Delphi Medieval Poetry Collection (Illustrated)

Delphi Medieval Poetry Collection (Illustrated)
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer et al
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 8884
Release: 2020-02-06
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1913487075

Featuring twenty major works of European poetry over a period of a thousand years, this collection charts the development of verse from the fall of the Roman Empire to the birth of the Renaissance. Contrary to popular belief, the poetry of the Dark Ages enjoyed a pioneering development, exploring new metres and complex imagery. Throughout the Middle Ages, poetry adopted numerous forms across the continent, from the epic greatness of the ‘chanson de geste’ to the sublime lyrical qualities of love poetry. This eBook provides a rich sample of medieval poetry; from the earliest dawn of English literature to the unparalleled brilliance of Dante; from the courtly adventures of Arthurian legend to the stirring lays of the Vikings; from the Eastern magic of Georgia to the ribald genius of Chaucer; this collection will immerse you in the perilous, amusing and tantalising world of the Middle Ages. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to the poets’ lives and works * Concise introductions to the works * Most of the poems appear with their original medieval texts, as well as an English translation — ideal for students * Images of how the original manuscripts first appeared, giving your eReader a taste of the medieval texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Easily locate the sections you want to read * Features three critical works on the development of medieval literature * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: Medieval Poetry Hymn by Cædmon (7th century) Christ II by Cynewulf (8th century) (Tr. Raymond Wilson Chambers) Beowulf (c.1000) (Tr. William Morris) The Song of Roland (c. 1050) (Tr. C. K. Moncreiff) The Poem of the Cid (c. 1140) (Tr. Robert Southey) Chronicle of the Norman Conquest from ‘Roman de Rou’ by Wace (c. 1170) (Tr. Edgar Taylor) Yvain, the Knight of the Lion by Chrétien de Troyes (c. 1180) (Tr. William Wistar Comfort) Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach (c. 1210) (Tr. Jessie Weston) The Troubadours (1100-1350) by H. J. Chaytor The Knight in the Panther’s Skin by Shota Rustaveli (c. 1190) (Tr. Marjory Wardrop) The Song of the Nibelungs (c. 1200) (Tr. Daniel Bussier Shumway) Lays of Marie de France (c. 1210) (Tr. Eugene Mason) The Romance of the Rose by Guillaume de Lorris [PARTIAL TRANSLATION] (c. 1230) (Tr. Geoffrey Chaucer) Poetic Edda (c. 13th century) (Tr. Benjamin Thorpe) Wine, Women and Song: Mediæval Latin Students’ Songs (c. 13th century) (Tr. John Addington Symonds) The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (1320) (Tr. H. F. Cary) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (c. 1375) (Tr. Jessie Weston) Sonnets by Francesco Petrarca (c. 1374) (Tr. Thomas Campbell) Piers Plowman by William Langland (c. 1380) Edited by Thomas Wright The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1400) The Criticism The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory by George Saintsbury Medieval English Literature by W. P. Ker Epic and Romance: Essays on Medieval Literature by W. P. Ker Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

Delphi Poetry Anthology: The World's Greatest Poems

Delphi Poetry Anthology: The World's Greatest Poems
Author: Homer
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 3925
Release: 2015-04-15
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

Inspired by the bestselling Delphi Poets Series, this eBook features The World's Greatest Poems, with verses and extracts from poetical plays and seminal epic poems that have shaped the course of poetry over the centuries. From the earliest beginnings of Western literature in Homer's epics, to the Renaissance masterpieces of Spenser, Sidney and Shakespeare; from the evocative beauty of the Romantic poets to the brilliance of Yeats, the War Poets and other modern masters, this collection provides hundreds of the world's most beloved poets and thousands of treasured verses. (Version 2) * Excellent formatting of the poems * Wide breadth of poets from across time and cultures * Special alphabetical contents tables for the poems and poets * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order CONTENTS: The World’s Greatest Poems CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER LIST OF POETS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Delphi Collected Works of Saadi (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Saadi (Illustrated)
Author: Saadi Shirazi
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2019-05-13
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1788779711

Saadi is one of the greatest figures of classical Persian literature. His best-known work of poetry is the ‘Bustan’ (The Orchard), composed entirely in epic metre and consisting of stories illustrating the standard virtues recommended to Muslims, as well as offering reflections on the behaviour of dervishes and their ecstatic practices. Saadi also wrote the ‘Gulistan’, a prose collection featuring stories and personal anecdotes. The text is interspersed with a variety of short poems, containing aphorisms, advice and humorous reflections. Saadi’s works are characterised by their unusual blend of kindness and cynicism, always wishing to avoid the hard dilemma, making him, for many, the most widely admired poet of Persian literature. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Saadi’s collected works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Saadi’s life and works * Concise introduction to Saadi’s life and poetry * All of the major verse and prose texts of Saadi * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Easily locate the sections you want to read * Includes the rare poetry collection ‘Pand Namah’, first time in digital print * Features a bonus biography — discover Saadi’s intriguing life and poetry * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of Saadi Shirazi Brief Introduction: Saadi by Epiphanius Wilson Bustan (translated by A. Hart Edwards) Pand Namah (translated by Arthur N. Wollaston) The Prose Gulistan (translated by James Ross) The Biography Introduction to Saadi by Arthur N. Wollaston Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

Complete Poems

Complete Poems
Author: Wilfred Owen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2014-11-01
Genre: War poetry, English
ISBN: 9781906259372

This volume contains all of Owen's poetry, including his own Preface, an Introduction by Siegfried Sassoon and a Memoir by Edmund Blunden. It has been said that Owen's poems shaped the attitude of a generation to the futility and tragedy of war, exemplified by his own life.

The Decameron and Collected Works of Giovanni Boccaccio (Illustrated)

The Decameron and Collected Works of Giovanni Boccaccio (Illustrated)
Author: Giovanni Boccaccio
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 4283
Release: 2017-12-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786561034

The poet and scholar Giovanni Boccaccio was a leading writer of the Italian Renaissance, now best remembered as the author of the famous compendium of tales ‘The Decameron’. Boccaccio helped lay the foundations for the humanism of the Renaissance, while raising vernacular literature to the status of the classics of antiquity. Noted for their realistic dialogue and imaginative use of character and plot, Boccaccio’s works went on to inspire Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare and countless other writers in the ensuing centuries. This comprehensive eBook presents Boccaccio’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare translations appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Boccaccio’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * Multiple translations of ‘The Decameron’, including the first English translation by John Florio, 1620 * John Payne's complete translation, with all the hyperlinked footnotes - ideal for students * The original Italian text of ‘The Decameron’ * Rare translations of two novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * The rare long poem ‘Il Filostrato’, available in no other collection * The key works of Chaucer and Shakespeare that were inspired by Boccaccio * Includes a translation of Boccaccio’s ‘De Mulieribus Claris’, first time in digital print * Features two biographies - discover Boccaccio’s intriguing life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Decameron The Decameron: John Florio, 1620 The Decameron: John Payne, 1886 The Decameron: J. M. Rigg, 1903 The Decameron: Original Italian Text The Novels The Filocolo (Translated by H. G., London, 1566) The Elegy of Lady Fiammetta (Translated by Bartholomew Young, 1587) The Verse ‘The Knight’s Tale’ and ‘The Two Noble Kinsmen’ (Teseida) Il Filostrato (Translated by Hubertis Cummings) The Non-Fiction De Mulieribus Claris (Partially translated by Henry Parker, Lord Morely) The Life of Dante (Translated by James Robinson Smith) The Biographies Giovanni Boccaccio: A Biographical Study by Edward Hutton Giovanni Boccaccio by Francis Hueffer Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Delphi Collected Works of T. E. Lawrence (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of T. E. Lawrence (Illustrated)
Author: T. E. Lawrence
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 1782
Release: 2022-12-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1801700966

The legendary ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, T. E. Lawrence was a British archaeological scholar, military strategist and author, best known for his war activities in the Middle East during World War I and for his revealing account of the conflict in his masterpiece ‘The Seven Pillars of Wisdom’ (1926). An action-packed narrative of the campaigns in the desert with the Arabs, the book features rich character portrayals, engaging incidents and a tense introspection, exploring the author’s own complex mental and spiritual transformation. This eBook presents Lawrence’s collected works, with numerous illustrations and rare texts. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Lawrence’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * Almost all the published works, with individual contents tables * Features rare texts appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including ‘Crusader Castles’ * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Includes Lawrence’s rare posthumous works– available in no other collection * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please note: three works ('The Mint'; 'Crusader Castles'; 'The Odyssey') remain in US copyright and cannot appear in this edition. When new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. CONTENTS: The Non-Fiction Preface to ‘The Wilderness of Zin’ (1914) by C. Leonard Woolley Arab Memorandum to the Paris Peace Conference (1919) Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926) Revolt in the Desert (1927) Guerrilla Warfare (1929) Oriental Assembly (1939) The Translations The Forest Giant (1923) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Delphi Collected Works of Robert Bridges (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Robert Bridges (Illustrated)
Author: Robert Bridges
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 2343
Release: 2023-01-23
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1801701032

The English Poet Laureate from 1913 to 1930, Robert Bridges produced verse noted for its restraint, purity, precision and delicacy, yet strength of expression. It represents a distinct theory of prosody and his devout faith underpinned much of his work. Although he published several long poems and poetic dramas, his reputation rests upon the lyrics collected in ‘Shorter Poems’, while ‘New Verse’ features experiments using a metre based on syllables rather than accents. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Bridges’ complete poetical works (except for one poem), with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Bridges’ life and works * Concise introduction to Bridges’ life and poetry * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Rare late poems never digitised before * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes the complete verse dramas * A selection of prose works, including Bridges’ seminal work on his friend Gerard Manley Hopkins * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, ‘The Testament of Beauty’ cannot appear in this eBook until 2025, when it will be added as a free update. CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of Robert Bridges Brief Introduction: Robert Bridges The Growth of Love (1876) Prometheus the Firegiver (1883) Eros and Psyche (1885) Shorter Poems (1890-1894) New Poems (1899) Demeter: A Mask (1905) Later Poems (1912) Poems in Classical Prosody (1912) October and Other Poems (1920) New Verse (1926) The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Verse Dramas Nero (1885) The Feast of Bacchus (1889) Achilles in Scyros (1890) Palicio (1890) The Return of Ulysses (1890) The Christian Captives (1890) The Humours of the Court (1893) The Second Part of the History of Nero (1894) The Prose A Practical Discourse on Some Principles of Hymn-Singing (1899) Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins (1918) English Homophones (1919) On the Dialectal Words in Edmund Blunden’s Poems (1921) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

Delphi Collected Works of Booth Tarkington US (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Booth Tarkington US (Illustrated)
Author: Booth Tarkington
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 3241
Release: 2018-12-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1788779924

Booth Tarkington, a leading American novelist of the Interwar period, was famous for his novels ‘The Magnificent Ambersons’ and ‘Alice Adams’. Although he was considered by many to be America's greatest living author in the 1910’s and 1920’s, being one of only three novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize multiple times, his works are sadly neglected today. This comprehensive eBook presents Tarkington’s collected works, featuring many rare novels for the first time in digital publishing. As well as numerous illustrations and informative introductions, this edition offers readers the opportunity to rediscover this important American novelist. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Tarkington’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * 19 novels, with individual contents tables * Includes the complete Growth trilogy * Rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including ‘Cherry’ * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works such as ‘The Magnificent Ambersons’ and ‘Penrod’ are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Rare story collections available in no other collection * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Rare plays – available in no other collection * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Growth Trilogy The Novels The Gentleman from Indiana Monsieur Beaucaire Cherry The Two Vanrevels The Beautiful Lady The Conquest of Canaan The Guest of Quesnay His Own People The Flirt Penrod The Turmoil Penrod and Sam Seventeen The Magnificent Ambersons Ramsey Milholland Harlequin and Columbine Alice Adams Gentle Julia The Midlander The Shorter Fiction In the Arena Beasley’s Christmas Party The Spring Concert Captain Schlotterwerz The Fascinating Stranger and Other Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Plays The Man from Home Beauty and the Jacobin The Gibson Upright The Non-Fiction The Rich Man’s War Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks