Showing titles in Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature

Uma nova faceta do poeta português Luís de Camões pode ser descoberta pelos leitores brasileiros. A editora Oficina Raquel lança Teatro de Camões, organizado pelo professor de literatura Márcio Muniz. O livro reúne os três autos escritos pelo...

Não há dúvida de que a leitura dos grandes clássicos da literatura universal seja um meio privilegiado para o nosso desenvolvimento intelectual e cultural. Mas e se nos dissessem que, além disso, esta leitura pode nos curar de muitas doenças da alma?...

Dating to the ninth century BC, Homer’s timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the Trojan War. Renowned classicist...

Troijan sota on päättynyt, mutta Odysseuksen tie kotiin on vasta alussa. Ithakassa odottavat vaimo Penelope ja poika Telemakhos. Heidän ja Odysseuksen välissä on meri täynnä tuntemattomia saaria, vaarallisia houkutuksia ja jumalten vihaa. Faiaakkien hovissa Odysseus kertoo itse...

La Biblioteca Jaime Sabines pone al alcance de los lectores la obra completa de uno de los poetas más admirados de México. Una historia de amor, un testimonio literario inédito. Desde las primeras frases, escritas en 1947, ya se vislumbra el genio y talento del joven Jaime, quien habría de...

Eventyrdramaet Peer Gynt er et af Ibsens mest populære værker. Hovedpersonen Peer Gynt er en ansvarsløs og ørkesløs fantast, der drømmer sig bort fra opvækstens trange kår. Vi følger ham i et omskifteligt, omrejsende og eventyrlystent liv, iklædt forskellige roller, hvor han svigter...

La Biblioteca Jaime Sabines pone al alcance de los lectores la obra completa de uno de los poetas más admirados de México. En esta edición, revisada y contrastada con los documentos originales del poeta, se reúnen tres de los textos que lo consagraron como uno de los grandes creadores de la...

La Biblioteca Jaime Sabines pone al alcance de los lectores la obra completa de uno de los poetas más admirados de México. En esta edición, revisada y contrastada con los documentos originales del poeta, se reúnen dos libros en los que la poesía de Jaime Sabines llega a su plenitud y...

The Confessions of Saint Augustine is one of the most influential works of Christian literature, philosophy, and spiritual autobiography. Written as a direct address to God, the book follows Augustine's journey from childhood and youthful ambition through intellectual searching, moral struggle, conversion, and the discovery of faith. More than a personal memoir, the work explores memory, desire, sin, grace, truth, time, free will, and the restless search for meaning.

Bloomsbury presents Tyrants and Traders: Tintagel, Arthur and the Lost Kings by Ken Dark, read by Edward Rowe. Discover exciting new research illuminating the most mysterious centuries of British history. How Roman Britain ended is one of the most controversial questions in British history...

অসমীয়া গল্পৰ জগতখনৰ এটা পৰিচিত নাম গীতালি বৰাৰ প্ৰথম উপন্যাস 'বুদ্ধজায়া' অসমীয়া সাহিত্যত এক গুৰুত্বপূৰ্ণ...

This translation of The Iliad equals Fitzgerald's earlier Odyssey in power and imagination. It recreates the original action as conceived by Homer, using fresh and flexible blank verse that is both lyrical and dramatic. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF containing Notes on the...

A landmark anthology of queer Greek and Roman love stories that reclaim and celebrate homosexual love and sensuality, from artist Luke Edward Hall and award-winning poet Seán Hewitt. For centuries, evidence of queer love in the ancient world has either been ignored or suppressed. Even today...

Januar 1956: Siebzehn Jahre nachdem Mascha Kaléko Nazi-Deutschland in letzter Minute verlassen hat, kehrt sie zurück. Sie fährt nach Berlin, in die Stadt, in der sie glücklich gewesen war, in der sie als Dichterin erfolgreich geworden ist, und durch das ganze Land, ein ganzes Jahr lang. Fast täglich schickt sie Briefe an ihren Mann nach New York, und erzählt – von märchenhaften Erfolgen, von einem alten, neuen Land.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Diez años de guerra han terminado bajo los muros de Troya. Ahora comienza el viaje de regreso — y será la prueba más dura de todas. Ulises, vencedor de Troya, vaga por los mares perseguido por la ira de Poseidón. Le esperan el cíclope en su cueva...

Eine Vielzahl von Gedichten, die in pfälzischer Mundart mit Witz und Charme zentrale Themen der Region behandeln. Zielgruppe sind pfälzer Dialektfreunde mit Interesse an Regionalgeschichte, Heimatdichtung und pfälzischer...

Das andere Bitcoin ist ein persönlicher und künstlerischer Werkraum über Bitcoin, Geld, Technik, Erinnerung und Zukunft. Das Werk verbindet Essay, Dialog, Marktbeobachtung, poetische Reflexion und Hörraum zu einer eigenen Form. Im Zentrum steht nicht Bitcoin als Preisbewegung, sondern die...

L'Odyssée : Après dix années de guerre devant Troie, Odysseus entreprend enfin le voyage vers Ithakè. Mais la colère de Poseidaôn le condamne à l'errance : tempêtes, îles enchantées, Cyclope, Sirènes et royaume des morts jalonnent le chemin qui doit le ramener auprès de Pènélopéia...

In Dante, Lewis traces the life and complex development—emotional, artistic, philosophical—of this supreme poet-historian, from his wanderings through Tuscan hills and splendid churches to his days as a young soldier fighting for democracy, to his civic leadership and years of embittered...

Trouble is brewing at the home of the hero Odysseus, who has spent years fighting in the Trojan Wars and is now captive of the beautiful nymph Calypso. Hordes of suitors to his wife have invaded the family house, and Odysseus' son Telemachus sets out to find his father. Freed from the clutches of Calypso after the intervention of Zeus, Odysseus begins his epic return journey.