18 books like Troilus and Criseyde
Poems
Chaucer's Shorter Poems consists of several of the lesser known works by Geoffrey Chaucer, author of The Canterbury Tales:
The Book of the Duchess
The House of Fame
The Parliament of Fowles
Truth
Gentilesse
Merciles Beaute
Lak of Stedfastnesse
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Piers Plowman
A translation of the 14th century poem, which offers a picture of society in the late Middle Ages on the threshold of the early modern world.
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Piers Plowman
"This book is a new verse translation of Piers from Middle English which preserves the energy, imagery and intent of the original, and retains its alliterative style. It derives from a 2012 arts festival presentation performed in the priory where Langland--a contemporary of Chaucer--was probably educated"--
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The Song of Troy
Retelling of the tragic and terrible saga of the Trojan war, a 3000-year-old tale of enduring love, abiding hate, vengeance, betrayal, honour and sacrifice.
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Parzival
German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach's romance story "Parzival" tells the whirlwind tale of a young man's life as a knight in search for the Holy Grail. It follows the Medieval heroic story of Parzival (Percival in the English texts) as he tries to balance his desire for love with his quest for the Grail. At first, Parzival is childish and ignorant, and his bad choices prohibit him from…
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Milton's Poems
John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet and intellectual. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse and including over ten chapters, was written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval. It addressed the fall of man, including the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and God's expulsion of them from the Garden of Eden.…
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Libro de buen amor
275 p. ; 16 cm
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Roman de la Rose
Many English-speaking readers of the Roman de la rose, the famous dream allegory of the thirteenth century, have come to rely on Charles Dahlberg's elegant and precise translation of the Old French text. His line-by-line rendering in contemporary English is available again, this time in a third edition with an updated critical apparatus.
Readers at all levels can continue to deepen their…
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Pearl
Yellow and golden pearls: yellow-green, greenish brown to dark brown;
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Helen of Troy, and other poems
This book is a collection of poems by Sara Tesdale beautiful poems which are simpler and related to general topics beautiful songs about the city she loved so much and later made her home. Read this anthology and swoon.
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Proserpine & Midas
Mary Shelley was an English writer best known for the classic gothic novel Frankenstein which has been adapted into film many times.  This edition of Proserpine & Midas includes a table of contents. 
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Heroes of Greece and Troy
Un acercamiento perfecto para el público más joven a la cultura clásica y sus mitos, en una magistral versión de la última gran leyenda de la Edad Heroica, el asedio de Troya: con su caída comienza la Historia. Roger Lancelyn Green se acerca una vez más a la mitología, en esta ocasión para contar la extraordinaria historia de Helena, cuyo rostro lanzó mil naves al mar, y la del juicio de Paris;…
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Heartbreak House
Published in 1919, Heartbreak House is an examination of the failings of the European leisure classes before World War I—failings that author George Bernard Shaw blamed for the war, and that he predicted would quickly lead to another, longer war. The play is set in an English country house, where representatives of every type of English society have gathered at the home of the seemingly-mad…
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The Trojan War
Retells legends of the heroes of the Trojan War, which began with Paris of Troy's abduction of Helen, wife of Menelaus, lord of Greece.
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Trojan War
What happens when the gods disagree? They send the mightiest of heroes to fight a war. But which hero will you be, and who will you side with: Greece’s King Menelaus or Paris, a prince from the city of Troy? If the gods favor you, you just may survive the fighting.
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Myth and Territory in the Spartan Mediterranean
Greek mythology and cult often served both as expressions of collective, historical identity and of attitudes to lands and territories. Functioning historically, myths provided justifications and legitimations of conquest, displacement, and settlement. Focusing on the Spartan Mediterranean--the world of Sparta and its colonies--this book examines the spectrum of the uses of myth. Extending beyond…
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Stories from Homer
Homer's epic poem The Odyssey is one of the greatest and most influential literary works ever produced. However, its complex language and dense web of allusions and metaphors can be difficult for some readers to untangle. In The Story of the Odyssey, author Alfred John Church presents a more straightforward rendering of the events related in Homer's version. It's a great introduction to the poem…
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Moments of vision
ix, 443 p. ; 23 cm
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