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Garden of Greek Verse Poems of Ancient Greece by Frances Lincoln Limited Synopsis In this anthology of Greek verse, poets from Homer and Sappho to Sophocles and Euripides provide a glimpse of the lost world of Ancient Greece. The original Greek verse is accompanied by the translations of celebrated writers such as Alexander Pope, W.B.... (read more) Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms Volume 2 by Kuan Chung Lo Publisher Comments The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is Lo Kuan-chung's retelling of the events attending the fall of the Han Dynasty in 220 A.D., one of the most tumultuous and fascinating periods in Chinese history. It is an epic saga of brotherhood and rivalry, of... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Landmark Thucydides by Robert B Strassler Publisher Comments Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta "a possession for all time," and indeed it is the first and still the most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen,... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $17.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Latin Matters: A Little Knowledge Is a Dangerous Thing (Matters) by Simon James Synopsis Latin is a tricky subject that comes under assault from all kinds of non cognoscenti who claim its anachronistic tendencies as an easy target. From the spells of Harry Potter to the origins of everyday phrases and the terms that litter law and medicine... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Odyssey by Homer Publisher Comments Divided into 24 books, the Odyssey charts the return journey of Ulysses from the Trojan War to the island of Ithaca. The gods, from Minerva to Neptune, help and hinder him through adventures with enchantresses, Cyclops, sirens, ghosts and, at his... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $17.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Commentary and Ideology: Dante in the Renaissance by Deborah Parker Publisher Comments Dante's Divine Comedy played a dual role in its relation to Italian Renaissance culture, actively shaping the fabric of that culture and, at the same time, being shaped by it. This productive relationship is examined in Commentary and Ideology, Deborah... (read more) List Price $56.95 Your price: $6.75 Sale - Hardcover
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Martial's Epigrams: A Selection by Martial Publisher Comments One of literature?s greatest satirists, Martial earned his livelihood by excoriating the follies and vices of Roman society and its emperors, and set a pattern that satirists have admired across the ages. For the first time, readers can enjoy an English... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes and Edith Grossman Staff Pick Edith Grossman's translation of Don Quixote has quickly become a favorite, lauded by academics and common readers alike. Don't fail to check this out, the world's first modern novel.... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Gilgamesh: A New English Version by Stephen Mitchell Publisher Comments Finally available in paperback comes a brilliant new rendering of the oldest epic in the world by esteemed translator and bestselling author Mitchell.... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney Staff Pick "I resignedly picked it up at last on the tail end of a history binge, telling myself, 'Okay, I'm finally going to slog through it. Just get it over with.' And I discovered all my trepidation had been for naught. This isn't an 'accessible for a scholarly... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Poems of the Late T'Ang by A C Graham Publisher Comments Classical Chinese poetry reached its pinnacle during the T'ang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.), and the poets of the late T'ang-a period of growing political turmoil and violence-are especially notable for combining strking formal inovation with raw emotional... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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War and the Iliad by Simone Weil Publisher Comments '\'\\\'\\\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'The NYRB Classics series is designedly and determinedly exploratory and eclectic, a mix of fiction and non-fiction from different eras and times and of various sorts. The series includes nineteenth century novels and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Beowulf: An Updated Verse Translation by Frederick Rebsamen Publisher Comments Yes! We have heard of years long vanished how Spear-Danes struck sang victory-songs raised from a wasteland walls of glory. Then Scyld Scefing startled his neighbors measured meadhalls made them his own since down by the sea-swirl sent from nowhere the... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Wheelock's Latin by Frederic M Wheelock Publisher Comments For nearly sixty years, Wheelock's Latin has remained the opitmus liber of beginning Latin textbooks. When Professor Frederic M. Wheelock's Latin first appeared in 1956, the reviews extolled its thoroughness, organization, and conciseness; one reviewer... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Latin Demystified (Demystified) by Richard Prior Publisher Comments Become a bona fide master of Latin English vocabulary owes a great debt to Latin, ergo you already know many Latin words and phrases. Now you can move beyond the status quo and learn this classical language. With Latin Demystified, nihil obstat (nothing... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Oresteia (Agamemnon, the Libation-Bearers, and the Eumenides) by Aeschylus Publisher Comments The importance of schylus in the development of the drama is immense. Before him tragedy had consisted of the chorus and one actor; and by introducing a second actor, expanding the dramatic dialogue thus made possible, and reducing the lyrical parts, he... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Dante: Poet of the Secular World (New York Review Books) by Erich Auerbach Publisher Comments The NYRB Classics series is designedly and determinedly exploratory and eclectic, a mix of fiction and non-fiction from different eras and times and of various sorts. The series includes nineteenth century novels and experimental novels, reportage and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Odyssey by Homer and Robert Fitzgerald Publisher Comments The classic translation of The Odyssey, now in a Noonday paperback. Robert Fitzgerald's translation of Homer's Odyssey is the best and best-loved modern translation of the greatest of all epic poems. Since 1961, this Odyssey has sold more than two... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War by Caroline Alexander Publisher Comments "Spectacular and constantly surprising." -Ken Burns Written with the authority of a scholar and the vigor of a bestselling narrative historian, The War That Killed Achilles is a superb and utterly timely presentation of one of the timeless stories of... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Epistles of Horace: Bilingual Edition by David Ferry Publisher Comments My aim is to take familiar things and make Poetry of them, and do it in such a way That it looks as if it was as easy as could be For anybody to do it . . . the power of making A perfectly wonderful thing out of nothing much. --from "The Art of Poetry... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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