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Book of Margery Kempe by KEMPE, MARGERY
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Category: Christianity | Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
'Alas that I ever did sin! It is so merry in Heaven!'The Book of Margery Kempe (c. 1436-8) is the extraordinary account of a medieval wife, mother, and mystic. Known as the earliest autobiography written in the English language, Kempe's Book describes the dramatic transformation of its heroine from fail ...Show more
Grettirs Saga by Jesse Byock
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Category: Norse Lore | Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
You will be made an outlaw, forced always to live in the wilds and to live alone.'A sweeping epic of the Viking Age, Grettir's Saga follows the life of the outlaw Grettir the Strong as he battles against sorcery, bad luck, and the vengefulness of his enemies. Feared by many, Grettir is a warrior and als ...Show more
Major Works by Saint Anselm (Archbishop of Canterbury)
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Category: Christianity | Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
`For I do not seek to understand so that I may believe; but I believe so that I may understand. For I believe this also, that unless I believe, I shall not understand.' Does God exist? Can we know anything about God's nature? Have we any reason to think that the Christian religion is true? What is truth ...Show more
Myths From Mesopotamia by Stephanie Dalley
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Category: Mythology | Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia thrived between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates over 4,000 years ago. The myths collected here, originally written in cuneiform on clay tablets, include parallels with the biblical stories of the Creation and the Flood, and the famous Epic of Gilgamesh, the tale o ...Show more
On the Soul - and Other Works by ARISTOTLE
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
'. . . the more honourable animals have been allotted a more honourable soul. . . 'What is the nature of the soul? It is this question that Aristotle sought to answer in De Anima (On the Soul). In doing so he offers a psychological theory that encompasses not only human beings but all living beings. Its ...Show more
Piers Plowman: A New Translation of the B-Text by William Langland
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Category: Christianity | Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
This is a new annotated translation of the B-text, Langland's own extensive revision of his original text. One of the greatest poems of the English Middle Ages, Piers Plowman remains of enduring interest for its vivid picture of the whole life of medieval society, its deeply imaginative religious vision ...Show more
The Law Code of Manu by Patrick Olivelle (Translator)
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Category: Indian Sacred Texts | Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
The Law Code of Manu is the most authoritative and the best-known legal text of ancient India. Famous for fifteen centuries it still generates controversy, with Manu's verses being cited in support of the oppression of women and members of the lower castes. A seminal Hindu text, the Law Code is importan ...Show more
The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
'Happiness, then, is the best, noblest, and most pleasant thing in the world.' In the Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle's guiding question is: what is the best thing for a human being? His answer is happiness, but he means, not something we feel, but rather a specially good kind of life. Happiness is made up ...Show more
The Qur'an by HALEEM TRANS
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Category: Islam | Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser. | Reading Level: good
'Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful one who taught by the pen, who taught man what he did not know.' The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago. It is the supreme authority in Islam and the living source of all Islamic teaching; it is a ...Show more
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