Ancient & Classical
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The Socratic Method: A Practitioner’s Handbook
$28.95 Add to cart“Remarkable.”–Wall Street Journal
A thinking person’s guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy- Author: Farnsworth, Ward
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1567926851
- Language: English
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The Republic of Plato
$36.40 Add to cartThe definitive translation of Plato’s Republic, the most influential text in the history of Western philosophy
Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato’s Republic that has yet been publi- Author: Bloom, Allan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: November 22 2016
- ISBN10: 0465094082
- Language: English
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Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times
$32.00 Add to cartIn this heartfelt and soul-searching work, brimming with warmth, humor, and insight, the beloved Guardian columnist spends a year exploring how to pursue a rich and meaningful life, turning to the wis
- Author: Delaney, Brigid
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063314827
- Language: English
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The Battle of Maldon: Together with the Homecoming of Beorhtnoth
$30.00 Read more“The first-ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, featuring previously unpu… [more below]
- Author: Tolkien, J. R. R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0063338181
- Language: English
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The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories
$35.00 Read more“The most densely annotated, richly illustrated, and user friendly edition” of the greatest classical work of history ever written (Daniel Mendelsohn, The New Yorker)–from the editor of the widely pr
- Series: Landmark Books
- Author: Herodotus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1024
- Publish Date: June 02 2009
- ISBN10: 1400031141
- Language: English
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How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life
$19.99 Add to cartA philosopher asks how ancient Stoicism can help us flourish today Whenever we worry about what to eat, how to love, or simply how to be happy, we are worrying about how to lead a good life. No goal i
- Author: Pigliucci, Massimo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 08, 2018
- ISBN10: 1541644530
- Language: English
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
$17.00 Add to cartAndrew George’s “masterly new translation” (The Times) of the world’s first truly great work of literature
A Penguin Classic
Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: George, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 29, 2003
- ISBN10: 0140449191
- Language: English
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The Iliad of Homer
$18.00 Add to cart“Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus / and its devastation.” For sixty years, that’s how Homer has begun the Iliad in English, in Richmond Lattimore’s faithful translation–the gold stan
- Author: Homer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: November 15 2011
- ISBN10: 0226470490
- Language: English
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Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern
$24.95 Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000
- Author: Beard, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: September 12, 2023
- ISBN10: 0691225877
- Language: English
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Art of Living: The Classical Mannual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness
$17.99 Add to cartEpictetus was born into slavery about 55 ce in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Once freed, he established an influential school of Stoic philosophy, stressing that human beings cannot cont
- Series: Plus
- Author: Epictetus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 26 2007
- ISBN10: 0061286052
- Language: English
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The Canterbury Tales
$11.00 Add to cartNevill Coghill’s masterly and vivid modern English verse translation with all the vigor and poetry of Chaucer’s fourteenth-century Middle English
In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer creat
A Penguin Classic- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: February 04, 2003
- ISBN10: 0140424385
- Language: English
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Sophocles, the Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone
$17.99 Add to cartThe critically acclaimed Fitts and Fitzgerald translation of Sophocles’ Oedipus Cycle that chronicles the tragic downfall of the royal family of Thebes.
The ancient myth of Oedipus, which still reverb… [more below]
- Series: Harvest Book
- Author: Sophocles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 01 2002
- ISBN10: 015602764X
- Language: English
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Meditations: The Philosophy Classic
$15.00 Add to cartA deluxe special edition of the ancient classic written by the Roman Emperor known as “The Philosopher”
Meditations is a series of personal journals written by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome from 16
- Series: Capstone Classics
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 10 2020
- ISBN10: 0857088467
- Language: English
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Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave
$27.00 Add to cartThe instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller!
Ryan Holiday’s bestselling trilogy–The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego is the Enemy, and Stillness is the Key–captivated professi- Series: The Stoic Virtues
- Author: Holiday, Ryan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 28, 2021
- ISBN10: 0593191676
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
$39.95 Add to cartThe first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospi
- Author: Homer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: November 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0393089053
- Language: English
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Theogony and Works and Days
$11.95 Add to cartThis new, fully-annotated translation by a leading expert on Hesiodic poems combines accuracy with readability and includes an introduction and explanatory notes on these two works by one of the oldes… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Hesiod
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 26 2009
- ISBN10: 019953831X
- Language: English
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Four Texts on Socrates: Plato’s Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito and Aristophanes’ Clouds
$17.95 Add to cartWidely adopted for classroom use, this book offers translations of four major works of ancient Greek literature which treat the life and thought of Socrates, focusing particularly on his trial and def
- Author: West, Thomas G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 15 1998
- ISBN10: 0801485746
- Language: English
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Discourses and Selected Writings
$18.00 Add to cartA new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher
Despite being born into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: ?pict?te
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 25 2008
- ISBN10: 0140449469
- Language: English
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Discourses, Fragments, Handbook
$17.95 Add to cart‘About things that are within our power and those that are not.’
Epictetus’ Discourses have been the most widely read and influential of all writings of Stoic philosophy, from antiquity onwards. They- Series: Oxford Worlds Classics
- Author: Epictetus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0199595186
- Language: English
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If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho
$20.00 Add to cartIn this “gorgeous translation” (The New York Times), one of our most fearless and original poets provides a tantalizing window onto the genius of a woman whose lyric power spans millennia.
Of the nine… [more below]- Series: Vintage Contemporaries
- Author: Sappho
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 12 2003
- ISBN10: 0375724516
- Language: English
