Ancient, classical and medieval texts Books

Drama and Lyric is a selection of Greek plays and poetry from early antiquity. It is designed to complement The Greeks: Drama and Lyric, a unit in the Old Western Culture curriculum by Roman Roads Press. Based on the Great Books of western civilization,...

Havamal, or the Ballad of the High One, is the major work of Norse wisdom literature. In one of the key poems in the Poetic Edda we find the counsel of Odin himself. Advice for wanderers, proverbial wisdom, love advice, accounts of Odin's quest after the...

Greek poet Hesiod, who lived sometime during the 8th and 7th century B.C., is regarded as one the most important poets of classical antiquity. What little is known of him largely comes from his own epic poetry, in which he unconventionally inserted...

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De Officiis Libri Tres est opus litterarium a Marco Tullio Cicerone compositum, quod tres libros continet. In hoc libro, auctor praecepta moralia et politica tradit, quae ad vitam recte agendam pertinent. Ciceronis opus est ex editionibus Oliveti et...

""Studier Over Goethes Dramaer"" er en bog skrevet af Johannes Nathanael Paludan-Muller og udgivet i 1884. Bogen er en unders������gelse af Johann Wolfgang von Goethes dramatiske v�����rker og deres betydning i litteraturhistorien. Paludan-Muller...

Le livre ""Etudes Sur Le Papyrus Prisse: Le Livre De Kaqimna Et Les Lecons De Ptah Hotep (1887)"" de Philippe Virey est une �����tude approfondie du Papyrus Prisse, un manuscrit �����gyptien ancien datant de l'�����poque du Moyen Empire. Le livre se...

Das Buch ""Die Kampfschilderungen bei Hartmann von Aue und Wirnt von Gravenberg"" von Friedrich Hausen wurde im Jahr 1885 ver������ffentlicht. Es befasst sich mit den Beschreibungen von K�����mpfen in den Werken zweier mittelhochdeutscher Autoren,...

Le livre ""Sur L'Eunuque De Terence (1895)"" �����crit par Augustin Cartault est une analyse approfondie de la pi�����ce de th����������tre ""L'Eunuque"" de l'auteur romain Terence. L'ouvrage examine en d�����tail les personnages, l'intrigue et les...

Philosophiae Consolationis est opus magnum Boethii, quod continet quinque libros. In hoc volumine, Boethius consolatur seipsum, cum in carcere esset, per philosophiam. In primis tribus libris, Boethius disputat de fortuna et de eius effectibus in...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

The Poems, Posthumous and Collected, of Thomas Lovell Beddoes V2 (1851) is a book that contains a collection of poems by the English poet Thomas Lovell Beddoes. The poems in this book were published after the author's death and are a combination of those...

The Life Of Thomas Dermody V2: Interspersed With Pieces Of Original Poetry, Many Exhibiting Unexampled Prematurity Of Genuine Poetical Talent (1806) is a biographical work by James Grant Raymond that details the life of Thomas Dermody, an Irish poet who...

The Life and Poetry of John Cutts is a book published in 1917 that provides a comprehensive account of the life and works of John Cutts, a renowned poet and writer of the time. The book is authored by John Cutts himself, and it is an autobiographical...

Seventeenth Century Prose is a book published in 1907 by Elizabeth Lee. This book is a collection of prose writings from the seventeenth century, including works from well-known authors such as John Donne, Francis Bacon, and John Milton. The book is...

Selections From Lucretius: Being A Golden Treasury Of His Poem De Rerum Natura (1889) is a book that compiles selected works from the Roman poet and philosopher, Titus Lucretius. The book is edited by Paul Carus and includes a preface, introduction, and...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Selecta Senecae Philosophi Opera est collectio operum philosophi Romani Lucii Annaei Senecae, qui vixit in primo saeculo post Christum. Haec editio, quae publicata est anno 1790, continet selecta ex Senecae operibus, inter quae includuntur epistolae ad...

""Select French Poetry For The Young"" is a book published in 1862 by Ferdinand E. A. Gasc. The book is a collection of French poems, selected specifically for young readers. The poems are accompanied by English notes, making them accessible to those who...

Scrapbook Recitation Series No. 2 is a book compiled by Henry Marlin Soper in 1880. The book is a collection of prose and poetry that is intended for recitation and reading. It is designed for use in schools, homes, and literary circles. The book...

Preservatio Contra Roma (1856) ����� un libro pubblicato dalla Imprenta De Tomas Constable. Questo libro ����� una critica alla Chiesa cattolica romana e alla sua influenza sulla societ������. L'autore del libro esplora la storia della Chiesa cattolica...

Polonica sive Originum Polonicarum Stemmata Centum est opus historicum a Jacobo Zabarella scriptum, quod anno 1650 editum est. Libri titulus significat ""Centum genealogias originum Polonicarum"" et indicat quod Zabarella describit centum familiae...

""Platos Ausgew�����hlte Dialoge V7 (1884)"" ist eine Sammlung von ausgew�����hlten Dialogen des antiken griechischen Philosophen Plato. Die ausgew�����hlten Dialoge in diesem Buch sind ""Kr�����tulos"", ""Der Staat"", ""Phaidon"" und ""Symposion""...

Plutarch's Life of Timoleon is a book that was originally published in 1898. It is a biography of Timoleon, a Greek statesman and general who lived in the 4th century BC. The book includes an introduction that provides background information on Timoleon...

The book ""Letters Of Sarah Wyman Whitman"" is a collection of personal letters written by the American artist and designer Sarah Wyman Whitman. The letters were originally published in 1907 and offer a unique insight into the life and work of one of the...

""Le Satire di Q. Orazio Flacco"" ����� una raccolta di satire scritte dal poeta romano Orazio. Pubblicato nel 1759, il libro ����� diviso in due parti e contiene otto satire in totale. Le satire sono scritte in versi e affrontano diverse questioni...

Latin And Greek Verse Translations is a book written by Charles Donald Maclean and published in 1880. It is a collection of translations of ancient Greek and Latin poetry into English. The book features translations of various poets including Virgil,...

Kulturhistoriska Studier (1881) is a book written by the famous Swedish author, August Strindberg. The title of the book translates to ""Cultural Historical Studies"" in English. The book is a collection of essays that explore various aspects of culture...

Jakob Tirado: Geschichtlicher Roman Aus Der Zweiten Halfte Des Sechszehten Jahrhunderts (1867) is a historical novel written by Philippson, Ludwig. The book is set in the second half of the 16th century and follows the story of Jakob Tirado, a young man...

""Goethe in Heines Werken"" (1883) von Robert-Tornow, Walter Heinrich ist eine literarische Abhandlung, die sich mit dem Einfluss von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe auf das Werk des Dichters Heinrich Heine besch�����ftigt. Der Autor untersucht die...

This book contains almost all the great writeups  of his life. It has all genres , covers every piece of everything. This is a very close to heart book of the author and you can peep into his life by getting into this book.You’ve lured readers...

Was sind Helden, Heldinnen? Historisch-klassisch sind es Einzelkämpfer mit Schwert und schimmernder Rüstung. Im coronageprägten Heute sind es Pfleger auf Intensivstationen oder einfach Verkäuferinnen an der Kasse, die durchhalten.Der Autor hat einen...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Literaturwissenschaft - Mittelalterliche Literatur, Note: 1,7, Universität Konstanz (Literaturwissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Welche Liebes- und Eheauffassung liegt Gottfrieds Epos zugrunde und...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Literaturwissenschaft - Mittelalterliche Literatur, Note: 1,0, Universität Konstanz (Literaturwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Gottfried von Straßburg: Tristan, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die folgende Arbeit...

Roustavéli serait né dans le village de Roustavi dans la province de Meskhétie, en Géorgie pontique. Il aurait vécu dans la seconde moitié du XIIe siècle et au début du XIIIe siècle, et serait donc à peu près le contemporain de Bernard de Ventadour et de...

Contes d'aventures et d'amour, les Lais, composés à la fin du XIIe siècle par une mystérieuse Marie, sont d'abord, comme le revendique leur auteur, des contes populaires situés dans une Bretagne ancienne et mythique. Les fées y viennent à la rencontre du...

A Book Of Quatrains: Original And Translated is a collection of poems compiled by Frederic Rowland Marvin and published in 1909. The book contains a variety of quatrains, which are four-line poems with a specific rhyme scheme. Some of the quatrains are...

Oraciones Escogidas De M. T. Ciceron V2 (1854) is a book by the renowned Roman philosopher, politician, and orator, Marcus Tullius Cicero. It is a collection of selected speeches delivered by Cicero throughout his career, including his famous speeches...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

""Irish Diamonds"" is a book written by John Smith and published in 1847. The book is a collection of essays and observations about the Irish people, their culture, and their sense of humor. The author explores the unique wit and blunders of the Irish...

The Brown Papers is a novel written by Arthur Sketchley and first published in 1866. The story follows the character of Mr. Brown, a wealthy businessman who has recently passed away, and the search for his will and testament. The book is divided into two...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

The Widow's Souvenir: A Gift Book For Widows is a collection of poetry and prose compiled by Ada Campbell Rose and published in 1852. The book is intended to provide solace and comfort to women who have lost their husbands, and is filled with sentimental...