'An endless moral maze, introducing literature's first Romantic, Satan' John CareyIn his epic poem Paradise Lost Milton conjured up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos ranging across huge tracts of space and time.
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.
First published in 1868, "e;Ave Atque Vale"e; is a poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne dedicated to French poet, art critic, and essayist Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821-1867).
Originally published in 1912, Songs of Innocence, was written by the legendary William Blake (1757 - 1827), and illustrated with the stunning drawings of Honor Appleton.
The Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf tells the story of the hero's slaying of three fabulous monsters, set against the historical background of sixth-century Scandinavian wars and dynasties.
INTRODUCTION BY GERMAINE GREERShakespeare's sonnets are lyrical, haunting, beautiful and often breath-taking, representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned.
The Penguin Book of English Song anthologizes the work of 100 English poets who have inspired a host of different composers (some English, some not) to write vocal music.
Ever since it exploded into Vietnam's cultural life two centuries ago, The Song of Kieu has been one of that nation's most beloved and defining central myths.
The world has reopened and so has the Poetry Pharmacy: the powerful final instalment in the hugely beloved seriesAfter the tumult of the last years, William Sieghart is back to prescribe the perfect poem for a variety of life's ailments, offering hope and comfort to readers in need.
Flamenca es la bella esposa de Archimbaut, un caballero enamorado y celoso que la recluye en una torre, sólo le permite salir a los oficios religiosos y a tomar baños medicinales.
Zwischen Ekstase, Klarheit und IronieEmily Dickinson unternahm weitere Reisen als so mancher Dichter ihrer Zeit, doch ihre Reisen fuhrten sie in die belebte Stille ihres Gartens und in die Ruhe ihres sonnigen Zimmers, wo sie auf das Leben der amerikanischen Provinz blicken oder in der Ferne die Natur beobachten konnte.
Presentamos a los lectores de lengua hispana la excelente traducción del poema la Eneida de Virgilio realizada por el escritor y periodista chileno Egidio Poblete (1868-1940) y publicada por primera vez el año 1937.
Ein Skandalbuch der modernen Literatur, das bei seinem Erscheinen im Jahr 1875 gleich verboten wurde – das ist der Gedichtzyklus »Die Blumen des Bösen« (Original: »Fleurs du Mal«).
Como niños a la espera de ese primer impulso, seres guiados por el instinto o kamikazes en alguna misión que los sepulte bajo el peso de su propio delirio, los personajes de Adiós a la francesita, Instrucciones para abrir una caja fuerte y Cuando el amor emigró a Leningrado —relatos ligados por el título como hilo conductor— nos abren las puertas a una búsqueda de anhelos profundos, viajes que encienden ilusiones y halos de esperanza que avivan la penumbra.
Matthias Claudius, deutscher Dichter und Verfasser des Abendliedes "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", hat seinerzeit zahlreiche lyrische Texte zu den Tages- und Jahreszeiten geschrieben.
Entre 1797 y 1800 Friedrich Schlegel publicó en la revista Lyceum de Johann Friedrich Reichardt y en Athenäum, editada por él mismo junto con su hermano August Wilhelm, las célebres series de fragmentos que servirían como fundamento de la primera poética romántica.
A dazzling kaleidoscope of adventures, ogres, monsters, barbaric splendor, and romance, this epic poem stands as one of the greatest works of the Italian Renaissance.
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.
In a momentous publication, Seamus Heaney's translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent into the underworld.
Every Night is a Full of Stars: More Meaningful Poems for Life is a beautiful collection of poetry chosen by Aoibhin Garrihy to bring solace and joy to our stressful modern lives.
