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Collected Works of Erasmus
The final two volumes in the CWE contain an edition and translation of Erasmus's poetry. For Erasmus scholars this work affords the first opportunity to evaluate and analyse …
Authors and Art Movements of the Twentieth Century
This book explores the great influence of twentieth-century artists and art movements on many major writers of the twentieth century. It focuses in particular on four seminal …
Mourning El Dorado
What ever happened to the legend of El Dorado, the tale of the mythical city of gold lost in the Amazon jungle? Charlotte Rogers argues that El Dorado has not been forgotten and …
Lincoln's Journalist
Michael Burlingame presents anonymous and pseudonymous newspaper articles written by Lincoln's assistant personal secretary, John Hay, between 1860 and 1864. In the White House, …
The Measure of Homer
Homer was the greatest and most influential Greek poet. In this book, Richard Hunter explores central themes in the poems' reception in antiquity, paying particular attention to …
It's Raining and I'm Okay
Oh no! It's raining!Oh no! People everywhere!Oh no! It's getting noisy!But I count to ten, take a deep breath...and I'm okay.This rhyming story helps children aged 3-7 face …
Robert Burns
'Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us!' Robert BurnsRobert Burns, poet and lyricist, also known as Rabbie Burns, is widely regarded as the …
The Music of Tragedy
The Music of Tragedy offers a new approach to the study of classical Greek theater by examining the use of musical language, imagery, and performance in the late work of Euripides. …
Every Tongue Confess
These poems owe their origin to Robert Bly's stunning ghazals in Stealing Sugar from the Castle. (Why Minnesota has not erected a fifty-foot statue in honor of him is beyond me.) …
Basho's Narrow Road
A stimulating exploration of the haiku masterpiece.Matsuo Basho (1644-94) is considered Japan's greatest haiku poet. Narrow Road to the Interior (Oku no Hosomichi) is his …
Selected Essays
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.'When I was about sixteen I suddenly discovered the joy of mere words'Best known for his remarkable …
Life Prints
After contracting polio, six-year-old Mary Grimley became the nation's first "poster child," photographed with President Roosevelt at his Warm Springs rehabilitation center. But a …