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The Annotated Milton
Random House Publishing Group 2008; US$ 6.95Affordable, compact, and authoritative, this one-volume edition of The Annotated Milton encompasses the monumental sweep of John Milton?s poetry. Here are Milton? s early works, including his first great poem, ?On the Morning of Christ?s Nativity,? the light and lyrical ?L?Allegro? and ?Il Penseroso,? the masque Comus, and the lushly beautiful... more...
The Red and the Black
Random House Publishing Group 2003; US$ 11.00A Major New Translation The Red and the Black , Stendhal?s masterpiece, is the story of Julien Sorel, a young dreamer from the provinces, fueled by Napoleonic ideals, whose desire to make his fortune sets in motion events both mesmerizing and tragic. Sorel?s quest to find himself, and the doomed love he encounters along the way, are delineated... more...
The Song of the Cid
Penguin Group Inc. 2009; US$ 15.00From a legendary translator: a magnificent new rendering of Spain's national epic Venture into the heart of Islamic Spain in this vibrant, rollicking new translation of The Song of the Cid , the only surviving epic from medieval Spain. Banished from the court of King Alfonso, the noble warrior Rodrigo Diaz, know as the Cid, sets out from Castile... more...
Beowulf
Penguin Group US 1999; US$ 4.95Beowulf 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. @Eazy-B Uh oh. Grendel?s mom showed up. She is really pissed. Wait. Monsters have feelings?... more...
Pure Pagan
Random House Publishing Group 2007; US$ 11.95?For there is indeed something we can call the spirit of ancient Greece?a carefully tuned voice that speaks out of the grave with astonishing clarity and grace , a distinctive voice that, taken as a whole, is like no other voice that has ever sung on this earth.? ? BURTON RAFFEL, from his Preface For centuries, the poetry of Homer, Aristophanes,... more...
The Canterbury Tales
Random House Publishing Group 2008; US$ 17.00Lively, absorbing, often outrageously funny, Chaucer?s The Canterbury Tales is a work of genius, an undisputed classic that has held a special appeal for each generation of readers. The Tales gathers twenty-nine of literature?s most enduring (and endearing) characters in a vivid group portrait that captures the full spectrum of medieval society,... more...
41 Stories
Penguin Group US 2007; US$ 5.95The Master of Irony Readers the world over recognize O. Henry as the best short story writer of the early twentieth century. Widely known as a master of irony, O. Henry also displays here dazzling wordplay and a wry combination of pathos and humor. more...
The Annotated Milton
Random House Publishing Group 2009; US$ 6.95Affordable, compact, and authoritative, this one-volume edition of The Annotated Milton encompasses the monumental sweep of John Milton?s poetry. Here are Milton? s early works, including his first great poem, ?On the Morning of Christ?s Nativity,? the light and lyrical ?L?Allegro? and ?Il Penseroso,? the masque Comus, and the lushly beautiful... more...
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