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The Raven is a narrative poem written by Edgar Allan Poe, an American Poet and early practitioner of short story who contributed with various forms of literary works such as poems, short stories, detective fiction and science fiction.  His notable works include The Cask of Amontillado, The Imp of the Perverse, The System of Doctor Tarr and .. 1yz5s

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The Metamorphoses of Ovid is a poem in narrative style written by Publius Ovidius Naso, a Roman poet known to the English world as Ovid who has been compared the caliber of Virgil and Horace. Apart from his magnum opus The Metamorphoses, he has been attributed to many poetic works including The Heroines, The Loves, Women's Facial Cosmetics, The ..

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The Rape of the Lock is a narrative poem written by Alexander Pope, an English poet ed for his satirical verse. Apart from translating Homer’s works, his notable writings include Pastorals, Windsor Forest and Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady. This poem is based on a real minor incident which is narrated in satirical verse. Beli..

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The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems are a collection of literary works of sco Petrarca, an Italian poet ed as the humanist and the first to develop “Dark Ages” concept. He is often called as the “Father of Humanism”. His notable works of Poetry, essays and letters include Canzoniere ("Songbook"), Secretum ("My Secret Book"), De ..

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Beowulf is an epic poem considered as a remarkable Anglo-Saxon literature written in old English by unknown author and has been translated by Francis Barton Gummere. This poem narrates the rise and fall of Beowulf who hails from Greats, a tribal kingdom. Beowulf encounters three battles named Grendel, Grendel's mother and The dragon against supe..

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Tusculan Disputations is an attempt to popularize, stoic philosophy written by Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman Philosopher ed as the one of the greatest orators of Rome. His literary contributions of speeches and Philosophy works include On the Republic, On the Laws, On Academic Skepticism, In Defense of Titus Annius Milo and On the response..

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Phaedo is one of the greatest dialogues of Plato, the Greek Philosopher and disciple of Socrates. This dialogue is believed to have been told by Socrates during his death. Socrates proposes that suicide is incorrect and one should look forward to death, as it is only perpetual cycle to life. Four arguments have been provided for his claim.  ..

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Phaedrus is a dialogue written by Plato, which narrates the discussion between Socrates and Phaedrus written around the same period of Republic and Symposium. Unlike Plato’s other dialogues, Phaedrus is a fifth person narrative which do not recall the day’s events, rather it was a personal discussion between Socrates and Phaedrus about the topic..