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Classics

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Meditations (Modern Library Classics)
Meditations (Modern Library Classics)
by Marcus Aurelius and Gregory Hays
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    Iliad

    Homer And Rieu
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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
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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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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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Greek
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The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War
The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War
by Caroline Alexander
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A groundbreaking reading of the Iliad that restores Homer's vision of the tragedy of war, by the bestselling author of The Bounty Few warriors, in life or literature, have challenged their commanding officer and the rationale of the war they fought as... (read more)

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General
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Selected Political Speeches (69 Edition)
Selected Political Speeches (69 Edition)
by Marcus T. Cicero
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-324) and index.... (read more)

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Japanese
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Love Poems from the Japanese (Shambhala Library)
Love Poems from the Japanese (Shambhala Library)
by Kenneth Rexroth
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Drawn from classical, medieval, and modern sources, the poems in this collection are some of the greatest love poems from the Japanese tradition. Selections range in tone from the spiritual longing of an isolated monk to the erotic ecstasy of a court... (read more)

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The Four Hundred Songs of War and Wisdom: An Anthology of Poems from Classical Tamil, the Purananuru (Translations from the Asian Classics)
The Four Hundred Songs of War and Wisdom: An Anthology of Poems from Classical Tamil, the Purananuru (Translations from the Asian Classics)
by Heifetz Hart
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Two prominent translators present the first complete English-language edition of one of India's greatest works of classical literature: the "Purananuru," This anthology of four hundred poems by more than 150 poets between the first and third centuries C... (read more)

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Petrarch's Lyric Poems: The "Rime Sparse and Other Lyrics
Petrarch's Lyric Poems: The "Rime Sparse and Other Lyrics
by Robert Durling
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For teachers and students of Petrarch, Durling's edition of the poems has become the standard one. Readers have praised the translation as both graceful and accurate, conveying a real understanding of what this difficult poet is saying. The literalness... (read more)

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Bestsellers

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Meditations (Modern Library Classics)
  1. Meditations (Modern Library Classics)
    by Marcus Aurelius and Gregory Hays
  2. The Inferno
    by Dante And Ciardi
  3. Langenscheidt Universal Dictionary Latin/English-English/Latin
    by Langenscheidt Staff
  4. The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War
    by Caroline Alexander
  5. The Iliad
    by Homer and Robert Fagles
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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