A stunning collection of epic texts and bibliographies in accessible translation, gathered together in the nineteenth century, the great age of nationalism when

Philippine Folk Literature: The Epics presents 23 folk epics collected from some 14 ethnolinguistic groups in the country. This is the eighth volume being added

‘Among the many national poets of historical Persia, Ferdowsi is perhaps the greatest...In this superb translation of the epic, the Western reader would not f

Like Whitman, Hart Crane strove in his poetry to embrace America, to distill an image of America.

This book investigates the concept of what it means to be 'epic' and its form in American life, literature, and art from the country's early days.