For the Term of His Natural Life, written by Marcus Clarke, is the best know novelisation of life as a convict in early Australian history, relating the epic odyssey of Rufus Dawes, a young man transported to an early penal settlement for a murder he did not commit. A powerful tale that captures the strength of the human spirit and its enduring ......
Seven Little Australians is a classic Australian tale by Ethel Turner. Set in the late 19th century, the novel relates the adventures of the Woolcot family and their mischievous children. Outside of being a beloved tale in children’s literature, the work offers a profound reflection on the meaning of education and how rules and regulations are ......
We of the Never Never is a classic of Australian literature by Jeannie Gunn, depicting the enduring hardships of life in the Australian outback and exploring Australian themes relating to the love of the land, enduring comradeship and the fight against prejudice. The novel provides symbols of what made the country different from anywhere else, ......
The Iliad presents superhuman heroes and superhuman rage, brutal death, unbounded sorrow, the craving for revenge, the shortness of life, the glory quest, and, ultimately, reconciliation and forgiveness. As human nature is unchanging, the Iliad’s themes concern us as much today as they did Homer’s audiences 2,700 years ago. Not for nothing did ......
Chris McCully has translated the Anglo-Saxon Riddles. Now he takes on the greatest Old English epic, devising a highly expressive prosody, and providing a full introduction and rich up-to-date annotation.
Reflections on History, Sufism, Theology, and Literature-Volume One
Wide-ranging essays on Moroccan history, Sufism, and religious life Al-Hasan al-Yusi was arguably the most influential and well-known Moroccan intellectual figure of his generation. In 1084/1685, at the age of roughly fifty-four, and after a long and distinguished career, this Amazigh scholar from the Middle Atlas began writing a collection of ......
Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, wielding an authority second only to the Qur'an. The words of Muhammad (d. 11/632), God's messenger and prophet of Islam, have a special place in the hearts of his followers. Wielding an authority second only to the Qur'an, Muhammad's hadith are cited by scholars as testimonial texts in a vast array of ......
Prudentius (b. 348 c.e.), one of the greatest Latin poets of late antiquity, was also a devoted Christian. His allegorical masterpiece, Psychomachia, combines epic language and theological speculation to offer a powerful vision of Roman and Christian triumphalism. Yet this important work - one of the most popular and influential poems of the ......
