Showing titles in Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature

Captured centaurs and satyrs, incompetent seers, people who suddenly change sex, a woman who remembers too much, a man who cannot laugh—these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks and Romans told in their daily lives. Together they created an incredibly rich body of popular oral stories that include, but range well beyond, mythology—from heroic legends, fairy tales, and fables to ghost stories, urban legends, and jokes. This unique anthology presents the largest collection of these tales ever assembled.

This collection of Japanese poetry was compiled and translated into English from an anthology known as The Collection of Myriad Leaves, and from a number of other anthologies made by imperial decree between the tenth and fifteenth centuries. This period has come to be considered the golden age of Japanese literature. These examples of Japanese poetry exhibit the most exquisite polish, allied with an avoidance of every shocking or perturbing theme; they combine the enduring luster of a precious metal with the tenuity of gold-leaf.

Faisant suite à la Théogonie, oeuvre dans laquelle est exposée la naissance des Dieux, Hésiode nous offre avec "Les travaux et les jours" un poème didactique visant à souligner les vertus du travail et de la justice. Nous y retrouvons notamment l'histoire de la boîte de Pandore, le mythe des quatre âges de l'humanité ou bien encore la fable du faucon et du rossignol.

La mitología supone uno de los legados culturales más importantes que la Antigüedad Clásica nos ha dejado. Desde Zeus y los dioses Olímpicos hasta la Guerra de Troya, pasando por los trabajos de Heracles, Perseo y Medusa, Teseo y el Minotauro o Jasón y los Argonautas, este libro, divulgativo y muy divertido, nos sumerge de lleno en el origen, las historias y los personajes de los mitos y héroes griegos.

El escudo de Heracles es un fragmento de épica griega. El tema del episodio es la expedición de Heracles y Yolao contra el hijo de Ares llamado Cicno, quien había desafiado a Heracles a un combate cuando este pasaba cerca de Itono (Tesalia).

"100 Quotes by Aeschylus" unveils the musings of the originator of tragedy. With topics such as religion, life, love, and death taken to task, Aeschylus offers the 21st-century reader an insight into the thoughts and feelings of the Ancient Greeks. However, what is surprising is just how resonant many of those ideas are today. An outstanding book for those seeking bite-sized nuggets of timeless wisdom. Thought to have been born in Eleusis, Aeschylus (524BC – 456BC) is the subject of both myth and legend. According to the story, at the age of 26, he was working in a vineyard.

Gripping tales that abound with fantastic characters and astonishing twists and turns, Greek myths confront what it means to be mortal in a world of powerful forces beyond human control. Little wonder that they continue to fascinate readers thousands of years after they were first told. Gods and Mortals is a major new telling of ancient Greek myths by one of the world's preeminent experts.

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the 5th century BC. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu (Master Sun), is composed of 13 chapters. Each chapter is devoted to a different set of skills related to warfare and how it applies to military strategy and tactics. The Art of War remains the most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare and has influenced both Far Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy, politics, sports, lifestyles and beyond.

The Iliad, set 9 years into the Trojan War, tells the story of the wrath of Achilles. The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus as he wearily travels home from the war. The two epics provide the basis of Greek education and culture in the classical age. They have long remained among the most significant poems of European tradition. Produced here in full cast arrangement and narrated by Rob Goll, one can experience these age-old stories in a brand new way.

Marco Aurelio escribió sus Meditaciones durante los descansos de sus actividades políticas y bélicas. Estas reflexiones tenían el propósito de recordarle las máximas fundamentales del estoicismo y de ayudarle a aplicarlas en su día a día para no desviarse del objetivo primordial: ser...

In der Geschichte des römischen Dichters Ovid, die als Vorlage für den Text von Herbert Eulenberg diente, nimmt das Ehepaar Philemon und Baucis die Götter Jupiter und Merkur, die sich als Wanderer ausgeben, auf. Als Lohn bekommen sie mehrere Wünsche erfüllt. Max Herbert Eulenberg (1876-1949) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller und Humanist. Sein erfolgreichstes Buch ist "Belinde". Regie: Gerd Beermann.

Bühne Fry für die großartigste Geschichte der Welt! Es ist die größte Geschichte von Heldentum und Hass, Liebe und Leiden, Rache und Reue, Verlangen und Verzweiflung, die sich die Menschheit je erzählt hat: Der Kampf um das legendäre Troja, das für Götter und Menschen gleichermaßen Segen und Fluch war und zum Schauplatz alter Fehden, sagenhafter Herausforderungen und verwickelter Intrigen wurde. Es sind jene menschlichen Leidenschaften, blutig in den Sand einer fernen Küste geschrieben, die heute noch zu uns sprechen.

La Ilíada es una epopeya griega, atribuida tradicionalmente a Homero. Compuesta en hexámetros dactílicos, consta de 15 693 versos y su trama radica en la cólera de Aquiles.​ Narra los acontecimientos ocurridos durante 51 días en el décimo y último año de la guerra de Troya. Tanto la Ilíada como la Odisea fueron consideradas por los griegos de la época clásica y por las generaciones posteriores como las composiciones más importantes en la literatura de la Antigua Grecia y fueron utilizadas como fundamentos de la pedagogía griega.

De Paris, avec saint Denis, à Arras, avec saint Vaast, en passant par Le Puy, Marseille, Bordeaux, Angers ou Chartres, Yves-Marie Adeline nous emmène dans sa ronde poétique des saints évêques fondateurs de la France. Dans son magnifique recueil, l'auteur s'adresse successivement à une vingtaine d'entre eux, prélats connus ou inconnus, avec qui il évoque le récit de leur vie et dont il appelle l'intercession. Ces évêques rassemblés constituent un manteau d'étoiles protecteur dont la voix d'Yves-Marie Adeline dévoile toute la magie.

Cérémonieux ou simples, graves ou enjoués, ces 25 textes, dont les vers tendres traversent les coeurs et les siècles, illustrent l'inoubliable moment d'une union, en réactivent l'intime frisson d'émotion ou tout simplement le plaisir d'une parole d'amour. Les textes sont illustrés avec les musiques de Albinoni, Bach, Chopin, Corelli, Debussy, Donizetti, Grieg, Haydnl, Pergolèse, Rimsky-Korsakov, Saint-Saëns, Telemann et Vivaldi. Avec les voix de Chloé Berthier, Marie-Martine Bisson, Marc Brunet, François Creton, Lise Roy et Jean-Louis Thiar.

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Novelle per un anno è una raccolta di 241 novelle scritte da Luigi Pirandello. Originariamente sono state pubblicate sul Corriere della Sera, successivamente ripubblicate in 15 raccolte. Inizialmente erano previste 24 raccolte contenenti 365 novelle, tuttavia la prematura morte dell'autore ha impedito il raggiungimento del traguardo.

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This album is the fourth in the series Ancient Poems, which recites and interprets ancient poems. Classical poetry is a genre of poetry. Judging from the number of words in the verse, there are so-called four-character poems, five-character poems, seven-character poems, and miscellaneous poems.

This album is the fourth in the series of Ancient Poems, which recites and interprets ancient words. Ancient words are a form of expression of ancient songs in words. They are the general term for classical lyrics and their changes. Literary works created according to the specific organization method based on the rhythm of ancient lyrics are also called ancient words.