The Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poets of the two centuries from 650 to 450 BC - Archilochus and Alcman, Sappho and Mimnermus, Anacreon, Simonides, and the rest - produced some of the finest poetry of antiquity, perfect in form, spontaneous in expression, reflecting all the joys and anxieties of their personal lives and of the societies in which they lived.
'We have to-morrowBright before usLike a flame'The New Negro: An Interpretation is a multidisciplinary anthology of poetry, fiction, essays, criticism, art, and philosophy woven together into a seamless statement of Black agency in the arts and humanities that became, upon its publication in 1925, an instant publishing success.
'We have to-morrowBright before usLike a flame'The New Negro: An Interpretation is a multidisciplinary anthology of poetry, fiction, essays, criticism, art, and philosophy woven together into a seamless statement of Black agency in the arts and humanities that became, upon its publication in 1925, an instant publishing success.
Poems & Po-Yums is a unique collection of work from two poets, living continents apart, deeply rooted in their own culture but drawn together through artistic friendship and love of words.
A delightful, thoughtful and original new way to understand England's historyA Times Best Book of the Year 2025A History Extra History Book of the Year 2025'This is a marvellous idea, quite brilliantly realised.
An International Poetry Anthology featuring 34 avant-garde voicesPublished by Sulfur Editions and (ANA ) Ahmed Bal Hamar Can poetry survive stripped of its classical armor?
Guest edited by Terence WinchNEA Fellow and editor of the ';pick of the week' on the Best American Poetry blogthe 2025 edition marks a poignant farewell to series editor David Lehman, celebrating more than three decades of poetic excellence.
The fine tradition of the Spanish sonnet, developed during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the subject of Rutherford's The Spanish Golden Age Sonnet (2016), has been extended and developed during the subsequent centuries.
The fine tradition of the Spanish sonnet, developed during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the subject of Rutherford's The Spanish Golden Age Sonnet (2016), has been extended and developed during the subsequent centuries.
Algunos epigramas son como caballos capaces de transportarnos lejos; como perros, que nos acompañan durante una vida como leones, que nos despiertan con un rugido.
En un rincon remoto de Yorkshire, en una modesta rectoria rodeada por los paramos salvajes, surgio uno de los trios literarios mas fascinantes y duraderos de la literatura: las hermanas Bronte.
De entre las bellísimas y singulares obras que alumbró el sufismo persa, El lenguaje de los pájaros es sin duda una de sus cumbres, pudiendo contarse por derecho propio entre los hitos de la literatura universal.
Derivado muy probablemente del cantar de gesta, el romance surge de la necesidad humana de expresarse ante un hecho intenso de la realidad en la que vive.
Esta antología da cuenta del canon en la tradición hispánica de la "lírica áurea", desde una perspectiva renovada que permite el diálogo entre la tradición crítica y las líneas de estudio recientes.
Until recently, a wedding was no place for reinvention: everything from the location to the outfits to the language of the ceremony was decided by our particular cultures, religions and social expectations of gender and domestic roles; and of course, many of us were unable to get married at all.
Women poets of the late Victorian period created much fascinating verse from the standpoint of the independent and advanced New Woman, a profoundly important figure with her iconoclastic perceptions of public and private matters.
Women poets of the late Victorian period created much fascinating verse from the standpoint of the independent and advanced New Woman, a profoundly important figure with her iconoclastic perceptions of public and private matters.
La antología más completa hasta la fecha de una nueva generación de escritores que está cambiando la poesía actualSolo se puede definir el fenómeno de la última poesía española como "un estallido".
Anglophone Poetry in Colonial India, 1780-1913: A Critical Anthology makes accessible for the first time the entire range of poems written in English on the subcontinent from their beginnings in 1780 to the watershed moment in 1913 when Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Anglophone Poetry in Colonial India, 1780-1913: A Critical Anthology makes accessible for the first time the entire range of poems written in English on the subcontinent from their beginnings in 1780 to the watershed moment in 1913 when Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
How to live with difference-not necessarily in peace, but with resilience, engagement, and a lack of vitriol-is a defining worry in America at this moment.
Barbara Lewalski argues that the Protestant emphasis on the Bible as requiring philological and literary analysis fostered a fully developed theory of biblical aesthetics defining both poetic art and spiritual truth.
All of the major meditations on the theory and practice of poetry by one of the greatest poets of our time--and perhaps the one who has most scrupulously analyzed his art--are included in The Art of Poetry.
Stories from the Italian Poets With Lives of the Writers Volume I presents a literary exploration of classic Italian poetic traditions through accessible prose retellings and interpretive commentary.
More than 100 poems about Britain's nature in a beautifully illustrated bookSeven chapters touch on different aspects of the British countryside, including seasons, birds and wildlife, woods, water, moors and mountains.
Before Black Lives Matter and Hamilton, there were abolitionist poets, who put pen to paper during an era when speaking out against slavery could mean risking your life.
Every River on Earth: Writing from Appalachian Ohio includes some of the best regional poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from forty contemporary writers, both established and up-and-coming.
Before Black Lives Matter and Hamilton, there were abolitionist poets, who put pen to paper during an era when speaking out against slavery could mean risking your life.
Every River on Earth: Writing from Appalachian Ohio includes some of the best regional poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from forty contemporary writers, both established and up-and-coming.
