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Recounts the Beowulf legend from the viewpoint of the monster.

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The most popular Literature anthology continues to bring students the finest literature from fables to poetweets. The Twelfth Edition of Literature: ... More

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The city of Troy has been ransacked by conquering Greeks and lies in smouldering ruins. A warrior, Aeneas, manages to escape from the ashes. He will ... More

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Offering over one thousand years of verse from the medieval period to the present, The Norton Anthology of Poetry is the classroom standard for the ... More

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"Allen Ginsberg's Howl & Other Poems was originally published by City Lights Books in the fall of 1956. Subsequently seized by U.S. Customs and the ... More

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There's a light on in the attic. I can see it from outside, And I know you're on the inside ...lookin' out. Step inside the mind of Shel Silverstein ... More

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Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman. Among the poems in the collection are "Song of Myself," "I Sing the Body ... More

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This modern American play watches an evening with two couples and the lies they fabricate about themselves to keep on living. It is a vicious and ... More

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For Introduction to the Short Story and Introduction to Fiction. A collection of carefully chosen, interesting stories with literary merit, the best ... More

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Both noted poets themselves, X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia write of their subject with a humor, style, and verve that makes the joys of poetry ... More

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This new addition to the Longman Critical Readers Series provides an overview of the various ways in which modern critical theory has influenced ... More

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There's no better way for you to learn about poetry and understand its elements than with PERRINE'S SOUND AND SENSE. Both a concise introduction to ... More

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Bringing writers to readers brings readers to writing.

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This vigorous translation of the poet's journey through the circles of hell recreates for the modern reader the rich meanings that Dante's poem had ... More

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The Night Before Christmas was first published in 1823 and is considered as being largely responsible for the conception of Santa Claus from the mid ... More

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Adapted from Michael Meyer's best-selling "Bedford Introduction to Literature," this anthology responds to the needs of all kinds of poetry courses. ... More

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For composition and introduction to literature courses, The Riverside Anthology of Literature has long been praised for its rich variety of ... More

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'What is poetry, how many kinds of it are there, and what are their specific effects?' Aristotle's Poetics is the most influential book on poetry ... More

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Ovid's "Metamorphoses" gains its ideal twenty-first-century herald in Stanley Lombardo's bracing translation of a wellspring of Western art and ... More

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WYNKEN, BLYNKEN, AND NOD takes children on a magical journey into the night sky where three fishermen sail in a wooden shoe, capturing the stars in ... More

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Enkidu is created by the gods to challenge the arrogant King Gilgamesh, but instead of killing each other, the two become friends.JTravelling ... More

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The poems in Sylvia Plath's "Ariel", including many of her best-known such as "Lady Lazarus", "Daddy" and "Fever 103 degrees", were all written ... More

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Bestselling novelist, comedian, and actor Stephen Fry presents a witty and practical guide that's designed to give the aspiring poet or student the ... More

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This classic thematic anthology is widely admired for its exceptionally rich collection of essays, personal writing, fiction and poetry, and for its ... More

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