A.J.M. Smith has described George Frederick Cameron as one of 'Canada's greatest poets,' who, with Isabella Valancy Crawford and Archibald Lampman, 'were cut off just when their work had reached maturity.' Cameron's poetry is rich in classical culture, and involves itself with political concerns, love and death.

The Craft of Wargaming is designed to support supervisors, planners, and analysts who use wargames to support their organizations' missions. The authors focus on providing analysts and planners with a clear methodology that allows them to initiate, design, develop, conduct, and analyze wargames. Built around the analytic wargaming construct, organizations or individuals can easily adapt this methodology to construct educational and experiential wargames. The book breaks the wargame creatio...

In "The Kiss and Its History," Kristoffer Nyrop embarks on an ambitious exploration of the multifaceted significance of the kiss throughout human civilization. Drawing from a wealth of historical texts, cultural artifacts, and philosophical inquiries, Nyrop skillfully weaves together narratives that illuminate the kiss's role in love, ritual, and social dynamics. Writing in a highly engaging and accessible literary style, the book is both scholarly and evocative, as it traverses various cu...

In "Settlers of the Marsh," Frederick Philip Grove intricately weaves a narrative that delves into the life of pioneering settlers in the Canadian prairie, capturing both the harsh realities and the indomitable spirit of human resilience. Employing a vivid and descriptive literary style, Grove seamlessly blends realism and naturalism to depict the struggles against a formidable landscape, while also exploring themes of isolation, community, and the complexities of identity. The novel is se...

Enter a mystical, visionary realm where striking spirituality collides with fierce social critique through mesmerizing, lyrical verse. This collection explores the intense duality of human nature, contrasting the pure light of divine inspiration with the dark shadows of oppression. The vivid, almost hallucinatory imagery creates a powerful atmosphere that challenges conventional morality and organized religion. Each poem acts as a prophetic warning and a desperate plea for the liberation o...

This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically, chronologically and by category, making it easier to access individual books, stories and poems. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter in your digital library. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biograph...

Adonis tragically chooses the excitement of the hunt over the charms of the beautiful Venus.

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. THE following POEMS were written originally for the Amusement of the Author, as they were the Products of her leisure Moments. She had no Intention ever to have published them; nor would they now have made their Appearance, but at the Importunity of many of her best, and most generous Friends; to whom she considers herself, as under the greatest Obligations.

The second story in the Oedipus Trilogy, "Antigone", examines the conflict between public duty and personal loyalty. Following the banishment of Oedipus, Eteocles and Polyneices kill each other over a dispute of succession to the thrown of Thebes. Creon, Antigone's uncle, succeeds to the thrown and declares that no one may bury Polyneices under penalty of death. Antigone, disregards this order and buries Polyneices and is willing to face the consequence for doing so. As a result, Creon mus...

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a prominent British poet during the Victorian era. Elizabeth’s classic poetical works include Sonnets from the Portuguese and Aurora Leigh. This edition of Sonnets from the Portuguese includes a table of contents.

The poetry by William Blake is astounding and riveting as it presents grand social commentaries in the simplest manner. He comments on the journey from innocence of childhood to the experiences of age. In some poems he creates deep and entrancing characters through which he presents his ideas. Thought-provoking and profound ideas are presented in a moving manner.