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Theogony Hesiod · 1953 · ★ 3.7 · 87p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Hesiod's straightforward account of family conflict among the gods is the best and earliest evidence of what the ancient Greeks believed about the beginning of the world. Includes Hesiod's "Works and Days", lines 1-201, and material from the Library of Apollodorus. Shares: Translations from Greek, Greek poetry, English poetry, Poetry

Agamemnon Aeschylus · 1816 · ★ 3.8 · 88p · ≈ 2h · Challenging The Classical Department produced the play Agamemon, performed in the stadium on June 16 and 19, 1906 Shares: Translations from Greek, Greek poetry, English poetry

The shepherd's calendar Clare, John · 1827 · 139p · ≈ 4h · Challenging This groundbreaking edition of the 'Peasant Poet' presents the complete works of John Clare for the first time in publishing history. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Clare's life and works Concise… Shares: Pastoral poetry, Country life, Poetry

Poetical works of Robert Bridges Robert Seymour Bridges · 1898 · ★ 3.7 · 484p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Each section preceded by a bibliographical note. Second edition. Prometheus the firegiver, a mask in the Greek manner.--Demeter, a mask.--Eros and psyche.--The growth of love.--Shorter poems, --New poems, --Later poems.--Poems in classical prosody.--October, and other poems.--New verse.--Two pieces written after the war.--Index of titles and first lines. Shares: English poetry, Poetry

Don Juan Lord Byron · 1819 · ★ 3.6 · 193p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Byron's exuberant masterpiece tells of the adventures of Don Juan, beginning with his illicit love affair at the age of sixteen in his native Spain and his subsequent exile to Italy. Following a dramatic shipwreck, his exploits take him to Greece, where he is sold as a slave, and to Russia, where he becomes a favourite of the Empress Catherine who sends him on to England. Written entirely in… Shares: English poetry, Poetry

Poems George Meredith · 1851 · 623p · ≈ 20h · Demanding This is a poem book. Aurelius prudentius clemens, the greatest of the Latin Christian poets, was born in the year 348 during the consulship of Salia and Philip. The place of his birth is not known with certainty. Three cities of Hither Spain are designated by him as his own: Tarragona, Saragossa, and Calahorra. Partisans of each have claimed him as a native son with convincing arguments. In the… Shares: English poetry, Poetry

Apollonius Rhodius Apollonius Rhodius · 1550 · ★ 3.8 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Demanding "Apollonius Rhodius's Argonautica, composed in the third century B.C.E., is the epic retelling of Jason's quest for the golden fleece. Along with his contemporaries Callimachus and Theocritus, Apollonius refashioned Greek poetry to meet the interests and aesthetics of a Hellenistic audience, especially that of Alexandria in the Ptolemaic period following Alexander's death. In this carefully… Shares: Greek poetry, Greek language materials, Poetry

A Shropshire lad A. E. Housman · 1896 · ★ 4.0 · 95p · ≈ 3h · Challenging First published in 1896, this is Housman's first and most widely known collection of poems. Dismal and fatalistic, Housman speaks of the cruelty of life. In contrast to the dreary subject matter, the poetry itself is brisk and lively. Considered by many to be among the finest works of modern British poetry. Shares: Country life, English poetry, Poetry

Elegy written in a country churchyard Thomas Gray · 1751 · 25p · ≈ 50m · Demanding The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of… Shares: English poetry, Poetry

Departmental ditties and other verses Rudyard Kipling · 1800 · 94p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Departmental Ditties and other verses, Rudyard Kipling. TEI XML version of http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/k/kipling/rudyard/ditties/ . Shares: English poetry, Poetry

Pindari Carmina Pindar · 1798 · 235p · ≈ 7h · Demanding Shares: Greek poetry, Poetry

Poems William Wordsworth · 1807 · ★ 4.1 · 580p · ≈ 19h · Challenging The aim of this edition is to present all textual evidence of Wordsworth's work on the lyric and shorter narrative poems he composed between 1800 and 1807, the primary fruits of which appeared in 1807 under the title Poems in Two Volumes. - Preface. Shares: Pastoral poetry, English poetry, Poetry

Peacock pie, a book of rhymes Walter De la Mare · 1913 · 120p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Peacock Pie presents an extensive selection of de la Mare's best poetry, in thematically themes sections such as are "Up and Down," "Boys and Girls," "Three Queer Tales," "Places and People," "Beasts," "Witches and Fairies," "Earth and Air," and "Songs." Shares: English poetry, Poetry

Moments of vision Thomas Hardy · 1889 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Challenging ix, 443 p. ; 23 cm Shares: Country life, English poetry, Poetry

Cidade e as serras Eça de Queiroz · 1900 · ★ 4.0 · 237p · ≈ 7h · Challenging "Born in Paris, Jacinto - the hero of The City and the Mountains - is the heir to a vast estate in the Alentejo in Portugal, which he has never visited. Jacinto lives in a beautiful mansion crammed with books and the latest gadgets. He mixes with the creme de la creme of Paris society, but is monumentally bored. One by one, his gadgets let him down. And then he receives a letter from the estate… Shares: Country life, City and town life

Aminta, favola boschereccia Torquato Tasso · 1590 · 95p · ≈ 3h · Demanding Shares: Pastoral poetry, Poetry

Cyropaedia Xenophon · 1527 · ★ 3.9 · 305p · ≈ 10h · Demanding Xenophon of Athens (circa 430 – 354 B.C.) was a Greek poet, historian, soldier and philosopher who lived at a time of momentous events in Ancient Greek history. Although he was recognized as a great writer and poet in his lifetime, Xenophon’s involvement with Spartan politics and fighting led to his exile from Athens, and his association with Socrates probably did not help. His short treatise on… Shares: Greek language materials, Poetry

Les contemplations Victor Hugo · 1856 · ★ 4.0 · 457p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Les Contemplations est un recueil de poésie de Victor Hugo, publié en 1856. Il est composé de 158 poèmes rassemblés en six livres. La plupart de ces poèmes ont été écrits entre 1841 et 1855, mais les poèmes les plus anciens de ce recueil datent de 1830. Les Contemplations est un recueil du souvenir, de l’amour, de la joie mais aussi de la mort, du deuil et même d'une certaine foi mystique. Le… Shares: Poetry

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