orpheus and company contemporary poems on greek mythology

Orpheus and Company Contemporary Poems on Greek Mythology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Deborah de Nicola, PUBLISHER: University Press of New Englong>andong>, NA

Wizards and Sorcerers: From Abracadabra to Zoroaster

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ogden, Tom / Tom Ogden, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, Extensively cross-referenced A-to-Z entries draw on fantasy, science fiction, folklore, legend, ong>andong> mythology to explore fictional, historical, ong>andong> ong>contemporaryong> wizardry.

A Short Introduction to Classical Myth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Powell, Barry B., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, An essential reference for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understong>andong>ing ong>andong> appreciation of classical mythology, this unique guide offers original source material on the social ong>andong> historical background, interpretation, ong>andong> commentary on major literary books on Greek myth -- such as Homer, Hesiod, the tragedians, the historians, Ovid, Vergil, ong>andong> in Greek art. Written in a clear ong>andong> lucid manner, the book offers fresh ong>andong> original interpretations based on the latest scholarship, ong>andong> comes organized into three distinct parts: I: Definitions ong>andong> Interpretations (devoted to theoretical issues); II: Background (to fill in information essential to understong>andong>ing myth); ong>andong> III: Themes (chapters directed toward specific topics in the study of myth).

Flareup of Twosomes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pearlman, Bill / Jacob, Jim, PUBLISHER: La Alameda Press, This web of ong>poemsong> of longing digs within raw character: ong>Orpheusong> ong>andong> Mr. Lucky in slow tango as the heart spins on a table under hot lamplight. These are not love ong>poemsong> but reflection upon reflection of what we suffer lovingly. Pearlman writes into ong>andong> out of a language of drama ong>andong> wry belief. His ong>poemsong> are turbulent contemplations???sources of prayer ong>andong> grit ong>andong> flinging the crutch into the sky. They join the inner salt of need with a sweet leaven of hope redeemed in the midnight hour.

Shield

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davies, Lyndon / Hallas, Penny, PUBLISHER: Parthian, A literary experiment in contrasting Greek mythology with ong>contemporaryong> social values, this collection of poetry focuses on the modern day meaning of the shield of Achilles. Each interlocking poem is interspersed with powerful illustrations, blending to form a multidimensional collection of prose.

Dictionary of Celtic Mythology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ellis, Peter Berresford, PUBLISHER: ABC-CLIO, Predated only by Greek ong>andong> Roman legend by virtue of the fact that the Celtic languages were not written until the early Christian era, Celtic mythology developed from a far earlier oral tradition, which preserves voices from the dawn of European civilization. The peoples of these Celtic cultures survive today on the western seaboard of Europe: the Irish, Manx, ong>andong> Scots who make up the Goidelic (Gaelic) speaking branch of Celts, ong>andong> the Welsh, Cornish, ong>andong> Bretons, who represent the Byrthonic-speaking branch. In his introduction, Ellis discusses the roles of these six cultures, the evolution (or demise) of the languages, ong>andong> the relationship between the legends, especially the Irish ong>andong> Welsh, the two major Celtic cultures. The "Dictionary of Celtic Mythology" is an easy to read hong>andong>book, ong>andong> presents a fascinating window to centuries of rich oral ong>andong> written tradition from the mists of Europe's origins.

Umwelt-Lesebuch: Green Issues in Contemporary German Writing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goodbody, Axel / Goodbody, PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, The environment plays a central role in ong>contemporaryong> German political culture. Umwelt-Lesebuch provides essential information on the key themes of deforestation, nuclear power, endangered species, the changing long>andong>scape, ong>andong> the darker side of technology ong>andong> progress, giving an overview of ong>contemporaryong> German responses to the global ecological problems of our time. It contains thirty-four German literary texts on environmental issues written in the last twenty-five years. These texts, passages from novels such as Gunter Grass' Die Rattin, essayistic prose such as Christa Wolf's Storfal, ong>andong> ong>poemsong>, protest songs, ong>andong> speeches by West ong>andong> East Germans have been chosen as much for their literary quality as for their role in furthering public debate on ecological issues ong>andong> promoting environmental consciousness. They are introduced in English ong>andong> accompanied by notes, exercises ong>andong> a glossary.

Poems about Life and More

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, Mitzi A., PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, This is a book of ong>poemsong> about life. I have also added more ong>poemsong> that deal with all different things. Some other ong>poemsong> included are about our country, like "Our Flag" ong>andong> "." There are also ong>poemsong> like "Alcohol," "Money"ong>andong> "Pictures." These are rhyming ong>poemsong> ong>andong> they read like a story. This book is good for teens ong>andong> adults because it describes some of life's experiences.

Larenopfer

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zayas, Alfred / Rilke, Rainer Maria, PUBLISHER: Red Hen Press, Rene Maria Rilke was born in Prague on 4 December ong>andong> died near Montreux in Switzerlong>andong>, on 29 December . The foremost lyric German poet of the 20th century, he is remembered primarily for his "Duino Elegies," the "Sonnets to ong>Orpheusong>," the "Neue Gedichte," the "Buch der Bilder," the "Stundenbuch," ong>andong> the "Cornet." Although his mature poetry has been translated into many languages, his early poetry remains accessible only in the original German. This translation of the Larenopfer, or offerings to the Lares, the Roman household deities, are songs that Rilke sings to his hometown Prague ong>andong> to his beloved Bohemia, short ong>poemsong> on the parks, fountains, churches, bridges ong>andong> palaces of Prague, not forgetting Rabbi Low's legends, the Jewish cemetery, the Thirty Years' War ong>andong>, of course, young love. This cycle of 90 ong>poemsong> offers the reader a unique view into Rilke's fascinating world, the turn-of-the-century atmosphere of Prague, then the third largest city in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Here a young German of the ruling bourgeoisie shows great appreciation for ong>contemporaryong> Czech literary works ong>andong> enthusiasm for the cause of Czech cultural identity. The Larenopfer possesses not only literary merit but is also of considerable sociological ong>andong> historical interest.

Studies on Greek Americans

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kourvetaris, George, PUBLISHER: East European Monographs, In this third volume of the author's scholarly work, twenty fives articles address topics important to Greek society, culture, ong>andong> politics, such as ethnicity; prejudice; ethnonationalism; civil military relations; class consciousness; ong>andong> the Olympic Games. The author stresses his methods, theories, ong>andong> findings, ong>andong> introduction of the volume the concepts ong>andong> the nature of organization ong>andong> social organizations are clarified.

Zombies! Evacuate the School!

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Holbrook, Sara / Song>andong>strom, Karen, PUBLISHER: Wordsong, A fun ong>andong> quirky collection of school ong>poemsong> every kid will relate to. Celebrated performance poet Sara Holbrook's ong>poemsong> range from begging for a few more minutes' sleep to a "slam-dancing ride" on the big yellow bus, from the teacher who picks up signals with "antennae in her hair" to a full-on zombie invasion. Silly, serious, ong>andong> everything in between, these ong>poemsong> show kids that poetry is not just for grown-ups Writing prompts ong>andong> mini poetry lessons throughout introduce readers to many of the elements of poetry ong>andong> invite kids to write ong>poemsong> of their own.

Half-Caste: And Other Poems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Agard, John, PUBLISHER: Hodder Children's Books, "Half-Caste "is a mixture of old ong>andong> new ong>poemsong> that address core issues ong>andong> experiences for young people. Race ong>andong> cultural identity is a primary theme ong>andong> shapes the book. There are ong>poemsong> about violence, the environment, relationships, politics, ong>andong> grief, alongside ong>poemsong> full of fun, looking at everyday events from quirky, unexpected points of view. It's an accessible ong>andong> inspiring book by a poet who knows ong>andong> respects his audience.

Collected Poems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harwood, Gwen / Hill, Geoffrey / Hill, Julia, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Hailed as "the best poet writing in Englong>andong>" (Michael Longley, The Guardian) ong>andong> "a magnificent poet" (Poetry), Geoffrey Hill has produced powerfully mythic verse that distinguishes him as a ong>contemporaryong> poet in allegiance with the great tradition. Complex yet spare, Hill is a poet of despair ong>andong> redemption whose work contains some of ong>contemporaryong> poetry's most powerful moments. This collection brings together for the first time the ong>poemsong> appearing in five previous books, including the acclaimed long poem The Mystery of the Charity of Charles Peguy; also here are three hitherto unpublished ong>poemsong>, Hymns to Our Lady of Chartres.

The Poetry of Rilke

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rilke, Rainer Maria / Snow, Edward, PUBLISHER: North Point Press, For the past twenty-five years, North Point Press has been working with Edward Snow, "Rilke's best ong>contemporaryong> translator" (Brian Phillips, "The New Republic"), to bring into English Rilke's major poetic works. "The Poetry of Rilke"--the single most comprehensive volume of Rilke's German poetry ever to be published in English--is the culmination of this effort. With more than two hundred ong>andong> fifty selected ong>poemsong> by Rilke, including complete translations of the "Sonnets to ong>Orpheusong> "ong>andong> the "Duino Elegies," "The Poetry of Rilke "spans the arc of Rilke's work, from the breakthrough ong>poemsong> of "The Book of Hours "to the visionary masterpieces written only weeks before his death. This long>andong>mark bilingual edition also contains all of Snow's commentaries on Rilke, as well as an important new introduction by the award-winning poet Adam Zagajewski. "The Poetry of Rilke "will stong>andong> as the authoritative single-volume translation of Rilke into English for years to come.

William Wordsworth: Poems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wordsworth, William / Gonet, Stella / Gwynne, Haydn, PUBLISHER: HighBridge Audio, Born in , William Wordsworth was ong>andong> remains Britain's most celebrated poet. This splendid anthology features ong>poemsong> from the Lyrical Ballads, his famous collection written in collaboration with Samuel Taylor Coleridge; from The Prelude, the autobiographical work that explores the development of the man ong>andong> the poet; ong>andong> his personal ong>andong> lyrical ong>poemsong>, including "I wong>andong>ered lonely as a cloud" ong>andong> "Composed upon Westminster Bridge". Includes ong>poemsong> in their entirety ong>andong> unabridged excerpts.

Today Tomorrow: The Collected Poems of George Bruce,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bruce, George / Morgan, Edwin, PUBLISHER: Polygon, Over 250 ong>poemsong> reflect the changing personal ong>andong> social experiences of the poet from childhood during the first World War up to the present day. The collection brings together ong>poemsong> published in collections over the last sixty years, ong>andong> includes uncollected ong>poemsong> previous to "Sea Talk" () ong>andong> new material following the publication of "Pursuit" ().

Poetry in the Mind

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Samuel S., PUBLISHER: iUniverse, Poetry in the Mind is a collection of ong>poemsong> of distress, brokenness, inspiration, ong>andong> love that will surely spark your mind, body, ong>andong> soul. Love ong>poemsong> show how to love again ong>andong> appreciate true love-not just romantic love, but the love with true friends ong>andong> family, of which there is not enough in this day ong>andong> age. Inspirational ong>poemsong> communicate there is a better day on the way if you just keep holding on, the best day of your life will surly come in a blink of an eye ong>andong> you are not alone in this lifetime-there is a man upstairs that will help you along in this life journey. ong>Poemsong> filled with drama will entertain you like never before. The smiles ong>andong> the tears of joy you will experience while reading these wonderful ong>poemsong> will last a lifetime. "Everyday is a good day just live it."-Samuel West, poet.

Land and Labor in the Greek World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burford, Alison / Cooper, Alison Burford, PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press, What value did the Greeks put on farming beyond its capacity to produce food? Who owned the long>andong>, ong>andong> who worked it? Alison Burford examines the Greeks' preoccupation with long>andong> ong>andong> agriculture to understong>andong> the nature of their society ong>andong> culture in general. She focuses on how the need to make the long>andong> productive influenced social, economic, ong>andong> cultural beliefs ong>andong> practices throughout Greek society. Specific areas of study include long>andong> allotment in the early settlements, the function of the antidosis, Xenophon's true intent in his Oeconomicus, the understong>andong>ing ong>andong> use of the term peasant, environmental concerns, ong>andong> nationalist feelings among tied laborers. "Whatever the balance of power ong>andong> social prestige within a comunity, ong>andong> however they were expressed in its constitution, long>andong>ed interests played a critical role in determining political relationships ong>andong> economic activities. The answer found to the question 'Who labored on the long>andong>?' shaped as decisively as anything else the character of Greek society....There can be little doubt that whenever a steady breeze got up about threshing time, most people in the Greek world would have remarked, 'Here was a fine day for winnowing.'" -- from Long>andong> ong>andong> Labor in the Greek World.

River of Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, Tracey, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, River of Life is the third book in a series of poetry books which captures the readers hearts ong>andong> pulls them in. Tracey's first title Cry No More ong>andong> second title Pieces of My Heart pulled on readers heart strings. River of Life is a collection of ong>poemsong> based on Life, Love, Pain, Loss ong>andong> Reality. This book is full of raw emotion. It reaches deep into your heart ong>andong> makes the reader feel as though the ong>poemsong> are about each ong>andong> every one of them.

The Path of the Buddha: Writings on Contemporary Buddhism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Singh, Renuka, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Giving Buddha's spiritual journey a ong>contemporaryong> dimension, this anthology contains essays by spiritual leaders like His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche ong>andong> Lama Thubten Yeshe on the impact of Buddhist philosophy on them. Equally poignant are the accounts of others who, dissatisfied with the present world, embark on a search for salvation. Varied ong>andong> meaningful, The Path of the Buddha provides a rare glimpse into Buddhism.

A Brief Introduction to Ancient Aegean Art: Cycladic,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Uhl, Jason, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, In this volume you will find a brief evaluation on the importance of the artistry of the Cycladic, Minoan ong>andong> Mycenaean civilizations. It is through the art ong>andong> architecture of these very early Greek civilizations that we have been better able to understong>andong> the true roots of the Greek civilization in its entirety. The art ong>andong> architecture of these three civilizations have yielded us much insight into the basic social organization, living habits, religions ong>andong> spiritual figures that would later develop into the basis for Greek society.

The Poetry of Ibn Khafajah: A Literary Analysis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Al-Nowaihi, Magda M., PUBLISHER: Brill Academic Publishers, This study is an attempt to identify ong>andong> describe the distinctive features of the poetic style of the acclaimed medieval ong>Andong>alusian poet Ibn Khafa?jah, who has been credited with starting a new school of poetry, in ong>Andong>alus ong>andong> elsewhere. It offers a close reading of his poetry, concentrating on the three basic elements of style - imagery, rhetorical devices, ong>andong> structural patterns. It shows how Ibn Khaf?jah creatively uses the poetic tradition available to him to form new images ong>andong> scenes, create multi-layered ong>poemsong>, ong>andong> bestow different levels of unity ong>andong> coherence on his ong>poemsong>. The study demonstrates some of the ways by which the various elements of style are combined ong>andong> interrelated, to produce original, meaningful, ong>andong> highly moving ong>poemsong> in the Khafajian style.

About Night: Selected and New Poems by Dennis Schmitz

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schmitz, Dennis, PUBLISHER: Oberlin, Dennis Schmitz has provoked praise, delight ong>andong> amazement among his readers. His complex, energetic ong>poemsong>, diving fearlessly into the physical world in pursuit of spiritual meanings, have proved rich ong>andong> rewarding to those who have encountered them. This collection, the inaugural work of the FIELD Poetry Series, draws on five previous volumes.

Prayers and Poems of Inspiration

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ideals Publications Inc, PUBLISHER: Ideals Publications, The uplifting prayers ong>andong> inspirational ong>poemsong> of great men ong>andong> women are presented in this volume with the stories of the authors' lives ong>andong> full-page color photographs.

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