism, repetition, and more. --A step-by-step guide to the poetic process?from your first inspiration to your poem?s last stanza. --Easy-to-follow guidelines for writing... more...
Shakespeare's Sonnetsby William Shakespeare
The Floating Press 1753; US$ 4.95The Sonnets compiles 154 Sonnets written by Shakespeare on all manner of themes from love and fidelity to politics and lineage. Many of the sonnets - in particular the first 17, commonly called the procreation sonnets - were commissioned, a fact which calls a simple, romantic reading into question. more...
Poems and Proseby Christina Rossetti; Simon Humphries
Oxford University Press, UK 2008; US$ 8.95This edition brings together the fullest range of Rossetti's poetry and prose in one volume, including 'Goblin Market', stories (the complete text of Maude), devotional prose, and personal letters. The poetry is arranged in a single chronological sequence to show Rossetti's poetic development. - ;'The mystery of Life, the mystery. Of Death, I see. Darkly as in a glass...'. Christina Rossetti (1830-94) is perhaps the most contradictory of the great Victorian poets. She writes of the world's beauty, but fears that it may be deceptive, even deadly. She is a religious poet, but much of her work is driven by uncertainty. Her poems are restrained, even secretive, but they seek nothing less than the mystery of Life and... more...