Ancient, Classical & Medieval

[compilado Por] Miguel León-portilla. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 321-325) And Indexes.Categories: Education & TeachingSchools & Teachi...

The Modern, Unacademic Idiom Of A.d. Melville's Translation Opens The Way To A Fresh Understanding Of Ovid's Unique And Elusive Vision Of Reality.Categories...

The Greek poet Pindar (c. 518-428 BC) composed victory odes for winners in the ancient Games, including the Olympics. He celebrated the victories of athlet...

The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous princess Medea. The only surviving Greek...

Pearl Describes A Bereft Father Mourning The Loss Of His Precious Perle. Returning To The Garden Where She First Disappeared, He Observes The Verdant Shades...

In 1859, Edward FitzGerald translated into English the short, epigrammatic poems (or "rubáiyát") of medieval Persian poet Omar Khayyám. If not a true tra...

With an Introduction and Notes by Adam Roberts Royal Holloway, University of London Homer's great epic describes the many adventures of Odysseus, Greek warr...

Erec And Enide -- Cligés -- Lancelot -- Yvain -- Perceval. Chrétien De Troyes ; Translated, With An Introduction And Notes, By D.d.r. Owen. Includes Bibli...

Known to many as the study of quiet stillness and introspection, Zen Buddhism distinguishes itself through brilliant flashes of insight and its terseness o...

Homeric Hymns with illustrations. Translated by Charles Boer.Categories: Literature & Fiction Poetry Ancient, Classical & MedievalAncient & Clas...

Rise up nimbly and go on your strange journey to the ocean of meanings...In the mid-thirteenth century, in a dusty marketplace in Konya, Turkey, a city wher...

Pentheus Has Banned The Wild, Ritualistic Worship Of The God Dionysos. A Stranger Arrives To Persuade Him To Change His Mind. Euripides' Electrifying Traged...

Composed Toward The End Of The First Millennium Of Our Era, Beowulf Is The Elegiac Narrative Of The Adventures Of Beowulf, A Scandinavian Hero Who Saves The...

This Study Of Early Greek Lyric Provides Portraits Of Archilochus, Alcaeus And Sappho And Their Poetry. It Looks At Their Social Setting, And Their Purposes...

Alan Melville's accomplished translations match the sophisticated elegance of Ovid's Latin. Their witty modern idiom is highly entertaining. In this volume...

Ovid Is, After Homer, The Single Most Important Source For Classical Mythology. The Metamorphoses, Which He Wrote Over The Six-year Period Leading Up To His...

The best-selling Rumi book ever is now better than ever! This revised and expanded edition of the comprehensive one-volume edition of America′s most popu...

Composed Toward The End Of The First Millennium Of Our Era, Beowulf Is The Elegiac Narrative Of The Adventures Of Beowulf, A Scandinavian Hero Who Saves The...

A Reprint Of The Ancient Greek Epic With An Introduction Giving The Background To The Times, Viz. The Ceremonies Of Civilization Do Not Mean Much To Us Toda...