Classic and pre-20th century poetry

Tennyson's poetry epitomizes the Victorian age, for which he became a spokesman.

In the twenty-one poems of the Heroides, Ovid gave voice to the heroines and heroes of epic and myth.

The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings is a collection that displays the full force of Edgar Allen Poe's mastery of both Gothic horror and the short story form.

'Still remarkably vivid.

Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare's idea of the "e;seven ages"e; of a human life, this new anthology brings together the best-loved poems in English to inspire, comfort and delight readers for a lifetime.

A new edition of the most widely known and popular collection of Japanese poetry.

This wonderful new edition of Poems on the Underground is published to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Underground in 2013.

Regarded by many as the greatest of the Metaphysical poets, John Donne (1572-1631) was also among the most intriguing figures of the Elizabethan age.

Part of a new series Legends from the Ancient North, The Elder Edda is one of the classic books that influenced JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings'So the company of men led a careless life,All was well with them: until One beganTo encompass evil, an enemy from hell.

Part of a new series Legends from the Ancient North, The Wanderer tells the classic tales that influenced JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings'So the company of men led a careless life,All was well with them: until One beganTo encompass evil, an enemy from hell.

The great work of Welsh literature, translated in full for the first time in over 100 years by two of its country's foremost poetsTennyson portrayed him, and wrote at least one poem under his name.

Discover Dante's original Inferno in this modern and acclaimed Penguin translation.

Composed during the fourteenth century in the English Midlands, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter.

One of the greatest poems of the classical world, Virgil's Georgics is a glorious celebration of the eternal beauty of the natural world, now brought vividly to life in a powerful new translation.

Contemporary translations and adaptations of ancient Greek poet Callimachus by noted writer and critic Stephanie BurtCallimachus may be the best-kept secret in all of ancient poetry.

If you struggle to get out of bed in the morning, here's a poetry collection that's just right for you.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Complete Edition) presents Robert Browning's celebrated narrative poem in its full whimsical and unsettling force.

Five enduring works that demonstrate Goethe's mastery of poetic form and engagement with neoclassical idealsThis volume presents the four plays and the narrative poem that, along with Faust, established Goethe as one of the masters of European verse drama and epic.

Five enduring works that demonstrate Goethe's mastery of poetic form and engagement with neoclassical idealsThis volume presents the four plays and the narrative poem that, along with Faust, established Goethe as one of the masters of European verse drama and epic.

Step into the seductive world of Mermaids, Sirens & Creatures of the Waters, where the haunting melodies and treacherous allure of fates unknown come to life through classic poetry and stories.

This book offers an original perspective on animal studies, Islam and the extensions of religion, engaging with ideas and narratives in which nonhuman creatures (both animate and inanimate) are portrayed as the ideal worshippers of God.

This book offers an original perspective on animal studies, Islam and the extensions of religion, engaging with ideas and narratives in which nonhuman creatures (both animate and inanimate) are portrayed as the ideal worshippers of God.