It is the poetry of the First World War above all else that has seared the horror of this conflict onto our collective memory. It was a war of poets, as professional writers and ordinary humanity took up the pen to try to record, interpret, mourn, or... Zobraziť viac
Homer's Odyssey is one of the supreme masterpieces of Western literature. Of this much acclaimed translation by Robert Fitzgerald, George Steiner has written, 'Fitzgerald is taking his place beside Chapman and Pope in the unbroken lineage of English... Zobraziť viac
This is the history of England told in a new way: glimpsed through twenty-five remarkable poems written down between the eighth century and today, which connect us directly with the nation’s past, and the experiences, emotions and imaginations of those... Zobraziť viac
The famous modernist manifesto Revolutionary Anthology Devětsil, published in the winter 1922, lists two editors, Jaroslav Seifert (1901 – 1986) and Karel Teige (1900 – 1951). Zobraziť viac
Výbor z poezie dvou básníků, kteří se nikdy nesetkali - moravského Jana Skácela a slovenského Milana Rúfuse... Zobraziť viac
This entirely new translation includes Petrarch`s short autobiographical prose works, The Letter to Posterity and The Ascent of Mount Ventoux , and a selection of twenty-seven poems from the Canzoniere , Petrarch`s best-known work in Italian. Zobraziť viac
A curated collection of essential poems by American writer Emily Dickinson, now freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Editions line. Zobraziť viac
These and many others are famous lines of poetry that often occur in everyday speech. But do you know the rest of the verse, or even the rest of the poem? ... Zobraziť viac
Bringing the spirit and beauty of Yeats’s writing to a whole new young audience! This sumptuously illustrated book complements the carefully selected works of W.B. Yeats, which include poems, stories, ... Zobraziť viac
Kúpte si túto špeciálnu kolekciu a spolu s titulom Osemnásť básní/Eighteen Poems od nás obdržíte aj knižný darček. Potešiť sa tak môžete knihou básní od Jamesa Wrighta - Červenokrídly drozd, ktorú dostanete úplne zadarmo... Zobraziť viac
In his perfectly crafted haiku poems, Basho described the natural world with great simplicity and delicacy of feeling. When he composed The Narrow Road to the Deep North he was a serious student of Zen Buddhism setting off... Zobraziť viac
hlil Gibran’s The Prophet is a modern classic. Written in English and first published in 1923, the book has gradually become a global bestseller, its wise words a favourite. Beautifully produced in a traditional Chinese binding and with a timeless... Zobraziť viac
Kyice is one of the foundation texts of the modern Czech literary canon. It inspired the composer, Antonin Dvorak, to write his famous tone poems. The collection has inspired countless other musical compositions, artworks, TV and movie adaptations Zobraziť viac
Discover the complete poetic journey of a prodigious talent. From youthful wordplay to profound reflections, this collection showcases a lifetime of powerful verse. Zobraziť viac
The epic, beautiful poem Rubaiyat is widely attributed to Omar Khayyam. As much a philosopher as a poet, he was a Persian astronomer, who praised the beauties... Zobraziť viac
A continuation of the popular series of Signature Select Classics chapbooks, this volume collects the complete sonnets of Shakespeare into one volume... Zobraziť viac
One of the great narrative poems in English, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is admired for its fluid meter and masterly structure, accurate observation of sensuous detail and mystic power. Coleridge asserted that his aim... Zobraziť viac
Drawing on deep passion and personal experience, former US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith demystifies the art form that has too often been mischaracterised as “inaccessible”, “irrelevant” or “intimidating”. She argues that poetry is rooted in... Zobraziť viac
Examines how the sonnets are intertwined, the ways in which these works have been interpreted and the themes running through them. This edition includes further reading, commentaries on each poem, a textual history, variant and further sonnets and an... Zobraziť viac
Through poems that grow out of his profound understanding of the subtle complexities of life and relationships, of how we lose and find ourselves, Michael Ondaatje navigates his own past, beginning with memories of his childhood in Sri Lanka and his... Zobraziť viac
