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  • Wild Geese Returning

    Chinese Reversible Poems

    by Michele Metail ...
    A breathtaking introduction to Chinese multidirectional poems, told through the story of Su Hui, the greatest writer of these poems who embroidered a silk with 840 characters--equaling as many as 12,000 multidirectional poems--for her distant husband.For nearly two thousand years, the condensed language of classical Chinese has offered the possibility of writing poems that may be read both forward ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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    by Dante Alighieri ...
    Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy in the middle of the 13th century and what is principally known of him comes from his own writings. One of the world’s great literary masterpieces, the “Divine Comedy” is at its heart an allegorical tale regarding man’s search for divinity. The work is divided into three sections, “Inferno,” “Purgatorio,” and “Paradiso,” each containing thirty-three ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Complete Sonnets

    by William Shakespeare ...
    Complete Sonnets is a collection of 154 poems written by William Shakespeare, first published in 1609. They are considered to be the greatest sonnets and poems ever written, by the greatest poet and playwright in the English language. This powerful, thought-provoking collection is for anyone interested in exploring the themes of love, desire, and the human condition. Over 150 deal with love, ... Read more

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  • The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry

    From Ancient to Contemporary, The Full 3000-Year Tradition

    Edited by Tony Barnstone, Chou Ping ...
    Unmatched in scope and literary quality, this landmark anthology spans three thousand years, bringing together more than six hundred poems by more than one hundred thirty poets, in translations–many new and exclusive to the book–by an array of distinguished translators.Here is the grand sweep of Chinese poetry, from the Book of Songs–ancient folk songs said to have been collected by Confucius ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Classical Chinese Poetry

    An Anthology

    Edited by David Hinton ...
    "A magisterial book" of nearly five hundred poems from some of history's greatest Chinese poets, translated and edited by a renowned poet and scholar ( New Republic).The Chinese poetic tradition is the largest and longest continuous tradition in world literature. This rich and far-reaching anthology of nearly five hundred poems provides a comprehensive account of its first three millennia (1500 ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Georgics

    by Virgil ...
    Series series Epic Story
    "The Georgics" by Virgil, a poetic masterpiece of ancient Rome, extolls the virtues of farming, nature, and the land's divine bounty. Comprising four books, it delves into agricultural practices, the cultivation of crops, the care of livestock, and the art of beekeeping, weaving practical guidance with rich allegory and mythology. Beyond its surface, Virgil celebrates the timeless connection ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Works of Horace: The Art of Poetry, Odes, Epodes, Satires and Epistles (Illustrated Edition)

    by Horace ...
    Ancient Rome had no shortage of great writers and poets, including Plutarch, Virgil, Ovid, Catullus, Tacitus, and countless others. One of the great Roman poets who is usually part of the conversation is Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known simply as Horace (65-8 B.C.). In fact, Horace was the preeminent Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. Horace may have had his greatest influence on the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Four Chinese Classics

    Tao Te Ching, Analects, Chuang Tzu, Mencius

    Discover 4 seminal masterworks of Chinese thought—Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching, the Analects of Confucius, the Chuang Tzu, and the Mencius—presented in one volume for the first time in nearly 2 centuriesAward-winning translator David Hinton offers fresh insights on the most influential texts on Taoism, Zen Buddhism, Chinese philosophy, and moreHinton’s award–winning experience translating a wide range ... Read more

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  • The Satires of Horace and Persius

    by Horace, Persius ...
    Translated by Niall Rudd ...
    The Satires of Horace (65-8 BC), written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus' regime, provide an amusing treatment of men's perennial enslavement to money, power, glory and sex. Epistles I, addressed to the poet's friends, deals with the problem of achieving contentment amid the complexities of urban life, while Epistles II and the Ars Poetica discuss Latin poetry - ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse

    Translated by Red Pine ...
    by Stonehouse ...
    "The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse [is] a tough-spirited book of enlightened free verse."-Kyoto JournalThe Zen master and mountain hermit Stonehouse-considered one of the greatest Chinese Buddhist poets-used poetry as his medium of instruction. Near the end of his life, monks asked him to record what he found of interest on his mountain; Stonehouse delivered to them hundreds of poems and an ... Read more

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  • The Mountain Poems of Meng Hao-Jan

    by Meng Hao-Jan ...
    Translated by David Hinton ...
    The first full flowering of Chinese poetry occurred in the illustrious T’ang Dynasty, and at the beginning of this renaissance stands Meng Hao-jan (689-740 c.e.), esteemed elder to a long line of China’s greatest poets. Deeply influenced by Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism, Meng was the first to make poetry from the Ch’an insight that deep understanding lies beyond words. The result was a strikingly distilled ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Four Seasons of T'ang Poetry

    by John C.H. Wu ...
    This substantial collection of Tang Dynasty poetry includes extensive commentary and notes-offering insight into this rich literary heritage."Stretching out my hand I feel the pulse of the stars," wrote Li Po, one of the most famous of the T'ang dynasty poets. This superlative study of the Golden Age of Chinese poetry, based on nearly 50,000 poems written by more than 2,000 poets, captures not ... Read more

    $6.29 USD