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(Dante) Alighieri, Dante Inferno Of Dante: A New Verse Translation Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1997 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1177280. ISBN #0374525315 / 9780374525316. (filed under: Classics ) *
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(Dante) Alighieri, Dante Inferno Of Dante: A New Verse Translation Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1997 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1177280. ISBN #0374525315 / 9780374525316. (filed under: Classics ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary This widely praised version of Dante's masterpiece, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award of the Academy of American Poets, is more idiomatic and approachable than its many predecessors. Former U.S. Poet Laureate Pinsky employs slant rhyme and near rhyme to preserve Dante's terza rima form without distorting the flow of English idiom. The result is a clear and vigorous translation that is also unique, student-friendly, and faithful to the original: "A brilliant success," as Bernard Knox wrote in The New York Review of Books .
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Abelard Letters Of Abelard And Heloise 1998 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1145031. ISBN #1304489930 / 9781304489937. (filed under: Classics ) *
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Adams, Henry Democracy Harmony Books 1982 Trade Paperback. Light shelf wear. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or244805. ISBN #0517547287 / 9780517547281. (category: classics) (keywords: Historical Fiction American Novel Political Politics Corruption Reconstruction) (filed under: Classics ) *
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Addison, Joseph; Steele, Richard; Budgell, Eustace Sir Roger De Coverley Papers hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1024243. (filed under: Classics ) *
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Alighieri, Dante Divine Comedy 1: Hell Penguin Books 1988 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1180976. ISBN #0140440062 / 9780140440065. (filed under: Classics ) *
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Alighieri, Dante Divine Comedy 1: Hell Penguin Books 1988 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1199331. ISBN #0140440062 / 9780140440065. (filed under: Classics ) *
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Alighieri, Dante Divine Comedy 3: Paradise Penguin Books 1962 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1199346. ISBN #0140441050 / 9780140441055. (filed under: Classics ) *
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Alighieri, Dante Divine Comedy 3: Paradise Penguin Books 1962 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1199346. ISBN #0140441050 / 9780140441055. (filed under: Classics ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The third volume of Dante's Divine Comedy To the consternation of his more academic admirers, who believed Latin to be the only proper language for dignified verse, Dante wrote his Comedy in colloquial Italian, wanting it to be a poem for the common reader. Taking two threads of a story that everybody knew and loved the story of a vision of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, and the story of the lover who has to brave the Underworld to find his lost lady he combined them into a great allegory of the soul s search for God. He made it swift, exciting and topical, lavishing upon it all his learning and wit, all his tenderness, humour and enthusiasm, and all his poetry. In Paradise, Dante journeys through the encircling spheres of heaven towards God. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Alighieri, Dante The Divine Comedy 2: Purgatory Penguin Classics 1955 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1199330. ISBN #0140440461 / 9780140440461. (filed under: Classics ) *
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Alighieri, Dante The Divine Comedy 2: Purgatory Penguin Classics 1955 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1199330. ISBN #0140440461 / 9780140440461. (filed under: Classics ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Beginning with Dante's liberation from Hell, Purgatory relates his ascent, accompanied by Virgil, of the Mount of Purgatory a mountain of nine levels, formed from rock forced upwards when God threw Satan into depths of the earth. As he travels through the first seven levels, Dante observes the sinners who are waiting for their release into Paradise, and through these encounters he is himself transformed into a stronger and better man. For it is only when he has learned from each of these levels that he can ascend to the gateway to Heaven: the Garden of Eden. The second part of one of the greatest epic poems, Purgatory is an enthralling Christian allegory of sin, redemption and ultimate enlightenment.
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Alighieri, Dante; Pinsky, Robert Inferno of Dante Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1999 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1152528. ISBN #0374524521 / 9780374524524. (keywords: POETRY POETIC WORKS AUTHOR ITALIAN) (filed under: Classics ) *
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ALIGHIERI; Musa, Mark (Editor) Portable Dante paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1100887. ISBN #0140231145 / 9780140231144. (filed under: Classics ) *
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ALIGHIERI; Musa, Mark (Editor) Portable Dante paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1100887. ISBN #0140231145 / 9780140231144. (filed under: Classics ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary As a philosopher, Dante wedded classical methods of enquiry to a Christian faith. As an autobiographer, he looked at his own failures to depict universal moral struggles. As a visionary, he dared to draw maps of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise and populate all three realms with recognizable human beings. As a lover, he became a poet of bereavement and renunciation. As all these things Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 paved the way for modern literature. This volume aims to capture the scope of Dante's genius. It contains complete verse translations of his two masterworks, "The Divine Comedy" and "La Vita Nuova".
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Anonymous Beowulf Borders paperback. File: Beowulf. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Ink on front flyleaf. Book #or1145055. ISBN #1587264803 / 9781587264801. (filed under: Classics ) *
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Behn, Aphra Oroonoko, the Rover, and Other Works Penguin Classics 1999 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1030179. ISBN #0140433384 / 9780140433388. (filed under: Classics ) *
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Behn, Aphra Oroonoko, the Rover, and Other Works Penguin Classics 1999 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1030179. ISBN #0140433384 / 9780140433388. (filed under: Classics ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary "We are bought and sold like apes or monkeys, to be the sport of women, fools, and cowards, and the support of rogues" When Prince Oroonoko s passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam. Oroonoko s noble bearing soon wins the respect of his English captors, but his struggle for freedom brings about his destruction. Inspired by Aphra Behn s visit to Surinam, Oroonoko 1688 reflects the author s romantic view of Native Americans as simple, superior peoples in the first state of innocence, before men knew how to sin . The novel also reveals Behn s ambiguous attitude to African slavery while she favoured it as a means to strengthen England s power, her powerful and moving work conveys its injustice and brutality. This new edition of Oroonoko is based on the first printed edition of 1688, and includes a chronology, bibliography and notes. In her introduction, Janet Todd examines Aphra Behn s views of slavery, colonization and politics, and her position as a professional woman writer in the Restoration. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Bellamy, Edward Looking Backward 2000-1887 Houghton Mifflin 1889 hardcover. wear and bumping to extremities. Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Previous owners name inking. Some staining to page edges. Book #or1175532. ISBN #B000NV75B3 / . (filed under: Classics ) *
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Beowulf ; trans by E. Talbot Donaldson Beowulf W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 1966 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or827870. ISBN #0393096874 / 9780393096873. (filed under: Classics ) *
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Beowulf ; trans by E. Talbot Donaldson Beowulf W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 1966 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or827870. ISBN #0393096874 / 9780393096873. (filed under: Classics ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The greatest and most important of the Anglo-Saxon epic poems, the 1200-year-old Beowulf is one of the earliest pieces of literature in the English language. Though English, the story is set in Scandinavia, where the Anglo-Saxon races lived before migration to England. It tells of the hero, Beowulf, who kills the monster Grendel after the dragonlike beast terrorizes the mead-halls, carrying off and eating the Thanes that are under Beowulf's protection. Fascinating for its story, the echoes of myth and early religion, Beowulf is critical reading for anyone interested in the blend of the Pagan and Christian traditions among the Anglo-Saxons. This edition is a readable prose translation.
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BEOWULF: DONALDSON, E. TALBOT Beowulf: A New Prose Translation W. W. Norton & Company 1966 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or738335. ISBN #0393096874 / 9780393096873. (filed under: Classics ) *
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BEOWULF: DONALDSON, E. TALBOT Beowulf: A New Prose Translation W. W. Norton & Company 1966 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or738335. ISBN #0393096874 / 9780393096873. (filed under: Classics ) *
stock image, actual book may vary The greatest and most important of the Anglo-Saxon epic poems, the 1200-year-old Beowulf is one of the earliest pieces of literature in the English language. Though English, the story is set in Scandinavia, where the Anglo-Saxon races lived before migration to England. It tells of the hero, Beowulf, who kills the monster Grendel after the dragonlike beast terrorizes the mead-halls, carrying off and eating the Thanes that are under Beowulf's protection. Fascinating for its story, the echoes of myth and early religion, Beowulf is critical reading for anyone interested in the blend of the Pagan and Christian traditions among the Anglo-Saxons. This edition is a readable prose translation.
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BEOWULF; Chickering, Jr., Howell D. (Translated By) Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition Anchor Books 1977 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Acceptable. Notes and marking. Some underlining. Book #or1186234. ISBN #0385062133 / 9780385062138. (keywords: Fiction, Classics) (filed under: Classics ) *
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Beowulf; Donaldson, E. Talbot Beowulf: A New Prose Translation W. W. Norton & Company 1966 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or958532. ISBN #0393096874 / 9780393096873. (filed under: Classics ) *
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Beowulf; Donaldson, E. Talbot Beowulf: A New Prose Translation W. W. Norton & Company 1966 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or958532. ISBN #0393096874 / 9780393096873. (filed under: Classics ) *
stock image, actual book may vary The greatest and most important of the Anglo-Saxon epic poems, the 1200-year-old Beowulf is one of the earliest pieces of literature in the English language. Though English, the story is set in Scandinavia, where the Anglo-Saxon races lived before migration to England. It tells of the hero, Beowulf, who kills the monster Grendel after the dragonlike beast terrorizes the mead-halls, carrying off and eating the Thanes that are under Beowulf's protection. Fascinating for its story, the echoes of myth and early religion, Beowulf is critical reading for anyone interested in the blend of the Pagan and Christian traditions among the Anglo-Saxons. This edition is a readable prose translation.
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Beowulf; Tharaud, Barry (translated by) Beowulf Revised Edition University Press of Colorado 1996 soft cover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or518106. ISBN #087081429X / 9780870814297. (keywords: Classics) (filed under: Classics ) *
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Beyle (Stendhal), Marie-Henri; Scott, Moncrieff, C.K. (Translated By) Red and the Black Heritage Press 1947 Hard Cover. Book comes with Slip Case. Slip Case in Good Condition with some light edge wear.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or627072. (keywords: Fiction, Classics) (filed under: Classics ) *
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Boccaccio, Giovanni The Decameron (Penguin Classics) Penguin Classics 1995 mass market paperback. . Some underlining / highlighing but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1202251. ISBN #014044629X / 9780140446296. (filed under: Classics ) *
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Boccaccio, Giovanni The Decameron (Penguin Classics) Penguin Classics 1995 mass market paperback. . Some underlining / highlighing but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1202251. ISBN #014044629X / 9780140446296. (filed under: Classics ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In the early summer of the year 1348, as a terrible plague ravages the city, ten charming young Florentines take refuge in country villas to tell each other stories - a hundred stories of love, adventure and surprising twists of fortune which later inspired Chaucer, Keats and Shakespeare. While Dante is a stern moralist, Boccaccio has little time for chastity, pokes fun at crafty, hypocritical clerics and celebrates the power of passion to overcome obstacles and social divisions. Like the Divine Comedy, the Decameron is a towering monument of medieval pre-Renaissance literature, and incorporates certain important elements that are not at once apparent to today's readers. In a new introduction to this revised edition, which also includes additional explanatory notes, maps, bibliography and indexes, Professor McWilliam shows us Boccaccio for what he is - one of the world's greatest masters of vivid and exciting prose fiction.
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