He aquí uno de los más grandes poemas épicos de todos los tiempos: Odisea. En él se narra el regreso del héroe, Odiseo, a su patria, Itaca, después de la conquista de Troya. Compuesta como la Ilíada en hexámetros... Zobraziť viac
The poems in this lively, wide-ranging and richly enjoyable anthology are the work of priestesses and warriors; of philosophers and statesmen; of teenage girls, concerned for their birthday celebrations; of drunkards and brawlers; of grumpy old men, ... Zobraziť viac
Based also on the new proofread and copy edited text of bestselling 2011 Flame Tree Illustrated Shakespeare,The Tragedies sits alongside The Histories and The Comedies to create a delightful three-set edition, with the works laid out in all their glory... Zobraziť viac
Národní galerie v Praze má v držení unikátní japonský ilustrovaný rukopis Ögi no söshi (Kniha vějířů) – soubor poezie waka s ilustracemi ve tvaru vějířů. Tento básnický směr byl rozšířený od konce období Muromači (1336-1573)... Zobraziť viac
Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries.She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at... Zobraziť viac
Though we might not realise it, our collective memory of the twentieth century was defined by the poets who lived and wrote in it. At every significant turning point we find them, pen in hand, fingers poised at the typewriter, ... Zobraziť viac
For the first time, platinum-certified singer-songwriter Marina shares her singular observations of the human heart through poetry; this collection is essential. Marina’s talent for powerful, evocative song lyrics finds a new outlet in her poetry... Zobraziť viac
Discover a pangolin at dusk, fly on the bat's back, visit a lion and hear about his plight; try the moth alphabet tongue-twister, meet fighting Tazzies on a night out in Tasmania or dream about the five-legged dog and three-legged cat! Then find out... Zobraziť viac
Librarian of Congress James Billington says Natasha Trethewey “consistently and dramatically expanded the power” of the role... Zobraziť viac
The heroic story of the siege of Troy is as enthralling today as it ever was. The Greeks are entering the tenth year of their war with the Trojans, but their armies are fractured and their best warrior Achilles has abandoned the battle on a mission... Zobraziť viac
For poetry lovers and students of literature and literary criticism, a National Book Award-winning poet brings his prowess as a translator and critic to bear on the work of... Zobraziť viac
Krátce před Vánocemi je na ulici nalezena mrtvola mladé ženy, která se zřejmě vracela z nákupu. V domě, v luxusním apartmá,... Zobraziť viac
For a decade, while she was Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy gifted her thousands of readers an illustrated poem every Christmas, transporting them in one year to a seventeenth-century festival on the frozen Thames, in... Zobraziť viac
Maria Ferencuhova has emerged as one of the most promising and original European poets of the twenty-first century and is a rising star at international festivals. Beginning as one of the cool, post-modernist Slovak "aNesthetic" and "Text" poets using... Zobraziť viac
A collection of powerful contemporary poetry exploring themes of masculinity, love, grief and connection, from British poet and viral phenomenon Lucas Jones. 'You're here to mamakeAll the wonder make senseYou're not the life -You're the living itself'... Zobraziť viac
the love of my life is a poetry collection that traces the process of rediscovering a love for life after change, disconnection, and personal upheaval. Using the metaphor of fires,the book is structured in three sections Burning, Ashes, and Reclamation... Zobraziť viac
Arm yourself with this volume from the Knickerbocker Classic series, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, including 16 comedies, 10 histories, 12 tragedies and all the poems and sonnets of the world's most influential writer... Zobraziť viac
In his long life as a poet, Pablo Neruda succeeded in becoming what many poets have aspired to but never achieved: a public voice, a voice not just for the people of his country but for his entire continent... Zobraziť viac
Celebrating the full range of Bukowski's extraordinary sensibility and his uncompromising linguistic brilliance, these poems cover a lifetime of experience, from his renegade early work to never-before collected poems penned during the ... Zobraziť viac
What has happened to us? Where did all the love go? In A Brilliant Madness, poet and social critic Robert M. Drake addresses these and other pressing questions for the 21st century... Zobraziť viac
