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The Upanishads (Translated with Annotations by F. Max Muller)
A part of the "Vedas," a collection of ancient manuscripts which form the basis for the Hindu religion, the "Upanishads" are ancient Sanskrit texts which contain arguably the most …
The Tale of the Heike
Often referred to as the "Iliad" of medieval Japanese literature, "The Tale of the Heike" is the epic 14th-century story of the struggle between the Taira clan and the Minamoto …
The Song of Roland
In the year 778 A.D., Charles the Great, King of the Franks, returned from a military expedition into Spain, whither he had been led by opportunities offered through dissensions …
The Saga of the Volsungs
One of the most legendary of the Icelandic sagas, "The Saga of the Volsungs" is the 13th century work of unknown authorship which relates the origin and decline of the Volsung …
The Rig Veda
The Poetic Edda (the Complete Translation of Henry Adams Bellows)
First passed down orally through innumerable generations of minstrels before the presence of Christianity in Scandinavia, and written down eventually by unknown poets, "The Poetic …
The Nibelungenlied
Thought to have been first written down in the 12th century by an author who is still unknown, "The Nibelungenlied", translated from Middle High German as "The Song of the …
The Little Flowers of Saint Francis
The Dhammapada (Translated by Albert J. Edmunds)
The Cloud of Unknowing
Written in Middle English sometime in the latter half of the 14th century, "The Cloud of Unknowing" is an anonymous work of Christian Mysticism. Surviving to us in only seventeen …
The Book of Common Prayer
The 1662 version of "The Book of Common Prayer" is one of the most important and widely read works in all of Christian and Western literature. Its prayers are found in ceremonies …