Classic Poetry

The First World War shook loose the foundations not only of political structures, but also artistic conventions. New styles of poetry emerged which challenged not just the traditional presentation of poetry, but even the structure and function of language itself. This volume pays tribute to the pioneers who redefined the poetic landscape in this challenging period.

collection of favorite classic poems by some of our best loved poets, including Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, John Keats, William Butler Yeats, Thomas Love Peacock, Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Shakespeare, Algernon Charles Swinburne, and others.

"Drum prüfe, wer sich ewig bindet, ob sich das Herz zum Herzen findet!" Das berühmte Zitat ist nur einer von vielen wortgewaltigen Versen aus Schillers Balladen-Großwerk "Das Lied von der Glocke". Mit Christian Rode hat die imposante Dichtung einen würdigen Meister der Sprecherkunst gefunden.

Eine der Klassiker aus der Feder von Friedrich Schiller. "Sieh da! Sieh da, Timotheus, die Kraniche des Ibykus!" Schillers Rache-Ballade in der Interpretation von Mathieu Carrière. Ein Erlebnis.

"Drum prüfe, wer sich ewig bindet, ob sich das Herz zum Herzen findet!" Das berühmte Zitat ist nur einer von vielen wortgewaltigen Versen aus Schillers Balladen-Großwerk "Das Lied von der Glocke". Mit Ulrich Matthes hat die imposante Dichtung einen würdigen Meister der Sprecherkunst gefunden.

La Ilíada es una epopeya griega, atribuida tradicionalmente a Homero. Compuesta en hexámetros dactílicos, consta de 15 693 versos y su trama radica en la cólera de Aquiles.​ Narra los acontecimientos ocurridos durante 51 días en el décimo y último año de la guerra de Troya. Tanto la Ilíada como la Odisea fueron consideradas por los griegos de la época clásica y por las generaciones posteriores como las composiciones más importantes en la literatura de la Antigua Grecia y fueron utilizadas como fundamentos de la pedagogía griega.

Homer's epic poem in plain English, from the origin of the Siege of Troy, the deaths of Hector, Achilles, and Paris through to the Trojan Horse and the rescue of Helen, "the face that launched a thousand ships." Children and adults alike will enjoy this re-telling of this classic Greek legend of the Trojan War.

This delightful collection includes the favorite rhymes and riddles that have been passed down from generation to generation.

The translator Shaida does something altogether breathtaking in the expansive and lovely poems found in Khusro, the Indian Orpheus: A Hundred Odes, a collection of 100 translated poems by Khusro, an Indian musician, scholar, and poet of Persian descent. Fans of Rumi, the translations of Coleman Barks in particular, and Persian poets in general will delight in this current and timeless effort.

"Ich sei, gewährt mir die Bitte, in eurem Bunde der dritte!", endet Schillers Ballade...

"Fest gemauert in der Erden, steht die Form aus Lehm gebrannt..." Das Balladen-Opus von Friedrich Schiller, hier gelesen von Ullrich Matthes. Dieses Stück ist ursprünglich im "Hausschatz deutscher Balladen" erschienen.

This collection was published in 1923 and won the Pulitzer Prize for the author in the following year. It is laid out in three main sections. The first is a lengthy poem, titled New Hampshire, the name being given to the entire collection. The second section bears the title "Notes", and consists of 14 poems, including the mini drama, "The Witch of Coös". The final section, which contains 30 poems, many of which are very short, is titled "Grace Notes."

In his perilous journey home after the Trojan War, Odysseus must pass through the land of the Cyclopes, encounter Circe the Enchantress, and face the terrible Charybdis and the six-headed serpent Scylla.       

In these five unabridged short stories, Stephen Crane masterfully depicts the human condition. Through his keen observations of the simple, unnoticed aspects of life, he deftly describes man’s relationship to society, human nature, and the power of transformation. In each of the stories, he creatively reveals the internal battles, conflicts, and awakening that man collectively experiences. Grab your copy today to discover how he reveals man’s sense of dignity, optimism, grit, courage, and greed.

В новую аудиокнигу Дмитрия Быкова вошли стихотворения последних лет из сборника Ясно. Дмитрий Быков - талантливый современный писатель и блестящий публицист, биограф Бориса Пастернака, Булата Окуджавы и Владимира Маяковского, лауреат многочисленных литературных премий, общественный деятель и школьный учитель.

The first of Homer's epic poems tells of the counsel of Nestor, Achilles' slaying of Hector, and the defeat of the Trojans by the Greeks.  

"The Raven", by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, was first published in January 1845. The poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught young man lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. 

Für die Autorin Anke Wolff ist es egal ob es sich um kleine Alltagspannen handelt oder ob es die erhabenen Momente des Lebens sind. Alle von ihnen werden mit Humor behandelt und ein wenig aufs Korn genommen. Durch ihren unterhaltsamen Schreibstil schafft es das Werk einen wunderbaren Hörspaß zu bieten.

Because it defines human existence, love is one of art's favorite subjects. Timeless Love: Poems, Stories, and Letters celebrates the mysterious nature of love and passion by bringing together classic works by beloved writers through the ages. Including stories, poems, and letters from Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barret Browning, John Keats, Edith Wharton, and more, this collection explores how each love is singular - yet love itself is universal.

In our postmodern age, with all things socially mediated, we often forget those wise sages of years past, who had deeper insights about how to live life, than we might have imagined. We may consider ourselves more educated and more skeptically resistant to those myths that trapped our ancestors centuries ago, but that is not always the case.