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  • The Example of Vertu

    The Example of Virtue

    by Stephen Hawes ...
    In "The Example of Vertu," Stephen Hawes presents a richly woven tapestry of morality and virtue, navigating the complexities of human character through the lens of allegory and didacticism. Written in the early 16th century, this poem artfully incorporates the conventions of courtly literature while simultaneously critiquing societal norms. Hawes employs a distinctive lyrical style, enhancing the ... Read more

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  • Global Health Programs and Partnerships

    Evidence of Mutual Benefit and Equity

    Series series CSIS Reports
    Academic global health programs are proliferating, and global health partnerships between North American academic institutions and institutions in low- and middle-income countries are steadily increasing. This study employs surveys and key informant interviews to examine global health partnerships, and it presents a framework for success to guide the development of sustainable global health ... Read more

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  • Beijing - A Concise History

    Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
    Stephen Haw sets out the history of the city of Beijing, charting the course of its development from its early roots before 2000 BC to its contemporary position as capital of the People’s Republic of China.Stephen Haw, a well-established author on China, outlines the establishment of the earliest cities in the years before 1000 BC, its status as regional capital during most of the long Zhou ... Read more

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  • Marco Polo's China

    A Venetian in the Realm of Khubilai Khan

    Series series Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
    Marco Polo’s famous book about his journey to China, written in 1298, continues to be a subject of considerable controversy. One recent work on the subject argues that Marco Polo never went to China at all, and other scholars have pointed out apparent mistakes and important omissions in Marco’s writings, including his failure to mention the Great Wall, and his apparently erroneous description of ... Read more

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    Rome and Carthage (Unabridged)

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    The Punic Wars (264-146 B.C.) were a series of conflicts between the rapidly expanding Roman Republic and the Phoenician Sea empire, Carthage. Both sides expended enormous resources assembling armies and building and rebuilding fleets. Hannibal crossed the Alps and the Romans, for the first time, confronted war elephants. The struggle featured heroic personalities, brilliant battles, terrible ... Read more

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    Series Book 30 - Delphi Poets Series
    Widely regarded as one of the greatest poets of the English language, Edmund Spenser is famous for ‘The Faerie Queene’, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty. Spenser’s verse was notable for its premier craftsmanship and lyrical beauty, while his poetic innovations, such as the Spenserian stanza, would have a lasting impression on English literature. The Delphi Poets ... Read more

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  • The Sonnets by William Shakespeare

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    The Sonnets compiles 154 Sonnets written by Shakespeare on all manner of themes from love and fidelity to politics and lineage. Many of the sonnets - in particular the first 17, commonly called the procreation sonnets - were commissioned, a fact which calls a simple, romantic reading into question. ... Read more

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  • Amores ("The Loves") (Mobi Classics)

    Amores is Ovid's first completed book, published in 16 BC. Amores was written in the elegiac distich. The book follows the model of the erotic elegy-perhaps the most common theme of the time-as treated before by Tibullus and Propertius, but often in a subversive and humorous way, with common motifs and devices being exaggerated to the point of absurdity. However, the Amores could also be ... Read more

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  • The Tale of Cupid & Psyches

    Translated by William Adlington ...
    The first known record of the the poignant tale of Psyche's labors to reclaim the love of Cupid is recorded by Lucius Apuleius in the second century AD. When the beautiful Psyche attracts the jealous wrath of Venus, Venus sends her son Cupid to bewitch the girl and cause her to fall in love with a monster, but Cupid himself falls in love with his mother's nemesis and secretly becomes her husband. ... Read more

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  • Oedipus

    by Voltaire ...
    Œdipus was written when Voltaire was but nineteen years of age. It was played for the first time in 1718, and ran for forty-five nights. Du Frêsne, a celebrated actor, and of the same age as the author, played the part of Œdipus; and Madame Desmarêts, a famous actress, did Jocaste, and soon after quitted the stage. In this edition, the part of Philoctetes is restored, and stands exactly as it was ... Read more

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  • The Golden Asse

    The Golden Asseby Lucius Apuleius "Africanus"Translated by William AdlingtonAfter that I had taken upon me (right Honourable) in manner of that unlearned and foolish Poet, Cherillus, who rashly and unadvisedly wrought a big volume in verses, of the valiant prowesse of Alexander the Great, to translate this present booke, contayning the Metamorphosis of Lucius Apuleius... so begins this volume. ... Read more

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