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Cupid and Psyche

The story of Cupid and Psyche comes from a book called Metamorphoses (also known as The Golden Ass), written in the 2nd century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis (or Platonicus). The tale describes how Psyche (pronounced “sigh-kee”; from Ancient Greek Ψυχή, meaning “Soul” or “Breath of Life”) and Cupid (Latin Cupido, meaning “Desire”) or Amor (meaning “Love,” related to Greek Eros, pronounced “er-os”) overcome challenges in their love and eventually unite in a sacred marriage. The only long version of this story from ancient times is Apuleius’s work from the 2nd century AD.

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Paolo and Francesca da Rimini

Paolo and Francesca da Rimini is a watercolor painting by British artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti. It was created in 1855 and is now displayed at Tate Britain. The painting is a triptych, meaning it has three parts.

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Tristan and Iseult

Tristan and Iseult, also called Tristan and Isolde, is a medieval story that has been told in many different ways since the 12th century. The story’s origin is unknown, but it is often believed to come from Celtic traditions. It is a tragic tale about the forbidden love between Tristan, a knight from Cornwall, and Iseult, an Irish princess, during the time of King Arthur.

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One Thousand and One Nights

One Thousand and One Nights (Arabic: أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, Alf Laylah wa-Laylah) is a group of stories from the Middle East, written in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. In English, it is often called The Arabian Nights, named after the first English version published around 1706–1721, which used that title. The stories were collected over many years by writers, translators, and scholars from regions including West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, and North Africa.

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Catullus

Gaius Valerius Catullus (Classical Latin: [ˈɡaːius waˈlɛrius kaˈtullus]; around 84 to around 54 BC), known as Catullus (/kəˈtʌləs/), was a Latin poet from the late Roman Republic. His remaining writings are still widely read today because they are often used in schools and because they include personal or romantic topics.

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Poetry of Sappho

Sappho was an ancient Greek poet who lived on the island of Lesbos. She is thought to have written about 10,000 lines of poetry, but most of her work has been lost over time. Only one poem is known to be complete, and in some cases, only a single word remains.

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Li Bai

Li Bai (c. 701–762), also known by his courtesy name Taibai, was a Chinese poet highly praised as one of the greatest and most important poets of the Tang dynasty, and one of the most significant in all of Chinese poetry. He and his friend Du Fu (712–770) were among the most famous poets during the Tang dynasty, a time often called the “Golden Age of Chinese Poetry.” The term “Three Wonders” refers to Li Bai’s poetry, Pei Min’s swordplay, and Zhang Xu’s calligraphy.

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Rumi

Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, often called Rumi (September 30, 1207 – December 17, 1273), was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order. His family came from Balkh. Rumi is a significant figure in Sufism, and his ideas and writings have a major influence in Persian literature and mystical poetry.

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Rumi

Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, commonly known as Rumi (September 30, 1207 – December 17, 1273), was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood called the Mevlevi Order. His family came from Balkh. Rumi is an important figure in Sufism, and his ideas and writings have had a major influence on Persian literature and mystical poetry.

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The Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke

“The Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke” is a prose poem written by Rainer Maria Rilke in 1899. It was revised in 1906 and published in 1912. Rilke wrote the poem after discovering a document in his uncle Jaroslav’s papers about Christopher Rilke, a man Rainer’s family wrongly believed to be an ancestor.

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