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Beowulf: A New Verse Translation
Beowulf: A New Verse Translation
by Seamus Heaney
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"I resignedly picked it up at last on the tail end of a history binge, telling myself, 'Okay, I'm finally going to slog through it. Just get it over with.' And I discovered all my trepidation had been for naught. This isn't an 'accessible for a scholarly... (read more)

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Leaves of Grass (59 Edition)
Leaves of Grass (59 Edition)
by Walt Whitman
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This is the original and complete 1855 edition of one of the greatest masterpieces of American literature, including Whitman's own introduction to the work.... (read more)

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Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions)
Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions)
by John Milton
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'Gordon Teskey\"s freshly edited text of Milton\"s masterpiece is accompanied by a new introduction and substantial explanatory annotations. Spelling and punctuation have been modernized, the latter, importantly, within the limits imposed by Milton\"s... (read more)

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The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
by Emily Dickinson
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A luminary of American poetry, Emily Dickinson is canonized for good reason. Her poems are vital, wildly eccentric, and filled with her rich and complex imagination. Absolutely essential.... (read more)

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Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition
Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition
by Walt Whitman
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"The most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed." — Ralph Waldo Emerson. Inspired by transcendentalism, Whitman's immortal collection includes some of the greatest poems of modern times, including his masterpiece... (read more)

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Shakespeare's Sonnets and Poems (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Shakespeare's Sonnets and Poems (Folger Shakespeare Library)
by Folger
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FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY THE WORLD'S LEADING CENTER FOR SHAKESPEARE STUDIES This edition includes: Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on the page facing each sonnet and poem A brief introduction to each sonnet and poem, providing insight and... (read more)

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Complete Poems (92 Edition)
Complete Poems (92 Edition)
by Edgar A. Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is internationally renowned as a pioneering master of the macabre. He is regarded as one of the world's great short story writers as well as a great lyric poet, and is credited with inventing the detective story and the modern... (read more)

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Language of Life: A Festival of Poets
Language of Life: A Festival of Poets
by Bill Moyers
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"Poets live the lives all of us live," says Bill Moyers, "with one big difference. They have the power--the power of the word--to create a world of thoughts and emotions other can share. We only have to learn to listen." In a series... (read more)

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Final Harvest : Emily Dickinson's Poems
Final Harvest : Emily Dickinson's Poems
by Emily / Johnson Dickinson, Thomas H.
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The richest and most authoritative selected volume of Emily Dickinson's poems Here is the best of Emily Dickinson's poetry -- 576 poems that fully and fairly represent not only the complete range of Dickinson's poetic genius but also the complexity... (read more)

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Inanna : Queen of Heaven and Earth (83 Edition)
Inanna : Queen of Heaven and Earth (83 Edition)
by Diane Wolkstein
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A fresh retelling of the ancient texts about Ishtar, the world's first goddess. Illustrated with visual artifacts of the period. "A great masterpiece of universal literature."--Mircea... (read more)

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The Complete Poems: Second Edition (Penguin English Poets)
The Complete Poems: Second Edition (Penguin English Poets)
by John Keats
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In John Keats' short life he proved to be one of the most original thinkers of the second generation of Romantic poets, due to poems such as "Ode to a Nightingale" and "La Belle Dame sans Merci". This volume contains all the poems known to have been... (read more)

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Donne: Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets)
Donne: Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets)
by John Donne
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From the selected works of such celebrated and beloved poets as W. H. Auden, Robert and Elizabeth Browning, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, and William Shakespeare, to anthologies on Jazz and Blues and Beat Poets, to collections on the... (read more)

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The Faerie Queene (Penguin Classics)
The Faerie Queene (Penguin Classics)
by Edmund Spenser
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‘Great Lady of the greatest Isle, whose light Like Phoebus lampe throughout the world doth shine’ The Faerie Queene was one of the most influential poems in the English language. Dedicating his work to Elizabeth I, Spenser brilliantly united... (read more)

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The Prelude: A Parallel Text (Penguin Classics)
The Prelude: A Parallel Text (Penguin Classics)
by William Wordsworth
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First published in July 1850, shortly after Wordsworth's death, The Prelude was the culmination of over fifty years of creative work. The great Romantic poem of human consciousness, it takes as its theme 'the growth of a poet's mind': leading the reader... (read more)

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Major Works: Including the Prelude (84 Edition)
Major Works: Including the Prelude (84 Edition)
by William Wordsworth
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William Wordsworth (1770-1850) has long been one of the best-known and best-loved English poets. The Lyrical Ballads, written with Coleridge, is a landmark in the history of English romantic poetry. His celebration of nature and of the beauty and poetry... (read more)

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Poems of Aemilia Lanyer : Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum (93 Edition)
Poems of Aemilia Lanyer : Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum (93 Edition)
by Aemilia Lanyer
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Aemilia Lanyer (1569-1645) was the first woman poet in England who sought status as a professional writer. Her book of poems is dedicated entirely to women patrons. It offers a long poem on Christ's passion, told entirely from a woman's point of view, as... (read more)

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Paradise Lost (Oxford's World Classics)
Paradise Lost (Oxford's World Classics)
by John Milton
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From almost the moment of its publication in 1667, Paradise Lost was considered a classic. It is difficult now to appreciate how audacious an undertaking the epic represents, and how astonishing its immediate and continued success was. Over the course of... (read more)

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Poems - Arden Shakespeare : Third Series (3RD 08 Edition)
Poems - Arden Shakespeare : Third Series (3RD 08 Edition)
by William Shakespeare
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In 1593 Shakespeare awoke and found himself famous. Lines from his comic, erotic, tragic poem Venus and Adonis were on everyoneÂ's lips.The appearance in 1594 of the darkly reflective and richly descriptive Rape of Lucrece confirmed his fame as 'Sweet... (read more)

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Selected Poems of Osip Mandelstam (73 Edition)
Selected Poems of Osip Mandelstam (73 Edition)
by Osip Mandelstam
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The NYRB Classics series is designedly and determinedly exploratory and eclectic, a mix of fiction and non-fiction from different eras and times and of various sorts. The series includes nineteenth century novels and experimental novels, reportage and... (read more)

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Haiku Anthology 3RD Edition Haiku & Senryu in En
Haiku Anthology 3RD Edition Haiku & Senryu in En
by Cor Van Den Heuvel
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Originally a Japanese form that flourished in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, haiku has recently experienced tremendous growth in popularity in the English language. The Haiku Anthology, first published in 1974, is a landmark work in modern... (read more)

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