Literary studies: general books

""The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson"" offers a vital glimpse into...  Read More >>

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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1881 Original Publisher: Harper Subjects: Biography...  Read More >>

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Explore the evolution of English Romanticism through the lens of the 19th century in Henry A. Beers' ""A History...  Read More >>

Dryden's Palamon and Arcite from John Dryden. English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was...  Read More >>

Delve into the wisdom of ancient Greece with ""The Complete Works of Plutarch, Vol. 3, Essays and Miscellanies.""...  Read More >>

Volume XV contains three of Dryden's Plays, along with accompanying scholarly appartus: Albion and Albanius, Don...  Read More >>

Experience the legendary world of ""The Tale of Beowulf, Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats,"" an epic...  Read More >>

Explore the rich tapestry of ancient Egyptian thought and storytelling with ""The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians""...  Read More >>

Explore the fascinating world behind Homer's epic poems with Andrew Lang's insightful ""The World of Homer."" This...  Read More >>

Explore the foundations of English fiction with ""Prefaces to Four Seventeenth-Century Romances,"" a collection...  Read More >>

An Arthurian romance completed in the first years of the thirteenth century. The most important aspects of human...  Read More >>

Delve into the heart of ancient Greek verse with ""Studies of the Greek Poets, Vol. II of 2,"" a compelling exploration...  Read More >>

The Works Of Christopher Marlowe. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before,...  Read More >>

Volume XV contains three of Dryden's Plays, along with accompanying scholarly appartus: Albion and Albanius, Don...  Read More >>

Explore the vibrant literary landscape of the European Renaissance with David Hannay's ""The Later Renaissance.""...  Read More >>

Continue the epic quest of ""Parzival"" in this second volume of Wolfram von Eschenbach's masterful contribution...  Read More >>

Explore the sharp wit and insightful observations of Lucian of Samosata in this fourth volume of his collected works....  Read More >>

Explore the rich tapestry of early Roman verse with William Young Sellar's ""The Roman Poets of the Republic.""...  Read More >>

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Aristophanes is one of the best known of the Ancient Greek playwrights, and The Clouds is one of his surviving works....  Read More >>