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1	Beowulf more books like this by Burton Raffel The earliest extant poem in a modern European language, Beowulf was composed 400 years before the Norman Conquest. As a social document, this great epic poem reflects a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory and death. As a work of art, it rings with a beauty, power, and artistry that have kept it alive for more ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight more books like this by Professor Burton Raffel (Translator) During a Christmas feast at Camelot, King Arthur and his knights are interrupted by a monstrous green-skinned knight who offers them a simple but deadly challenge. Sir Gawain accepts this challenge, which will force him to choose between his honor and his life. Written by an unknown 14th century poet, this beloved tale is translated from the Old ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.18! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Don Quijote: A New Translation, Backgrounds and Contexts, Criticism more books like this by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Professor Burton Raffel (Translator) Part parody and part cautionary tale, "Don Quijote" is considered a literary masterpiece. This critical edition is based on Burton Raffel's translation that comes as close as possible to recreating Miguel de Cervantes' prose style - it is consitent, fluid and modelled on the original Spanish. Carefully selected background materials bring readers ... see all copies from $6.25! new only from $14.50! \| SVS
4	Erec and Enide more books like this by Chretien de Troyes, Professor Burton Raffel (Translator) In this new verse translation of one of the great works of French literature, Dorothy Gilbert captures the vivacity, wit, and grace of the first known Arthurian romance. "Erec and Enide" is the story of the quest and coming of age of a young knight, an illustrious member of Arthur's court, who must learn to balance the demands of a masculine ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.35! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Poems and Prose from the Old English more books like this by Professor Burton Raffel (Editor), Professor Alexandra H Olsen (Editor) In this restructured and greatly expanded version of Burton Raffel's out-of-print classic, "Poems from the Old English", Raffel and co-editor Alexandra H. Olsen place the oldest English writings in a different perspective. Keeping the classroom teacher's needs foremost in mind, Raffel and Olsen organize the major old English poems (except "Beowulf ... see all copies from $6.74! new only from $20.37! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Yvain: The Knight of the Lion more books like this by Chretien de Troyes, Professor Burton Raffel (Translator) The twelfth century French poet Chretien de Troyes is a major figure in European literature. Now, for the first time, and experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet provides a translation of Chretien's major poem, Yvain, in verse that fully and satisfyingly captures the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the Old French ... see all copies from $2.38! new only from $16.61! \| first editions \| SVS
7	How to Read a Poem more books like this by Raffel Burton, Professor Burton Raffel see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| SVS
8	Das Nibelungenlied: Song of the Nibelungs more books like this by Professor Burton Raffel (Translator), Michael Dirda (Foreword by), Edward R Haymes (Introduction by) No poem in German literature is so well known and studied in Europe as the 800-year-old "Das Nibelungenlied". In the English-speaking world, however, the poem has remained little known, languishing without an adequate translation. This wonderful new translation by eminent translator Burton Raffel brings the epic poem to life in English for the ... see all copies from $13.84! new only from $14.34! \| SVS
9	Beowulf by Raffel Burton, Burton Raffel see all copies from $2.11!
10	Beowulf: And Related Readings by Professor Burton Raffel (Translator) see all copies from $5.00! new only from $8.79! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight more books like this by James Jennings, Burton Raffel (Translator) Written by a fourteenth-century poet whose name is unknown, in a singularly difficult Middle English dialect, "Sir Gawain the the Green Knight" is recognized as being the equal of Chaucer's masterworks as well as of the great Old English poems, including "Beowulf." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
12 view cover	Pure Pagan: Seven Centuries of Greek Poems and Fragments more books like this by Burton Raffel (Translator) “For there is indeed something we can call the spirit of ancient Greece–a carefully tuned voice that speaks out of the grave with astonishing clarity and grace , a distinctive voice that, taken as a whole, is like no other voice that has ever sung on this earth.” – BURTON RAFFEL, from his Preface For centuries, the poetry ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Poems from the Old English more books like this by Burton Raffel (Designer) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $69.89! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	American Short Stories, the Signet Classic Book of more books like this by Various, Professor Burton Raffel (Introduction by) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $55.06! \| SVS
15 view cover	Beowulf: A New Translation more books like this by Professor Burton Raffel (Afterword by), Robert P Creed (Afterword by) The earliest extant poem in a modern European language, "Beowulf" is an epic that reflects a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood, victory, and death. This repackaged Signet classic Includes a Glossary of terms. see all copies from $3.00! first editions
16 view cover	Signet Classic Book of American Short Stories more books like this by Professor Burton Raffel (Editor) From the early 1800s to the outbreak of World War II, this collection spans more than 100 years of literary history with 33 complete short stories by such timeless masters as Washington Irving, Mark Twain, Jack London, and William Faulkner. Reissue. see all copies from $2.96! new only from $3.29! \| SVS
17	The Essential Horace: Odes, Epodes, Satires, and Epistles more books like this by Burton Raffel (Translator), Horace, W R Johnson (Foreword by) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.73! \| first editions \| SVS
18	The development of modern Indonesian poetry more books like this by Burton Raffel see all copies from $5.65! new only from $70.66! \| first editions \| SVS
19	Robert Lowell more books like this by Burton Raffel see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20	Contemporary American Short Stories, the Signet Classic Book of more books like this by Professor Burton Raffel (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Annotated Milton: Complete English Poems more books like this by John Milton, Professor Burton Raffel (Editor) Bantam is proud to present all of Milton's English poetry--complete and fully annotated--including "Paradise Lost, " "Paradise Regained, " and "Samson Agonistes." This is the definitive Milton for teachers and students everywhere. see all copies from $2.62! new only from $4.32! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Voice of the Night: Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar more books like this by Burton Raffel (Translator), Chairil Anwar see all copies from $9.94! new only from $23.94! \| first editions \| SVS
23	Politicians, Poets & Con Men: Emotional History in Late Victorian America more books like this by Burton Raffel see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.49! \| first editions \| SVS
24	The History of That Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quijote de La Mancha more books like this by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Diana De Armas Wilson (Photographer), Professor Burton Raffel (Translator) This novel chronicles the exploits of Don Quixote, the bumbling and infinitely compassionate knight, and his shrewdly simple servant, Sancho Panza. This version was translated by Burton Raffel, French-American Foundation Translation Prize winner (1991) for Rabelais's "Gargantua and Pantagruel". see all copies from $5.87!
25 view cover	Artists All: Creativity, the University, and the World more books like this by Professor Burton Raffel In this book, the author demonstrates that the creative force in the natural and social sciences is essentially the same as the creative energies of the arts; that the arts and aesthetic experiences frequently inspire insight in scientist and sociologists; that the arts themselves, through mutually untranslatable; share a deep unity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| SVS

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