Simon Armitage
“A new standard in the enterprise of bringing the past back into poetry.”—Tom Shippey, Wall Street JournalMore
Maria Tatar, A. S. Byatt
Forty of the most famous and celebrated stories from the Brothers Grimm translated and edited by a leading professor of folklore.More
Peter Constantine, Rachel Hadas, Edmund Keeley, Et Al.
Three thousand years of the greatest Greek poetry, exquisitely translated and assembled in a handsome volume sure to be a modern classic.More
Simon Armitage
A New Verse Translation
"Compulsively readable. ... Simon Armitage has given us an energetic, free-flowing, high-spirited version."—Edward Hirsch, New York Times Book Review, front-page reviewMore
Barry Kemp, Simon Critchley
Intent upon letting the reader experience the pleasure and intellectual stimulation in reading classic authors, the How to Read series will facilitate and enrich your understanding of texts vital to the canon.More
Muhsin Mahdi, Husain Haddawy
New Deluxe Edition
Now as sumptuously packaged as they are critically acclaimed—new deluxe trade paperback editions of the beloved stories.More
Muhsin Mahdi, Husain Haddawy
New Deluxe Edition
Now as sumptuously packaged as they are critically acclaimed—new deluxe trade paperback editions of the beloved stories.More
Simon Armitage
"Armitage has given an ageless story new vigor, and has done it with style, wit and elegance."—Literary ReviewMore
Lauren Slater
An exploration of contemporary family dynamics, moral conundrums, and romantic love through one of our oldest literary forms the fairy tale. "Inspired and barbed, Slater's fairy tales are irresistible." --Donna Seaman, BooklistMore
Joachim Neugroschel
In this collection of fictional writings, the Golem of Jewish folklore is both hero and villain.More
Ovid, Charles Martin, Bernard M. W. Knox
"A version that has been long awaited, and likely to become the new standard."—Washington PostMore
E. E. Cummings, George James Firmage, Meilo So
These whimsical, timeless tales, by one of our most treasured poets, will appeal to any generation.More
Joachim Neugroschel
A unique and rich anthology of Yiddish stories from the beginning of Yiddish literature through Isaac Bashevis Singer.More
Jan Harold Brunvand
An anthology of the most chilling urban legends of all time collected by the maestro himself.More
Jan Harold Brunvand
The book that launched America's urban legend obsession!More