Magnus Magnussen
The Penguin Classics list of medieval sagas grows ever more impressive with these two thrilling Norse sagas One of the best -loved works of Icelandic literature, this stirring tale of war and romance follows three generations of strong women, wise... (read more)
Allen J Frantzen
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-288) and index.... (read more)
Barbara Nichol
A retelling of the exploits of an idealistic Spanish country gentleman and his shrewd squire who set out, as knights of old, to search for adventure, right wrongs, and punish evil.... (read more)
Husain Haddawy
Husain Haddawy's rapturously received translation of The Arabian Nights is based on a landmark reconstruction of the earliest extant manuscript version. Readers of this classic will also want to own Sindbad, a collection of four later stories associated... (read more)
Edward Fitzgerald
In 1859, Edward FitzGerald translated into English the short, epigrammatic poems (or "rub�iy�t") of medieval Persian poet Omar Khayy�m. If not a true translation--his Omar seems to have read Shakespeare and the King James Bible--the poem... (read more)
Geoffrey Chaucer
During the great siege of Troy, Troilus, the son of Priam, sees Criseyde and falls in love with her. Later, with the help Pandarus- one of the first great character studies in our literature-Troilus wins her love, only to be betrayed.... (read more)
Seamus Heaney
"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)
Gavin Kelly
Ammianus Marcellinus is usually regarded as our most important source for the history of the second half of the fourth century AD, while his literary qualities are neglected. This book demonstrates what a subtle and manipulative writer Ammianus is... (read more)
