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Paradise Lost
by John Milton  Publisher Comments Paradise Lost is the great epic poem of the English language, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The...
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Beowulf: A New Verse Translation
by Seamus Heaney 
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The Poems, Short Fiction, and Criticism of Samuel: Volume IV of the Centenary Collection of Samuel Beckett
by Samuel Beckett Publisher Comments Described as "one of the great prose stylists of the 20th century" in this book's Introduction by J.M. Coetzee, Samuel Beckett is known for his works of poetry, short fiction, and criticism--now collected in Volume IV of this series....
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Four Quartets (Harvest Book)
by T S Eliot Publisher Comments The last major verse written by the Nobel laureate, including " Burnt Norton, " " East Coker, " " The Dry Salvages, " and " Little Gidding."...
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The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
by Emily Dickinson Publisher Comments The only one-volume edition containing all 1,775 of Emily Dickinson's poems. Only eleven of Emily Dickinson's poems were published prior to her death in 1886; the startling originality of her work doomed it to obscurity in her lifetime. Early...
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Poetry and the Pre-Raphaelite Arts: Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris
by Elizabeth Helsinger Publisher Comments Focusing on two of the most influential figures in the Pre-Raphaelite movement, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris, this book explores new ways of considering art and literature together. Elizabeth Helsinger traces the unusually close ...
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The Canterbury Tales
by Chaucer And Coghill Publisher Comments With their astonishing diversity of tone and subject matter, The Canterbury Tales have become one of the touchstones of medieval literature. Translated here into modern English, these tales of a motley crowd of pilgrims drawn from all walks of life-from...
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Collected Poems ((Rev)03 Edition)
by Philip Larkin Publisher Comments One of the best-known and best-loved poets of the English-speaking world, Philip Larkin had only a small number of poems published during his lifetime. "Collected Poems" brings together not only all his books--"The North Ship," "The Less Deceived," "The...
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2ND 67 Edition)
by J. R. R. Tolkien Review "Quite simply the best edition there is!"--Nancy P. Stork, Stanford University...
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
by T. S. Eliot Publisher Comments Eliot's famous collection of nonsense verse about cats-the inspiration for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. This edition features pen-and-ink drolleries by Edward Gorey throughout.<BR>...
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Conamara Blues: Poems
by John O'donohue Publisher Comments Translating the beauty and splendor of his native Conamara into a language exquisitely attuned to the wonder of the everyday, John O'Donohue takes us on a moving journey through real and imagined worlds. Divided into three parts -- Approachings...
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Beowulf (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Beowulf Publisher Comments Finest heroic poem in Old English celebrates the exploits of Beowulf, a young nobleman of southern Sweden. Combines myth, Christian and pagan elements, and history into a powerful narrative. Genealogies....
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Collected Poems, 1909-1962
by T. S. Eliot Publisher Comments Published two years before his death, this collection includes all of Eliot's poetry that he wished to preserve....
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Mi Revalueshanary Fren with CD (Audio)
by Linton Kwesi Johnson Publisher Comments His observations are the rich fruits of both a lyrical childhood on a Jamaican farm, and his bottled anger on the streets of London. During his teenage years in Brixton, Johnson witnessed serial episodes of racial abuse and joined the Black Panthers...
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo
by J. R. R. Tolkien Publisher Comments Three epic poems from 14th century England speak of life during the age of chivalry. Translated from medieval English....
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Seventeenth-century British Poetry (06 Edition)
by John P. Rumrich Publisher Comments Twenty-nine poets writing from the 1603 ascension of James I, the first Stuart King, and the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, are included in this Norton Critical Edition. A time of political and social unrest in England, this period produced some of...
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Paradise Lost
by John Milton Publisher Comments Paradise Lost, by John Milton, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted...
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Chapters Into Verse Volume 2
by Robert Atwan Publisher Comments For generations, poets have turned to the Bible for insight and inspiration. What did so many creative minds find in scripture? Is the Bible still a vital source of poetic inspirations? Chapters Into Verse is the first comprehensive collection ever made...
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Songs of Innocence and Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, 1789-1794
by William Blake Publisher Comments Here is a beautifully illustrated edition of Blake's classic poems. The text of each poem is given in letterpress on the page facing the color plate, and a brief commentary by Sir Geoffrey Keynes on each poem follows. It is printed on paper especially...
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A Lens in the Palm
by Kelly Grovier Publisher Comments The themes that populate this innovative collection of poems confront a host of voices and philosophies. Along with the ghosts of Keats, Giotto, William Turner, and Spinoza, the landscapes of Louisiana, the coasts of Wales, the cloisters of Oxford, and...
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