A landmark of world literature, The Divine Comedy tells of the poet Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise in search of salvation. Before he is redeemed by his love for the heavenly Beatrice, he learns the meaning of evil, sin, ... Zobraziť viac
Dvojjazyčné vydání Shakespearových Sonetů s překladem Martina Hilského, který za něj získal cenu Josefa Jungmana za rok 1998. Svazek začíná Hilského studií, která má tři části: Text a kontext, Literární geneze, Čtení... Zobraziť viac
eavenly verse evoking dancing souls and blinding flares from Paradiso - the blazing finale to Dante's Italian masterpiece The Divine Comedy. Zobraziť viac
This selection of Edgar Allan Poe's poetical works includes some of his best-known pieces, including the triumphant, gleeful ‘The Bells', the tragic ode ‘Annabel Lee' and his famous gothic tour de force, ‘The Raven'. Some present powerful, ... Zobraziť viac
An ingeniously constructed parody of detective fiction and learned commentary, Pale Fire offers a cornucopia of deceptive pleasures, at the center of which is a 999-line poem written by the literary genius John Shade just before his death... Zobraziť viac
Celebrate Irish culture with this literary collection, which includes traditional ballads; poems by Thomas Moore, James Clarence Mangan, William Allingham, William Butler Yeats, and others... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions: Translated by H. F. Cary, this Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive introduction by Claire Honess.... Zobraziť viac
Love sonnets are for romantics, starry-eyed lovers and ardent hearts. And Shakespeare's sonnets are the best ever written. But this is why they are also for cynics, for star-crossed lovers and for those who know the anguish of unrequited love... Zobraziť viac
How can you say goodbye to the love of your life? In Undying Michel Faber honours the memory of his wife, who died after a six-year battle with cancer... Zobraziť viac
eavenly verse evoking dancing souls and blinding flares from Paradiso - the blazing finale to Dante's Italian masterpiece The Divine Comedy. Zobraziť viac
Neruda's most beloved poems in Spanish and W. S. Merwin's brilliant English translations First published in 1924, "Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada" remains among Pablo Neruda s most popular work. Daringly metaphorical and sensuous, ... Zobraziť viac
First published in 1855 and extended by the author over the course of more than three decades, Leaves of Grass embodies Walt Whitman's lifetime ambition to create a new voice that could capture the spirit and vibrancy of the young American... Zobraziť viac
Die Göttliche Komödie ist das Hauptwerk des italienischen Dichters Dante Alighieri. Sie entstand zwischen 1307 und 1321 und gilt als die bedeutendste Dichtung der italienischen Literatur... Zobraziť viac
A collectible new Penguin Classics series: stunning, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets, which present each poet's most famous book of verse as it was originally published. Designed by the acclaimed... Zobraziť viac
The ancient Sumerian poem The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest written stories in existence, translated with an introduction by Andrew George in Penguin Classics... Zobraziť viac
Oxford Paperbacks: Described variously as the greatest poem of the European Middle Ages and, because of the author's... Zobraziť viac
Leaves of Grass is a timeless collection of poems and essays penned by influential nineteenth-century writer Walt Whitman. This profound compilation explores topics such as nature, mysticism, mortality, transcendentalism, and democracy... Zobraziť viac
Inside Out and Back Again is a #1 New York Times bestseller, a Newbery Honor Book, and a winner of the National Book Award! Inspired by the author's childhood experience as a refugee—fleeing Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and immigrating to Alabama... Zobraziť viac
Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso — the three fates of the deceased become the three pillars of an epic poem. The Divine Comedy, written by Italian poet Dante Alighieri in the fourteenth century, is considered the foremost work in Italian... Zobraziť viac
A stunning 3-in-1 deluxe edition of one of the great works of Western literature An epic masterpiece and a foundational work of the Western canon, "The Divine Comedy" describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as his guide; ... Zobraziť viac