Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 
Faust, a Tragedy [PDF ebook] 
The First Part

In this volume a young woman grows through and beyond erotic love to reach the love known as agape. Poems of This Century is a book that rises from the human to explore the divine. Reflecting the joy …

Perhaps the most astonishing set of personal poems ever written, Shakespeare”s Sonnets have both delighted and puzzled readers down the ages. Two Loves I Have is a reading of the sequence that bring …

Originally compiled and published in 1988, this volume contains the text and translation of ”The Pilgrimmage of Charlemagne” and ”Aucassin and Nicolette, ” alongisde textual notes and a bibliogra …

This book presents a selection of poems by a mother, wife and daughter about her life, family, and love. The poems also explore themes of loss, death, and grief.Jennifer has had a long career as a ba …

When I put my hand out And reached for your smaller, softer hand, I didn’t expect you to have turned Your back on me; To have crushed my soul in one sudden movement. Why did you turn your back on me? …

First published in French in 1988, and in English in 1992, this companion explores the nature of the literary myth in a collection of over 100 essays, from Abraham to Zoroaster. Its coverage is inter …

First published in 1963, this book is the second of two volumes which bridge the gap between the study of classics and the study of literature and attempt to reconcile the two disciplines. Focusing o …

James Merrill: Knowing Innocence reevaluates the achievement of this important poet by showing how he takes up an old paradigm – innocence – and reinvents it in response to new historical, scientific …