Ancient & Classical
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Socrates: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartSocrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy; it is no exaggeration to say that had it not been for his influence on Plato, the whole development of Western philosophy might have been u… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Taylor, C. C. W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0198835981
- Language: English
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The Complete Euripides: Volume II: Iphigenia in Tauris and Other Plays
$15.99 Add to cartBased on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can best re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Tran… [more below]
- Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations (Paperback)
- Author: Burian, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 30 2010
- ISBN10: 0195388690
- Language: English
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The Complete Sophocles, Volume II: Electra and Other Plays
$15.99 Add to cartBased on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New … [more below]
- Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations (Paperback)
- Author: Sophocles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: November 20 2009
- ISBN10: 0195373308
- Language: English
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The Wisdom of the Myths: How Greek Mythology Can Change Your Life
$18.99 Add to cart“A marvelously wise and expansive book. . . . Ferry writes with warmth, wit, and energy; one could call his prose conversational, but it’s rare to have a conversation quite this wonderful.” — Boston
- Series: Learning to Live
- Author: Ferry, Luc
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 07 2014
- ISBN10: 0062215450
- Language: English
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Women of Trakhis: A New Translation
$8.99 Add to cartAmong the most celebrated plays of ancient Athens, Women of Trakhis is one of seven surviving dramas by the great Greek playwright, Sophocles, now available from Harper Perennial in a vivid and dynami
- Author: Sophocles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 07 2012
- ISBN10: 0062132040
- Language: English
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The Art of War
$18.00 Add to cartThe Art of War, by the Chinese general and philosopher Sun Tzu, is one of the most influential books of military strategy ever written. This hardcover edition is packaged distinctively with a beautif… [more below]
- Series: Signature Classics
- Author: Tzu, Sun
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1435172531
- Language: English
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Forefathers’ Eve
$36.99 Add to cartForefathers’ Eve Dziady] is a four-part dramatic work begun circa 1820 and completed in 1832 – with Part I published only after the poet’s death, in 1860. The drama’s title refers to Dziady, an ancie
- Author: Mickiewicz, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 418
- Publish Date: November 09 2016
- ISBN10: 1911414011
- Language: English
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Julian’s Against the Galileans
$35.99 Add to cartFlavius Claudius Julianus, better known to history by the name imposed by his Christian opponents, Julian “the Apostate,” was a nephew of the first Christian emperor, Constantine I. Julian is one of t… [more below]
- Author: Julian Emperor of Rome
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: November 01 2004
- ISBN10: 1591021987
- Language: English
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Euripides Ten Plays
$7.95 Add to cartA modern translation exclusive to signet
From perhaps the greatest of the ancient Greek playwrights comes this collection of plays, including Alcestis, Hippolytus, Ion, Electra, Iphigenia at Aulis, I- Author: Euripides
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: October 01 1998
- ISBN10: 0451527003
- Language: English
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Dream of Reason: A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance
$24.95 Read moreAlready a classic, this landmark study of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. This landmark study of Western thought takes a fresh look at the… [more below]
- Author: Gottlieb, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: August 30 2016
- ISBN10: 393352986
- Language: English
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Greek Lyric Poetry
$13.95 Add to cartThe Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poets of the two centuries from 650 to 450 B.C.–greats such as Sappho, Anacreon, and Simonides–produced some of the finest poetry of antiquity. Their poetry was … [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: West, M. L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: December 15 2008
- ISBN10: 019954039X
- Language: English
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Jason and the Argonauts
$16.00 Add to cartThe first new Penguin Classics translation of the Argonautica since the 1950s
Now in a riveting new verse translation, Jason and the Argonauts (also known as the Argonautica) is the only surviving ful- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Apollonius of Rhodes
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 28 2014
- ISBN10: 0143106864
- Language: English
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Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece
$35.00 Add to cartJean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet are leaders in a contemporary French classical scholarship that has produced a stunning reconfiguration of Greek thought and literature. In this work, the a… [more below]
- Series: Zone Books
- Author: Vernant, Jean-Pierre
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: October 17 1990
- ISBN10: 0942299191
- Language: English
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The Philosophy of Epicurus
$12.00 Read moreDespite its modern-day connotations of hedonism, “Epicureanism” has more to do with living a mindful, uncomplicated life. Epicurus — who was born at Samos, Greece, in 341 BC and died at Athens in 270… [more below]
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Epicurus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 13 2019
- ISBN10: 0486833038
- Language: English
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The Metamorphoses
$7.95 Add to cartA masterpiece of Western culture, this is the first attempt to link all the Greek myths in a cohesive whole to the Roman myths of Ovid’s day. Horace Gregory, in this modern translation, turns his own … [more below]
- Series: Signet Classics
- Author: Ovid
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: November 03 2009
- ISBN10: 0451531450
- Language: English
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Aristophanes: Frogs and Other Plays: A New Verse Translation, with Introduction and Notes
$13.95 Add to cartAristophanes is the only surviving representative of Greek Old Comedy, an exuberant form of festival drama which flourished in Athens during the fifth century BC. One of the most original playwrights … [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Aristophanes
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0192824090
- Language: English
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The Hindus: An Alternative History
$25.00 Add to cart“Don’t miss this equivalent of a brilliant graduate course froma feisty and exhilarating teacher.” –The Washington Post
An engrossing and definitive narrative account of history and myth, The Hindus- Author: Doniger, Wendy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 800
- Publish Date: November 30 2010
- ISBN10: 014311669X
- Language: English
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Eclogues and Georgics
$29.95 Add to cartJames Bradley Wells combines creative practice and intimate knowledge of contemporary poetry and classical antiquity in this thought-provoking new translation of two early works by ancient Rome’s most… [more below]
- Author: Vergil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0299337405
- Language: English
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How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization
$24.95 Read moreConceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to “How Do We Look” and “The Eye of Faith,” the famed Civilisations shows on PBS, renowned classicist Mary Beard has created this elegant volume on … [more below]
- Author: Beard, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 1631494406
- Language: English
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How to Be an Epicurean: The Ancient Art of Living Well
$30.00 Read moreA leading philosopher shows that if the pursuit of happiness is the question, Epicureanism is the answer
Epicureanism has a reputation problem, bringing to mind gluttons with gout or an admonition to … [more below]- Author: Wilson, Catherine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 24 2019
- ISBN10: 1541672631
- Language: English
