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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
The New Moulton's Library of Literary Criticism: Bibliographical supplement and index
Author: Notes and Queries
Author: The King's Wake, and Other Ballads
Author: George BorrowThe Songs of the Kings
Author: Barry UnsworthPublisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0525435247
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A brilliant retelling of an ancient myth, The Songs of the Kings offers up a different narrative of the Trojan War, one devoid of honor, wherein the mission to rescue Helen is a pretext for plundering Troy of its treasures. As the ships of the Greek fleet find themselves stalled in the straits at Aulis, waiting vainly for the gods to deliver more favorable winds, Odysseus cynically advances a call for the sacrifice of Agamemnon’s daughter, Calchas the diviner interprets events for the reader, and a Homer-like figure called the Singer is persuaded to proclaim a tale of a just war to hide the corrupt motivations of those in power. But couched within the Singer’s spin is a message at once timely and timeless: “There is always another story. But it is the stories told by the strong, the songs of kings, that are believed in the end.”
Ballads and romances
Author: William James LintonPublisher:
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
The Four Hundred Songs of War and Wisdom
Author: George L. HartPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 023151252X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Two prominent translators present the first complete English-language edition of one of India's greatest works of classical literature: the Purananuru. This anthology of four hundred poems by more than 150 poets between the first and third centuries CE in old Tamil—the literary language of ancient Tamilnadu—was composed before Aryan influence had penetrated the south. It is thus a unique testament to pre-Aryan India. Beyond its importance for understanding the development of South Asia's history, culture, religion, and linguistics, the Purananuru is a great work of literature, reflecting accurately and profoundly the life of southern India 2,000 years ago. One of the few works of classical India that confronts life without the insulation of a philosophical facade and that makes no basic assumptions about karma and the afterlife, the Purananuru has universal appeal. It faces the world as a great and unsolved mystery, delving into living and dying, despair, love, poverty, and the changing nature of existence. To this hidden gem of world literature George L. Hart and Hank Heifetz add a helpful appendix, an annotated bibliography, and an excellent introduction describing the work and placing it in its social and historical context.
Spanish Ballads
Author: Roger WrightPublisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 085668340X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
The Spanish ballad tradition is one of the largest and most colourful in Europe, as reflected in the present collection of 71 of the best examples.
The King's Wake, and Other Ballads
Author: Borrow GeorgePublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781318910632
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
City Songs and Others
Author: Richard RowleyPublisher:
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Category : Cities and towns in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Ancient Ballads and Songs of the North of Scotland
Author: Peter BuchanPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385217490
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.