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  • Oeuvres Completes D'ovide Oeuvres Completes D'ovide
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    Oeuvres Completes D'ovide

    Ce livre est une collection complète des Métamorphoses d'Ovide, un poème épique de la mythologie romaine. Il raconte l'histoire de la création du monde et de ses dieux, ainsi que des histoires d'amour, de guerre et d'aventure. Les notes et les...
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  • The Elegies of Tibullus The Elegies of Tibullus
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    The Elegies of Tibullus

    Tibullus's poems of love and loss are among the most beautiful and poignant in all of Roman literature. In this elegant translation, Theodore Chickering Williams brings these timeless works to a wider audience. The result is a stunning testament to the...
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  • Paradise Lost as Originally Published by John Milton Paradise Lost as Originally Published by John Milton
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    Paradise Lost as Originally Published by John Milton

    This edition of Paradise Lost is a facsimile reproduction of the first edition published by John Milton in 1667. As one of the most famous epic poems in English literature, Paradise Lost tells the story of Adam and Eve's fall from grace and Satan's...
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  • Dionysiaca Dionysiaca
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    Dionysiaca

    Dionysiaca 3 is the third volume of a six-volume epic poem by Nonnus of Panopolis, a Greek epic poet of the fifth century CE. The poem recounts the story of the god Dionysus, his triumphs over various enemies, and his ultimate ascension to the throne of...
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  • Virgil's Aenid, Book 10 Virgil's Aenid, Book 10
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    Virgil's Aenid, Book 10

    Jennie Lewis provides a beautiful translation of Book 10 of Virgil's epic poem 'The Aeneid'. This book tells the story of the Trojan War hero Pallas and his tragic death at the hands of the god Apollo. The language is rich and poetic, making it a...
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  • La Araucana La Araucana
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    La Araucana

    La Araucana es un poema épico que relata los eventos de la Guerra de Arauco en Chile durante el siglo XVI. Escrito por un soldado español que luchó en la contienda, el libro es una interesante mezcla de historia y ficción que captura la época con gran...
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  • Mediaeval Latin Lyrics Mediaeval Latin Lyrics
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    Mediaeval Latin Lyrics

    This anthology of medieval Latin poetry offers readers a fascinating glimpse into the literary and cultural heritage of the European Middle Ages. Featuring translations and commentary by the renowned scholar and poet Helen Waddell, this book is an...
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  • L'iliade Et L'odyssée L'iliade Et L'odyssée
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    L'iliade Et L'odyssée

    L'Iliade et l'Odyssée sont des poèmes épiques de la Grèce antique, respectivement consacrés à la guerre de Troie et au voyage de retour d'Ulysse à Ithaque.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge...
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  • Orion, An Epic Poem. Austral. Ed Orion, An Epic Poem. Austral. Ed
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    Orion, An Epic Poem. Austral. Ed

    Orion is a poem that celebrates the beauty of Australia's landscape and wildlife. Written by Richard Henry Horne, a British author who migrated to Australia in the 1850s, it captures the spirit of the land down under. The poem is a must-read for anyone...
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  • The Twelve Books Of Virgil's Æneid The Twelve Books Of Virgil's Æneid
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    The Twelve Books Of Virgil's Æneid

    Experience the timeless beauty and power of Virgil's epic poem with this accessible translation, which preserves the original text while offering a clear and concise interpretation of its meaning. Whether you are a student of literature or a devoted fan...
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  • Lays of Ancient Rome Lays of Ancient Rome
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    Lays of Ancient Rome

    This collection of poems by Thomas Babington Macaulay celebrates the military and political achievements of ancient Rome, and pays homage to its leaders and legends. Written in a grandiose and evocative style, it conveys the glory and grandeur of this...
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    Iliad & Odyssey
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    Iliad & Odyssey

    No home library is complete without the classics! Iliad & Odyssey brings together  the two essential Greek epics from the poet Homer in an elegant, leather-bound, omnibus edition-a keepsake to be read and treasured.The Iliad and The Odyssey...
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  • Ancient Epic
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    Ancient Epic

    Ancient Epic offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to six of the greatest ancient epics ? Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Vergil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and Apollonius of Rhodes' Agonautica. Provides an accessible introduction to the...
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  • Heroides
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    Heroides

    "What would Greek and Roman myth look like if women had written the stories?" asks Tara Welch in her illuminating Introduction to this volume. Stanley Lombardo and Melina McClure's faithful translation of Ovid's famous letters, purportedly written by...
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  • The Inferno
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    The Inferno

    "So many versions of the Divine Comedy exist in English that a new one might well seem needless. But most of these translations are in verse, and the intellectual temper of our time is impatient of a transmutation in which substance is sacrificed for...
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    Timeless Wax
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    Timeless Wax

    Comedy and rhyme permeate this longform poetry story, which rambles down long, ghosty trails from the forgotten misty-eyed trail geysers. This fantastical tale uses symbolism and thematic elements to tell the story of 2022 and the years beyond.
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    Troilus and Criseyde
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    Troilus and Criseyde

    Troilus and Criseyde (c.1385) is an epic poem written by English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Composed in Middle English, Troilus and Criseyde is the story of two lovers forced apart by the Greek siege of Troy. Often considered Chaucer's finest work for its...
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    Basho's Narrow Road

    A stimulating exploration of the haiku masterpiece.Matsuo Basho (1644-94) is considered Japan's greatest haiku poet. Narrow Road to the Interior (Oku no Hosomichi) is his masterpiece. Ostensibly a chronological account of the poet's five-month journey in...
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    Selections from Ovid

    This Focus Classical Reprint of Selections from Ovid offers a classic reader on Ovid from Charles W. Dunmore, professor emeritus at New York University. The text contains extensive selections from Ovid's primary works, all in Latin, with commentary and a...
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  • Visions and ruins
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    Visions and ruins

    Visions and ruins explores the production of cultural memory in the Middle Ages and the uses the medieval past has been put to in modernity. Working with texts in Old English, Middle English and Latin, as well as visual and material culture, it traces...
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    The Tale of Ahmed
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    The Tale of Ahmed

    Tale of Ahmedis a gripping fictional account of the dangerous journey of a teenage boy, Ahmed, who travels from Afghanistan, across the Middle East and Europe, to seek refuge in England.Author Henry Cockburn lives at one end of a long trail stretching...
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  • Hafiz's Little Book of Life
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    Hafiz's Little Book of Life

    I have this gem and it's looking for a beholderHafiz of Shiraz (also known as Hafez) remains the most beloved name in all of Persian literature. Indeed, his mystic, lyric poetry is cherished as one of the great achievements of world literature, on a par...
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    Choosing to Be Simple
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    Choosing to Be Simple

    Navigating the uncertainty of a divided China wracked by warfare and corruption, Tao Yuanming's poetry-expertly translated by Red Pine-chooses the path walked by China's ancient sages, finding joy in living a simple life. The latest work in Red Pine's...
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  • Taken to Heart: 70 poems from the Chinese
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    Taken to Heart: 70 poems from the Chinese

    These seventy poems are masterpieces from over a thousand years of classical Chinese poetry. Beauty and simplicity meld to convey an astounding landscape with both enchanting details and breath-taking vastness. The poems constitute an anthology, given to...
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    Sleuth on the Goose

    Sleuth on the Goose, the final collection of poetry by Joe Crowley, author of Hats Off to the Cap, dons the cap of the sleuth, and investigates the deeper, wilder truths hidden among classic nursery rhymes. With the poet's delightful syntax and coy turns...
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    Rachel Owen
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    Rachel Owen

    Rachel Owen's hauntingly beautiful illustrations for Dante's Inferno take a radically new approach to representing the world of Dante's famous poem. The images combine the artist's deep cultural and historical understanding of 'The Divine...
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  • Trojan Women
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    Trojan Women

    This new comic-book version of Euripides' classic The Trojan Women follows the fates of Hekabe, Andromache and Kassandra after Troy has been sacked and all its men killed. Trojan Women is a wildly imaginative collaboration between the visual artist...
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    The Voyage of St Brendan

    This lively retelling of the myth of the voyage of St Brendan from Ireland to America is illustrated with original linocuts by American artist Kathleen Neeley. Jackson's third poetry collection is an engaging and spirited interpretation of the tale,...
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    Poems & Fragments
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    Poems & Fragments

    The Greek poet Sappho was one of the greatest poets in classical literature. Her lyric poetry is among the finest ever written, and although little of her work has survived and little is known about her, she is regarded not just as one of the greatest...
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  • The Wanderer's Havamal
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    The Wanderer's Havamal

    The Wanderer's Hvamal features Jackson Crawford's complete, carefully revised English translation of the Old Norse poem Hvaml, newly annotated for this volume, together with facing original Old Norse text sourced directly from the Codex...
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  • Haft Paykar
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    Haft Paykar

    Nizami's Haft Paykar is a deep, enduring work of literature, one that can be appreciated as psychological bildungsroman, fairytale, spiritual quest, and adventure tale. Meisami is a leading scholar of the classical Persian literary...
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  • Achilleid
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    Achilleid

    One of the most entertaining short narratives of all time, the Achilleid is a stand-alone work of compelling contemporary interest that moves with great rapidity and clarity. Its compact narrative, which encompasses a brutish childhood,...
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  • The Echo Chamber
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    The Echo Chamber

    From Michael Bazzett, poet and translator ofThe Popol Vuh, a collection that explores the myth of Echo and Narcissus, offering a reboot, a remix, a reimagining."Narcissus was never one to see himself // in moving water. // He liked his image / still."...
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  • The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse
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    The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse

    Winner of the 2015 Washington State Book Award in Poetry Translation"The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse [is] a tough-spirited book of enlightened free verse."-Kyoto JournalThe Zen master and mountain hermit Stonehouse-considered one of the greatest Chinese...
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  • The Selected Poems of T'ao Ch'ien
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    The Selected Poems of T'ao Ch'ien

    T'ao Ch'ien, (365 - 427, C.E.), one of the most revered poets in classical Chinese literature, is presented in a lucid translation with an introduction. "David Hinton is one of the most impressive of the younger translators of classical Chinese poetry......
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    The Poetic Edda

    "This is a wonderful new edition of the Poetic Edda. It captures the language, vitality, and rhythms of the original."-Jesse Byock, PhD, UCLAGods, giants, the undead, dwarves, Valkyries, heroes, kidnapping, dragons, and a giant wolf are just some of the...
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  • Medieval literary voices
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    Medieval literary voices

    Medieval literary voices explores literary voice in relation to its authorial, scribal and socio-political settings. It reveals how literary voices evoke voices lurking beyond the text the absent authorial voice, the traces of scribal voices and the...
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  • Transfiguring medievalism
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    Transfiguring medievalism

    Transfiguring medievalism combines medieval literature, modern poetry and theology to explore how bodies, including literary bodies, can become apparent to the attentive eye as more than they first appear. Transfiguration, traditionally understood as the...
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  • Borrowed objects and the art of poetry
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    Borrowed objects and the art of poetry

    This study examines Exeter riddles, Anglo-Saxon biblical poems (Exodus, Andreas, Judith) and Beowulf in order to uncover the poetics of spolia, an imaginative use of recycled fictional artefacts to create sites of metatextual reflection. Old English...
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    The Eclogues
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    The Eclogues

    "In the whole of European literature there is no poet who can furnish the texts for a more significant variety of discourse than Virgil. [He] symbolizes so much in the history of Europe, and represents such central European values..." T.S. EliotThe...
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    The Aeneid of Virgil
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    The Aeneid of Virgil

    The Aeneid of Virgil (19 BC) is an epic poem by Roman poet Virgil. Virgil's legendary epic is the story of the hero Aeneas, a castaway from Troy whose adventures across the Mediterranean led him to Italy, where he discovered what would later become the...
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    The Remedy of Love
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    The Remedy of Love

    "The first taste I had for books came to me from my pleasure in the fables of the Metamorphoses of Ovid. For at about seven or eight years of age I would steal away from any other pleasure to read them, inasmuch as this language was my mother tongue, and...
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    The Lovers Assistant
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    The Lovers Assistant

    "The first taste I had for books came to me from my pleasure in the fables of the Metamorphoses of Ovid. For at about seven or eight years of age I would steal away from any other pleasure to read them, inasmuch as this language was my mother tongue, and...
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  • The Art of Love
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    The Art of Love

    "The first taste I had for books came to me from my pleasure in the fables of the Metamorphoses of Ovid. For at about seven or eight years of age I would steal away from any other pleasure to read them, inasmuch as this language was my mother tongue, and...
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    The Metamorphoses of Ovid
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    The Metamorphoses of Ovid

    "The first taste I had for books came to me from my pleasure in the fables of the Metamorphoses of Ovid. For at about seven or eight years of age I would steal away from any other pleasure to read them, inasmuch as this language was my mother tongue, and...
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    Paradise Regained
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    Paradise Regained

    When Jesus was baptized, Heaven announced that he was the son of God. After the joyous celebration, Jesus went back to his mother's house to hear the story of his miraculous birth, which inspired Jesus to go on a journey to become even closer to God...
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Classic and pre-20th century poetry