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Meditations (Modern Library Classics)
Meditations (Modern Library Classics)
by Marcus Aurelius and Gregory Hays
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-180) and index.... (read more)

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    The Heracles of Euripides

    Euripides And Halleran
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    Oedipus Rex Dover Thrift Edition

    Sophocles/appelbaum
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Medieval and Renaissance General
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The Inferno
The Inferno
by Dante And Ciardi
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The immortal drama of a journey through Hell. Belonging in the immortal company of Homer, Virgil, Milton, and Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment... (read more)

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Latin Language
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Langenscheidt Universal Dictionary Latin/English-English/Latin
Langenscheidt Universal Dictionary Latin/English-English/Latin
by Langenscheidt Staff
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Complete, concise, and priced to sell. Universals are small enough for pocket or purse, comprehensive enough for classroom use or casual conversation.... (read more)

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Spanish Medieval and Renaissance
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Don Quixote
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes and Edith Grossman
Publisher Comments
Edith Grossman's definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece. Widely regarded as one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the adventures of the self-created knight-errant Don Quixote of La Mancha and... (read more)

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British Medieval and Renaissance
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Le Morte Darthur Volume 2
Le Morte Darthur Volume 2
by Thomas Malory
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This May, Sir Thomas Malory's splendid version of the Arthurian legend comes to the small screen as a Hallmark NBC miniseries starring Isabelle Rossellini, Kate Nelligan, and Sam Neill.... (read more)

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Medieval and Nordic
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Canterbury Tales
Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer
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Chaucer's epic poem is a cornerstone of English literature. For over 600 years these tales have inspired and enthralled readers. Beautifully illustrated and rendered into modern English this book is one to treasure.... (read more)

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Italian Medieval and Renaissance
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The Divine Comedy: Volume 3: Paradise (Penguin Classics)
The Divine Comedy: Volume 3: Paradise (Penguin Classics)
by Dante And Sayers
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Dante (1265-1321) is the greatest of Italian poets and his DIVINE COMEDY is the finest of all Christian allegories. To the consternation of his more academic admirers, who believed Latin to be the only proper language for dignified verse, Dante wrote his... (read more)

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General
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The Complete Greek Tragedies: Aeschylus I: Oresteia
The Complete Greek Tragedies: Aeschylus I: Oresteia
by Aeschylus And Lattimore
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"These authoritative translations consign all other complete collections to the wastebasket."Robert Brustein, The New Republic "This is it. No qualifications. Go out and buy it everybody."Kenneth Rexroth, The Nation "The translations deliberately avoid... (read more)

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Oxford Readings in Aeschylus
Oxford Readings in Aeschylus
by Michael Lloyd
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This book is an anthology of thirteen of the most important articles published on Aeschylus in the last fifty years. It gives roughly equal coverage to the seven surviving plays, and there is also a chapter which places them in the context of Aeschylus... (read more)

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Used Books
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Don Quixote
Don Quixote
by Cervantes and Edith Grossman
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Edith Grossman's definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece. Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the... (read more)

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Bestsellers

Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The Inferno
  1. The Inferno
    by Dante And Ciardi
  2. Meditations (Modern Library Classics)
    by Marcus Aurelius and Gregory Hays
  3. Langenscheidt Universal Dictionary Latin/English-English/Latin
    by Langenscheidt Staff
  4. The Golden Ass
    by Apuleius And Lindsay
  5. The Agricola: And the Germania
    by Cornelius Tacitus and Harold B. Mattingly and S. A. Hanford
Guests | November 2, 2009

Ben Thompson: IMG Badass Authors: Aeschylus



When most people think about Classical Athens, three things come to mind — insane Greek tragedies so face-meltingly heart-wrenching that they make you want to... Continue »
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