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History of the Paris Commune of 1871

Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray

This eyewitness account by the revolutionary socialist Lissagaray—who fought on the barricades during the 72-day uprising—provides a detailed, partisan chronicle of the Paris Commune's origins, key events, internal debates, and brutal suppression by Versailles forces in May 1871, resulting in...

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Y Gododdin

Aneirin

A 6th-century Welsh elegiac poem, one of the earliest surviving works in Old Welsh, attributed to the bard Aneirin. It commemorates the warriors of the Gododdin tribe, led by Mynyddog Mwynfawr, who fought and died against Anglo-Saxon forces at the Battle of Catraeth (circa 600 CE). The poem blends...

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The Tale of the Heike

An anonymous Japanese epic compiled around the 13th century, chronicling the Genpei War (1180–1185) between the Taira (Heike) and Minamoto (Genji) clans. Performed by blind lute-playing monks, it blends historical narrative with Buddhist themes of impermanence, recounting the Taira’s rise and...

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