Charged with female agency, Medea is a powerful story of betrayal, desperation, and horrifying revenge. The classic Greek tragedy is brought to life in this lyrical translation by Augusta Webster.Medea has lived in the shadows her entire life, but when her husband, Jason, commits the ultimate act of betrayal and leaves her for another woman, she refuses to be quietly side-lined. Consumed by sorrow and rage, Medea devises a chilling and urgent plan for reve...

Augusta Webster was very widely praised in her own time—Christina Rossetti thought her “by far the most formidable” woman poet. Her work has again come into favour, so much so that Isobel Armstrong and her co-editors of the influential anthology, Nineteenth-Century Women Poets, declare that “there can be no doubt that Augusta Webster ranks as one of the great Victorian poets.” This collection is the first edition of Webster’s poems since 1895. It is a selection of her best work, e...

Uncompleted at her death, Augusta Webster's posthumously published sonnet sequence Mother and Daughter celebrates the relationship between a mother and her only child. As well as reflecting on aging and mortality, the sonnets express joy and love. This volume includes seven additional sonnets on other themes.

In this sequence Augusta Webster experimented with eight-line verses grouped thematically by the seasons of the year. These poems also explore the cyclical stages of life from youth, courtship and parenthood through age and loss.

Immerse yourself in a captivating anthology of 144 exquisite poems, penned by the renowned Augusta Webster and other literary luminaries. This unabridged collection transports you to a realm of emotions, musings, and vivid imagery. From love's tender embrace to nature's serene beauty, each verse paints a vibrant tapestry of human experience. Prepare to be captivated by the lyrical prowess of these poetic masters as they explore the depths of the human soul and the wonders of the world arou...

The Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe

Selected Poetry of William Wordsworth represents Wordsworth’s prolific output, from the poems first published in Lyrical Ballads in 1798 that changed the face of English poetry to the late “Yarrow Revisited.” Wordsworth’s poetry is celebrated for its deep feeling, its use of ordinary speech, the love of nature it expresses, and its representation of commonplace things and events. As Matthew Arnold notes, “[Wordsworth’s poetry] is great because of the extraordinary power w...

Vintage, pre-1923, edition of the classic reference work, with 14 illustrations. As explained in the preface: "The object of this work is to show, to some extent, the obligations our language owes to various authors for numerous phrases and familiar quotations which have become "household words." John Bartlett (June 14, 1820 December 3, 1905) was an American writer and publisher whose best known work, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, has been continually revised and reissued for a century a...

A revolutionary voice in English verse, and a much loved and celebrated lyric poet.

Each play explores profound themes of fate, morality, and human suffering. Oedipus Rex, arguably Sophocles' most famous work, centers on the tragic downfall of King Oedipus, who unknowingly fulfills a prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother. In Antigone, the titular heroine defies King Creon’s orders to bury her brother, exploring the conflict between duty to the state and personal conscience. Other plays, such as Electra and Ajax, focus on revenge, honor, and the comple...

ROMANTICISMPraise for the third edition:“An outstanding anthology, an excellent choice for advanced undergraduate courses on the Romantic era. This edition’s improvements include illustrations, a detailed chronology, and expanded selections from women poets. I look forward to using this edition of Romanticism for years to come.” Kim Wheatley, College of William and Mary“This anthology, even more magnificent and indispensable in its ...

The Epic of Gilgamishby R. Campbell ThompsonThe first complete academic translation of Gilgamesh."This is one of the first essentially complete academic translations of the epic of Gilgamesh. It includes all of the principal episodes of the epic: the wild man Enkidu; the battle with Humbaba, the cedar forest demon; the death of Enkidu, the journey of Gilgamesh to find the secret of eternal life, in the course of which he encounters the Babylonian Noah, Uta-Napishtim,...