Author: Alcaeus of Mytilene
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801700516
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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A contemporary of Sappho, Alcaeus of Mytilene was a sixth century BC lyric poet from the island of Lesbos, who is credited for inventing the Alcaic stanza, which would become a favorite model for Horace. The works of Sappho and Alcaeus represent for many the high point of brilliance for the development of early Greek lyrical poetry. Some ancient critics held Alcaeus even higher than Pindar in their estimation of his poetical abilities. His works consist of hymns in honour of gods and heroes, love poetry, drinking songs and political poems, reflecting the turbulent political life of his native Mytilene. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This eBook presents Alcaeus’ collected fragments, with illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Alcaeus’ life and works * Features the collected fragments of Alcaeus, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introduction to the poet * Includes J. M. Edmonds’ 1922 translation, previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the fragments you want to read with individual contents tables * Features a bonus biography — discover Alcaeus’ ancient world * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The Translation The Fragments The Greek Text Contents of the Greek Text The Biography Life of Alcaeus (1922) by J. M. Edmonds Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Author: Horace
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1909496634
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1566
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Horace was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus, now celebrated for being one of the greatest poets the world has ever known. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Horace in English and Latin, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Horace’s life and works * Features the complete works of Horace, in both English translation and the original Latin * Concise introductions to the poetry * Provides both verse (Conington) and prose (Smart) translations of all the works * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the poems or works you want to read with individual contents tables * Includes a special Dual Texts feature, with poem by poem access to the Latin and English translations of the Odes and Epodes – ideal for students, also including line numbers * Features three bonus biographies, including Suetonius’ original biography – immerse yourself in Horace’s ancient world! * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com for more details and to learn more about our exciting range of titles CONTENTS: The Translations SATIRES (PROSE) SATIRES (VERSE) EPODES (PROSE) EPODES (VERSE) ODES (PROSE) ODES (VERSE) EPISTLES (PROSE) EPISTLES (VERSE) CARMEN SAECULARE (PROSE) CARMEN SAECULARE (VERSE) ARS POETICA (PROSE) ARS POETICA (VERSE) The Latin Texts LIST OF LATIN TEXTS Dual Texts DUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXTS The Biographies THE LIFE OF HORACE by C. Suetonius Tranquillus THE LIFE OF HORACE by William Tuckwell HORACE by J. W. Mackail Please visit www.delphiclassics.com for more details and to learn more about our exciting range of titles
Author: Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 23005
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton was an immensely popular Victorian novelist, whose bestselling novels earned him a considerable fortune. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete fictional works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Bulwer-Lytton’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 29 novels, with individual contents tables * The rare unfinished novel LIONEL HASTINGS is available in no other digital collection * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the Victorian texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry and the short stories * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * Includes Bulwer-Lytton’s complete short stories, with all the obscure tales published in magazines – appearing here for the first time in digital print * Features Thompson Cooper’s important biography on the author, first time in digital print - discover Bulwer-Lytton’s literary life * A selection of non-fiction works * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels FALKLAND PELHAM THE DISOWNED DEVEREUX PAUL CLIFFORD EUGENE ARAM GODOLPHIN THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII THE PILGRIMS OF THE RHINE RIENZI, THE LAST OF THE ROMAN TRIBUNES ERNEST MALTRAVERS ALICE LEILA CALDERON, THE COURTIER ZICCI NIGHT AND MORNING ZANONI THE LAST OF THE BARONS LUCRETIA HAROLD, THE LAST OF THE SAXONS THE CAXTONS MY NOVEL WHAT WILL HE DO WITH IT? A STRANGE STORY THE COMING RACE KENELM CHILLINGLY THE PARISIENS PAUSANIAS LIONEL HASTINGS The Shorter Fiction CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KNIGHT’S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE THE STUDENT TALES FROM MISCELLANEOUS PERIODICALS The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Play THE LADY OF LYONS The Poetry LIST OF POEMS LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Non-Fiction ATHENS: ITS RISE AND FALL THE FALLEN STAR A DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN OF EVIL TOMLINSONIANA The Biography LORD LYTTON: A BIOGRAPHY by Thompson Cooper Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Author: William Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 952
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Author: Bacchylides
Publisher:
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 558
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Author: Erica Jong
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 148043888X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 429
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The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Fear of Flying brings the seductive Greek poet to life in this “enormously entertaining” tale (Booklist). As she stands poised at the edge of a precipice in the shadow of the sanctuary of Apollo, the greatest love poet who ever was or ever will be recalls the eventful fifty years that have led her to this moment. It was love that seduced her, at age sixteen, into an ill-fated plot with the poet Alcaeus to depose the despot of the island of Lesbos. It was love that made her trade the unwanted marriage bed of an old, despised, and drunken husband for a seemingly endless series of lovers, both male and female. For Sappho, life has always been a banquet to be savored to the fullest, a strange and sensual odyssey that has carried her to the far corners of the ancient world. Devoted to the goddess Aphrodite and granted the gift of immortal song, she has followed her magnificent destiny from Delphi to Egypt, to the land of the Amazons, the realm of the centaurs, and into the stygian depths of Hades itself, often in the company of her companion and friend, the fabulist slave Aesop. Through every grand affair and every wild adventure, she has remained forever true to her heart, her passion, and herself, right up to this, the end of everything. Combining evocative and realistic detail with unabashedly outrageous invention, Erica Jong’s Sappho’s Leap is a flawless gem of historical fiction boldly imagined by one of America’s most enthralling storytellers. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erica Jong including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
Author: George Stanley Farnell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 522
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Author: Edward Felix Mendelsshon Benecke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Author: Sappho
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greek poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Author: Reviel Netz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108481477
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 905
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A history of ancient literary culture told through the quantitative facts of canon, geography, and scale.
