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Una obra imprescindible para los admiradores de Lorca y los enamorados de Granada.

Aquiles, el más veloz de los hombres, se ha retirado de la contienda tras un disgusto con el rey Agamenón. Este es el inicio de uno de los episodios más conocidos de la Guerra de Troya, en el que la ira de Aquiles tendrá consecuencias terribles para ambos bandos durante los 51 días que duran estos cantos, mientras que los dioses conspiran y luchan a la par de sus favoritos. Este gran poema épico atribuido a Homero es el inicio de la literatura universal, cuyos personajes y eventos se han vuelto arquetipos esenciales en nuestra cultura.

Thyestes is a tragic rendition of the fraternal civil war within House Atreides. This 1st century A.D. play was written by the Stoic philosopher Seneca and has been translated into readable prose for a 21st century audience.

El corsario es, ante todo, un poema autobiográfico que narra las aventuras de un tal Conrad, un corsario rechazado por la sociedad -no así por las mujeres- debido a su comportamiento escandaloso. El poema inmediatamente atrajo la atención del público debido a la personalidad arrasadora de Byron, incluso algunos adeptos a la estadística afirman que se llegaron a vender diez mil copias durante su primer día en la calle.

The longest major poem by renowned English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge tells of a wedding guest who is intercepted on his way to the ceremony by an old mariner. The mariner engages the guest with an incredible tale of a fateful sea journey, the story of which he is compelled to relate.

With poems that arise at the intersection among phenological study, place, and memory, Of the Earth and Other Desires celebrates the locus poetica of our land communities and explores what they have to teach those who move through them about desire. This volume was awarded the John Rezmerski Manuscript Prize in 2023 by the League of Minnesota Poets.

Los poemas de este libro tienen que ver directamente con el amor, no como un pretexto sino como la materia central del poema. Son escenas interiores o exteriores, donde están presentes la ciudad, la naturaleza, el viaje, la fotografía y la pintura. El amor a veces está acompañado del erotismo, el humor, la infancia y la violencia que vive nuestro país. Por supuesto, el desamor y el duelo también tienen cabida, como la otra cara de la moneda.

"How can I teach a prayer / I only know how to recite?" "America, whose death / didn't you come from?" These are some of the questions that poet Joshua Gottlieb-Miller wrestles with in his beautiful, gripping new collection. By turns experimental and documentary, Dybbuk Americana draws out the questions around Jewish identity in the United States, and what it means to pass on Jewish identity to one's child. This hybrid text draws on art, mysticism, and history, taking the dybbuk, a figure from Jewish folklore, as its central metaphor.

A collection of dark poems expressing intense and poignant feelings of love, anger, pain, and loss. These stirring and emotional pieces explore human emotions and complexity of love and relationships. With their vivid and striking language, these poems capture the depths of emotions and the intensity of human experiences.

Rese Barrett and Lance Michelli have agreed to run her Sonoma B&B as partners. But Lance is still driven to unravel the mystery behind papers he found buried in the basement there: papers left by his grandfather, who built this house two generations ago. Now they have gone to Lance's family in New York to find some answers.

You may think you know Vergil’s epic poem, The Aeneid - the story of Aeneas, a Trojan hero, prophesized to found Rome. Or maybe you’ve heard of the fearsome Cyclopes, the tragic queen Dido, the Trojan horse, the River Styx and the three headed dog who guards the underworld. But what of the man who wrote it and why? This is that story.

This book of Donna Goddard's poems and prayers is an effective source of healing, realignment, encouragement, and inspiration.

War poet Robin Horsfall became a soldier in 1972. He served from the age of 15 up to the age of 32 with the Parachute Regiment, the SAS, the Sultans of Oman’s Armed Forces, the Army of Sri Lanka and was a Major in "Frelimo" the Army of Mozambique. He studied Karate for most of his adult life achieving the rank of 6th Dan Black Belt until 2011 when a neck fracture changed his life.

It’s that time of year again. With his signature wit, Brian Bilston returns with And So This is Christmas, fifty-one poems in celebration of the festive season: from bizarre family traditions to the office Christmas party; from voting day for turkeys to the impossible art of gift-giving. So hang your stockings, grab your mistletoe and curl up with this heart-warming collection of Christmas crackers.

A Look Inside: Sonnets, Quatrains, Pantoums and Other Poems, offers short descriptions of many styles of poetry, followed by original poems inspired by each of these styles. The author shows us that anything can be the seed of creativity needed to tell a story and share thoughts and opinions. Through writing, we can explore our own point-of-view, or imagine being someone or something else, and wondering how they think and feel.

Si alguna vez sentiste que no podías más, si te rompieron el corazón, si confiaste a ciegas y te apuñalaron por la espalda, si creíste que después del dolor no había nada más, este libro es para ti. En Valentía II encontramos el reflejo de alguien que supo abrazar el dolor y convertirlo en vuelo, como un colibrí renaciendo después de una noche fría de invierno. Kelbin Torres, una vez más, abre las puertas de su alma para mostrarnos que cada caída no es más que un impulso para ser valientes y continuar.

Le « feu », c’est ce trauma qui m’a ravagée dans ce que j’ai de plus intime et qui a chamboulé ce que je croyais réellement posséder, mon corps, mon âme et tout ce qui se situe entre les deux. Mais j’ai espoir qu’en en parlant, un dialogue s’installe. Ce livre, je l’adresse à mes sœurs et à mes frères partout dans le monde, à toute personne qui entamerait un processus de guérison ou de travail sur soi.

Every day, we hear a version of this message, and so we search and strive. Yet none of the places we’ve been told to look—our careers, relationships, even dreams that come true—seem to give lasting satisfaction. After twenty years as a professional writer of other people’s truth, Anna Mitchael found herself at the same crossroads. Tired of reaching and wondering where it was all headed, she began asking questions.

Crossing a Bridge over Troubled Waters: Is a collection of contemporary poems for poetry lovers and enthusiasts that deals with spirituality, relationships, intellectual prowess, and enlightenment. It shares my beliefs that poetry is the purest form of communication, and it examines the influence of spirituality in our lives. In these tumultuous times of pervasiveness and evilness that encompass mankind, I truly believe that spirituality is the saving grace for mankind's existence.

From the Observer to the Observed by Márquez Price is a compelling anthology that traverses the landscapes of personal reflection, cultural identity, and the human experience. Through a rich tapestry of poems and prose, Price delves into the depths of resilience, love, and the interconnectedness of all beings.