Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri Volume 2
by Dante Alighieri


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The second volume of Oxford's new Divine Comedy presents the Italian text of the Purgatorio and, on facing pages, a new prose translation. Continuing the story of the poet's journey through the medieval Other World under the guidance of the Roman poet... (read more)

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The Odyssey of Homer (Perennial Classics)
by Homer And Lattimore


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The most eloquent translation of Homer's Odyssey into modern English.... (read more)

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Three Chinese Poets: Translations of Poems by Wang Wei, Li Bai, and Du Fu
by Vikram Seth


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The three T'ang dynasty poets translated here are among the greatest literary figures of China, or indeed the world. Responding differently to their common times, Wang Wei, Li Bai, and Du Fu crystallize the immense variety of China and the Chinese poetic... (read more)

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Commentary and Ideology: Dante in the Renaissance
by Deborah Parker


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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)

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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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Brill's Companion to Cicero: Oratory and Rhetoric
by James M May


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This volume is intended as a companion to the study of Cicero's oratory and rhetoric for both students and experts in the field: for the neophyte, it provides a starting point; for the veteran Ciceronian scholar, a place for renewing the dialogue about... (read more)

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Asconius: Commentaries on Speeches of Cicero (Clarendon Ancient History)
by Asconius


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Asconius lived about a century after Cicero and wrote commentaries on Cicero's speeches to help his sons understand them. Five of these have survived. They are not only interesting in their own right but also provide a mine of information about the... (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)
by Heifetz Hart


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< P> Two prominent translators present the first complete English-language edition of one of India's greatest works of classical literature: the < I> Purananuru< /I> . This anthology of four hundred poems by more than 150 poets between... (read more)

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Penguin Epics #17: The Sunjata Story
by Anonymous


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After the leader of a great African kingdom hears that a baby has been born who will destroy him, he hides behind a mighty army and surrounds himself with magical charms. There remains only one way to kill him. Concealing this secret weakness, the ruler... (read more)

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Only Companion: Japanese Poems of Love and Longing (Shambhala Centaur Editions)
by Sam Hamill


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Written by court princesses, exiled officials, Zen priests, and recluses, the 150 poems translated here represent the rich diversity of Japan's poetic tradition. Varying in tone from the sensuous and erotic to the profoundly spiritual, each poem captures... (read more)

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Wheelocks Latin 6TH Edition
by Frederic M Wheelock


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When Professor Frederic M. Wheelock's Latin first appeared in 1956, the reviews extolled its thoroughness, organization, and conciseness; at least on reviewer predicted that the book "might well become the standard text" for introducing students to... (read more)

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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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A Dictionary of Latin Words and Phrases
by James Morwood


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This authoritative and highly browsable guide provides an enlightening account of the meaning and history of Latin words and phrases that have entered the English language. Readers will find over 1000 phrases, sayings, mottoes, and proverbs, translated... (read more)

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Aristophanes: The Complete Plays
by Aristophanes And Roche


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A brand-new translation of the world's greatest satirist. With a signature style that is at once bawdy and delicate, as well as a fearless penchant for lampooning the rich and powerful, Aristophanes remains arguably the finest satirist of all time... (read more)

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The Poems of Callimachus
by Callimachus And Nisetic


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This important new verse translation of the extant works and major fragments of Callimachus includes a full Introduction, covering the poet's life and times, the range of his achievements, and the difficulties in the way of appreciation. It does not... (read more)

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Dante's Purgatorio
by Sandow Birk


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Following the acclaim for their innovative edition of Dante's Inferno, Sandow Birk and Marcus Sanders guide us to the next level of the afterlife in Dante's Purgatorio. The second book of Dante Alighieri's classic poem The Divine Comedy, this version of... (read more)

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Latin for All Occasions
by Henry Beard


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A new edition of Henry Beardas bestselling classics Latin for All Occasions and Latin for Even More Occasionsanow updated and available together for the first time ever in paperback Who says Latin is a dead language? Latin for All Occasions and Latin for... (read more)

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Aeneid
by Virgil


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A prose translation with an introduction by David... (read more)

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