Martin Luther wrote a number of Latin poems, mostly using traditional classical metres, over the course of his career. H......more

From an award-winning translator, a new dual-language translation of poems by Catullus, the Roman poet and punk, the lov......more

Cult classics. Orpheus is familiar from Greek mythology as a peerless bard, the Thracian son of a Muse with superhuman m......more

An accessible companion to Homer’s Odyssey that illuminates its timeless lessons on change, resilience, and the search f......more

In the first full-scale edition of Thomas Gray’s Latin poetry, the Latin text and facing English translation are complem......more

Crafted during the reign of Augustus Caesar at the outset of the Roman Empire, Virgil’s Aeneid is a tale of thrilling ad......more

The Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of every man’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are re......more

The Tang Dynasty poet Hanshan ("cold mountain") and his friend Shide ("foundling") are among the most iconic figures in ......more

Classical Indian poetics prized the skillful use of alaṅkāras, or "ornaments"--literary figures of speech. Across more t......more

WINNER OF THE BOLLINGEN PRIZE COMING SOON AS A MAJOR FILM FROM ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN This bel......more

The classic verse rendering of the great epic of ancient Mesopotamia, now with an introduction by the poet Yusef Komunya......more

Why does the Gospel of John tell its story of Jesus the way that it does? Informed by semiotic theory, Foster-Whiddon re......more

Transient Worlds: On Translating Poetry is a personal guide to global poetry in translation by 25 th U.S. Poet Laureate ......more

The first English translation of Olga A. Smirnitskaya’s influential 1994 Russian work on Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse studi......more

The greatest of all epics, soon to be a film by Christopher Nolan! "This may be the best translation of The Odyssey yet.......more

"A new edition of the first book of poems from Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Phillips"-- Provided by publisher....more

Homoerotic Poets of the Italian Trecento explores same-sex desire in the work of three skilled medieval Italian poets, b......more

Homoerotic Poets of the Italian Trecento explores same-sex desire in the work of three skilled medieval Italian poets, b......more

"To be immersed in the mysterious beauty of the Dao De Jing, [this translation] is the most literary and inviting." --St......more

Delightful new versions of a great Welsh medieval poet’s lyrics - intimate, urgent and timeless. Dafydd ap Gwilym, the p......more

Aesop’s Heritage explores the evolution of the Aesopian fable in France and the Low Countries from 1500 to 1800, examini......more

First published in 1988, Priapea is a collection of eighty Latin epigrams, English translated, that make up the corpus P......more

The poet Paul Celan noted that, in his view of language, thinking and thanking are cognate, innately connected in their ......more

Dilapidated dramas. The Loeb Classical Library series Fragmentary Republican Latin continues with Marcus Pacuvius (ca. 2......more

Volume 3 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more

Volume 6 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more

Volume 2 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more

Volume 4. of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - here reissued with a n......more

Volume 8 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more

Volume 7 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more

This is the first monograph systematically to apply modern principles of ecotheology to early medieval literature and re......more

A fascinating insight into the most talented Latin poets to occupy the Papal throne after Pius II Piccolomini in the 15t......more

Experience timeless classics like never before in this Grand Type Collector’s Edition With clear, easy-to-read formattin......more

Experience timeless classics like never before in this Grand Type Collector’s Edition With clear, easy-to-read formattin......more

YOU BURN ME: POEMS BY SAPPHO Translated by J.M. Edmonds Edited by Louise Cooper A book of poems by the ancient Greek poe......more

The present volume honours this distinctive voice in literary studies with a range of papers addressing some of his many......more

A thousand years of English history, encapsulating invasions, the rise and fall of kings, and religious events Among the......more

The complete works of the first known woman playwright Hrotsvit, a canoness at the convent of Gandersheim in Saxony duri......more

A vivid and musical rendering of the poetry of Catullus, whose passionate verses have captivated readers for centuries "......more

This volume presents 55 Arabic love poems by the scandalous genius of the Islamic Golden Age, Abu Nuwas (c. 756-814 CE),......more

This new translation of Pindar’s songs for victorious athletes marries philological rigour with poetic sensibility in or......more

"In The Furies, Moira Egan offers fierce feminist reimaginings of familiar myths and narratives, from Arachne to Echo, f......more

Part 2 of the Festschrift dedicated to William H. Nienhauser presents a collection of twelve academic papers that delve ......more

Completed in 1258, Sa’di’s Gulistan (’The Rose Garden’) contains a wide-ranging selection of stories, anecdotes and poem......more

Understanding a medieval poetry genre through modern translations, commentary, and the role of performance Middle Englis......more

Narratively compelling, culturally unique, and mythic in its scope, activist poet Patricia Nelson’s fifth collection, Mo......more

THE MOST IMPACTFUL LESSONS OF KAHLIL GIBRAN PAIRED WITH THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS AND MODERN APPLICATIONS IN AN ELEGANT AND AC......more

The Commedia, Dante’s epic story of one man’s journey from the darkness and terror of hell to the revelation of divine l......more

This anthology offers parallel texts and translations of the poetic material that survives in Old High German, the earli......more

In this edition there are three modern English translations along with the original Old English version that students an......more

The Rámáyan is one of the first and most important Hindu epic poems telling the story of the hero Rama as he is exiled f......more

After the war with the Trojans is over and Greece has been the victor, it is time for everyone to return home, and the h......more

When Helen is taken away by the Trojans, a mighty Greek king gathers the various city states for war against the city of......more

After the war with the Trojans is over and Greece has been the victor, it is time for everyone to return home, and the h......more

The classic translation of one of the greatest poetry epics in the western world. In this fantastic journey, the narrato......more

Parmenides in Minneapolis is a book-length sequence of poems which employ, for the most part, a 9-line stanza, featuring......more

We increasingly encounter medieval books as digital facsimiles--zooming in on high-resolution images, clicking through v......more

The first English translation into verse of the full Vox Clamantis, with explanatory notes. John Gower’s Vox Clamantis i......more

The surviving books of Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita (written ca. 30 - 15 BCE), narrate the origins of Rome, the gradual growth......more

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A new translation of the final part of Dante’s Divine Comedy by a poet and psychoanalyst praised for his previous transl......more

Multi-award-winning poet, artist, and historian WD Frank gathers a selection of previously published work into one volum......more

A cornerstone of ancient Greek religious poetry, The Homeric Hymn to Demeter offers a profound exploration of divine pow......more

This volume offers a narratological commentary on Digenis Akritis, a Byzantine heroic poem that blends epic and romance.......more

Text, translation and commentary of a fascinating collection of late-antique puzzles and riddles....more

Pause, breathe, and savor the quiet beauty of Saigyō, one of Japan’s most quintessential poets, in this celebration of n......more

The Pearlsong is an ancient poem that recounts the story of a Parthian prince sent by his parents on a mission to Egypt ......more

Mary Jo Bang’s translation of Paradiso completes her groundbreaking new version of Dante’s masterpiece, begun with Infer......more

The Roman poet Ovid, while sailing across the Black Sea to Tomis, considered his exile to have cosmic proportions; in th......more

The Origin of the Giants: The First Settlers of Albion presents the Anglo-Norman poem Dez Grantz Geanz in a new bilingua......more

The Georgics by Virgil is a masterwork of didactic poetry that celebrates the rhythms of rural life and the art of agric......more

Presenting a range of Neo-Latin poems written by distinguished classical scholars across Europe from c. 1490 to c. 1900,......more

Bujangga Manik is a narrative poem in Old Sundanese which opens a window onto the world of late-15th-century maritime So......more

" Halfway tree. The journey of our life found me / there at midnight in a ramshackle state." So begins Lorna Goodison’s ......more

Virgil remains one of the most important poets in the history of literature. This emerges in the rich translation histor......more