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Penelope’s Bones

A New History of Homer’s World through the Women Written Out of It

by Emily Hauser ...

Weaving together literary and archaeological evidence, Emily Hauser illuminates the rich, intriguing lives of the real women behind Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.Achilles. Agamemnon. Odysseus. Hector. The lives of these and many other men in the greatest epics of ancient Greece have been pored over endlessly in the past three millennia. But these are not just tales about heroic men. There are scores ... Read more

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Weaving together literary and archaeological evidence, Emily Hauser illuminates the rich, intriguing lives of the real women behind Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.Achilles. Agamemnon. Odysseus. Hector. The lives of these and many other men in the greatest epics of ancient Greece have been pored over endlessly in the past three millennia. But these are not just tales about heroic men. There are scores
... Read more
天光雲影共徘徊：歐麗娟品讀古詩詞（套書）

by 歐麗娟 ...

當你覺得文學離生活很遙遠時，歐麗娟是名引渡的說書人。她旁徵博引，上溯神話、下至唐宋詩，跨越七個時代、涵蓋四十七位詩人，梳理典故意象在文化長河中的流變，串起《詩經》、張九齡、卞之琳的月亮，以及我們夜深人靜時沒來由的孤寂。在她的述說中，我們總能從古人的故事裡，辨認出自己的心事。當你覺得自己離文學很近時，歐麗娟又是個偵探。她看見了你沒留意到的蛛絲馬跡，以實事求是的考究精神探尋字句真意，還原一個更撼動人心的詩歌世界：悠然形象深植人心的陶淵明，在他生活的時代裡貧窮、孤獨而邊緣，他的超脫之下是怎樣的掙扎與智慧？現代看來浪漫的楓樹，在古代為何成為鬼魂出沒常見的背景？而當人世紛亂擾攘，讓你憂傷無奈時，歐麗娟看見文學如何照進人心最複雜幽深之處：遠古人類面對流行疫病、毒蛇猛獸所帶來的無所不在的死亡恐懼，發展出變形神話，以再生和對抗意識將恐懼昇華；《詩經》中先上車後補票、心靈出軌 ... Read more

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當你覺得文學離生活很遙遠時，歐麗娟是名引渡的說書人。她旁徵博引，上溯神話、下至唐宋詩，跨越七個時代、涵蓋四十七位詩人，梳理典故意象在文化長河中的流變，串起《詩經》、張九齡、卞之琳的月亮，以及我們夜深人靜時沒來由的孤寂。在她的述說中，我們總能從古人的故事裡，辨認出自己的心事。當你覺得自己離文學很近時，歐麗娟又是個偵探。她看見了你沒留意到的蛛絲馬跡，以實事求是的考究精神探尋字句真意，還原一個更撼動人心的詩歌世界：悠然形象深植人心的陶淵明，在他生活的時代裡貧窮、孤獨而邊緣，他的超脫之下是怎樣的掙扎與智慧？現代看來浪漫的楓樹，在古代為何成為鬼魂出沒常見的背景？而當人世紛亂擾攘，讓你憂傷無奈時，歐麗娟看見文學如何照進人心最複雜幽深之處：遠古人類面對流行疫病、毒蛇猛獸所帶來的無所不在的死亡恐懼，發展出變形神話，以再生和對抗意識將恐懼昇華；《詩經》中先上車後補票、心靈出軌
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Divine Might

Goddesses in Greek Myth

by Natalie Haynes ...

New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in this scintillating follow-up to Pandora’s Jar.Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered bestselling author Natalie Haynes. Divine Might is a female-centered look at Olympus and the Furies, focusing on the powerful Greek goddesses whose prowess, passions, ... Read more

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New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in this scintillating follow-up to Pandora’s Jar.Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered bestselling author Natalie Haynes. Divine Might is a female-centered look at Olympus and the Furies, focusing on the powerful Greek goddesses whose prowess, passions,
... Read more
Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea

Journeys Through Ancient Literature

by Emily Wilson ...

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"An enthralling and profoundly relevant book." —Salman Rushdie"I adored reading these joyful, illuminating, and engrossing journeys through ancient literature." —Madeline MillerMost Anticipated Books of Fall: Goodreads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus ReviewsFrom the most celebrated translator of our time comes a visionary exploration of how translation reshapes and ... Read more

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**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"An enthralling and profoundly relevant book." —Salman Rushdie"I adored reading these joyful, illuminating, and engrossing journeys through ancient literature." —Madeline MillerMost Anticipated Books of Fall: Goodreads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus ReviewsFrom the most celebrated translator of our time comes a visionary exploration of how translation reshapes and
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A Study in Scarlet

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Darryl Jones ...

Series series Oxford World's Classics
'There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life.' In Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet a popular cultural phenomenon is born. We meet two of the most famous characters in modern literary history: the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, an army doctor home on sick leave, for the first time. Through Watson we learn a little about the ... Read more

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'There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life.' In Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet a popular cultural phenomenon is born. We meet two of the most famous characters in modern literary history: the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, an army doctor home on sick leave, for the first time. Through Watson we learn a little about the
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Fortson's Gods & Goddesses of The Bible: Jupiter

Fortson's Gods & Goddesses of The Bible

by Dante Fortson ...

Series series Fortson's Gods & Goddesses of The Bible
The stars have always served as the great canvas upon which humanity paints its deepest fears, highest aspirations, and most complex mythologies. Among these celestial bodies, the planet Jupiter has long held a position of singular prominence. To the naked eye, it appears as a steady, brilliant light that does not flicker like the distant stars, but moves with a majestic, deliberate pace across ... Read more

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The stars have always served as the great canvas upon which humanity paints its deepest fears, highest aspirations, and most complex mythologies. Among these celestial bodies, the planet Jupiter has long held a position of singular prominence. To the naked eye, it appears as a steady, brilliant light that does not flicker like the distant stars, but moves with a majestic, deliberate pace across
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Ordinary Wonder Tales

by Emily Urquhart ...

Shortlisted for the 2023 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for NonfictionA journalist and folklorist explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagine—and reveals the magic in the everyday.“I’ve always felt that the term fairy tale doesn’t quite capture the essence of these stories,” writes Emily Urquhart. “I prefer the term wonder tale, which is Irish in origin, for its suggestion of awe ... Read more

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Shortlisted for the 2023 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for NonfictionA journalist and folklorist explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagine—and reveals the magic in the everyday.“I’ve always felt that the term fairy tale doesn’t quite capture the essence of these stories,” writes Emily Urquhart. “I prefer the term wonder tale, which is Irish in origin, for its suggestion of awe
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The Education of Cyrus

by Xenophon ...

Translated by Wayne Ambler ...

Series series Agora Editions
"The Education of Cyrus is a major work of classical political philosophy that provides a portrait of extraordinary political ambition.... Ambler's precise translation makes it possible to engage in a close textual reading that establishes Xenophon as an important political thinker."―Translation ReviewXenophon's masterpiece, The Education of Cyrus, is a work that was admired by Machiavelli for its ... Read more

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"The Education of Cyrus is a major work of classical political philosophy that provides a portrait of extraordinary political ambition.... Ambler's precise translation makes it possible to engage in a close textual reading that establishes Xenophon as an important political thinker."―Translation ReviewXenophon's masterpiece, The Education of Cyrus, is a work that was admired by Machiavelli for its
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The Routledge Companion to Media and Fairy-Tale Cultures

Edited by Pauline Greenhill, Jill Terry Rudy, Naomi Hamer, Lauren Bosc ...

Series series Routledge Media and Cultural Studies Companions
From Cinderella to comic con to colonialism and more, this companion provides readers with a comprehensive and current guide to the fantastic, uncanny, and wonderful worlds of the fairy tale across media and cultures. It offers a clear, detailed, and expansive overview of contemporary themes and issues throughout the intersections of the fields of fairy-tale studies, media studies, and cultural ... Read more

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From Cinderella to comic con to colonialism and more, this companion provides readers with a comprehensive and current guide to the fantastic, uncanny, and wonderful worlds of the fairy tale across media and cultures. It offers a clear, detailed, and expansive overview of contemporary themes and issues throughout the intersections of the fields of fairy-tale studies, media studies, and cultural
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying

by George Orwell ...

Series series Oxford World's Classics
"Money is what God used to be. Good and evil have no meaning any longer except failure and success." Disgusted by society's materialism, Gordon Comstock leaves his job in advertising to pursue an ill-fated career as a poet. In his race to the bottom, only Rosemary, his long-suffering girlfriend, challenges Gordon's self-destructive course. The novel contains the most sustained reflections on the ... Read more

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"Money is what God used to be. Good and evil have no meaning any longer except failure and success." Disgusted by society's materialism, Gordon Comstock leaves his job in advertising to pursue an ill-fated career as a poet. In his race to the bottom, only Rosemary, his long-suffering girlfriend, challenges Gordon's self-destructive course. The novel contains the most sustained reflections on the
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The Sappho Companion

by Margaret Reynolds ...

Born around 630BC on the Greek island of Lesbos, Sappho is now regarded as the greatest lyrical poet of ancient Greece, ironic and passionate, capturing the troubled depths of love. Her work survives only in fragments, yet her influence extends throughout Western literature, fuelled by the speculations and romances which have gathered around her name, her story and her sexuality.This remarkable ... Read more

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Born around 630BC on the Greek island of Lesbos, Sappho is now regarded as the greatest lyrical poet of ancient Greece, ironic and passionate, capturing the troubled depths of love. Her work survives only in fragments, yet her influence extends throughout Western literature, fuelled by the speculations and romances which have gathered around her name, her story and her sexuality.This remarkable
... Read more
The Mighty Dead

Why Homer Matters

by Adam Nicolson ...

Longlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction (now the Bailie Gifford)‘A thrilling and complex book, enlarges our view of Homer … There’s something that hits the mark on every page’ Claire Tomalin, Books of the Year, New StatesmanLonglisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-FictionIn this passionate and deeply personal book, Adam Nicolson sets out to explain why these great ... Read more

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Longlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction (now the Bailie Gifford)‘A thrilling and complex book, enlarges our view of Homer … There’s something that hits the mark on every page’ Claire Tomalin, Books of the Year, New StatesmanLonglisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-FictionIn this passionate and deeply personal book, Adam Nicolson sets out to explain why these great
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Le meraviglie di Milano

by Bonvesin de la Riva ...

Translated by Ettore Verga ...

Series series Sguardi sulla storia
Saggi - saggio (115 pagine) - Io mi accingo a dir cose stupefacenti sia per gli stranieri che per i cittadini; sì, anche per questi, non faccia meraviglia, giacché tale è la grandezza di questa città che agli stessi suoi figli non sarà facil cosa comprenderla per intero.Il De magnalibus urbis Mediolani di Bonvesin de la Riva è un trattato scritto nel 1288 teso a magnificare la grandezza e le ... Read more

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Saggi - saggio (115 pagine) - Io mi accingo a dir cose stupefacenti sia per gli stranieri che per i cittadini; sì, anche per questi, non faccia meraviglia, giacché tale è la grandezza di questa città che agli stessi suoi figli non sarà facil cosa comprenderla per intero.Il De magnalibus urbis Mediolani di Bonvesin de la Riva è un trattato scritto nel 1288 teso a magnificare la grandezza e le
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Wood Nymph Seeks Centaur

A Mythological Dating Guide

by Francesca Lia Block ...

Navigating the world of dating can be like wandering an enchanted forest, full of creatures with peculiar habits and baffling behavior. In Wood Nymph Seeks Centaur, Francesca Lia Block provides a guide to this often-treacherous terrain, classifying all those mystifying men and women into various types of mythical forest fauna-Fauns and Werewolves, Mermaids and Banshees.After answering questions to ... Read more

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Navigating the world of dating can be like wandering an enchanted forest, full of creatures with peculiar habits and baffling behavior. In Wood Nymph Seeks Centaur, Francesca Lia Block provides a guide to this often-treacherous terrain, classifying all those mystifying men and women into various types of mythical forest fauna-Fauns and Werewolves, Mermaids and Banshees.After answering questions to
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Njal's Saga

Written in the thirteenth century, Njal's Saga is a story that explores perennial human problems-from failed marriages to divided loyalties, from the law's inability to curb human passions to the terrible consequences when decent men and women are swept up in a tide of violence beyond their control. It is populated by memorable and complex characters like Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a powerful warrior ... Read more

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Written in the thirteenth century, Njal's Saga is a story that explores perennial human problems-from failed marriages to divided loyalties, from the law's inability to curb human passions to the terrible consequences when decent men and women are swept up in a tide of violence beyond their control. It is populated by memorable and complex characters like Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a powerful warrior
... Read more
Selections from Tacitus Annals I

An Edition for Intermediate Students

Series series Bloomsbury Classical Languages
This is the first intermediate-student edition of a selection from Tacitus' Annals I. Sections 3–7, 11–14, 16–30 and 46–49 are included as Latin text with an accompanying commentary and vocabulary. Focusing on a deliberately concise extract from the original, this edition is designed to be manageable for students reading the text for the first time while also perfectly encapsulating the interest ... Read more

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This is the first intermediate-student edition of a selection from Tacitus' Annals I. Sections 3–7, 11–14, 16–30 and 46–49 are included as Latin text with an accompanying commentary and vocabulary. Focusing on a deliberately concise extract from the original, this edition is designed to be manageable for students reading the text for the first time while also perfectly encapsulating the interest
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Heroes Masked and Mythic

Echoes of Ancient Archetypes in Comic Book Characters

by Christopher Wood ...

Epic battles, hideous monsters and a host of petty gods--the world of Classical mythology continues to fascinate and inspire. Heroes like Herakles, Achilles and Perseus have influenced Western art and literature for centuries, and today are reinvented in the modern superhero.What does Iron Man have to do with the Homeric hero Odysseus? How does the African warrior Memnon compare with Marvel's ... Read more

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Epic battles, hideous monsters and a host of petty gods--the world of Classical mythology continues to fascinate and inspire. Heroes like Herakles, Achilles and Perseus have influenced Western art and literature for centuries, and today are reinvented in the modern superhero.What does Iron Man have to do with the Homeric hero Odysseus? How does the African warrior Memnon compare with Marvel's
... Read more
Selections from Tacitus Histories I

An Edition for Intermediate Students

Series series Bloomsbury Classical Languages
This is the first intermediate-student edition of a selection from Tacitus Histories I. Sections 4 (finis Neronis ...) to 7, 12–14, 17–23, 26–36, 39–44 and 49 are included as Latin text with an accompanying commentary and vocabulary. Focusing on a deliberately concise extract from the original, this edition is designed to be manageable for students reading the text for the first time while also ... Read more

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This is the first intermediate-student edition of a selection from Tacitus Histories I. Sections 4 (finis Neronis ...) to 7, 12–14, 17–23, 26–36, 39–44 and 49 are included as Latin text with an accompanying commentary and vocabulary. Focusing on a deliberately concise extract from the original, this edition is designed to be manageable for students reading the text for the first time while also
... Read more
J. R. R. Tolkien

Author of the Century

by Tom Shippey ...

The definitive critical study of Tolkien’s greatest works by the respected and world renowned Tolkien scholar Professor T.A. Shippey.Following the unprecedented and universal acclaim for The Lord of the Rings, the respected academic and world-renowned Tolkien scholar, Professor Tom Shippey, presents us with a fascinating and informed companion to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, in particular focusing ... Read more

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The definitive critical study of Tolkien’s greatest works by the respected and world renowned Tolkien scholar Professor T.A. Shippey.Following the unprecedented and universal acclaim for The Lord of the Rings, the respected academic and world-renowned Tolkien scholar, Professor Tom Shippey, presents us with a fascinating and informed companion to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, in particular focusing
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Mitologia

Contos imortais de deuses e heróis

by Edith Hamilton ...

Illustrated by Chris Wormell ...

O livro clássico que encanta gerações há 80 anos.“Ninguém nos mostrou mais vividamente a grandeza dos mitos do que Edith Hamilton.” – The New York TimesMitologia dá vida aos principais mitos gregos, romanos e nórdicos, que são a pedra angular da cultura ocidental.Neste livro clássico que encantou gerações, conhecemos as histórias de deuses e heróis que inspiram a criatividade humana desde a... ... Read more

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O livro clássico que encanta gerações há 80 anos.“Ninguém nos mostrou mais vividamente a grandeza dos mitos do que Edith Hamilton.” – The New York TimesMitologia dá vida aos principais mitos gregos, romanos e nórdicos, que são a pedra angular da cultura ocidental.Neste livro clássico que encantou gerações, conhecemos as histórias de deuses e heróis que inspiram a criatividade humana desde a...
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Lucretius in the Modern World

by Professor W.R. Johnson ...

Lucretius' On the Nature of Things - one of the glories of Latin literature - provides a vivid poetic exposition of the doctrines of the Greek atomist, Epicurus. The poem played a crucial role in the reinvention of science in the seventeenth century, its influence on the French Enlightenment was powerful and pervasive, and it became a major battlefield in the wars of religion with science in ... Read more

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Lucretius' On the Nature of Things - one of the glories of Latin literature - provides a vivid poetic exposition of the doctrines of the Greek atomist, Epicurus. The poem played a crucial role in the reinvention of science in the seventeenth century, its influence on the French Enlightenment was powerful and pervasive, and it became a major battlefield in the wars of religion with science in
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The illusion of the Burgundian state

by Élodie Lecuppre-Desjardin ...

Translated by Christopher Fletcher ...

Series Book 30 - Manchester Medieval Studies
On 25 January 1474, Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, appeared before his subjects in Dijon. Robed in silk, gold and precious jewels and wearing a headpiece that gave the illusion of a crown, he made a speech in which he cryptically expressed his desire to become a king. Three years later, Charles was killed at the battle of Nancy, an event that plunged the Great Principality of Burgundy into ... Read more

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On 25 January 1474, Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, appeared before his subjects in Dijon. Robed in silk, gold and precious jewels and wearing a headpiece that gave the illusion of a crown, he made a speech in which he cryptically expressed his desire to become a king. Three years later, Charles was killed at the battle of Nancy, an event that plunged the Great Principality of Burgundy into
... Read more
Monstrous Tales

Stories of Strange Creatures and Fearsome Beasts from around the World

Monstrous Tales is a collection of traditional folktales about bewitching and bloodthirsty creatures.Translated and transcribed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, these tales celebrate the diversity of—and surprising resonances among—folklore traditions around the world.Welcome to a world of magical adventure: a mysterious wolf pursues a bridegroom through a dark forest, a princess is ... Read more

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Monstrous Tales is a collection of traditional folktales about bewitching and bloodthirsty creatures.Translated and transcribed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, these tales celebrate the diversity of—and surprising resonances among—folklore traditions around the world.Welcome to a world of magical adventure: a mysterious wolf pursues a bridegroom through a dark forest, a princess is
... Read more
Ovid

by Carole E. Newlands ...

Series series Understanding Classics
Virgil, Horace and Ovid are often cited as the three great canonical poets of classical Roman literature. And of the three, arguably it is Ovid (43 BCE-CE 17/18) who has the most enduring legacy. Carole Newlands introduces her subject as an ancient author with a vital place in the modern cultural canon: and also as the inspiration behind figures as diverse as Chaucer, Titian, Dryden and Ted Hughes ... Read more

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Virgil, Horace and Ovid are often cited as the three great canonical poets of classical Roman literature. And of the three, arguably it is Ovid (43 BCE-CE 17/18) who has the most enduring legacy. Carole Newlands introduces her subject as an ancient author with a vital place in the modern cultural canon: and also as the inspiration behind figures as diverse as Chaucer, Titian, Dryden and Ted Hughes
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