Traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. This title portrays legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur.

Who was Homer? When were the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" composed? What were Odysseus', Achilles, and Hector's beliefs about government, religion, and class? In this introduction to the "Iliad" and "Odyssey", the author uses both the texts and the latest research material to reconstruct the Homeric age.

Designed for courses in Northern Renaissance Art, and Introduction to Dutch or German Art, this text presents iconographical themes, art historical scholarship, and analyses for students. It includes chapters on centers of production, coverage of the sixteenth century, including sculpture and tapestries, and others.

Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, celebrated Italian goldsmith (1500-1571), in which Cellini tells the story of his life and art and also depicts the manners and morals of both the rulers and their subjects in 16th Century Italy. This new edition includes new notes on the text and a chronology.

In this anthology, the only edition in print of a landmark work of 20th-century American literature, Edgar Lee Masters parodies the pious and often optimistic epitaphs written on gravestones, to create a series of 'auto-epitaphs' or monologues in free verse.