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  • Harvard Classics - Complete Collection of the Greatest Works of World Literature

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Depths of Literature and Human Thought

    by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Thomas Carlyle, Plato, Charles Darwin, Dante Alighieri, Euripides, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Charles Lamb, Samuel Johnson, John Stuart Mill0, David Hume1, Joseph Addison2, Leigh Hunt3, Epictetus4, Thomas De Quincey5, Samuel Taylor Coleridge6, Jonathan Swift7, Christopher Marlowe8, Jacob Grimm9, Wilhelm Grimm0, William Hazlitt1, Marcus Tullius Cicero2, Daniel Defoe3, Aesop4, Richard Henry Dana5, John Dryden6, Pedro Calderón de la Barca7, John Ruskin8, Robert Burns9, David Garrick0, Ralph Waldo Emerson1, Izaak Walton2, John Bunyan3, Homer4, Edmund Burke5, Plutarch6, Molière7, Aeschylus8, Sophocles9, William Makepeace Thackeray0, Benjamin Franklin1, Pierre Corneille2, Jean Racine3, Robert Browning4, Oliver Goldsmith5, John Milton6, Aristophanes7, Virgil8, Richard Brinsley Sheridan9, William Penn0, Philip Sidney1, Francis Bacon2, Adam Smith3, Alessandro Manzoni4, Abraham Cowley5, Ben Jonson6, John Woolman7, Sydney Smith8, Marcus Aurelius9, Hans Christian Andersen0, George Gordon Byron1, Thomas à Kempis2, Richard Steele3, Thomas Browne4, Thomas Babington Macaulay5, Miguel de Cervantes6, Friedrich von Schiller7, Pliny the Younger8, Saint Augustine9, Griffin Ellmouth2 ...
    The 'Harvard Classics - Complete Collection of the Greatest Works of World Literature' offers an unparalleled voyage through the intellectual and artistic milestones that have shaped human thought and expression. This anthology traverses various literary styles, from the immortality of epic poetry to the rigor of philosophical discourse and the whimsy of moral fables. Each piece is meticulously ... Read more

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  • Astrophil and Stella (Phoenix Classics)

    by Philip Sidney ...
    Probably composed in the 1580s, Philip Sidney's Astrophil and Stella is an English sonnet sequence containing 108 sonnets and 11 songs. The name derives from the two Greek words, 'aster' (star) and 'phil' (lover), and the Latin word 'stella' meaning star. Thus Astrophil is the star lover, and Stella is his star. Sidney partly nativized the key features of his Italian model Petrarch, including an ... Read more

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  • The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia

    by Philip Sidney ...
    Basilus, a foolish old duke, consults an oracle as he imperiously wishes to know the future, but he is less than pleased with what he learns. To escape the oracle's horrific prophecies about his family and kingdom he withdraws into pastoral retreat with his wife and two daughters. When a pair of wandering princes fall in love with the princesses and adopt disguises to gain access to them, all ... Read more

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  • The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia

    by Philip Sidney ...
    The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia by Philip Sidney is a landmark work of English Renaissance literature, blending romance, pastoral fantasy, political intrigue, and moral reflection into a richly layered narrative. Originally composed in the late 16th century, this expansive prose romance is celebrated for its elegant style, imaginative storytelling, and enduring influence on English literature. ... Read more

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  • A Defence Of Poesie And Poems

    by Philip Sidney ...
    A defence of poesie and poems examines the purpose and importance of poetic expression while responding to widespread claims that poetry lacks seriousness or social value. The work opens by considering the broader cultural environment in which poetry was often dismissed, and it gradually presents a counterargument that positions poetic creation as a meaningful force capable of shaping thought and ... Read more

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  • The Defence of Poesy

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Renaissance Power of Poetry in English Literature

    by Philip Sidney, Dylan McAllister ...
    In "The Defence of Poesy," Philip Sidney ardently articulates his profound belief in the value of poetry as a crucial form of creative expression. Written as a response to the criticisms of poetry prevalent in the late 16th century, this treatise engages with issues of morality, aesthetics, and the nature of art, employing a rich tapestry of rhetorical skill and philosophical discourse. Sidney ... Read more

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  • The Covntesse of Pembrokes Arcadia

    by Sir Philip Sidney ...
    It was in the time that the earth begins to put on her new aparrel against the approch of her louer, and that the Sun running a most euen course becums an indifferent arbiter betweene the night and the day; when the hopelesse shepheard Strephon was come to the sandes, which lie against the Island of Cithera; where viewing the place with a heauy kinde of delight, and sometimes casting his eyes to ... Read more

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  • Harvard Classics Anthology - Complete 51 Volumes

    The Greatest Works of World Literature - Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf

    by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Thomas Carlyle, Plato, René Descartes, Immanuel Kant, Charles Darwin, Martin Luther, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri, Euripides, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Charles Lamb, Henry David Thoreau, Samuel Johnson, John Stuart Mill, David Hume, Joseph Addison, John Locke, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont, Leigh Hunt, Epictetus, Thomas De Quincey, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Jonathan Swift, Christopher Marlowe, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, William Hazlitt, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Daniel Defoe, Aesop, Richard Henry Dana, John Dryden, Philip Massinger, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, John Ruskin, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ernest Renan, Robert Burns, David Garrick, Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Webster, Izaak Walton, John Bunyan, James Russell Lowell, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Homer, Edmund Burke, Plutarch, Molière, Aeschylus, Michael Faraday, Sophocles, William Makepeace Thackeray, Benjamin Franklin, Pierre Corneille, Jean Racine, Voltaire, Robert Browning, Oliver Goldsmith, Thomas Dekker, John Milton, Aristophanes, Blaise Pascal, Virgil, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Simon Newcomb, William Penn, Walter Bigges, Philip Sidney, Herodotus, Walter Raleigh, Francis Bacon, Giuseppe Mazzini, Francis Pretty, George Berkeley, Thomas Hobbes, Adam Smith, Alessandro Manzoni, Abraham Cowley, Michel de Montaigne, Ben Jonson, John Woolman, Benvenuto Cellini, Sydney Smith, Jean Froissart, William Henry Harrison, William Harvey, Marcus Aurelius, Hans Christian Andersen, Thomas Malory, George Gordon Byron, Thomas à Kempis, Richard Steele, Thomas Browne, Archibald Geikie, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Tacitus, William Roper, Hippocrates, Miguel de Cervantes, Thomas More, Friedrich von Schiller, Philip Nichols, Louis Pasteur, Joseph Lister, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Pliny the Younger, Edgar Alan Poe, Saint Augustine, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, Francis Drake, Edward Haies, Niccolo Machiavelli, Ambroise Paré, William A. Neilson ...
    Muaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited and formatted collection by Dr. Eliot: V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & Penn V. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus Aurelius V. 3: Bacon, Milton's Prose, Browne V. 4 Complete Poems by John Milton V. 5: Essays & English Traits by Emerson V. 6: Poems and Songs by Robert Burns V. 7: The Confessions of Saint Augustine & The Imitation of Christ V. 8: Nine Greek ... Read more

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  • A Defence of Poesie and Poems

    Enriched edition. A Renaissance Defense of Poetry's Moral Power, Artistic Expression, and Social Reform

    by Philip Sidney ...
    In "A Defence of Poesie and Poems," Philip Sidney masterfully articulates the inherent value and significance of poetry as an art form. Written in the late 16th century, this seminal work blends prose and verse to argue for poetry's capacity to inspire virtue and moral integrity, positioning it as a crucial vehicle for both artistic expression and societal reform. Sidney's eloquent style, marked ... Read more

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  • The Defence of Poesy (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Renaissance Humanist Manifesto on Poetry, Moral Philosophy, and English Literary Criticism

    by Philip Sidney, Laurel Emberford ...
    The Defence of Poesy is Philip Sidney's eloquent apology for imaginative literature, written against Puritan attacks on poetry and drama in late sixteenth-century England. Drawing on classical authorities such as Aristotle, Horace, and Plato, Sidney argues that poetry surpasses philosophy and history by joining moral instruction to delight. Its prose is urbane, balanced, and rhetorically brilliant ... Read more

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  • The Defence of Poesy

    by Philip Sidney ...
    In "The Defence of Poesy," Philip Sidney eloquently articulates the role of poetry in society, positioning it as both a moral and artistic endeavor. Written in the late 16th century, amidst the flourishing of the English Renaissance, Sidney adopts a sophisticated blend of prose and verse to advocate for poetry's capacity to inspire virtue and foster emotional truths. The text engages with ... Read more

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  • A Defence of Poesie and Poems

    Celebrating Poetry's Enduring Impact in Renaissance Literature

    by Philip Sidney ...
    In "A Defence of Poesie and Poems," Philip Sidney articulates a compelling argument for the significance of poetry in society, positioning it as a supreme form of human expression. Written in a classical style infused with the fervor of the Renaissance, Sidney defends poetry against its detractors by emphasizing its moral and ethical purposes. The text intricately weaves personal anecdotes with ... Read more

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