Lykophron: Alexandra: Greek Text, Translation, Commentary, and Introduction
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The Alexandra attributed to Lykophron is a minor poetic masterpiece. At 1474 lines, it is one of the...

Prophecy, Politics and Place in Medieval England: From Geoffrey of Monmouth to Thomas of Erceldoune
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The period from the twelfth century to the Wars of the Roses witnessed a dominant tradition of...
Sur's Ocean: Poems from the Early Tradition
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Surdas has been regarded as the epitome of artistry in Old Hindi religious poetry from the end of...

The Common Pursuit
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F. R. Leavis was the chief editor of "Scrutiny", which between 1932 and 1953 had some claim on being...

The Deaths
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Four families live in a beautiful stretch of English countryside in magnificent listed houses, built...
Therigatha: Poems of the First Buddhist Women
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The Therigatha, composed more than two millennia ago, is an anthology of poems in the Pali language...

Death in Persia
Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Lucy Renner Jones and Roger Perret
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Since the rediscovery of her work in the late 1980s, Annemarie Schwarzenbach - journalist, traveler,...

Game Changer
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The Premier League is immensely successful, a true worldwide success of the kind not enjoyed by any...

Gustav Holst: A Biography
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Gustav Holst was a leading figure in the new age of English music in the late 19th and early 20th...

Devon's Torre Abbey: Faith, Politics and Grand Designs
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Torre Abbey is an archaeological site of national importance. Founded in 1196, it became the...