Poetry 19

This story begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in the year of our Lord 1300. It proceeds on a journey that, in its intense re-creation of the depths and the heights of human experience, has become the key with which Western civilization has sought to unlock the mystery of its own identity.続きを見る

Enhancing Heaneys masterful bestselling translation of this classic Old English poem, Niless illustrations help modern-day readers visualize the story by bringing it to life.続きを見る

The now classic tale of Archy the cockroach and Mehitabel the cat in her ninth life. First published in 1927, this free verse poem has become an esseantial part of American literature.続きを見る

Translated with an Introduction by Andrew George.続きを見る

With complete verse translations of "The Divine Comedy" and "La Vita Nuova, " this collection realizes the scope and fire of Dante's genius in a single volume.続きを見る

This volume brings together the best of the Pulitzer Prize winner's work from three earlier books now out of print, and includes a section of new poems which have not appeared before in book form.続きを見る

Aristotle's Poetics is one of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history. A penetrating, near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy, it demonstrates how the elements of plot, character and spectacle combine to produce 'pity and fear' - and why we d……続きを見る

This new collection of poetry from veteran author, Julianna Baggott, is written as a manual on writing poetry. On the surface, it appears only to be a collection of poems about poetry. On a deeper level though, it turns craft on its ear to examine the larger, looming world. There are several diffe……続きを見る

Sharply observed and metaphorically inventive, Ocean Effects is a worthy follow-up to Galvin's National Book Award finalist Habitat. It includes a new vein of Galvin's trademark richly observed lyric poems on the biota, landscapes, and weathers of coastal New England. Seascapes and the natural wor……続きを見る

A new edition of Sylvia Plath's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Collected Poems," edited and with an introduction by Ted Hughes続きを見る

The prophetic poem that launched a generation when it was first published in 1956 is here presented in a commemorative 40th Anniversary Edition. When the book arrived from its British printers, it was seized almost immediately by U.S. Customs, and shortly thereafter the San Francisco police arrest……続きを見る

The first new selection of O'Hara's work to come along in several decades. In this "marvellous compilation" "(The New Yorker), "editor Mark Ford reacquaints us with one of the most joyous and innovative poets of the postwar period.続きを見る

An artfully designed gift book presenting beautiful color photographs of everyday life in Japan, each accompanied by a haiku. Four sections, one for each season, are followed by a discussion of Haiku, Past and Present, as well as a description of each photograph, allowing the armchair traveler to ……続きを見る

The translators of Rainer Maria Rilke's "The Book of Hours: Poems About God" now team up to offer daily readings from the beloved poet's writings.続きを見る

This authoritative edition brings together the complete collection of Byron's poetry and prose - all the major poems, complemented by important letters, journals, and conversations - to give the essence of his work and thinking. Byron is regarded today as the ultimate Romantic, whose name has ent……続きを見る

'Poetry will no longer keep in time with action; it will be ahead of it.' Arthur Rimbaud The active and colourful lives of the poets of nineteenth-century France are reflected in the diversity and vibrancy of their works. At once sacred and profane, passionate and satirical, these remarkable and i……続きを見る

Originally published in 2000 under title: Alfred Tennyson.続きを見る

This volume gathers together some of the most powerful poems from the greatest Russian poets of the 19th and 20th centuries. Arranged by theme and presented in the best available translations, this collection offers an ideal introduction to the mastery of Russian poetry.続きを見る

Rilke's two most beloved sequences of poems--rendered by his most faithful translator--are available for the first time in a single volume.続きを見る

Playful, erotic, and at times mysterious, Lees poetry describes the immanent value of everyday experience. Straightforward language and simple narratives become gateways to the most powerful formulations of beauty, wisdom, and divine love.続きを見る

Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Thought-provoking, poignant, brutal, amusing, and always beautiful. Elizabeth Berg続きを見る

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Neruda's birth, two of his classicpoems of love, ecstasy, devotion, and fury are being reissued.続きを見る

All three volumes of Dante's "The Divine Comedy" are now available in striking new packages, translated by John Ciardi and each one featuring a new Afterword by Edward M. Cifelli. Revised reissue.,続きを見る

In "The Paradiso," Dante explores the goal of human striving: the merging of individual destiny with universal order. One of the towering creations of world literature, this epic discovery of truth is a work of mystical intensity- an immortal hymn to God, Nature, Eternity, and Love.続きを見る

In "The Purgatorio," Dante describes his journey to the renunciation of sin, accepting his suffering in preparation for his coming into the presence of God. This brilliant translation of Dante's canticle crystallizes the great poet's immortal conception of the aspiring soul.続きを見る