Author: Ouida
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Cecli Castlemaine's Gage
Author: Ouida
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Sacontalá
Author: Kālidāsa
Publisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne
Author: Ann Ward Radcliffe
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Category : Highlands (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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ISBN:
Category : Highlands (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Mrs. Day's Daughters
Author: Mary E. Mann
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Languages : en
Pages : 344
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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Tricotrin
Author: Ouida
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Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 692
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Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 692
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National Epics
Author: Kate Milner Rabb
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465594280
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
This volume is intended for an introduction to the study of the epics. While the simplicity and directness of the epic style seem to make such a book unnecessary, the fact that to many persons of literary tastes some of these great poems are inaccessible, and that to many more the pleasure of exploring for themselves "the realms of gold" is rendered impossible by the cares of business, has seemed sufficient excuse for its being. Though the beauty of the original is of necessity lost in a condensation of this kind, an endeavor has been made to preserve the characteristic epithets, and to retain what Mr. Arnold called "the simple truth about the matter of the poem." It is believed that the sketch prefacing each story, giving briefly the length, versification, and history of the poem, will have its value to those readers who have not access to the epics, and that the selections following the story, each recounting a complete incident, will give a better idea of the epic than could be formed from passages scattered through the text. The epic originated among tribes of barbarians, who deified departed heroes and recited legends in praise of their deeds. As the hymn developed, the chorus and strophe were dropped, and the narrative only was preserved. The word "epic" was used simply to distinguish the narrative poem, which was recited, from the lyric, which was sung, and from the dramatic, which was acted. As the nation passed from childhood to youth, the legends of the hero that each wandering minstrel had changed to suit his fancy, were collected and fused into one by some great poet, who by his power of unification made this written epic his own. This is the origin of the Hindu epics, the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," the "Kalevala," the "Shah-Nameh," "Beowulf," the "Nibelungen Lied," the "Cid," and the "Song of Roland." The conditions for the production of the primitive epic exist but once in a nation's growth. Its later epics must be written on subjects of national importance, chosen by the poet, who arranges and embellishes his material according to the rules of the primitive epic.
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465594280
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
This volume is intended for an introduction to the study of the epics. While the simplicity and directness of the epic style seem to make such a book unnecessary, the fact that to many persons of literary tastes some of these great poems are inaccessible, and that to many more the pleasure of exploring for themselves "the realms of gold" is rendered impossible by the cares of business, has seemed sufficient excuse for its being. Though the beauty of the original is of necessity lost in a condensation of this kind, an endeavor has been made to preserve the characteristic epithets, and to retain what Mr. Arnold called "the simple truth about the matter of the poem." It is believed that the sketch prefacing each story, giving briefly the length, versification, and history of the poem, will have its value to those readers who have not access to the epics, and that the selections following the story, each recounting a complete incident, will give a better idea of the epic than could be formed from passages scattered through the text. The epic originated among tribes of barbarians, who deified departed heroes and recited legends in praise of their deeds. As the hymn developed, the chorus and strophe were dropped, and the narrative only was preserved. The word "epic" was used simply to distinguish the narrative poem, which was recited, from the lyric, which was sung, and from the dramatic, which was acted. As the nation passed from childhood to youth, the legends of the hero that each wandering minstrel had changed to suit his fancy, were collected and fused into one by some great poet, who by his power of unification made this written epic his own. This is the origin of the Hindu epics, the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," the "Kalevala," the "Shah-Nameh," "Beowulf," the "Nibelungen Lied," the "Cid," and the "Song of Roland." The conditions for the production of the primitive epic exist but once in a nation's growth. Its later epics must be written on subjects of national importance, chosen by the poet, who arranges and embellishes his material according to the rules of the primitive epic.
INDIANA COVERLETS AND COVERLET WEAVERS
Author: KATE MILNER. RABB
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033362822
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033362822
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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