Collector’s Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket The Divine Comedy follows Dante on a symbolic journey through the rea......more
Collector’s Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket Step into a world where the grass beneath your feet whispers the secr......more
From the UK Poet Laureate and bestselling translator of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a complete verse translation of......more
The fifteenth-century scholar and Augustinian friar John Capgrave took as his subject the virgin martyr Katherine of Ale......more
William Morris’ The Earthly Paradise is an epic poem that offers readers a rich tapestry of mythological and folkloric t......more
This volume offers a broad introduction to one of the most exciting chapters of Late Antiquity through direct testimony ......more
The popular fascination with dragons and dragon slayers is manifest in the endlessly repeated plots of sword-and-sorcery......more
Леонид Бершидский перевёл Пушкина так, как будто он не национализирован Российской Федерацией, как будто он жив-здоров и......more
While hymns are traditionally means of communicating the divine, Hymnal for Catastrophe invests sacred forms in the ordi......more
The works of Titus Flavius Josephus ben Matthias on biblical history and the Jewish war were read and studied throughout......more
In this collected volume, members of the Kalīla and Dimna project discuss, from different perspectives, a core aspect of......more
This volume of The Earthly Paradise continues William Morris’ masterful exploration of Northern and Classical mythology,......more
A new translation of the classic English poem that inspired Malory, stunningly illustrated with linocuts by the author. ......more
Elisa Gonzalez’s thrilling debut makes one "feel as if poems have never before been written" (Louise Glück). Grand Tour,......more
This epic poetry book is a combo of two the great war epic of Western literature "The Aeneid by Virgil" and "The Iliad b......more
"A bullet / then a siren / then ruins / then a bird song telling the truth"--Dunya Mikhail In her marvelous new poetry c......more
Frederick Holland Dewey’s interlinear translation of the Roman poet Virgil’s classic work, "The Aeneid." Covers Books I-......more
This volume considers representations of space and movement in sources ranging from Roman comedy to late antique verse t......more
Samuel Butler’s translation of The Iliad, first published in 1898, is a prose rendition of this ancient Greek epic. The ......more
heir of sisyphus is a collection that travels between different cities, cultures, and languages. Adrija Ghosh’s poetry i......more
A beautiful Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy classic edition, featuring 135 large original illustrations. The Divine ......more
The Metamorphoses, written by the Roman poet Ovid, has fascinated readers ever since it was written in the first century......more
This book, Aruz is a teaching-methodical guide used in the organization of final examinations in the subject of classica......more
Traverse through hellfire, ascend the mountain, and hear the music of the spheres in this collection of poetry inspired ......more
Penned in the early 14th century, this epic poem is an extraordinary journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Dant......more
Delve into the ancient and mystical world of pre-classical Europe with The Hymns of Orpheus. These poetic compositions, ......more
This volume offers 18 new studies reflecting the latest scholarship on Latin verse, explored both in its original contex......more
The prose poem is the literary sphinx, the literary chimera, minotaur, gryphon-part one thing, part another and at their......more
The Music of Tragedy offers a new approach to the study of classical Greek theater by examining the use of musical langu......more
Bringing the work of a highly influential medieval French writer to English-speaking audiences for the first time This b......more
Beowulf follows the valiant hero of the Geats who comes to the rescue of King Hrothgar of the Danes. Plagued by the mons......more
A vivid and musical rendering of the poetry of Catullus, whose passionate verses have captivated readers for centuries I......more
Nahj al-Balāghah, the celebrated compendium of orations, letters, and sayings of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (d. 40/661) compiled......more
Hopeful, passionate, and full of sharp discoveries about the dangers of the world, Fire on a Circle is an exploration of......more
This new translation of Pindar’s songs for victorious athletes marries philological rigour with poetic sensibility in or......more
The complete poems of the priestess Enheduana, the world’s first known author, newly translated from the original Sumeri......more
FOR children who grew up in France before the Second World War, memorizing the fables of the 17th century poet Jean de L......more
This study uses examinations of Exeter riddles, Old English religious verse and Beowulf to formulate the poetics of spol......more
This is one of the most remarkable translations of an ancient Greek text ever made. Scrupulously faithful to every line ......more
The greatest single narration of what the mythic world of antiquity looked, thought, and felt like at its climax in a st......more
Attend! Here comes Wort, Arthurs and all! As if sprung from a centuries long incantation, Arthur, in ink and blood, achi......more
This volume offers the first comprehensive literary and philological commentary on the Lydia, in any language. At its co......more
Beowulf, composed around 700 A.D., is the first great epic poem in the English language. It tells the timeless story of ......more
Beowulf, composed around 700 A.D., is the first great epic poem in the English language. It tells the timeless story of ......more
The monograph series Oxford Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture showcases the plurilingual and multicultural qual......more
How medieval poems sparked discussions on women’s agency, love, marriage, and honor that prefigured modern feminism Th......more
Leeds Medieval Studies is an international, refereed journal based in the University of Leeds Institute for Medieval Stu......more
The Odyssey was originally composed in Homeric Greek around the 8th or 7th century BC and, by the mid-6th century BC, ha......more
Augustan love elegy represents one of the most important and most distinctive Roman contributions to European and world ......more
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY Published here in a stunning edition with images created by Cars......more
RITONA is pleased to announce the publication of And If I Go With Child?: Re-imagining the Mysteries of Tam Lin, by poet......more
The Poetry of Ennodius offers the first translation into English verse of the entire eclectic corpus of sacred and secul......more
Odyssey is perhaps the greatest adventure story ever told, but it is more even than that. It is the story of a man’s hom......more
Leeds Medieval Studies is an international, refereed journal based in the University of Leeds Institute for Medieval Stu......more
"Sappho and Phaon" by Mary Robinson is a poignant sonnet sequence that breathes life into the legendary tale of the anci......more
The Liber de duobus monachis, a late example of the creative Latin surge of the long twelfth century, has lain undetecte......more
The Liber de duobus monachis, a late example of the creative Latin surge of the long twelfth century, has lain undetecte......more
A major new interpretation of Vergil’s epic poem as a struggle between two incompatible versions of the Homeric hero Thi......more
Two poetry collections in one convenient paperback! Beginning from the front, Icarus: and other poems features both clas......more
Seven Poems and a Fragment, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human hist......more
Catullus was undoubtedly one of the most intimate, witty, vivid, and tender poets of antiquity. Perhaps his greatest gif......more
"It is a story known around the world. Born of an Arabic tale, it has been interpreted hundreds of times in Persian, Tur......more
A wheel of ravens revelled loudly Over a bitter battle of bold fighters Who lost their lives and lay in mud, A feast of ......more
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LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL TRANSLATION AWARD IN POETRY "Only when a man becomes all naked do you know the shades o......more
This collection of essays examines the ways Ovid’s diverse uvre has been translated, rewritten, adapted, and responded ......more
Ulysses, Dante, and Other Stories presents a unique form of creative scholarship. It employs Dante’s late medieval take ......more
Ulysses, Dante, and Other Stories presents a unique form of creative scholarship. It employs Dante’s late medieval take ......more
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at......more
Here is the great medieval German poem, the Nibelungenlied, derived from ancient Germanic legend, as translated by Alice......more
"A collection of poems by Tao Yuanming, translated by Red Pine who is also known as Bill Porter"--...more
Born in the fourth generation of a Cutchi Memon family in Kochi Kerala Iqbal Ismail Sait adopting a Pseudonym GHALIB SUL......more
This volume offers for the first time in any language a translation of the poetic corpus of Alcuin of York (c. 735-804),......more
Edition and translation of this important genre of Old Welsh poetry. The ’Stanzas of the Graves’ or ’Graves of the Warri......more
The poet Kabir, a selection from whose songs is here for the first time offered to English readers, is one of the most i......more
A priceless collection of Kahlil Gibran most notable works including 37 original illustrations. Books included in this c......more
A priceless collection of Kahlil Gibran most notable works including 37 original illustrations. Books included in this c......more
"This bold, yet literal translation of the ancient Roman poet Catullus is rendered in delightful lines. Rabinowitz grasp......more
In the essays of this volume, Michael Putnam shows how seriously Statius pays homage to his canonical predecessor, Virgi......more
Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates is a classic philosophy collection by the great Greek philosopher, Plato The Apol......more
In twelfth-century Byzantium, poetry played a key part in various contexts of textual production and consumption. One of......more
This book positions Ovid’s Metamorphoses as a foundational text in the western history of environmental thought. The poe......more
This book collects new work on Latin didactic poetry and prose in the late Republic and early Empire, and it evaluates t......more
Modern, Regency-Esque Love Poems from a Regency Novelist Enjoy this hardback collection of whimsical thoughts and poems,......more
This book makes available Ronald Knox’s hitherto unpublished lectures on Virgil’s Aeneid delivered at Trinity College, O......more
Since its first publication in 1920, George Saintsbury’s classic Notes on a Cellar-Book has remained one of the greatest......more
"Letters To A Young Poet" by Rainer Maria Rilke is a prosaic work, but it refers directly to poetry. There are ten lette......more
In the first part, Lover’s Gift, the poet pleads to his beloved to walk in his garden and ’Pass by the fervid flowers th......more
This beautifully bound book includes a selection of poems and letters from the works of Sidonius Apollinaris, translated......more
This classic translation of Virgil’s epic poem, the Aeneid, by H. Rushton Fairclough remains a benchmark in English lite......more
The epic poem tells the story of a Trojan hero named Aeneas who travels to Italy, where he becomes the ancestor of the R......more
This classic translation of Virgil’s epic poem, the Aeneid, by H. Rushton Fairclough remains a benchmark in English lite......more
This beautifully bound book includes a selection of poems and letters from the works of Sidonius Apollinaris, translated......more
The epic poem tells the story of a Trojan hero named Aeneas who travels to Italy, where he becomes the ancestor of the R......more
This collection of poems by Thomas Babington Macaulay celebrates the military and political achievements of ancient Rome......more