{"product_id":"selections-from-the-carmina-burana-isbn-9780140444407","title":"Selections from the Carmina Burana","description":"\u003cb\u003eA selection from the 13th century collection of secular Latin poems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelections from the Carmina Burana\u003c\/i\u003e includes dramatic poems about the Crusades, but the majority of the verses are light, including many love poems. A number of items from the collection are most well-known as the basis for Carl Orff's \u003ci\u003eCarmina Burana\u003c\/i\u003e cantada. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.A former language-teacher and technical journalist, \u003cb\u003eDavid Parlett\u003c\/b\u003e began freelancing in 1975 as a games inventor and author of books on games, a field in which he has built up an impressive international reputation. He is an accredited consultant on gaming terminology to the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (1993) and regularly advises on the staging of card games in films and television productions. His many books include The Oxford History of Board Games (1999), The Oxford History of Card Games (1990), The Penguin Book Of Word Games (1982), The Penguin Book of Card Games (1979) and The Penguin Book of Patience (1979).  David Parlett is a native of South London, where he still resides.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302258725093,"sku":"NP9780140444407","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140444407.jpg?v=1767736326","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/selections-from-the-carmina-burana-isbn-9780140444407","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}