Beowulf (Mitchell Stephen)(Paperback)

Beowulf (Mitchell Stephen)(Paperback)

A widely celebrated translator's vivid, accessible, and elegantly concise rendering of an ancient English masterpiece Beowulf tells the story of a Scandinavian hero who defeats three evil creatures--a huge, cannibalistic ogre named Grendel, Grendel's monstrous mother, and a dragon--and then dies,

The Odyssey: (The Stephen Mitchell Translation) (Mitchell Stephen)(Paperback)

From Stephen Mitchell, the renowned translator whose Iliad was named one of The New Yorker's Favorite Books of 2011, comes a vivid new translation of the Odyssey, complete with textual notes and an illuminating introductory essay.The hardcover publication of the Odyssey received glowing reviews:

Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation (Mitchell Stephen)(Paperback)

Stephen Mitchell is widely known for his ability to make ancient masterpieces thrillingly new, to step in where many have tried before and create versions that are definitive for our time. His celebrated version of the Tao Te Ching is the most popular edition in print, and his translations of

Can Love Last?: The Fate of Romance Over Time (Mitchell Stephen A.)(Paperback)

Common wisdom has it that love is fragile, but leading psychoanalyst Stephen A. Mitchell argues that romance doesn't actually diminish in long-term relationships--it becomes increasingly dangerous. What we regard as the transience of love is really risk management. Mitchell shows that love can

Beowulf: The Graphic Novel (Hardcover) (Stern Stephen L.)(Pevná vazba)

Before Lord of the Rings, before Conan there was BEOWULF The Viking warrior must defeat the ogre Grendel and his vengeful mother before facing the fire-breathing dragon that will spell his doom. This stunning graphic novel captures the power and majesty of the greatest sword and sorcery hero of

Tao Te Ching: A New English Version (Mitchell Stephen)(Paperback)

The bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen MitchellMitchell's rendition of the Tao Te Ching comes as close to being definitive for our time as any I can imagine. It embodies the virtues its translator credits to the Chinese original: a gemlike lucidity that is radiant with humor,

Tao Te Ching (Lao-Tzu)(Paperback)

In a widely praised translation, Stephen Mitchell provides an accessible understanding of a classic guide for living, now in an attractive, pocket-size trim designed to fit in a purse, briefcase, backpack, or pocket. 'The English, as 'fluid as meling ice, ' is a joy to read throughout.'--New

Odklepávání popela na Buddhu - Stephen Mitchellová - e-kniha

Beowulf: Revised Edition (Swanton Michael)(Paperback)

Beowulf: Dragonslayer (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Paperback / softback)

Gilgamesh (Mitchell Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

Gilgamesh is a born leader, but in an attempt to control his growing arrogance, the Gods create Enkidu, a wild man, his equal in strength and courage. Enkidu is trapped by a temple prostitute, civilised through sexual experience and brought to Gilgamesh. They become best friends and battle evil

Beowulf (Heaney Seamus)(Paperback)

Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf ?is the elegiac narrative of the Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. Drawn to what he has called the 'four-squareness of the utterance' in ?Beowulf ?and its

Beowulf (Heaney Seamus)(Paperback / softback)

Beowulf, composed between the seventh and tenth century, is the elegaic narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel, and, later, from Grendel's

Beowulf - Second Edition (Anonymous)(Paperback)

R.M. Liuzza's translation of Beowulf, first published by Broadview in 1999, has been widely praised for its accuracy and beauty. The translation is accompanied in this edition by genealogical charts, historical summaries, and a glossary of proper names. Historical appendices include related

Beowulf (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback)

For a long while Beowulf leaned on the blood-stained sword; his heart was pounding. A man with the strength of thirty! Slayer of Grendel and slayer of the sea-wolf! A hero without equal in this middle-world! The story of Beowulf was written down as an epic poem in Anglo-Saxon England. It recounts

Beowulf (Heaney Seamus)(Paperback / softback)

Composed towards the end of the first millennium of our era, the Anglo-Saxon poem 'Beowulf' is a Northern epic and a classic of European literature. In this new translation, Seamus Heaney has produced a work that is true, line by line, to the original

Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary (Tolkien J. R. R.)(Paperback)

New York Times bestseller'A thrill . . . Beowulf was Tolkien's lodestar. Everything he did led up to or away from it.' --New Yorker J.R.R. Tolkien completed his translation of Beowulf in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication

Beowulf: Facing Page Translation - Second Edition (Anonymous)(Paperback)

R.M. Liuzza's translation of Beowulf, first published by Broadview in 1999, has been widely praised for its accuracy and beauty. The facing-page translation is accompanied in this edition by genealogical charts, historical summaries, and a glossary of proper names. Historical appendices include

A Critical Companion to Beowulf (Orchard Andy)(Paperback)

'Beowulf' is the best known and most closely studied literary work surviving from Anglo-Saxon England, and the modern reader is faced with a bewildering number and variety of interpretations about such basic matters as the date, provenance, and significance of the poem. 'A Critical Companion to

Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Heaney Seamus)(Paperback)

Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid

Beowulf: The Fight at Finnsburh (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback)

The finest literary work passed down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, Beowulf celebrates the existence of heroism in a dark world of feuds, violence, and uncertainty. Set in the legendary Scandinavian past, Beowulf comes to the aid of the Danish king Hrothgar by killing the terrifying monster Grendel

Beowulf: Dual Language and New Verse Translation (Nichols J. G.)(Paperback)

Of unknown date, and surviving in a tenth-century manuscript, Beowulf is the tale of a young Geatish hero and his struggle with three deadly foes, beginning with the dread monster Grendel, who has been devouring warriors in the hall of the Danish King in their sleep. The most important Old English

Freud and Beyond: A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought (Mitchell Stephen A.)(Paperback)

The classic, in-depth history of psychoanalysis, presenting over a hundred years of thought and theories Sigmund Freud's concepts have become a part of our psychological vocabulary: unconscious thoughts and feelings, conflict, the meaning of dreams, the sensuality of childhood. But psychoanalytic

Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition (Chickering Howell D.)(Paperback)

The first major poem in English literature, Beowulf tells the story of the life and death of the legendary hero Beowulf in his three great battles with supernatural monsters. The ideal Anglo-Saxon warrior-aristocrat, Beowulf is an example of the heroic spirit at its finest. Leading Beowulf scholar