“stanley appelbaum”

Over 200 copyright-free motifs: dragons, peonies, plum blossoms, tigers, clouds, geometrics, other favorites.... More

5 outstanding selections from noble tradition: Heinrich von Kleist's "The Earthquake in Chile," E. T. A. Hoffmann's "The Sandman," Arthur Schnitzler's "Lieutenant Gustl," Thomas Mann's "Tristan," and Franz Kafka's "The Judgment." For each selection the editor has supplied complete literal English tr... More

Over 130 poems by 23 poets, including Goethe, Schiller, Holderlin, Tieck, Heine, Morike, Storm, Nietzsche and many others. Excellent new literal English translations on facing pages, along with an informative introduction and concise evaluations of each poet. Unique opportunity to enjoy a rich sampl... More

This volume contains a rich selection of poems by England's six great Romantic poets: William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats. Encompassing a broad range of subjects, styles, and moods, the emphasis of these late 18th and early 19t... More

First published in the early 16th century, these Spanish romances are the counterpart of the narrative ballads sung and recited in other parts of Europe in the middle ages. The 53 realistic, verse narratives recall the lives of kings and holy men, extol Charlemagne, and exalt Helen of Troy, Lancelot... More

The "Poema de Mio Cid" recounts the adventures of Rodrigo Diaz, an 11th-century hero of Islamic Spain. The Cid and his legendary exploits were already the subjects of ballads, songs, and children's tales by the time of this 12th-century epic poem. The sole dual-language edition currently available.... More

These 11 tales are by 4 outstanding authors who brought new life to Spanish literature. Published between 1870 and 1900, they include "El Hechicero," an allegorical retelling of an Andalusian legend by Juan Valera, Pedro Antonio de Alarcon's tale of bandits, "La buenaventura," 3 stories by Leopoldo ... More

The most famous artistic compilation ever made of the great age of the poster, featuring works by nearly 100 artists, among them Cheret, Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard, Mucha, Beardsley, Parrish, Grasset, Penfield, Steinlen, many more. Full color, large format, one poster per page, extensive documentatio... More

Best known for "The Red and the Black," Stendhal excelled at spinning imaginative tales of strong-willed, passionate characters within historical settings. This Dual-language edition features 2 of his best short stories: "Vanina Vanini," concerning a romance between an aristocrat and a wounded soldi... More