Nine Centuries of Spanish Literature (Dual-Language)

Nine Centuries of Spanish Literature (Dual-Language)

Author: Seymour Resnick

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-10-31

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 0486122859

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This rich sampling of Spanish poetry, prose, and drama includes more than seventy selections from the works of more than forty writers, from the anonymous author of the great medieval epic The Poem of the Cid to such 20th-century masters as Miguel de Unamuno. The original Spanish text of each work appears with an excellent English translation on the facing page. The anthology begins with carefully selected passages from such medieval classics as The Book of Good Love by the Archpriest of Hita and Spain's first great prose work, the stories of Count Lucanor by Juan Manuel. Works by writers of the Spanish Renaissance follow, among them poems by the Marqués de Santillana and excerpts from the great dialogue novel La Celestina by Fernando de Rojas. Spain's Golden age, ca. 1550-1650, an era which produced its great writers, is represented by the mystical poems of St. Teresa, passages from Cervantes' Don Quixote and scenes from Tirso de Molina's The Love-Rogue, the drama that introduced the character of Don Juan to the world, along with other well-known works of the period. A cavalcade of stirring poems, plays and prose selections represent Spain's rare literary achievements of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The translations were chosen for their accuracy and fidelity to the originals. Among the translators are Lord Byron, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edward FitzGerald and John Masefield. As a treasury of masterly writing, as a guide for the student who wants to improve his or her language skills and as a compact survey of Spanish literature, this excellent anthology will provide hours of pleasure and fruitful study.


Mexican Short Stories / Cuentos mexicanos

Mexican Short Stories / Cuentos mexicanos

Author: Stanley Appelbaum

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-10-25

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0486121607

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This collection offers a rich sampling of the finest Mexican prose published from 1843 to 1918. Nine short stories appear in their original Spanish text, with expert English translations on each facing page.


Introduction to Italian Poetry

Introduction to Italian Poetry

Author: Luciano Rebay

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-09-06

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 0486121828

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Treasury of 34 poems by Dante, Petrarch, Ariosto, d'Annunzio, Montale, Quasimodo, and others. Full Italian text with literal translation on facing pages. Biographical, critical commentary on each poet. Introduction. 21 black-and-white illustrations.


Five Great German Short Stories

Five Great German Short Stories

Author: Stanley Appelbaum

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780486276199

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Five outstanding selections with complete literal English translations on facing pages: Schnitzler's "Lieutenant Gustl," Mann's "Tristan," Kafka's "The Judgment," two more.


Fuenteovejuna

Fuenteovejuna

Author: Lope de Vega

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-04-27

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 048612052X

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DIVA captivating 17th-century drama of peasants defending their honor against oppression by a feudal lord. Features an excellent English-prose version on the pages facing the original Spanish. /div


Italian Stories

Italian Stories

Author: Robert A. Hall

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-09-20

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 0486120309

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Eleven great stories in original Italian with vivid, accurate English translations on facing pages, teaching and practice aids, Italian-English vocabulary, more. Boccaccio, Machiavelli, d'Annunzio, Pirandello and Moravia, plus significant works by lesser-knowns.


Candide

Candide

Author: Voltaire

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9780486276250

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Voltaire's brilliant satire, in the original French, with a new and exacting English translation on the opposing page. Through the adventures of Candide, we experience life's most crushing misfortunes, see the redeeming wisdom those misfortunes can bring — all the while enjoying Voltaire's witty burlesque of human excess.


Florilegium Latinum

Florilegium Latinum

Author: Moses Hadas

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1992-01-01

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780486270593

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Rich selection of substantive pieces from the best Latin authors, with very faithful English translations on facing pages. Virgil's Fourth Eclogue, selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Seneca's On Providence, excerpts from the Confessions of St. Augustine, many more. Varying levels of difficulty. Introduction. Notes. Vocabulary.


103 Great Poems

103 Great Poems

Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-01-16

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 0486120562

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Exceptionally fine poetry by Germany's greatest literary figure, from his earliest, "An den Schlaf" ("To Sleep"), written when he was 18, to his last great poem, "Verdächtnis" ("Legacy"), written when he was 80.


The Sorrows of Young Werther/Die Leiden des jungen Werther

The Sorrows of Young Werther/Die Leiden des jungen Werther

Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-09-05

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 0486120414

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One of the first European bestsellers upon its 1774 publication, this classic of Romantic literature is written mostly in the form of letters in which the hero recounts his unrequited love for a married woman.