The First Poets
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Download The First Poets PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get The First Poets book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
The First Poets
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Michael Schmidt
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2010-04-07
The First Poets written by Michael Schmidt and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A dazzling literary exploration by acclaimed poet and critic Michael Schmidt, The First Poets brings to life for the general reader the great Greek poets who gave our poetic tradition its first bearings and whose works have had an enduring influence on our literature and our imagination. Starting with the legendary and possibly mythical Orpheus and with Homer, Schmidt conjures a host of our literary forebears. From Hipponax, “the dirty old man of poetry,” to Theocritus, the father of pastoral; from Sappho, who threw herself from a cliff for love, to Hesiod, who claimed a visit from the Muses–the stories in The First Poets masterfully merge fact and conjecture into animated and compelling portraits of these ancestors of our culture.
Gilgamesh
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Michael Schmidt
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-04-13
Gilgamesh written by Michael Schmidt and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-13 with History categories.
"Reflections on a lost poem and its rediscovery by contemporary poets. Gilgamesh is the most ancient long poem known to exist. It is also the newest classic in the canon of world literature. Lost for centuries to the sands of the Middle East but found again in the 1850s, it tells the story of a great king, his heroism, and his eventual defeat. It is a story of monsters, gods, and cataclysms, and of intimate friendship and love. Acclaimed literary historian Michael Schmidt provides a unique meditation on the rediscovery of Gilgamesh and its profound influence on poets today. Schmidt describes how the poem is a work in progress even now, an undertaking that has drawn on the talents and obsessions of an unlikely cast of characters, from archaeologists and museum curators to tomb raiders and jihadis. Fragments of the poem, incised on clay tablets, were scattered across a huge expanse of desert when it was recovered in the nineteenth century. The poem had to be reassembled, its languages deciphered. The discovery of a pre-Noah flood story was front-page news on both sides of the Atlantic, and the poem's allure only continues to grow as additional cuneiform tablets come to light. Its translation, interpretation, and integration are ongoing. In this illuminating book, Schmidt discusses the special fascination Gilgamesh holds for contemporary poets, arguing that part of its appeal is its captivating otherness. He reflects on the work of leading poets such as Charles Olson, Louis Zukofsky, and Yusef Komunyakaa, whose own encounters with the poem are revelatory, and he reads its many translations and editions to bring it vividly to life for readers."--Publisher's website.
Early Greek Poets Lives
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Maarit Kivilo
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2010-09-24
Early Greek Poets Lives written by Maarit Kivilo and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-24 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book examines the formation and development of the biographical traditions about early Greek poets, focusing on the traditions of Hesiod, Stesichorus, Archilochus, Hipponax, Terpander and Sappho. The study provides a detailed overview of the traditions and chronographical material about these poets and seeks to clarify who were the creators of the particular traditions; what were the sources; when the traditions were formed; and to what extent they are shaped by formulaic themes and story-patterns. It challenges several mainstream assumptions on the subject, for example, that the traditions were formed mainly in the Post-Classical period; that the only significant source for the legends is the works of the particular poet; and that the poets were perceived as “new heroes.”
Cicero And The Early Latin Poets
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Hannah Čulík-Baird
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-04-28
Cicero And The Early Latin Poets written by Hannah Čulík-Baird and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-28 with History categories.
Based on author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Southern California.
The First Sixth Part Of Miscellany Poems
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : John Dryden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1727
The First Sixth Part Of Miscellany Poems written by John Dryden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1727 with Classical poetry categories.
The First Part Of Miscellany Poems Containing Variety Of Newtrans Lotions Of The Ancient Poets
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : John Dryden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1716
The First Part Of Miscellany Poems Containing Variety Of Newtrans Lotions Of The Ancient Poets written by John Dryden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1716 with categories.
First Loves
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Carmela Ciuraru
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2001
First Loves written by Carmela Ciuraru and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with American poetry categories.
Readers will be delighted by the intimate reflections on life and poetry found in "First Loves". Affording close-up views of today's best poets, the book also (re)introduces readers to the timeless poems they selected. Featuring many Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winners, the book includes essays by Seamus Heaney, Robert Pinsky, Jorie Graham, Yusef Komunyakaa, and many others.
Free Radicals
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Jordan Davis
language : en
Publisher: Subpress Books
Release Date : 2004
Free Radicals written by Jordan Davis and has been published by Subpress Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with American poetry categories.
Poetry. This anthology of not-yet household names, edited by Jordan Davis and Sarah Manguso, features work by Max Winter, Michael Savitz, Jeni Olin, Amy Lingafelter, Tanya Larkin, Jennifer Knox, Cole Heinowitz, Tim Griffin, Johannes Goransson, Greta Goetz, Alan Gilbert, Tonya Foster, Katie Degentesh, Del Ray Cross, Chris O. Cook, Carson Cistulli, Jim Behrle, and B.J. Atwood-Fukuda. "What excites me about these poets is that, beside their talent, they are all blessed with the terrible freedom of not yet having published books. I take special joy in reading work by these poets who, while already setting their new stars into the poetical firmament, are not mired in the stability-enforcing, niche-assigning public consciousness"--Sarah Manguso.
A Very First Poetry Book
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : John Foster
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1984
A Very First Poetry Book written by John Foster and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
These beautifully illustrated books present the best of what's new in poetry for children between the ages of 5 and 13. Many of the poems were written especially for these volumes, and among the poets included are Roald Dahl, Grace Nichols, Judith Viorst, Jack Prelutsky, and David McCord. Drawings, cartoons and photographs -- mostly in color -- draw attention to every page.
The First Sixth Part Of Miscellany Poems
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : John Dryden
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2016-04-25
The First Sixth Part Of Miscellany Poems written by John Dryden and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-25 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.