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Sokrates, der alte Greis,

Sagte oft in tiefen Sorgen:

„Ach, wie viel ist doch verborgen,

Was man immer noch nicht weiß.“

Und so ist es. – Doch indessen

Darf man eines nicht vergessen:

Eines weiß man doch hienieden,

Nämlich, wenn man unzufrieden.

Dating to the ninth century B.C., Homer's timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the Trojan War. Renowned classicist Bernard Knox observes in his superb introduction that although the violence of the Iliad is grim and relentless, it coexists with both images of civilized life and a poignant yearning for peace.

Durante degli Alighieri, usually referred to simply as Dante, was born in Italy, and lived from c. 1265 to c. 1321. He was a major poet during the Middle Ages. He wrote the famous Divine Comedy, which was originally called Comedìa (modern Italian: Commedia). The work was later christened Divina by Boccaccio. It is widely considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature. In the late Middle Ages, the overwhelming majority of poetry was written in Latin, and therefore accessible only to affluent and educated audiences.

Dante's Inferno by Dante Alighieri. The first part of Dante's Divine Comedy , the "Inferno" (or "Hell"), begins on the night before Good Friday in the year 1300, "halfway along our life's path". Dante is thirty-five years old, half of the biblical life expectancy of 70, lost in a dark wood, assailed by beasts he cannot evade, and unable to find the straight way to salvation. Conscious that he is ruining himself and that he is falling into a deep place where the sun is silent, Dante is at last rescued by Virgil, and the two of them begin their journey to the underworld.

Purgatory is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno, and preceding the Paradiso. The poem was written in the early 14th century. It is an allegory telling of the climb of Dante up the Mount of Purgatory, guided by the Roman poet Virgil, except for the last four cantos at which point Beatrice takes over as Dante's guide.

The protagonist Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, king of the Danes, whose great hall, Heorot, is plagued by the monster Grendel. Beowulf kills Grendel with his bare hands, then kills Grendel's mother with a giant's sword that he found in her lair. Later in his life, Beowulf becomes king of the Geats, and finds his realm terrorized by a dragon, some of whose treasure had been stolen from his hoard in a burial mound.

"El rayo de luna", "El monte de las ánimas", "La cueva de la mora", "La Rosa de pasión", "La corza blanca", "La Cruz del diablo", "La promesa", "Los ojos verdes", "El beso", "El gnomo", "3 fechas", "Maese Pérez el organista", "Las hojas secas", "Creed en Dios".

In diesem Ringelnatz-Hörbuch werden alltägliche Themen und Gegenstände in Lyrik-Form präsentiert. Spaß und Witz stehen gleichberechtigt neben Ernst und Melancholie, aber alles im typisch Ringelnatzischen Gewand sehr bodenständigen und genialen Humors ummantelt. Von Fußball, Klimmzügen, Kniebeugen, Felgeaufschwung, Wettläufen, Bocksprüngen, Barren über Boxen, Schwimmen, Ringen zu Bettlern, Lumpensammlern, Obdachlosen.

This enigmatic poem is attributed to Seng-t'san, the third Chinese patriarch of Zen, who died in 606 CE. The tone of the work is revealed in the opening stanza in which the patriarch recommends dynamic introspection as the ideal attitude in solving the apparent problems of life. He urges the seeker neither to become trapped in the "outer entanglements of life" nor to isolate himself in solitude, but to remain calm in the procession of personal vicissitudes, seeing the essential oneness of all things.

The poet Apollonius is best remembered for the epic myth of Jason and the Argonaut’s quest for the Golden Fleece. The Argonautica is considered one of the finest epics of antiquity, and consists of four books.

Still, the Sky is a speculative mythology rendered through poetry that combines the tales of Icarus and the Minotaur and creates for them a shared coming of age through a correspondence of written fragments, artifacts, ecofacts, and ephemera. Fragmented memories, relics, and confessions combine in a labyrinth of fever dreams and meditations that contemplate innocence and experience, war and peace, exile and homecoming, flight and failure, love and loss.

Aeneas ist eine Person sowohl der griechischen als auch der römischen Mythologie. Er entstammt einer Nebenlinie des trojanischen Herrschergeschlechts und ist Sohn des Anchises und der Göttin Aphrodite (röm. Venus). Aeneas gilt als Stammvater der Römer. Seine Geschichte wird erzählt vom römischen Dichter Vergil. Sie ist in lateinischen Versen abgefasst und schlägt eine Brücke zwischen der trojanischen der römischen Sagenwelt.

"Sztuka kochania" autorstwa Owidiusza to jedno z najbardziej znanych dzieł traktujących o kunszcie miłosnym w historii. Poemat rzymskiego twórcy skierowany jest zarówno do mężczyzn, jak i kobiet. Przy pomocy pięknego języka odsłania on przed odbiorcą arkana wiedzy z zakresu uwodzenia, flirtu, fizycznego zbliżenia oraz utrzymania przy sobie "drugiej połowy".

Sumérgete en un épico y misterioso viaje a través de los abismos del cosmos y las profundidades del tiempo, mientras exploras la maravilla literaria conocida como la "Teogonía" de Hesíodo. Esta obra maestra de la antigua Grecia despierta los sentidos y enciende la imaginación con su relato fascinante y trascendental sobre el origen de los dioses y el universo mismo.

Dieses Ringelnatzische Lyrikaversum hat nicht nur den unerschrockenen Seemann „Kuttel Daddeldu“, der als Europapa viele Enkel von diversen europäischen Frauen hat, der Landratten kritisch sieht, der bei seinen seltenen, aber doch regelmäßigen Landgängen eine Schneise des totalen Vergnügens ohne Rücksicht auf Verluste zurücklässt, zum Thema. Im geistesblitzartigen Dauerzustand werden hier die wildesten, verrrrrücktesten und gegensätzlichsten Gedanken elegant miteinander verknüpft, so dass man mit einmaligem Anhören noch lange nicht genug hat.

Nur wenige Dichter haben einen ähnlich großen Ruhm erlangt wie Vergil. Mit seinem Werk nahm Vergil nicht nur maßgeblichen Einfluss auf die Poesie und Prosa der römischen Kaiserzeit, sondern er stellte damit zugleich auch ihren Höhepunkt dar. Früher Teil und erster Glanzpunkt dieses herausragenden Werkes sind die "Bucolica", die zwischen den Jahren 42 und 39 vor Chr. entstanden und eine geschlossene Sammlung von zehn Hirtengedichten vorstellen, in denen Vergil ein Arkadien entwirft.

Imagine if the poets of the past could speak to you today? How would we interpret those messages? Walk with the author through a journey toward enlightenment. This book concludes the Gift Of Life series. From love to loss, no topic is untouched. We all feel a sense of journey in life. This book highlights those awakening moments in all of us. Can you relate? I guess there is only one way to find out. The journey begins now.

Sappho is widely recognized as one of the great poets of world literature, an author whose works have caused her readers to repeat in many different forms Strabo's amazed epithet when he wrote that she could only be called "a marvel." The reception of Sappho's poetry even through the twentieth century offers a case study of the conflicts induced by the sexual preferences she seemingly alludes to in her verse. Little is known with certainty about the life of Sappho, or Psappha in her native Aeolic dialect. She was born probably about 620 B.C. to an aristocratic family on the island of Lesbos during a great cultural flowering in the area.

Was will er denn nur, der Rabe, der sich auf dem Kaminsims des einsamen Mannes niederlässt? Warum sagt er nur das eine Wort: "Nimmermehr?" Eines der bekanntesten Gedichte der Schauerromantik.

Enheduanna, also known as En-hedu-ana or Enheduana, is widely regarded as the world's first known author and poet, as well as one of the earliest recorded female figures in history. She lived in ancient Mesopotamia during the 23rd century BCE, and held the esteemed position of high priestess in the city of Ur, which was a thriving center of Sumerian civilization.