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The Penguin Book of French Poet - Various
The period 1820-1950, from Lamartine to Char, is a particularly rich field for students and lovers of poetry. While this anthology contains, of course, generous selections from the... -
The Optimist's Daughter - Eudora Welty
SUMMARY: This story of a young woman's confrontation with death and her past is a poetic study of human relations. -
The Inferno - Dante Alighieri; John Ciardi
The immortal drama of a journey through Hell.Belonging in the immortal company of Homer, Virgil, Milton, and Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece is a moving human dra... -
The Heart of Buddha's Teaching - Thich Nhat Hanh
In The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching, Thich Nhat Hanh brings his gift of clear and poetic expression to an explanation of the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, and othe... -
The Giant Book of Poetry - William H. Roetzheim
The Giant Book of Poetry is an illustrated anthology of over 575 poems, more than 750 pages and over 60 illustrations representing ancient, classical, modern, and contemporary time... -
The Fortress of Solitude - Jonathan Lethem
From Publishers WeeklyIf there still remains any doubt, this novel confirms Lethem's status as the poet of Brooklyn and of motherless boys. Projected through the prism of race rela... -
The Complete Poetry of Edgar Al - Edgar Allan Poe; Jay Parini; Ap
Product DescriptionA classic collectionFrom the exquisite lyric “To Helen,” to the immortal masterpieces “Annabel Lee,” “The Bells,” and “ -
The Complete Poems - John Keats
Keats�s first volume of poems, published in 1817, demonstrated both his belief in the consummate power of poetry and his liberal views. While he was criticized by many for his poli... -
The Complete Plays of Sophocles - Sophocles
Award-winning poet-playwrights Robert Bagg and James Scully present a gripping new translation of Western literature's earliest treasures in The Complete Plays of Sophocles. In the... -
The Buddha in the Attic - Julie Otsuka
ReviewAcclaim for Julie Otsuka’s The Buddha in the Attic“Poetic . . . Otsuka combines the tragic power of a Greek chorus with the intimacy of a confession. She conjur...