Delphi Complete Poetical Works of George Moses Horton (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Poetical Works of George Moses Horton (Illustrated)

Author: George Moses Horton

Publisher: Delphi Classics

Published: 2024-10-17

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 1801702128

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The first African-American author to be published in the United States, George Moses Horton was famously known as the ‘Slave Poet’. He spent most of his life enslaved in a North Carolina plantation, until Union troops reached the state in 1865. His three volumes of poetry cover a wide range of subjects in a variety of styles. Exhibiting a keen ear for rhythm and rhyme, his verses reveal a thorough understanding of human nature, exploring themes of slavery, freedom, politics, faith and love, while celebrating the rural beauty of Chatham County. Although his poetry failed to bring him freedom or profit, his enduring struggle and the beauty of his art have secured his place in the history of American literature, elevating the status of a black poet in a manner unprecedented for his time. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. For the first time in history, this volume presents Horton’s complete works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Horton’s life and works * Concise introduction to Horton’s life and poetry * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * The complete text of the collection ‘The Naked Genius’ — one of the rarest works of Americana * Includes rare uncollected verses * Features Horton’s autobiography— discover his incredible life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of George Moses Horton Brief Introduction: George Moses Horton The Hope of Liberty (1829) The Poetical Works of George M. Horton (1845) The Naked Genius (1865) Uncollected Poems The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Autobiography Life of George M. Horton

Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Jupiter Hammon (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Jupiter Hammon (Illustrated)

Author: Jupiter Hammon

Publisher: Delphi Classics

Published: 2024-08-12

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1801702039

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The first published African American poet, Jupiter Hammon was born into slavery in 1711 on Long Island, New York. Over the years he became a well-respected preacher and clerk-bookkeeper, as his poems were circulated widely. His poetry is composed in hymn stanzas and is noted for its rhythmic and passionate expression. In later years, attending the 1786 inaugural meeting of the African Society in New York, he delivered ‘An Address to Negros in the State of New-York’ — his most influential work. Only in more recent times have critics started to recognise Hammon’s important contribution to the development of black American literature. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. For the first time in digital publishing, this volume presents Hammon’s complete works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hammon’s life and works * Concise introduction to Hammon’s life and poetry * Rare recently discovered poems * Images of how the poetry was first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Includes Hammon’s complete prose — with rare essays digitised here for the first time * A brief biography — discover Jupiter Hammon’s world * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of Jupiter Hammon Brief Introduction: Jupiter Hammon An Evening Thought (1760) Dear Hutchinson is Dead and Gone (1770) An Address to Miss Phillis Wheatley (1778) A Poem for Children with Thoughts on Death (1782) A Dialogue, Entitled, the Kind Master and the Dutiful Servant (1783) An Essay on Slavery (1786) The Prose A Winter Piece (1782) An Evening’s Improvement (1783) An Address to the Negroes in the State of New-York (1786) The Biography The Negro’s Heritage of Song (1923) by Robert Thomas Kerlin

The Persian Mystics
The Persian Mystics

Author: Frederick Hadland Davis

Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.

Published: 2007-04-01

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1602063710

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Rumi (1207-1273) was a Persian jurist and theologian best known for being perhaps the finest of all Sufi poets. His writings have been widely translated and remain especially popular in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. Though written from a Sufi perspective, Rumi's poems on spiritual growth-here collected and edited by F. Hadland Davis and first published in 1907-cross all cultural and religious bounds, and can still be heard today in many secular and religious settings. The Persian Mystics: Jalalu'd-din Rumi includes selections from some of Rumi's most famous works, the "Divani Shamsi Tabriz" and the "Masnavi," as well as passages on his life and work, and the origin and nature of Sufism. FREDERICK HADLAND DAVIS is also the author of The Persian Mystics: Jami (1908) and Myths and Legends of Japan (1912), both available from Cosimo.

Delphi Poetry Anthology: The World's Greatest Poems
Delphi Poetry Anthology: The World's Greatest Poems

Author: Homer

Publisher: Delphi Classics

Published: 2015-04-15

Total Pages: 3925

ISBN-13:

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Inspired by the bestselling Delphi Poets Series, this eBook features The World's Greatest Poems, with verses and extracts from poetical plays and seminal epic poems that have shaped the course of poetry over the centuries. From the earliest beginnings of Western literature in Homer's epics, to the Renaissance masterpieces of Spenser, Sidney and Shakespeare; from the evocative beauty of the Romantic poets to the brilliance of Yeats, the War Poets and other modern masters, this collection provides hundreds of the world's most beloved poets and thousands of treasured verses. (Version 2) * Excellent formatting of the poems * Wide breadth of poets from across time and cultures * Special alphabetical contents tables for the poems and poets * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order CONTENTS: The World’s Greatest Poems CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER LIST OF POETS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Love Songs
Love Songs

Author: Sara Teasdale

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2022-10-20

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 3368287192

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Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)
Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)

Author: Confucius

Publisher: Delphi Classics

Published: 2016-08-29

Total Pages: 3298

ISBN-13: 1786560526

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The philosophy of Confucius emphasises personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity, which were developed into a system known as Confucianism. Confucius is traditionally credited with having authored or edited many of the Chinese classic texts including all of the Five Classics. This comprehensive eBook presents the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Confucius and the Chinese Classics * Concise introductions to the texts * Features James Legge's seminal translations * All Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism * Includes multiple translations of the ANALECTS, including a special dual text * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes the legendary I CHING divination text * Features three biographies - discover Confucius’ ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Four Books GREAT LEARNING DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN ANALECTS MENCIUS The Five Classics CLASSIC OF POETRY BOOK OF DOCUMENTS BOOK OF RITES I CHING SPRING AND AUTUMN ANNALS The Biographies THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF CONFUCIUS by James Legge THE LIFE, LABOURS AND DOCTRINES OF CONFUCIUS by Edward Harper Parker BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: CONFUCIUS Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks