Poetry of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East

7 books

Ancient Ballads and Legends of HindustanToru Dutt · 1882An 1882 collection of narrative poems by Indian poet Toru Dutt, retelling ancient Hindu ballads and legends such as Savitri, Sita, and Buttoo in English verse, with miscellaneous poems and an introductory memoir by Edmund Gosse.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

GitanjaliRabindranath Tagore · 1912Gitanjali (1912) is a collection of devotional lyric poems by Rabindranath Tagore, translated into English prose by the author from his original Bengali and introduced by W. B. Yeats. The poems explore love, spirituality, and the soul's longing for God.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Indian Poetry Containing "The Indian Song of Songs," from the Sanskrit of the Gîta Govinda of Jayadeva, Two books from "The Iliad Of India" (Mahábhárata), "Proverbial Wisdom" from the Shlokas of the Hitopadesa, and other Oriental Poems.Edwin Arnold · 1886An 1886 collection of Edwin Arnold's English verse translations and adaptations of Indian poetry, including his version of Jayadeva's Gita Govinda, passages from the Mahabharata, proverbs from the Hitopadesa, and additional original poems on Eastern themes.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of JapanEpiphanius Wilson · 1900A 1900 anthology of Japanese literature edited by Epiphanius Wilson, containing selections from Murasaki Shikib's Genji Monogatari, classical Japanese poetry including ballads, love songs, and elegies, and examples of Japanese drama, with critical and biographical sketches.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Stray BirdsRabindranath Tagore · 1916A 1916 collection of short poems and epigrams by Rabindranath Tagore, translated from Bengali by the author. Stray Birds offers brief verses on nature, love, God, and life, including "Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The gardenerRabindranath Tagore · 1913This translated poetry collection by Rabindranath Tagore explores themes of devotion, love, and the search for meaning. The verses present vivid stories ranging from a servant dedicated to a queen to a wanderer longing for the distant beyond.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The ProphetKahlil Gibran · 1923A 1923 prose poem by Kahlil Gibran with illustrations by the author, telling of Almustafa, a prophet preparing to leave the city of Orphalese by ship, who answers the people's requests for wisdom on subjects including love, marriage, children, work, and death.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية