The greatest surviving Old English poem rendered into modern proseBeowulf stands at the head of English literature; a poem of historical interest a...
View full detailsWestern drama, having all but disappeared during the Dark Ages, reemerged spontaneously in the liturgy and life of the medieval church. Vernacular ...
View full detailsA collection of Greek fiction written between the first and fourth centuries AD'Callirhoe' is the stirring tale of star-crossed lovers Chaereas and...
View full detailsLa vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades is considered the world's first picaresque novel and its prototype. Published in 15...
View full detailsThe eighteen chapters of The Bhagavad Gita (c. 500 b.c.), the glory of Sanskrit literature, encompass the whole spiritual struggle of a human soul....
View full detailsThis major source of Chinese mythology (third century BC to second century AD) contains a treasure trove of rare data and colorful fiction about th...
View full detailsThe earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo-European languag...
View full detailsOne of the great books of world literature--an unforgettable tale of jealousy, unrequited love, greed, and vengeance.Based on Viking Age poems and ...
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