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Essays in Idleness by Kenko
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Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser
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This tale opens with the knight, Redcrosse, undertaking a quest in aid of his beloved, Una. In order to succeed, and be united with Una, Redcrosse must overcome his own human failings as well as the evil tricks of the magician Archimago.
Five Jacobean Tragedies by Thomas Middleton; John Webster; William Rowley
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Haunted by the dance of death, these plays contain powerful critiques of existing inequalities. A common theme throughout is the powerful woman who is more than a match for the men who try to silence her.
Four Late Plays by William Shakespeare
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The Shakespeare comedies collected in this text are frequently known as the romances. It is argued that they conclude in a spirit of hope as the main characters are reunited in an aura of reconciliation, wrongs are righted, and exiles returned to their homes.
Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais
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A fantasy of life amongst the monks and friars of 16th-century France. Within the text, Rabelais espouses a positive view of life in which tolerance, goodness, understanding and wisdom are opposed to dogmatism, pride and cruelty.
Life of Samuel Johnson by J. Boswell
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The text of this edition is that of Boswell's 1791 first edition, and it remains, by common consent, the greatest biography in the English language. Johnson's centrality in 18th century letters is established not only by Boswell's record of life and conversation, but also by the success of the work in p ...Show more
The Aeneid by Virgil
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Long a master of the crafts of Homeric translation and of rhapsodic performance, Stanley Lombardo now turns to the quintessential epic of Roman antiquity, a work with deep roots in the Homeric tradition. With characteristic virtuosity, he delivers a rendering of the Aeneid as compelling as his groundbre ...Show more
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