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1	Beowulf: A New Verse Translation more books like this by Seamus Heaney add to wishlist Composed toward the end of the first millennium, "Beowulf" is the classic Northern epic of a hero's triumphs as a young warrior and his fated death as a defender of his people. In his new translation--a national bestseller that is the winner of the Whitbread Award--Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney has produced a work that is both true, line by line, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Gift more books like this by Hafiz, Daniel Ladinsky (Translator) add to wishlist With this stunning gift edition of 250 of Hafiz's most intimate poems, Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly in translating the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic and religious voices. see all copies from $5.40! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
3	The Divine Comedy: Volume 1: Inferno more books like this by Dante Alighieri, John Sinclair (Translator) add to wishlist "The Divine Comedy" is the story of a pilgrim's journey to God. A man named Dante is lost in dark wood; through the intervention of his beloved Beatrice in Heaven, the Roman poet Virgil appears in the forest to lead Dante to her. In order to reach heaven, however, they must first pass through Hell and Purgatory. After journeying through Hell ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.01! \| SVS
4	Gilgamesh: A New English Version more books like this by Stephen Mitchell add to wishlist The ancient Sumerian epic, GILGAMESH, is the oldest known book, written more than a millennium after his death about the king of Uruk (now Iraq), who ruled in c. 2500 BCE. Gilgamesh is not handling his kingship very well: he is arrogantly obsessed with becoming immortal, and he's also a hard-living, womanizing playboy. But he becomes intrigued ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Essential Rumi more books like this by Jalalu'l-Din Rumi, John Moyne (Translator), Coleman Barks (Translator) add to wishlist A San Francisco Chronicle bestseller, The Essential Rumi translates the estatic poetry of the famed twelfth-century Sufi mystic Jelaluddin Rumi".The gold of Rumi pours down through Coleman's words".--Jack Kornfield. "(A) delightful treasury".--Publishers Weekly. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.66! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Iliad of Homer more books like this by Homer add to wishlist Pope spent his formative years as a poet translating Homer, beginning with "The Iliad", his translation of which Samuel Johnson called "the greatest version of poetry the world has ever seen". This edition makes available for the first time in paperback Pope's notes in their entirety, enabling us to listen in as one poetic genius illuminates the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Beowulf: A Verse Translation more books like this by Seamus Heaney (Translator), Daniel Donoghue (Editor) add to wishlist This text presents a faithful rendition of "Beowulf", a poem written in Old English sometime before the tenth century A.D., which describes the adventures of a great Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century. The translation is combined with detailed annotations, with no reading knowledge of Old English assumed. Heaney's introduction discusses ... see all copies from $4.41! new only from $10.05! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The epic of Gilgamesh more books like this by Gilgamesh. [from old catalog], Nancy K. [from old catalog] Sandars add to wishlist Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the world's oldest epic, predating Homer by many centuries. The story tells of Gilgamesh's adventures with the wild man Enkidu, and of his arduous journey to the ends of the earth in quest of the Babylonian Noah and the secret ... see all copies from $4.81! new only from $6.00! \| SVS
9	Sophocles: Antigone more books like this by Sophocles, Dr. Andrew Brown, Jr., LLB (Editor) add to wishlist Sophocles' Antigone is among the greatest and most famous of all works of Greek literature, and it is often the play that is read first, whether in Greek or in translation, by those who are beginning to study Greek tragedy. But it is by no means an easy play, and the reader requires careful guidance if he is to appreciate its subtleties and come ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| SVS
10	The Essential Rumi more books like this by Coleman Barks, John Moyne, A J Jarthur John Arberry add to wishlist In the early 13th century, Jalauddin Rumi was already an accomplished scholar when he encountered a visiting dervish who changed his life. After a spiritual reckoning, Rumi began writing mystic poems that celebrate an intimate relationship with the holy. Here, Barks, the poet and translator largely responsible for Rumi's rather amazing late-20th ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Song of Roland more books like this by Glyn S Burgess (Translator), Anonymous add to wishlist On 15 August 778, Charlemagne's army was returning from a successful expedition against Saracen Spain when its rearguard was ambushed in a remote Pyrenean pass. Out of this skirmish arose a stirring tale of war, which was recorded in the oldest extant epic poem in French. The "Song of Roland", written by an unknown poet, tells of Charlemagne's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A New Verse Translation more books like this by Simon Armitage add to wishlist Following in the tradition of Seamus Heaney's reworking of "Beowulf," Armitage, one of England's leading poets, has produced a virtuoso new translation of the 600-year-old Arthurian story with both clarity and verve. see all copies from $4.76! new only from $7.39! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Soul of Rumi: A New Collection of Ecstatic Poems more books like this by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi, Jalal, Coleman Barks add to wishlist Known for bringing the spiritual urgency and ecstasy of Rumi's verse to English with particular skill and passion, Barks offers another volume of translations, including a substantial excerpt from Rumi's long poem MASNAVI. see all copies from $4.62! new only from $8.83! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Odyssey of Homer more books like this by Homer add to wishlist Perhaps the most celebrated of all Western narratives, the Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus's roundabout voyage home to Ithaca where his beloved Penelope awaits. In stories along the way, he famously encounters Circe, the Sirens, the Cyclops, and many, many others. This translation renders the classic more economically than others. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Love Poems of Rumi more books like this by Dr. Deepak Chopra (Translator), Fereydoun Kia (Translator), Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi add to wishlist Deepak Chopra presents his personal selection of favorite poems by one of history's greatest poets of spirituality and romance. This slender, beautiful volume consists of new translations by Farsi scholar Fereydoun Kia, edited by Deepak Chopra to evoke the rich mood and music of Rumi's love poems. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.92! \| SVS
16 view cover	Troilus & Criseyde more books like this by Geoffrey Chaucer add to wishlist Despite his resolve to avoid romantic entanglements, the poor Trojan prince Troilus falls in love with the beautiful Criseyde. After a brief affair, the lovers are separated when Criseyde is sent to the Greek camp and betrays Troilus by falling in love with the Greek Diomede. Heartbroken, Troilus fights to his death at the hand of Achilles. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Lais of Marie de France more books like this by Glyn S Burgess (Translator), Keith Busby (Translator) add to wishlist Marie de France (fl. late twelfth century) is the earliest known French woman poet and her lais - stories in verse based on Breton tales of chivalry and romance - are among the finest of the genre. Recounting the trials and tribulations of lovers, the lais inhabit a powerfully realized world where very real human protagonists act out their lives ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative more books like this by Herbert Mason add to wishlist Mason's translation is the most widely read of this classic tale of a hero-king and his doomed friend. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Voyage of Argo: The Argonautica more books like this by Apollonius of Rhodes, Appollonius, Of Rhodes Apollonius add to wishlist Written in the third century BC in Alexandria, this is the only full surviving account of Jason's legendary quest for the Golden Fleece. It describes the thrilling adventures of the Argonauts on their voyage to Colchis to plead with king Aeetes for the fleece, his greatest treasure and the Eros-inspired passion felt by his daughter, the beautiful ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
20 view cover	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight more books like this by Brian Stone (Translator), Anonymous add to wishlist This is a modern translation of the classical medieval poem relating Sir Gawain's romances, his conflict with the Green Knight, and return to the Round Table. The unknown 14th century author (a contemporary of Chaucer) has imbued his work with the heroic atmosphere of saga, with the spirit of French romance, and with a Christian consciousness. It ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| SVS
21 view cover	Metamorphoses: A New Translation more books like this by Ovid, Charles Martin (Translator), Professor Bernard Knox (Introduction by) add to wishlist Ovid's epic poem-whose theme of change has resonated throughout the ages-is one of the most important texts of Western imagination. Charles Martin combines a close fidelity to Ovid's text with verse that catches the speed and liveliness of the original. Martin's Metamorphoses will be the translation of choice for contemporary readers in English. ... see all copies from $7.19! new only from $11.27! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Iliad/The Odyssey Set: Homer more books like this by Professor Robert Fagles (Translator), Bernard MacGregor Walke Knox (Introduction by) add to wishlist This beautiful gift set of Robert Fagles' award-winning translations of Homer brings the energy of contemporary language to these enduring heroic epics. see all copies from $12.91! new only from $13.76! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Sappho: A New Translation more books like this by Sappho, Mary Barnard (Translator), Dudley Fitts (Foreword by) add to wishlist These hundred poems and fragments constitute virtually all of Sappho that survives and effectively bring to life the woman whom the Greeks consider to be their greatest lyric poet. see all copies from $2.92! new only from $10.19!
24 view cover	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Patience / Pearl: Verse Translations more books like this by Prof. Marie Borroff (Translator) add to wishlist In this text, Marie Borroff's translations of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "Pearl" are collected together with a new verse translation of "Patience", bringing together three of the four works by the anonymous "Pearl-Poet." A retelling of the biblical story of Jonah and the whale, "Patience" turns the Book of Jonah into a human comedy, ... see all copies from $2.03! new only from $9.88! \| SVS
25 view cover	On the nature of the universe more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus add to wishlist Lucretius' poem On the Nature of the Universe combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry ever written. With intense moral fervour he demonstrates to humanity that in death there is nothing to fear since the soul is mortal, and the world and everything in it is governed by the mechanical laws of nature and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| first editions \| SVS

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