THE STORY OF THE DIVINE COMEDY ~ THE PURGATORY.
June 8, 2019
As morning dawned and the poets slowly climbed out of the infernal region and stepped upon the isle from which…
THE STORY OF THE POEM OF THE CID
June 8, 2019
Tears stood in the eyes of the Cid as he looked at his pillaged castle. The coffers were empty, even…
THE STORY OF THE SHAH-NAMEH
June 8, 2019
Kaiumers was the first King of Persia, and against him Ahriman, the evil, through jealousy of his greatness, sent forth…
THE STORY OF THE SONG OF ROLAND
June 8, 2019
For full seven years had Charlemagne tarried in Spain, and all the land lay conquered save the city of Saragossa….
THE STORY OF BEOWULF
June 8, 2019
A mighty man was Scyld, ruler of the Gar-Danes. From far across the whale-path men paid him tribute and bore…
THE STORY OF THE AENEID
June 8, 2019
For many years the heroic Aeneas, who escaped from falling Troy to seek the shores of Italy, there to found…
The Story Of The Kalevala
June 8, 2019
A Hero Tale of Finland, compiled by Elias Lönnrot. A story about creation of the world and the adventurous journeys of Väinämöinen, Ilmarinen, and Lemminkäinen to Pohjola to woo the beautiful daughter of Louhi.
THE STORY OF THE ODYSSEY
June 8, 2019
After the fall of Troy, Agamemnon returned to Argos, where he was treacherously slain by Aegisthus, the corrupter of his…
THE STORY OF THE ILIAD
June 8, 2019
For nine years a fleet of one thousand one hundred and eighty-six ships and an army of more than one…
THE STORY OF THE MAHÂ-BHÂRATA.
June 8, 2019
Long ago there dwelt in India two great Rajas who were brothers, the Raja Pandu and the blind Raja, Dhritarashtra….