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"Spoon River Anthology" is a collection of poetry taken from the tombstones of the dead in a small rural American town. There is of course no Spoon River as the entire town and its inhabitants are fictional. «Spoon River Anthology» is Masters's masterpiece, a collection of poetry that reveals the posthumous confessions of the transgressions of a group of small-town Americans. Together this collection reads like a novel exposing the fallacy in the idea of the rural American utopia....
| Автор | Edgar Lee Masters |
Originally published in “Reedy’s Mirror” from May 29, 1914 until January 5, 1915 and then first in book form in 1915 with an expanded edition in 1916, “Spoon River Anthology” is a collection of poetry inspired by the tombstones of the dead in a small rural American town. There is no real Spoon River as the entire town and its inhabitants are fictional but much of the town and its deceased occupants are based in part on Masters’ own childhood growing up in small towns in Illinois. “Spoon River...
| Автор | Edgar Lee Masters |
A collection of poems focusing on spirituality, relationships, and mental health.
| Автор | Diana Chin |
Are you feeling down and it seems like no one can turn your frown upside down? <br />You have gone all out of your way and yet nothing ever brightens up your day? <br />You just don't get it and you feel like you just want to quit? <br />Let the poetry of Azenith soothe your soul and spirit.
| Автор | Retzde Brooks |
I write poetry to give God the glory for saving me from alcohol and in the words relay my story in the hope it encourages other addicts and also inspires people to keep pushing through their troubles.
| Автор | Catherine Findlay |
Mosaic is a collection of short pieces of life writing from the diverse members of the Boroondara community in Melbourne, Australia. Some contributors are Australian born while others come from European and Asian cultures. Some are experienced writers and others struggle to communicate in their adopted language, however between the covers of this book, and in our lives, we share and create this place, Boroondara.
| Автор | Boroondara Writers Inc |
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.Written between 29 and 19 B.C., The Aeneid tells the legendary tale of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the heroic ancestor of the Romans. This epic poem tells the story of Aeneas’ nomadic travels from Troy to Italy, followed by the Trojans’ victorious war against the Latins. Following on from his appearance in The Iliad, Aeneas’ disconnected wanderings and vague association with the...
| Автор | Virgi, Virgil и др. |
"The Aeneid" is considered by some to be one of the most important epic poems of all time. The story is as much one of the great epic hero, Aeneas, as it is of the foundation of the great Roman Empire. Aeneas, a Trojan Prince who escapes following the fall of troy, travels with others to Italy to lay the foundations for what would become the great Roman Empire. Virgil's Aeneid is a story of great adventure, of war, of love, and of the exploits of a great epic hero. In the work Virgil...
| Автор | Virgil |
Begun as an ambitious project by the versatile English courtier, diplomat, philosopher, and author Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century, «The Canterbury Tales» follows a group of people on their pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Saint Thomas á Becket. The Prologue introduces all of the pilgrims in great detail, and through these descriptions Chaucer provides the entire spectrum of social classes and professions of his time. When the group stops at an inn and the innkeeper introduces a competition...
| Автор | Goeffrey Chaucer |
Born and educated in Dublin, Ireland, William Butler Yeats discovered early in his literary career a fascination with Irish folklore and the occult. Later awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923, Yeats produced a vast collection of stories, songs, and poetry of Ireland’s historical and legendary past. This compilation includes a vast number of works, pieces that have earned Yeats the recognition as one of the greatest poet of his time. The Collected Poetry of William Butler Yeats includes...
| Автор | W. B. Yeats |
A universally relatable collection of poetry, by English poet Laura Roi. It unveils true emotion and experiences that most of us go through, often daily. Short poems which allow you to unwind with a sense of the authors true self and observations. The book is intended to be picked up and put down as often as the reader would like; a way of daily escapism.
| Автор | Laura-Sophie Roi |
The Sunshine Project is a book of poetry written while the author was in high school. It shines on all of the difficulties and wonders that a young girl is faced with. It brings light to heartbreak, anxiety, a relationship with God, love, and friendship. Separated into sections called rain, grow, and blossom, you read about the highs and lows of life.
| Автор | Francesca Petrino |
La autora, en este libro, se sumerge una vez más en el profundo mundo de la poesía y la reflexión usando la sencillez como elemento destacado.
| Автор | María del Pilar Martinez Nandin |
A collection of poems detailing my descent into a dark depression that I just couldn't shake. I always thought that I'd eventually be able to recover and write a sequel entitled, «Surviving Suicide: A Relapse on Life». Unfortunately, I wasn't able to live long enough to write it.
| Автор | Cheyenne Bermudez |
Born and educated in Dublin, Ireland, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) discovered early in his literary career a fascination with Irish folklore and the occult. Later awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923, Yeats produced a vast collection of stories, songs, and poetry of Ireland's historical and legendary past. This compilation includes a vast number of works, pieces that have earned Yeats the arguable rank of the greatest poet of his time. The Collected Poetry of William Butler...
| Автор | W. B. Yeats |
Robert Service dreamed of a life of adventure and freedom to live and write as he wanted, surrounded by nature and the beauty of the world. Born in Lancashire, England, he developed an urge early on to travel abroad, and set his sights on the rough and tumble “wild west” of Canada. Part journalist and part storyteller, he ventured up and down the west coast of the United States and wrote romantic stories of cowboys, gold prospectors, and characters of the lush, wild backwoods. This collection of...
| Автор | Robert W. Service |
Robert Service (1874-1958) dreamed of a life of adventure and freedom to live and write as he wanted, surrounded by nature and the beauty of the world. Born in Lancashire, England, he developed an urge early on to travel abroad, and set his sights on the rough and tumble «wild west» of Canada. Part journalist and part storyteller, he ventured up and down the west coast of the United States and wrote romantic stories of cowboys, gold prospectors and characters of the lush, wild backwoods. This...
| Автор | Robert W. Service |
Along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats is considered one of the most important figures in the second generation of English Romantic poets. Born on Halloween in 1795, John Keats lived a very short life, dying at the age of twenty-five from tuberculosis. In 1814 John Keats began an apprenticeship with Thomas Hammond, a surgeon and apothecary and by 1816 had achieved his apothecary’s license, which allowed him to practice medicine. However Keats passion lied elsewhere and by the...
| Автор | John Keats |
The essential collection of prose and poetry by W. B. Yeats:<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>THE CELTIC TWILIGHT<br>THE COUNTESS CATHLEEN<br>FOUR YEARS<br>THE HOUR-GLASS A MORALITY BY W. B. YEATS<br>THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE BY W. B. YEATS<br>ROSA ALCHEMICA<br>THE SECRET ROSE:<br>STORIES OF RED HANRAHAN<br>SYNGE AND THE IRELAND OF HIS TIME<br>THE UNICORN FROM THE STARS
| Автор | W. B. Yeats |
The essential collection of books and poetry by Robert Browning:<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>A BLOT IN THE 'SCUTCHEON<br>SHORTER POEMS<br>CHRISTMAS EVE<br>DRAMATIC ROMANCES<br>AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF ROBERT BROWNING'S POETRY<br>THE LETTERS OF ROBERT BROWNING<br>MEN AND WOMEN<br>SELECTIONS FROM THE POEMS AND PLAYS OF ROBERT BROWNING
| Автор | Robert Browning |
The Essential Alfred Tennyson Collection, in one book:<br><br>Beauties of Tennyson <br>The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson <br>Enoch Arden &c. <br>Idylls of the King <br>The Last Tournament <br>The Princess <br>The Suppressed Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson <br>Becket and other plays <br>Queen Mary and Harold
| Автор | Alfred Tennyson |
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. John Keats (1795–1821) was an English Romantic poet. The poetry of Keats is characterized by sensual imagery, most notably in the series of odes. Today his poems and letters are some of the most popular and most analyzed in English literature. Table of Contents: Introduction: Life of John Keats by Sidney Colvin Ode Ode on a Grecian Urn Ode to Apollo Ode...
| Автор | John Keats |
With the first publication of «Leaves of Grass» in 1855, Walt Whitman was solidified as an American poet of undeniable importance. The poems contained in that slim volume candidly spoke of politics, slavery, sexuality, consciousness, and the spiritual world. His content was as radical as his form; he utilized free verse unlike anyone before, creating a poetic tongue that was unique and personal yet universal and cosmic. Born in New York in 1819, Whitman came to represent the spirit of an...
| Автор | Walt Whitman |
Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of «The Complete Poems of Walt Whitman». This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Leaves of Grass, 1855 Leaves of Grass, 1892 Old Age Echoes Uncollected and Rejected Poems Walt Whitman (1819 – 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass,...
| Автор | Walt Whitman |