Epic Poetry
Epic Poetry
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The Book of Dede Korkut
The Book of Dede Korkut is a collection of twelve stories set in the heroic age of the Oghuz Turks, ...Read more
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The Book of Dede Korkut: A Turkish Epic
One of the oldest surviving pieces of Turkish literature, The Book of Dede Korkut can be traced to t...Read more
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Jerusalem Delivered
Arguably the greatest Italian poet after Dante, Torquato Tasso was born in Sorrento in 1544 and died...Read more
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The Voyage of the Argo: The Argonautica of Gaius Valerius Flaccus
The story of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece is one of the oldest and ...Read more
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Jerusalem Delivered
Arguably the greatest Italian poet after Dante, Torquato Tasso was born in Sorrento in 1544 and died...Read more
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Ground Work: Before the War/In the Dark
Robert Duncan's Groundwork, the American poet's unparalleled final masterpiece, is now available in ...Read more
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A Companion to Beowulf
Perhaps the most important work written in Old English, Beowulf grew out of a culture very different...Read more
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Jerusalem Delivered
Arguably the greatest Italian poet after Dante, Torquato Tasso was born in Sorrento in 1544 and died...Read more
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Theseid of the Nuptials of Emilia (Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures, #116)
The first epic poem written in Italian is the Teseida delle nozze di Emilia (Theseid of the Nuptials...Read more
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El Cid: The Making of a Legend
Trow reveals the facts of the Cid's life and places his life in the context of the times, looks at h...Read more