Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his companion Enkidu are the only heroes to have survived from the ancient literature of Babylon, immortalized in this epic poem that dates back to the third millennium BC...
Niezwykła książka autorstwa Xue Xinran zabiera czytelnika w samo serce jednego z najbardziej niesamowitych i niedostępnych krajów na świecie. Shu Wen i jej mąż byli małżeństwem zaledwie kilka miesięcy...
"The Chansons De Geste", poems offering a narrative of heroic deeds, provided the chief means of cultural and imaginative expression in the French language for over one hundred years, and its survivin...
he Graphic Canon, Volume 1 takes us on a visual tour from the earliest literature through the end of the 1700s. Along the way, we’re treated to eye-popping renditions of the human race’s greatest epic...
In the international bestseller "Roma", Steven Saylor told the story of thefirst thousand years of Rome by following the descendants of a singlebloodline. Now, in "Empire", Saylor charts the destinies...
An invincible empire threatens to invade Cathay, and only a Dragon Song can ensure peace. After vanquishing the Last Dragon with the power of her voice, all Kaiya wants is a quiet life of anonymity. ...
The aim of this study is to analyse of the history of θέμις and δίκη in the early Greek literature, i.e., Homer and Hesiod. The subject has been discussed for a very elong time and our survey is suppo...
The dramatic and inspiring account of the very first attempt to climb Mount Everest, published to coincide with the centenary of the expedition of 1922. The first attempt on Everest in 1922 by George...