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The Dean of Lismore's Book' offers a selection of Ancient Gaelic Poetry from a manuscript collection made by Sir James M'Gregor, Dean of Lismore, in the beginning of the sixteenth century, edited with a translation and notes by the Rev. Thomas McLauclan. The Dean's manuscript has a double value, philological and literary, and is calculated to throw light both on the language and the literature of the Highlands of Scotland. It has a literary value,...
10) King Winter
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King Winter, the embodiment of the Christmas Spirit, leaves his palace of snow to bring winter to the land and reward obedient children with holiday sweets.
12) The Poetic Edda
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The Poetic Edda is the most important collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry, covering the creation of the world and the coming of Ragnarok, The Doom of the Gods. The mythological poems are an exploration of the wisdom of gods and giants, and tell of the adventures of the god Thor, against hostile giants, and rivalries amongst the gods. In the heroic poems we hear of the exploits of Helgi and his Valkyrie bride, the tragic tale...
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Written under the pseudonym "Carolus", Lyrics & Lines is a book of poems written, probably circa 1890 - 1900, as a gift to one he had loved and lost.
Love, Humour, Moralisation and the Macabre all come together in a most readable and enjoyable manner.
Who he was, when and exactly where he lived and his age at the time he wrote this book are unknown. That he was a modest man can be gleaned from his description of himself as "...a poetaster"....
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"El Poema de Mio Cid", or "The Poem of the Cid", is the oldest preserved Spanish epic poem, thought to date to before the thirteenth century. The author of the poem is unknown, and there is some debate as to whether it can be attributed to one or many individuals. The story probably began as an oral tradition passed down by generation, recounting the exploits of an exiled soldier during the Spanish Reconquista who regained his honor in battle against...
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Al cabo de ocho siglos, el Cantar de Mio Cid sigue siendo uno de los poemas épicos más notables, y el único que sobrevivió de la España medieval. En él se narran las gestas legendarias del caballero Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, el Cid Campeador, en un relato donde la ficción y los acontecimientos históricos se mezclan de un modo único.
Las vicisitudes de la vida del Cid
-los dos destierros,
-las campañas victoriosas de Valencia
-y la coronación...
17) Romancero viejo
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El Romancero viejo está formado por romances anónimos, compuestos entre el siglo XIV y el siglo XVI. Los primeros romances tienen su origen en el cantar de gesta y cada uno de sus versos estaba dividido en dos partes-o hemistiquios-por una pausa-o cesura-con una sola rima asonante.
Como la fórmula del romance gustaba mucho al público, los juglares empezaron a componer otros en los que daban noticias, recogían leyendas populares, batallas, crónicas...
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"Little Alice's Palace; or, The Sunny Heart" by Anonymous. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is...
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Don Juan Facundo Quiroga es un cancionero tradicional argentino anónimo. En él se narra la vida y muerte de Facundo Quiroga, caudillo argentino de la primera mitad del siglo XIX, partidario de un gobierno federal durante las guerras internas en su país, posteriores a la declaración de la independencia.
Juan Facundo Quiroga, el caudillo de las provincias argentinas del interior, ha sido inmortalizado por gauchos riojanos, cordobeses y por escritores...
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