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Um marco da literatura italiana, A divina comédia é uma representação bucólica e sensível da jornada de um homem em busca do amor e da salvação, e não por menos, uma grande representação literária para o cristianismo medieval. Escrita por Dante Alighieri, a Divina Comédia é...

"The Iliad" is an epic by the ancient Greek poet Homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the Trojan War and the Greek siege of the city of Troy.

Cosa rimane oggi dell’Iliade e dell’Odissea? È possibile raccontarle ancora? È questa la sfida di Eroi, il nuovo libro di Andrea Pennacchi, che accompagna i lettori e il pubblico alla scoperta di questi due classici, rileggendo l’epica omerica e arricchendo la narrazione di riflessioni, ricordi e fantasie. Così la guerra sotto le mura di Troia risuona nelle lance che battono sugli scudi degli eroi di un tempo; così il ritorno di Odisseo verso Itaca si popola di creature e di voci, mentre le onde si infrangono sul legno.

Os Lusíadas é um poema épico que marcou a língua portuguesa, escrito há mais de 450 anos. Inspirado pelas epopéias gregas, foi escrito pelo poeta português Luís Vaz de Camões e publicado em 1572. Ao narrar as aventuras de Vasco da Gama em sua jornada para as Índias, o poeta engrandece as grandes navegações e o próprio homem português que desbravou o mundo em busca de novas terras. Por meio dos cantos, também conta a história de fundação de Portugal, mitos e lendas locais.

As an African American, have you hungered for stories about your ancestral home? Have you scoured the shelves for historical accounts depicting your ancestors as anything but enslaved people? Have you searched for literature that depicts women of African heritage as the powerful, complex, beautiful beings they are—but found only one-dimensional caricatures?

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.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to The Seven and God and experience the compelling world of poetry.

Almost all my fiction is war fiction. Action adventure, invasions, countries on the brink of disaster, a man, men, and sometimes women, standing against a tide. Blades flashing, blast rifles set on auto. Lawmen, soldiers, and impossible odds. Characters whose minds ride the edges of insanity.

Paradiso gives our imagination a hint of the beauty to come, by uncovering the deepest reality of the life we are living now. God is the same, eternity past to eternity future; He is the same God today. The great crescendo that is His beauty, dance, song, joy, holiness, and glory we hear but dimly, as from a distance land; but it undergirds and gives meaning to everything we know and experience.

Paradise (Paradiso) is the third canticle of Dante Alighieri's world-renowned narrative poem describing the poet's journey through the realms of the afterlife. Here Dante is guided by his beloved Beatrice through the nine celestial regions of Paradise, leading to the last, Empyrean Heaven, the dwelling place of God and the angels.

This story is presented with several poems. ''The Strange Prince'' by Yonggi Gray is presented in a weird format, and it is from a weird story. The Prince has been in love one true time, and try to talk to several ones, but time and times again the meaning of love is changing until he will find a better true Love from what God has planned for him.

Dante’s Purgatorio follows the pilgrim as he emerges from the grit and grime of Hell, and comes to the shores of sanctification, the mountain where souls are made holy and beautiful. Join Dante as he climbs the various terraces of the mountain; encounter with him the various trials and hardships that refine God’s redeemed, preparing them for glory; learn what it means to hunger for righteousness and to rest in mercy; join the communion of saints who rejoice in their light, momentary afflictions, and find solace in the trials, as they are conformed to the image of their Lord.

This is the newest version of 'The Shortest Day' which is bridged with new bridging verses to give it a different outlook and flavor to the poetry. It is not as compact and tight as the original but it has its own dynamics I actually prefer the bridged version, what do you think?

A cross between Alice in Wonderland and Apocalypse Now, Triggerfish 1-2 (the first novella) is a journey through the Central Highlands of consciousness.

Mit "Worte aus meiner Feder" geht Roman Just erstmals dem Genre Thriller aus dem Weg und begibt sich in die Welt der Lyrik. Er spielt mit Worten und bringt Leser damit zum Schmunzeln und Nachdenken. Der "Späte Abschied" in dem Buch lädt zum Weinen ein, während die "Tresenkinder" einen den Kopf schütteln lassen. Wie Ebbe und Flut wechseln Humor und Ernsthaftigkeit.

El paraíso perdido de John Milton es un poema épico que narra la caída de Adán y Eva y su expulsión del Jardín del Edén, destacando la rebelión de Satanás contra Dios. La obra explora temas de libre albedrío, obediencia, y la naturaleza del bien y el mal. Milton, poeta y ensayista inglés, es reconocido por su habilidad para fusionar la narrativa bíblica con la complejidad de los temas teológicos y filosóficos, ofreciendo una profunda reflexión sobre la condición humana y la divinidad.

Set in an America populated by petty and often pathetic gods, American Howl relates the struggle of food-service workers on a fateful Super Bowl Sunday. During the rush, a gang of delivery drivers revolts to exact vengeance upon abusive customers. While the drivers fight for dignity, the surge of orders for chicken wings and pizzas turns a gluttonous evening into a chaotic nightmare.

Originally published in 1923, the book begins with a man named Almustafa living on an island called Orphalese. Locals consider him something of a sage, but he is from elsewhere and has waited twelve years for the right ship to take him home. From a hill above the town, he sees his ship coming into the harbor, and realizes his sadness at leaving the people he has come to know. The elders of the city ask him not to leave. He is asked to tell of his philosophy of life before he goes, to speak his truth to the crowds gathered. What he has to say forms the basis of the book.

Poems that ignite the 'human spirit' and lift up your mind to higher heights of wisdom.

In the heart of the western wilderness, a lone hiker encounters an ancient traveler with a story unlike any other—Lucifer himself. In this 1667-line epic poem—Paradise Lost was published in 1667—Devil’s Desert reimagines the creation of the universe through the eyes of Lucifer. Blending novel Satanic mythology with philosophical musings, the author weaves a tale of cosmic wonder, loss, and the ultimate solitude of existence.