Classic and pre-20th century poetry Books

This collection of elegiac poetry by the Roman poet Sextus Propertius was first published in 16 BCE. The poems are dedicated to Propertius' mistress, Cynthia, and reflect his struggles with love, jealousy, and loss. This edition includes notes and...

The Grameid is an epic poem that describes the campaign of Viscount Dundee in 1689, blending history with legend in stirring fashion. In addition to the main poem, this volume also includes several other pieces by Alexander Drimmie Murdoch that explore...

En attendant, le vieux allégorique avec les grandes ailes et à la barbe blanche, Time, avait vidé ses sablier plusieurs fois, ou, pour parler plus clair, le facteur, avec quelques flocons de neige sur son habit de drap bleu, se présente trois ou quatre...

Une fois M. de Charlus parti, nous pûmes enfin, Robert et moi,aller dîner chez Bloch. Or je compris pendant cette petite fête que les histoires trop facilement trouvées drôles par notre camarade étaient des histoires de M. Bloch père, et que l'homme ...

The author received inspiration for his work from John Milton's Paradise Lost, and the works of Aldous Huxley, Stephen King, Charles Bukowski, and William Shakespeare. This collection of poems represents roughly thirty years of writing on his part.

In Orphic Hymns Grimoire, Sara L. Mastros transforms the devotional hymns of Orpheus, the oracular hero of ancient Greece, into a functional, working grimoire for contemporary magicians. The Orphic Hymns have inspired generations of poets, musicians, and...

Classical Latin poetry is capable of a beauty all its own. Its structure, derived from Greek precedents, is an orderly patterning of long and short syllables, sometimes quite simple, sometimes more complex. Across these metrical patterns the words...

The three Theban plays, Antigone, Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus, stand at the pinnacle of Greek tragedy.  Even today they hold audiences transfixed.

Heroic Age is a brilliant poem sequence that deserves to be read from beginning to end in one sitting. It's worth the commitment. Heroic Age is a startling journey from the physical to the metaphysical, the historical to the hysterical. These poems...

This book contains Alexander Pope’s seminal interpretation of the original Homeric poem, published serially from 1715 to 1720. Hailed by Samuel Johnson as “a performance which no age or nation could hope to equal,” this is a classic text that has moulded...

This iconic work of medieval literature introduces readers to the colorful cast of characters who populate Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. With lively verse and rich characterization, The Prologue offers a delightful introduction to one of the most enduring...

This epic poem by renowned philosopher and revolutionary Thomas Paine tells the tragic tale of Andromache, widow of Hector and last defender of Troy. Paine's stirring verses evoke the horror and glory of war, and his commentary on tyranny and oppression...

Elijah the Prophet is a stirring epic poem by George Washington Moon that explores the life and legacy of this important religious figure. Drawing on biblical stories and legends, Moon weaves a tale of faith, devotion, and perseverance that will inspire...

Paradise Lost est un poème épique de John Milton de 1667 qui raconte l'histoire de la chute de l'homme, des anges rebelles et de Satan. Cette édition comprend la dernière version du poème, publiée par Milton en 1674, ainsi qu'une introduction et des...

Questa raccolta di poesie del famoso poeta toscano Fra Guittone d'Arezzo è un must per gli amanti della poesia medievale. Le rime contengono un'intensa espressione degli affetti personali e una riflessione sulla natura dell'uomo e della vita, e sono...

Orendel ist ein mittelalterliches Spielmannsgedicht, das die Geschichte eines jungen Mannes erzählt, der sich auf die Suche nach seiner wahren Identität begibt. Arnold Erich Berger präsentiert das Gedicht in einer modernisierten Fassung und gibt eine...

Découvrez le célèbre poème épique de la Chanson de Roland, relatant la bataille de Roncevaux et les exploits de Charlemagne, dans une traduction en vers de Bourdillon et Turold.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

"A Millennium Of Classical Persian Poetry" is a guide to the reading & understanding of Persian poetry from the tenth to the twentieth century.

Set in the final days of the Trojan War, Homer’s poem recounts a formative moment in not only Greek culture, but in that of the West as a whole. W.C. Bryant’s verse translation has been acclaimed for over a century, rendering Homer’s...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Merenhelmiä, runoja elämästä-teos sisältää runoja elämästä ja sen innoituksena on ollut rakkaus tanssiin, luontoon, sen ilmiöihin ja ihmisiin.Kirjan syntyä ovat vahvasti edesauttaneet 20 vuotta täyttävän Merenhelmet yhdistyksen tanssijat, jotka ovat...

A stirring tale of heroism, monsters and battle, 'Beowulf' is famous as the first epic poem in English literature. Written down sometime in the 7th century, an oral version of the poem was probably recited by bards several hundred years earlier...

Colourful, poignant and straight to the heart; 'A constellation of cravings' is a kaleidoscopic collection that muses on what should be relative to what is. The Muse for each poem washes over you in a warm way, it doesn't leave you passive, the idea...

King Wrenfrey of Triastein, a king no more. His land invaded, his queen and son murdered, and himself in exile. He desires nothing more than vengeance and the chance to reclaim what's rightfully his. But when all his allies turn from him, he must rely on...

"You too shall pass! Strive on untiringly..." said the Enlightened One and attained Moksha, thus liberating the soul from the endless cycle of birth and re-birth. Long before creation, the perennial universe passed into destruction and the Cosmic...

This book applies a literary functional equivalence (LiFE) approach ina practical, procedure-documented manner to the text analysis andtranslation for various literature of the Scriptures. Eight case studies from thelyric corpus of the Hebrew Bible are...

The culture of Iran includes its national epic composed in the Persian language, the Shah Nameh. This book was written by Abul-Ghasem Ferdowsi and is over 1000 years old. In its original form, the Shah Nameh is the longest poem in world history composed...

The Majesty of Egyptian Gods and Temples is a collection of poems to divinities, their homes and to selected monarchs expressing the thoughts of the ancients culled from research into the historical record. The 30 selections include: Ptah, Ra, Amon-Ra,...