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"The Assemble of Goddes" by Anonymous. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks...
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The Dean of Lismore's Book' offers a selection of Ancient Gaelic Poetry from a manuscript collection made by Sir James M'Gregor, Dean of Lismore, in the beginning of the sixteenth century, edited with a translation and notes by the Rev. Thomas McLauclan. The Dean's manuscript has a double value, philological and literary, and is calculated to throw light both on the language and the literature of the Highlands of Scotland. It has a literary value,...
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Obra cumbre de la literatura alemana y europea del siglo XIII, el Cantar de los Nibelungos es una de las grandes creaciones literarias de la Edad Media, considerada patrimonio cultural de la humanidad. El amor, la amistad, la traición, la venganza, son palabras ligadas de forma indisoluble a nuestra especie, y en el Cantar de los Nibelungos brillan con luz propia, sumergiéndonos en un mundo que responde a las expectativas de lo humano con una intensidad...
13) King Winter
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King Winter, the embodiment of the Christmas Spirit, leaves his palace of snow to bring winter to the land and reward obedient children with holiday sweets.
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"Beowulf", a sprawling, fantastical tale of bravery, heroism, and Anglo-Saxon heraldry, is the most celebrated epic poem in the English language.
The story of the great Geatish fighter Beowulf, who comes to the aid of the beleagued Hrothgar and his men, this poem relates three epic battles: Beowulf's fight with the monster Grendel, his face-off with Grendel's vengeful mother and, after serving as King for 50 years, Beowulf's fateful clash with...
17) The Poetic Edda
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The Poetic Edda is the most important collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry, covering the creation of the world and the coming of Ragnarok, The Doom of the Gods. The mythological poems are an exploration of the wisdom of gods and giants, and tell of the adventures of the god Thor, against hostile giants, and rivalries amongst the gods. In the heroic poems we hear of the exploits of Helgi and his Valkyrie bride, the tragic tale...
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Written under the pseudonym "Carolus", Lyrics & Lines is a book of poems written, probably circa 1890 - 1900, as a gift to one he had loved and lost.
Love, Humour, Moralisation and the Macabre all come together in a most readable and enjoyable manner.
Who he was, when and exactly where he lived and his age at the time he wrote this book are unknown. That he was a modest man can be gleaned from his description of himself as "...a poetaster"....
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Al cabo de ocho siglos, el Cantar de Mio Cid sigue siendo uno de los poemas épicos más notables, y el único que sobrevivió de la España medieval. En él se narran las gestas legendarias del caballero Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, el Cid Campeador, en un relato donde la ficción y los acontecimientos históricos se mezclan de un modo único.
Las vicisitudes de la vida del Cid
-los dos destierros,
-las campañas victoriosas de Valencia
-y la coronación...
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Dating from the eighth century and earlier, the Manyoshu is the oldest Japanese poetry anthology. The 1,000 poems chosen for this famous selection were chosen by a distinguished scholarly committee based on their poetic excellence, their role in revealing the Japanese national spirit and character, and their cultural and historical significance. Text is in English only.
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