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The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Translated by E. A. Wallis Budge
Edited with an Introduction and Notes
by John Romer
Among the most widely read and studied
of all ancient writings, The Egyptian Book
of the Dead consists of funerary texts that
ancient Egyptian scribes composed for
the benefit of the dead. This astonishing
array of spells, hymns and litanies, magical
formulae, and words of power and prayers
were all found cut or painted on walls of
pyramids and tombs, sarcophagi, and rolls
of papyri.
704 pp. 978-0-14-045550-2 $18.00
English Romantic Verse
Edited with an Introduction by
David Wright
Nearly all the famous and beloved
masterworks can be found here—
“Intimations of Immortality,” “Rime of the
Ancient Mariner,” and “The Tyger”—as
well as some less familiar poems from
such writers as Christopher Smart, Walter
Savage Landor, John Clare, and Thomas
Lovell Beddoes.
384 pp. 978-0-14-042102-6 $12.00
See William Blake, Samuel Coleridge, and
William Wordsworth.
The First Poems in English
Translated and Edited with an Introduction
and Notes by Michael Alexander
This selection of the earliest poems in
English comprises works from an age in
which verse was not written down, but
recited aloud and remembered.
192 pp. 978-0-14-043378-4 $15.00
The Forest of Thieves and the
Magic Garden
An Anthology of Medieval Jain Stories
Selected, Translated, and with an
Introduction by Phyllis Granoff
Beautifully translated from the Sanskrit,
the stories in this volume reflect the vital
tradition of Jain storytelling between the
seventh and fifteenth centuries. Ranging
from simple folk tales to sophisticated
narratives, this book opens a window onto
a rich religious tradition.
384 pp. 978-0-14-045523-6 $16.00
Four Stories by American Women
Edited with an Introduction by
Cynthia Griffin Wolff
Representing four prominent American
women writers who flourished in the
period following the Civil War, this
collection comprises “Life in the Iron
Mills,” Rebecca Harding Davis; “The
Yellow Wallpaper,” Charlotte Perkins
Gilman; “The Country of the Pointed
Firs,” Sarah Orne Jewett; and “Souls
Belated,” Edith Wharton.
240 pp. 978-0-14-039076-6 $14.00
See Charlotte Perkins Gilman,
Sarah Orne Jewett, and Edith Wharton.
The Greek Sophists
Translated by John Dillon and Tania Gergel
Introduction by John Dillon
The Sophists understood the art of
rhetoric and the importance of being
able to transform effective reasoning
into persuasive public speaking. Their
inquiries—into the gods, the origins
of religion, and whether virtue can be
taught—laid the groundwork for the next
generation of thinkers such as Plato and
Aristotle.
256 pp. 978-0-14-043689-1 $16.00
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