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English
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Presents Homer's classic epic of the Trojan War, which follows proud Greek soldier Achilles from his angry dispute with his king, Agamemnon, to his battle with and brutal treatment of Troy's great hero, Hector; and includes a glossary of names and an introduction.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
xi, 270 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The writings of the Greeks and Romans form the bedrock of Western culture. Inventing the molds for histories, tragedies, and philosophies, while pioneering radical new forms of epic and poetry, the Greeks and Romans created the literary world we still inhabit today. Writing with verve and insight, distinguished classicist Richard Jenkyns explores a thousand years of classical civilization, carrying readers from the depths of the Greek dark ages through...
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Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2007
Physical Desc
7 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (80 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.)
Language
English
Description
A series of connected lectures delivered by eminent scholars. Each professor addresses an area of personal expertise and relates it to the larger story of the links between the works and the figures discussed. The lectures examine a series of major works that have shaped the ongoing development of western thought, touching upon history, philosophy, literature, art, religion, politics, science, and technology.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oneworld
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
vi, 233 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this informative guide to the writings of Homer, the authors use elements of familiarity, such as rap and Lord of the Rings, to help the reader understand these ancient writings and how they deal with timeless questions that are still a part of our modern world.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
©1996
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
xlii, 428 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A few months before The Waste Land was published in 1922, T.S. Eliot gave the manuscript to his benefactor in New York, John Quinn. At the same time, he sold to Quinn a notebook containing about fifty poems that he had written during his twenties. It was not until 1968, three years after the poet's death, that the double cache was unveiled within the Berg Collection of the New York Public Library. The early poems, from the notebook and the accompanying...
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