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Fragments (01 Edition)
Fragments (01 Edition)
by Heraclitus
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Acclaimed poet Haxton presents a powerful free-verse translation of all 130 surviving fragments of the teachings of Heraclitus, with the ancient Greek originals beautifully reproduced en face.... (read more)

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Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)
Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)
by Sophocles
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The latest title to join the acclaimed Greek Tragedy in New Translations series, Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus tells the story of the last day in the life of Oedipus. It was written at the end of the fifth century BCE in Athens, in the final years of the... (read more)

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Selections from Herodotus
Selections from Herodotus
by Herodotus
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The writings of Herodotus, historian, observer, and delightful storyteller, have long been favorites among teachers and students of the Greek language. The selections in this book were chosen, says the editor, "to carry out in a single volume the author... (read more)

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Homer: Iliad Book 22 (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)
Homer: Iliad Book 22 (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)
by Homer
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Book XXII recounts the climax of the Iliad: the fatal encounter between the main defender of Troy and the greatest warrior of the Greeks, which results in the death of Hector and Achilles' revenge for the death of his friend Patroclus; but at the same... (read more)

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Greek Myths
Greek Myths
by Olivia E Coolidge
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From the terror of Medusa and the Minotaur to the Labors of Heracles and journeys of Theseus, the stories in this collection have thrilled and enthralled people for centuries with their high drama, hazardous quests, and unforgettable characters (both... (read more)

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The Plays and Fragments
The Plays and Fragments
by Menander
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The greatest writer of Greek New Comedy and the founding father of European comedy, Menander (c.341-290 BC) wrote over one hundred plays, of which only one complete play and substantial fragments of others survive. Until the twentieth century he was... (read more)

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Three Homeric Hymns: To Apollo, Hermes, and Aphrodite: Hymns 3, 4, and 5 (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)
Three Homeric Hymns: To Apollo, Hermes, and Aphrodite: Hymns 3, 4, and 5 (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)
by Homer
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These lively narrative poems, attributed in antiquity to Homer, are works of great charm. Composed for recitation at festivals in honour of the gods, they tell of Apollo's birth on the island of Delos and his foundation of the Delphic oracle; Hermes... (read more)

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Puerilities: Erotic Epigrams of the Greek Anthology (Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation)
Puerilities: Erotic Epigrams of the Greek Anthology (Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation)
by Daryl Hine
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Elegiac lyrics celebrating the love of boys, which the translator terms Puerilities, comprise most of the twelfth book of The Greek Anthology. That book, the so-called Musa Puerilis, is brilliantly translated in this, the first complete verse version in... (read more)

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Puerilities: Erotic Epigrams of "The Greek Anthology"
Puerilities: Erotic Epigrams of "The Greek Anthology"
by Daryl Hine
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Elegiac lyrics celebrating the love of boys, which the translator terms Puerilities, comprise most of the twelfth book of The Greek Anthology. That book, the so-called Musa Puerilis, is brilliantly translated in this, the first complete verse version in... (read more)

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Herodotus: Histories Book VIII (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)
Herodotus: Histories Book VIII (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)
by Herodotus
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Edition for students of this important book whose centre-piece is the Battle of Salamis.... (read more)

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Odyssey, I-XII #3: Opera
Odyssey, I-XII #3: Opera
by Homer
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The Oxford Classical Texts, or Scriptorum Classicorum Bibliotheca Oxoniensis, are renowned for their reliability and presentation. The series consists of a text without commentary but with a brief apparatus criticus at the foot of each page.... (read more)

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Fragments: The Collected Wisdom of Heraclitus
Fragments: The Collected Wisdom of Heraclitus
by Heraclitus
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Brooks Haxton's poetry translations include Dances for Flute and Thunder: Poems from the Ancient Greek, which was nominated for a PEN translation award, and Victor Hugo's Selected Poems for Penguin Classics.... (read more)

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Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics: Bacchylides: A Selection
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics: Bacchylides: A Selection
by Bacchylides
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A selection of songs of praise and songs for choral performances composed by Bacchylides (c. 520???450 BC).... (read more)

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Callimachus :Hecale
Callimachus :Hecale
by Callimachus
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This edition presents and examines in detail the Hecale of Callimachus, perhaps the most brilliant, imaginative, and enjoyable example of Greek poetry in Ptolemaic Alexandria. Set in Attica and full of local color, the poem describes how the hero Theseus... (read more)

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Herodotus, Bk. 1
Herodotus, Bk. 1
by Herodotus
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Carmina Cum Fragmentis (Oxford Classical Texts Ser)
Carmina Cum Fragmentis (Oxford Classical Texts Ser)
by Pindar
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The series consists of a text without commentary but with a brief apparatus criticus at the foot of each page. There are now over 100 volumes, representing the greater part of classical Greek and Latin literature. The aim of the series remains that of... (read more)

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Plato Symposium
Plato Symposium
by C J Rowe
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An examination of the "Symposium" which aims to increase understanding and shed light on the philosophical aspects of the dialogue. This edition includes a substantial body of notes catering, but not exclusively, for the needs of those who have little or... (read more)

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Frogs
Frogs
by Aristophanes
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Historia Graeca, Bks. 1-7 #1: Opera Omnia
Historia Graeca, Bks. 1-7 #1: Opera Omnia
by Xenophon
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Harvard Classics Volume 12 Plutarchs Lives
Harvard Classics Volume 12 Plutarchs Lives
by Dryden
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