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Other than his name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not even where or when he lived. Yet his Old English poems attest to a powerfully inventive... Læs mere
T. H. Breen introduces us to the ordinary men and women who took responsibility for the course of the American revolution. Far from the actions... Læs mere
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Mir Muhammad Taqi Mir is widely regarded as the most accomplished poet in the Urdu language. Selected Ghazals and Other Poems offers a comprehensive collection of... Læs mere