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Albert B. Lord - The Singer of Tales The book is divided into two parts. In the first, the author concentrates on the theory of Oral-Formulaic Composition and its implications for bards who would recite epic poetry and the eventual literary figures who converted that oral material into written form. His development of the theory is firmly rooted in studies of contemporary Serbo-Croatian poets who primarily oral formulas to remember long passages that make up songs and epic. More ... |
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R. L. Hunter - The Argonautica of Apollonius In recent years the subtlety and complexity of Apollonius' Argonautica have been better appreciated, but in Dr Hunter's view the purposes and aesthetic of the epic are still not readily understood and much basic analysis remains to be done. The present book seeks to offer some of that analysis and to place the Argonautica within its social and intellectual context. A series of studies deal with notions of heroism; with eros and the suffering o... |
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Baruch Kimmerling, Joel S. Migdal - The Palestinian People: A History In a timely reminder of how the past informs the present, Baruch Kimmerling and Joel Migdal offer an authoritative account of the history of the Palestinian people from their modern origins to the Oslo peace process and beyond. |
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Collected Poetry and Prose A major poet, writer, and painter, Dante Gabriel Rossetti was seen as the dominating cultural presence in the second half of the nineteenth century. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite movement, revised and reimagined Blake's project of marrying images and texts, and was a shaping influence on Modernist aesthetic ideas and practices. His translations are original poetical works in their own right. Jerome McGann, a leading figure in nineteenth- and t... |
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A Companion to Gower A Companion to Gower |
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The Cambridge Companion to Homer The Cambridge Companion to Homer |
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John Milton - Paradise Lost - [From other libraries - 5] John Milton - Paradise Lost |
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Henry Longfellow - The Song of Hiawatha - [From other libraries - 2] The Song of Hiawatha is based on the legends and stories of many North American Indian tribes, but especially those of the Ojibway Indians of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. They were collected by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, the reknowned historian, pioneer explorer, and geologist. He was superintendent of Indian affairs for Michigan from 1836 to 1841. Schoolcraft married Jane, O-bah-bahm-wawa-ge-zhe-go-qua (The Woman of the Sound Whi... |
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Lang, Andrew - Helen of Troy Lang, Andrew - Helen of Troy |
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Seeger, Alan - Poems Seeger, Alan - Poems |