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The Complete Greek Tragedies: Aeschylus I: Oresteia by Aeschylus Publisher Comments "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... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Prince (Penguin Classics) by Machiavelli Publisher Comments Rejecting the traditional values of political theory, Machiavelli drew upon his own experiences of office in the turbulent Florentine republic to write his celebrated treatise on statecraft. While Machiavelli was only one of the many Florentine "prophets... (read more) List Price $7.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Selected Poems of Rumi (Dover Thrift Editions) by Jalalu'l-din Rumi Publisher Comments More than 100 stirring, unforgettable lyrics by the great 13th century Sufi teacher and mystical poet include "The Marriage of True Minds," "The Children of Light," "The Man Who Looked Back on His Way to Hell," "The Ascending Soul," "The Pear-Tree... (read more) Your price: $3.50 New - 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: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Meditations (Dover Thrift Editions) by Aurelius Marcus Publisher Comments Stirring reflections on the human condition from a warrior and emperor provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind and personality of a highly principled Roman of the 2nd century. Recognizing that suffering is at the core of life, he counsels stoic... (read more) Your price: $3.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: A New Translation by Andrew George Publisher Comments Translated with an Introduction by Andrew George.... (read more) List Price $9.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Sophocles I: Three Tragedies by Sophocles Publisher Comments "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... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Iliad of Homer by Homer Publisher Comments "The finest translation of Homer ever made into the English language."—William Arrowsmith "Certainly the best modern verse translation."—Gilbert Highet "This magnificent translation of Homer's epic poem . . . will appeal to admirers... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Everyman, and Medieval Miracle Plays (Everyman Paperback Classics) by A C Cawley Publisher Comments The Everyman Paperback Classics series offers the latest scholarship on the works of the world's greatest poets, writers and philosophers. Each edition includes a comprehensive introduction, chronology, notes, appendix, critical responses, and a text... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Iliad by Homer Publisher Comments One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. At its center is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his conflict with his leader Agamemnon. Interwoven... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Lysistrata and Other Plays ((Rev)02 Edition) by Aristophanes Publisher Comments Writing at the time of political and social crisis in Athens, Aristophanes was an eloquent yet bawdy challenger to the demagogue and the sophist. The Achanians is a plea for peace set against the background of the long war with Sparta. In Lysistrata a... (read more) List Price $9.00 Your price: $6.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Portable Dante by Dante Publisher Comments Dante Alighieri paved the way for modern literature, while creating verse and prose that remain unparalleled for formal elegance, intellectual depth, and emotional grandeur. The Portable Dante contains complete verse translations of Dante's two... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Selected Works (Cicero, Marcus Tullius) by Cicero Publisher Comments Divided into two partsù"Against Tyranny" and "How to Live"ùthis selection of CiceroÆs work reveals the private and public sides of his liberal personality and his opposition to oppressive and unparliamentary methods of government.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Euripides IV: Rhesus/The Suppliant Women/Orestes/Iphigenia in Aulis (Complete Greek Tragedies) by Euripides Publisher Comments In nine paperback volumes, the Grene and Lattimore editions offer the most comprehensive selection of the Greek tragedies available in English. Over the years these authoritative, critically acclaimed editions have been the preferred choice of over three... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cassell's Concise Latin and English Dictionary by Cassells Publisher Comments The greatest name in foreign language dictionaries is Cassell, the preeminent publisher of dictionaries for over 120 years. For fast, easy reference and comprehensive listings, Cassell's Concise Latin-English, English-Latin Dictionary is unbeatable. It... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Mass Market
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Purgatorio #2: The Divine Comedy: Volume 2: Purgatory by Dante About the Author Dante Alighieri was born in 1265. Considered Italy's greatest poet, this scion of a Florentine family mastered in the art of lyric poetry at an early age. His first major work is La Vita Nuova (1292) which is a tribute to Beatrice Portinari, the great... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Theogony and Works and Days by Hesiod Publisher Comments This 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 oldest known Greek poets. The Theogony contains a... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Symposium (Penguin Classics) by Plato Publisher Comments In the course of a lively drinking party, a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros, or desire. From their conversation emerges a series of subtle reflections on gender roles, sex in society and the sublimation of basic human instincts... (read more) List Price $9.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Greek Tragedies Volume 1 by David Grene Publisher Comments In three paperback volumes, the Grene and Lattimore editions offer a selection of the most important and characteristic plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides from the nine-volume anthology of The Complete Greek Tragedies. Over the years these... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Odyssey (Cliffs Notes) - Study Notes - Study Notes by Stanley P. Baldwin Publisher Comments The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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