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Deals with literature's grandest evocation of life's journey, at once an ageless human story and an individual test of moral endurance. This title presents you with the author's best-loved poem, recounting Odysseus' wanderings after the Trojan War.

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A book of poetry that takes you on a journey from a young ladies perspective that develops into the growth of a young woman.

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'the past' signifies the old and outdated, not in age, but in thinking. these writings bring out my past self. feelings and memories I am trying to heal from and no longer wish to hold on to.

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Presents the translation of the poetry of one of the celebrated and influential German thinkers, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900). From his first poems, written at the age of fourteen, to his last extant writings, this title includes his 275 poems and aphorisms. It is suitable for those with an interest in German literature or European philosophy.

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A classic anthology of American poetry, from the colonial beginnings in the seventeenth century right through to the twentieth century. From Anne Bradstreet to Ralph Waldo Emerson, from William Carlos Williams to Walt Whitman, from Emily Dickenson to Ai, this collection ranges widely across the American poetic spectrum.

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Gathers together poetry in Hebrew from "The Song of Deborah" to contemporary Israeli writings. Verse written up to the tenth century show the development of piyut, or liturgical poetry, and retell episodes from the Bible and exalt the glory of God. Medieval works introduce secular ideas in love poems, wine songs and rhymed narratives.

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An anthology that offers a view over the history of Scottish history, extending from the 6th century to the end of the 20th. This volume also features poetry in Gaelic, Latin and other languages. Mingling Highland and Lowland, the religious and the profane, poems by kings and crofters, it serves as a guide to the poetry of Scotland.

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A poem that details the adventures of the warlord and nobleman Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar - 'Mio Cid'. It tells of the Cid's unjust banishment from the court of King Alfonso, his victorious campaigns in Valencia, and the crowning of his daughters as queens of Aragon and Navarre - the high point of his career as a warmonger.

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The role of the human body as a poetic and ideological construct in the 1590 Faerie Queene provides the point of departure for David Lee Miller's richly detailed treatment of Spenser's allegory. In this major contribution to the study of Renaissance literature and ideology, Miller finds the poem organized by a fantasy of bodily wholeness that, like

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One of the most versatile of Roman poets, Catullus wrote verse of an almost unparalleled diversity and stylistic agility, from the brevity of the epigram to the sustained elegance of the elegy.

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A collection of poetry and prose celebrating life, love, lust and loss. The journey of a poet in creation.

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Written in the twilight of the Roman Republic, the poetry of Gaius Valerius Catullus offers a delicious insight into the passions and gossip of high Roman society.

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Ana Enriqueta Teran is arguably Venezuela's finest poet. Celebrated throughout the Spanish-speaking world, she is almost unknown among anglophones. This edition reveals the power and beauty of this poet's Spanish poems through English versions of corresponding force. It is useful for various lovers of poetry.

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This is an anthology of the best and most representative verse in translations that recreate the spirit of the originals. The selections range from the early pioneers in western-style poetry to the living poets.

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With complete verse translations of "The Divine Comedy" and "La Vita Nuova, " this collection realizes the scope and fire of Dante's genius in a single volume.

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In 'The Portal of the Mystery of Hope', Peguy offers a poem with a profound, moving and comprehensive theology, as incarnated in his celebrated image of the 'little girl Hope.' This volume also contains a biographical chronology, a bibliography, and a host of notes that situate the poem in the context of Peguy's life.

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Writing about poetry Diana O Hehir says, "I think of poetry as harnessed energy--as a marvelous way of taking the chaotic emotion, the turbulent perception, and recreating them as images that are specific, definite, directed. Miraculously, when this process works, it's one of expansion rather than diminution; the fortunate poet can reach out beyond