Though as yet little known in English-speaking countries, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is the finest German poet of this century and one of the greatest lyrical writers in the history of Western literature... Zobraziť viac
On 20 January 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Taking the stage after the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, Gorman captivated the nation... Zobraziť viac
A luxurioius gift edition of the classic book of iconic illustrated cautionary tales... Zobraziť viac
The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948–2013 draws from every stage of the poet's storied career. Here are examples of his very earliest work, like 'In My Eighteenth Year', published when the poet himself was still a teenager; ... Zobraziť viac
The title of Vicki Feaver's remarkable new collection derives from Blake's illustration of a child standing with one foot on a ladder to the moon, crying `I want! I want!' In the title poem it represents her childhood ambition to be a poet; ... Zobraziť viac
Discover Dante's original Inferno in this modern and acclaimed Penguin translation. Zobraziť viac
Capturing a single day in the life of Dubliner Leopold Bloom, his friends Buck Mulligan and Stephen Dedalus, his wife Molly, and a cast of supporting characters, the author pushes Celtic lyricism and vulgarity to splendid extremes. Zobraziť viac
Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, where luxury hotels line pristine white sand beaches, Safiya Sinclair grew up guarding herself against an ever-present threat. Her father, a volatile reggae musician and strict believer in a militant sect of Rastafari... Zobraziť viac
A picture-book quest through the worlds of fantasy, myth and magic, for all young reading heroes. Join our every-hero Rider on their quest through the story worlds of fantasy and myth. Packed with vivid dragons, wolves and sea-monsters from... Zobraziť viac
On his deathbed in 19 BCE, Vergil asked that his epic, the Aeneid, be burned and not published. If his wishes had been obeyed, western literature - and maybe even western civilization - might have taken a different course... Zobraziť viac
Winner of the 2010 National Book Award for Poetry. In his fourth collection, Terrance Hayes investigates how we construct experience. With one foot firmly grounded in the everyday and the other hovering in the air, his poems braid dream and reality... Zobraziť viac
This is a boxed gift edition of Fagles's two widely acclaimed translations of Homer... Zobraziť viac
Gilgamesh is a born leader, but in an attempt to control his growing arrogance, the Gods create Enkidu, a wild man, his equal in strength and courage. Enkidu is trapped by a temple prostitute, civilised through sexual experience and brought to... Zobraziť viac
This deluxe hardback edition brings together William Shakespeare's complete poetry and plays, stunningly presented with ornate cover foiling, gold gilded page edges and ivory paper... Zobraziť viac
A profound parable in poems. In occupied territory, a nation collectively loses its hearing after a tragic event. Their dissent finds voice in sign language, weaving a tale of love, loss, and resistance against public violence. Zobraziť viac
A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Shakespeare's immortal poems with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon... Zobraziť viac
Walt Whitman's seminal poetry collection celebrating life, nature, philosophy, and spirituality, now repackaged for Union Square and Co.'s Signature Editions series... Zobraziť viac
A hallucinogenic, darkly witty account of a near-fatal illness. These diaries chart a terrifying confrontation with mortality, filled with nightmares, visions, and regrets. An intimate reckoning with a life lived on the edge. Zobraziť viac
When He Leaves You is a collection of short poetry and prose, biopsied with tears and red wine. It dives into themes of love, loss, a connection to water, and never forgetting what it means to be alive. Separated into six sections... Zobraziť viac
Selected and introduced by J. M. Coetzee and Alissa Valles, an essential gathering of poetry from one of the twentieth century’s pre-eminent literary voices... Zobraziť viac
