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The Bhagavad Gita
ISBN: 9780140449181 / Angielski / Miękka / 85 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The eighteen chapters of The Bhagavad Gita (c. 500 b.c.), the glory of Sanskrit literature, encompass the whole spiritual struggle of a human soul. Its three central themes--love, light, and life--arise from the symphonic vision of God in all things and of all things in God.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide... The eighteen chapters of The Bhagavad Gita (c. 500 b.c.), the glory of Sanskrit literature, encompass the whole spiritual struggle of a human s...
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Die Physiker
ISBN: 9780195009088 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. MOBIUS: Ich bin Salomo. Ich bin der arme Konig Salomo. Einst war ich unermeBlich reich, weise und gottesfurchtig. Ob meiner Macht erzitterten die Gewaltigen. Ich war ein Furst des Friedens und der Gerechtigkeit. Aber meine Weisheit zerstorte meine Gottesfurcht, und als ich Gott nicht mehr furchtete, zerstorte meine Weisheit meinen Reichtum. Nun sind die Stadte tot, uber die ich regierte, mein Reich leer, das mir anvertraut worden war, eine blauschimmernde Wuse, und, irgendwo, um einen kleinen, gelben, namenlosen Stern, kreist, sinnlos, immerzue, die radioaktive Erde. Ich bin Salomo, ich bin...
MOBIUS: Ich bin Salomo. Ich bin der arme Konig Salomo. Einst war ich unermeBlich reich, weise und gottesfurchtig. Ob meiner Macht erzitterten die Gewa...
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601,65 |
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Singing the Body of God: The Hymns of Vedantadesika in Their South Indian Tradition
ISBN: 9780195127355 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first full-length study of the devotional poetry and poetics of the fourteenth-century poet-philosopher Vedantadesika, one of the most outstanding and influential figures in the Hindu tradition of Sri-Vaishnavism (the cult of Lord Vishnu). Despite their intrinsic beauty and theological importance, the poetry and philosophy of Vedantadesika have received very little scholarly attention. But for the millions who belong to the Vaishnava tradition, those poems are not just classical literature; they are committed to memory, recited, sung, and enacted in ritual both in India and...
This is the first full-length study of the devotional poetry and poetics of the fourteenth-century poet-philosopher Vedantadesika, one of the most out...
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370,85 |
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An Ornament for Jewels: Love Poems for the Lord of Gods, by Vedantadesika
ISBN: 9780195326390 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this companion volume to Singing the Body of God (Oxford 2002), Steven P. Hopkins has translated into contemporary American English verse poems written by the South Indian Srivaisnava philosopher and saint-poet Venkatesa (c. 1268-1369). These poems, in three different languages - Sanskrit, Tamil, and Maharastri Prakrit -- composed for one particular Hindu god, Vishnu Devanayaka, the "Lord of Gods" at Tiruvahindrapuram, form a microcosm of the saint-poet's work. They encompass major themes of Venkatesa's devotional poetics, from the play of divine absence and presence in the world...
In this companion volume to Singing the Body of God (Oxford 2002), Steven P. Hopkins has translated into contemporary American English verse ...
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179,06 |
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The Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Hardy: Volume IV: The Dynasts, Parts First and Second
ISBN: 9780198127857 / Angielski / Twarda / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Volumes IV and V of the Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Hardy, which complete the edition, contain all of his dramatic works in verse. In addition to the two major dramas--The Dynasts and The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall--these volumes include Hardy's versions of two folk-pieces and the rustic operetta "O Jan, O Jan, O Jan" (here published for the first time).
Volumes IV and V of the Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Hardy, which complete the edition, contain all of his dramatic works in verse. In addition t...
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1450,31 |
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Poetarum Melicorum Graecorum Fragmenta: Volumen I: Alcman, Stesichorus, Ibycus
ISBN: 9780198140467 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Prepared in light of recent discoveries in the field, this is the first volume of a modern, four-volume edition of the Greek lyric fragments. The book presents fragments from Alcman, Stesichorus, and Ibycus, along with a preface, a brief exegetical commentary, and ancient testimonia relating to the poets' art and life. All of the text is in Latin or Greek.
Prepared in light of recent discoveries in the field, this is the first volume of a modern, four-volume edition of the Greek lyric fragments. The book...
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1308,28 |
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Beyond Chrysanthemums: Perspectives on Poetry East and West
ISBN: 9780198151654 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This groundbreaking book looks at the relevance for the West of Eastern aesthetic and poetic principles in a lively discussion of over 200 poems in 17 languages (all provided with parallel translations). Stephen Reckert, perhaps the leading scholar in the field, draws on his deep knowledge of Far Eastern, Iberian, and Latin American poetry to make major contribution to the study of comparative poetics and poetic theory.
This groundbreaking book looks at the relevance for the West of Eastern aesthetic and poetic principles in a lively discussion of over 200 poems in 17...
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295,10 |
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Poetry and the Making of the English Literary Past: 1660-1781
ISBN: 9780198186236 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores how the English literary past was made. It charts how antiquarians unearthed the raw materials of the English (or more widely) British tradition; how scholars drafted narratives about the development of native literature; and how critics assigned the leading writers to canons of literary greatness.
This book explores how the English literary past was made. It charts how antiquarians unearthed the raw materials of the English (or more widely) Brit...
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787,49 |
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Catullus
ISBN: 9780198721475 / Angielski / Miękka / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This edition of eighty poems of Catullus is designed for college students. An introduction deals with the life of Catullus, his indebtedness to Alexandrian poetry, and the later history of the poems. The commentary interprets the poems in the light of modern linguistic and literary scholarship. The Latin text comes from the Oxford Classical Text edition edited by Roger Mynors.
This edition of eighty poems of Catullus is designed for college students. An introduction deals with the life of Catullus, his indebtedness to Alexan...
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205,10 |
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In Praise of Krishna: Songs from the Bengali
ISBN: 9780226152318 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Arising out of a devotional and enthusiastic religious movement that swept across most of northern and eastern India in the period from the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries, the powerful and moving lyrics collected and elegantly translated here depict the love of Radha for the god Krishna--a love whose intensity and range of emotions trace the course of all true love between man and woman and between man and God. Intermingling physical and metaphysical imagery, the spiritual yearning for the divine is articulated in the passionate language of intense sensual desire for an...
Arising out of a devotional and enthusiastic religious movement that swept across most of northern and eastern India in the period from the fourteenth...
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120,99 |
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The Art of Chinese Poetry
ISBN: 9780226486871 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This concise introduction to Chinese poetry serves as a primer for English-speakers eager to expand their understanding and enjoyment of Chinese culture. James J. Y. Liu first examines the Chinese language as a medium of poetic expression and, contrary to the usual focus on the visual qualities of Chinese script, emphasizes the auditory effects of Chinese verse. He provides a succinct survey of Chinese poetry theory and concludes with his own view of poetry, based upon traditional Chinese concepts. " This] books should be read by all those interested in Chinese poetry."--Achilles Fang,...
This concise introduction to Chinese poetry serves as a primer for English-speakers eager to expand their understanding and enjoyment of Chinese cultu...
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126,25 |
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Poetic Closure: A Study of How Poems End
ISBN: 9780226763439 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Poetic Closure, distinguished literary scholar Barbara Herrnstein Smith explores the provocative question: How do poems end? To answer it, Smith examines numerous individual poems and examples of common poetic forms in order to reveal the relationship between closure and the overall structure and integrity of a poem. First published in 1968, Smith's book remains essential reading in poetic theory. "Ranging from Elizabethan lyric through free and syllabic verse and concrete poetry, Poetic Closure is a learned, witty, and richly illustrated study of the behavior of...In Poetic Closure, distinguished literary scholar Barbara Herrnstein Smith explores the provocative question: How do poems end? To answer it... |
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The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century
ISBN: 9780231056830 / Angielski / Miękka / 385 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry presents translations of more than 420 poems by 96 poets drawn from the great ages of Chinese poetry. It begins with selections from the Book of Odes, the oldest anthology of Chinese poetry compiled around the seventh century B.C., and covers the succeeding generations down to the end of the Sung dynasty in A.D. 1279. Important poets such as Tao Yuan-ming, LiPo, Tu Fu, Su Tung-po, and Lu Yu are treated in separate sections with generous samplings from their works, while lesser poets are represented in chapters devoted to the particular era...
The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry presents translations of more than 420 poems by 96 poets drawn from the great ages of Chinese poetry. It be...
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184,12 |
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Religious Trends in English Poetry
ISBN: 9780231088268 / Angielski / Twarda / 535 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume brings to a close the series of books on Religious Trends in English Poetry which has obsessed me for more than thirty years. I offer the present study with much diffidence.
This volume brings to a close the series of books on Religious Trends in English Poetry which has obsessed me for more than thirty years. I offer the ...
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640,24 |
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The Work of Poetry
ISBN: 9780231108973 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New and classic essays by one of America's most distinguished contemporary poet-critics, The Work of Poetry surveys an extraordinary range of poets, from Dante to May Swenson, and George Meredith to Marianne Moore, as well as works from the Psalms to A Child's Garden of Verses. By turns generous and uncompromising, Hollander champions the enduring force of poetry against the incursion of fashionable writing. This is an elegant, uncompromising affirmation of the extraordinary powers of poetic imagination from a poet whose poems have been hailed by J.D. McClatchy as "ways of...
New and classic essays by one of America's most distinguished contemporary poet-critics, The Work of Poetry surveys an extraordinary range of p...
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204,75 |
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Dickinson and the Boundaries of Feminist Theory
ISBN: 9780252061752 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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84,90 |
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Points of Departure: Poems
ISBN: 9780252064517 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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69,92 |
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Women Poets of Spain, 1860-1990: Toward a Gynocentric Vision
ISBN: 9780252065590 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Features principal women poets of modern Spain.
Features principal women poets of modern Spain.
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154,92 |
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Cowboy Poets & Cowboy Poetry
ISBN: 9780252068362 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In bunkhouses or rodeo arenas, on the trail or around the campfire, cowboys have been creating and reciting poetry since the 1870s. In this comprehensive overview, folklorists, scholars, and cowboy poets join forces to explore the 125-year history and development of cowboy poetry and to celebrate those who sustain it. Centered around six areas of focus, from historical background to biographical profiles to creative process, Cowboy Poets and Cowboy Poetry approaches the tradition of occupational folk poetry from a variety of perspectives. Contributors trace its history as an extension of the...
In bunkhouses or rodeo arenas, on the trail or around the campfire, cowboys have been creating and reciting poetry since the 1870s. In this comprehens...
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139,88 |
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The Satires of Juvenal
ISBN: 9780253200204 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ..". gives us all sixteen of the satires in the tough, slashing manner of the original, unheard in Dryden and the few others who tried it." Saturday Review "..". gives us all sixteen of the satires in the tough, slashing manner of the original, unheard in Dryden and the few others who tried it." Saturda... |
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74,91 |
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