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The Death of King Arthur
Translated with an Introduction by
James Cable
Set in the twilight of the Arthurian world,
this medieval romance tells of Lancelot’s
adultery with Guinevere, the arrival of the
treacherous Mordred, and the deaths of
both Arthur and Lancelot.
240 pp. 978-0-14-044255-7 $15.00
The Dhammapada
Translated with an Introduction by
Juan Mascaró
Compiled in the third century b.c.,
these aphorisms illustrate the Buddhist
dhamma, or moral system, pointing out
the narrow Path of Perfection that leads
toward Nirvana.
96 pp. 978-0-14-044284-7 $10.00
See The Portable World Bible.
Domesday Book
Edited by Dr. Ann Williams and
G. H. Martin
Domesday Book is one of the most famous
documents in English history—and
arguably, in world history. Available
in one volume, here is the complete,
authoritative translation from the original
Latin of Domesday Book, together with
an index of places and a glossary of terms
used.
1,456 pp. 978-0-14-143994-5 $30.00
Egil’s Saga
Translated by Bernard Scudder, Edited with
an Introduction by Svanhildur Ŏskarsdóttir
Egil’s Saga is one of the most popular
Icelandic sagas and a masterpiece of
Scandinavian literature: a powerful tale of
love, hatred, and the bonds of friendship.
272 pp. 978-0-14-044770-9 $15.00
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Translated with an Introduction
by N. K. Sandars
Fifteen centuries before Homer, this
Mesopotamian cycle of poems tells of
Gilgamesh, the great King of Uruk, and
his long and arduous journey to the spring
of youth in search of immortality.
128 pp. 978-0-14-044100-0 $9.95
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Translated with an Introduction by
Andrew George
George’s gripping translation brilliantly
brings together all the variant traditions
and transforms a “damaged masterpiece”
into a fluent, coherent narrative.
288 pp. 978-0-14-044919-8 $12.00
28 line drawings 1 map
Eyrbyggja Saga
Translated with an Introduction by
Hermann Pálsson and Paul Edwards
This saga dramatizes a thirteenth-century
view of the past, from the pagan anarchy
of the Viking Age to the settlement of
Iceland, the coming of Christianity, and
the beginnings of organized society.
192 pp. 978-0-14-044530-5 $15.00
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