Here are the extraordinary writings of a generation who fought through a war of unprecedented destructive power, and who had to find new voices. More...

The Song of Hiawatha was one of the most loved and quoted narrative poems of the 19th century. More...

A fresh vision of Britain's greatest story: The epic of King Arthur - from his conception in sorcerous lust, to the shining wonder of his... More...

"How did Arkman Noah/Provide for protozoa?" It's not often that an acclaimed historian is revealed to be the author of light verse, but John R. Alden here presents 1,707 couplets, quatrains, and ot... More...

Whitman succeeded in his ambition to create something uniquely American. His poems are woven into the very fabric of the American character, from his solemn dirge "O Captain! My Captain!" to the jo... More...