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An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic
by Albert Tobias ClayAn Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic is co-authored by Talmudic scholar Marcus Jastrow and American archaeologist Albert Tobias Clay. The Gilgamesh Epic is the most notable literary product of Babylonia as yet discovered in the mounds of Mesopotamia. It recounts the exploits and adventures of a favorite hero, and in its final form cov..
Songs of Innocence, and Songs of Experience
by William BlakeSongs of Innocence and Songs of Experience is a collection of poems by the English Painter who had been largely recognized after his death. His idiosyncratic views were made him to be criticized as mad by his contemporaries, however his expressiveness and creativity highly regarded by later day critics. Some of his widely recognized..
Essay on Man, Moral Essays and Satires
by Alexander PopeThis philosophical poem written by the eighteenth century English Poet Alexander Pope, whose satirical verse brought recognition to his translation of Homer. One of the most frequently quoted writers like Shakespeare, his most famous poem is “The Rape of the Lock”. His intention of making “Essay on Man” as a larger work has been left in..
The Complete Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan PoeThe Complete Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe is a comprehensive collection of Poe’s poems with bibliographical and biographical notes on each poem. According to the editor of this book John H. Ingram, this compilation has its unique position as many writings of Poe has not been published anywhere earlier. While most of Edgar’s poems have be..
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
by Robert BurnsPoems and Songs of Robert Burns is the complete collection of the works of the Scottish poet, whose work spanned across nearly three decades from 1771 to 1796. This national poet of Scotland had been struggling throughout his life right from getting his primary education to make a living through farming. Most his ventures in farming was ill-f..
The Pier-Glass
by Robert GravesThe Pier-Glass is a collection of poems and other literary works of the British poet and novelist Robert Graves who is remembered for his translations of Greek Myths other than his more than hundreds of poems and other fiction writings especially historical novels such as I, Claudius, King Jesus, The Golden Fleece and Count Belisarius. &..
Keats - Poems Published in 1820
by John KeatsKeats: Poems Published in 1820 is a collection of poems written by the English romantic poet John Keats, who had a very short life span of just twenty five years. Even with his short life span, he has been considered with the caliber of Lord Byron and Percy Shelly. Most of the poems in this collection were written by Keats when he ..
The Burning Wheel
by Aldous HuxleyThe Burning Wheel is a collection of poems written by the English philosopher and novelist Aldous Leonard Huxley. Aldous is remembered for his dystopian novel Brave New World which was adapted to Television in 1980. His contribution to the literary world includes novels, Short story collections, Essays, Drama, Travel writings, and a lone Children b..