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1	Five Dialogues more books like this by Plato add to wishlist This second edition of 'Five Dialogues' presents Grube's distinguished translations, as revised by John Cooper for 'Plato: Complete Works'. A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included along with an updated bibliography. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.37! \| first editions
2	Classical Mythology more books like this by Mark P O Morford add to wishlist Featuring extensive, clear, and faithful translations of original sources, Classical Mythology, 7/e retells the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style. Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, it incorporates a dynamic combination of poetic narratives and enlightening commentary to make classical ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Classical Myth more books like this by Barry B Powell add to wishlist Comprehensive and scholarly, this well-designed text presents Greek and Roman myths in a lively and easy-to-read manner. The material has been rearranged to make it easier to find and the new edition has been streamlined. It features fresh translations, numerous illustrations (ancient and modern) of classical myths and legends, and commentary ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.00! \| SVS
4	The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides I more books like this by Euripides, David Grene (Editor), Richmond Lattimore (Editor) add to wishlist Includes "Alcestis", "The Medea", "The Heracleidae" and "Hippolytus". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.29! \| SVS
5	The Peloponnesian War more books like this by Thucydides add to wishlist Much of our knowledge of the Peloponnesian War--the 27-year conflict between Athens and Sparta--is derived from this classic text. Sparta emerged victorious, and it dominated Greece for several decades afterward. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.21! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Medea and Other Plays more books like this by Euripides add to wishlist 'the most tragic of the poets' Aristotle Euripides was one of the most popular and controversial of all Greek tragedians, and his plays are marked by an independence of thought, ingenious dramatic devices, and a subtle variety of register and mood. He is also remarkable for the prominence he gave to female characters, whether heroines of virtue ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Greek Way more books like this by Edith Hamilton add to wishlist The aim of this work is not a history of events but an account of the achievement and spirit of Greece. Edith Hamilton is also the author of "The Roman Way". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Basic Works of Aristotle more books like this by Richard Peter McKeon, Aristotle add to wishlist The complete text of two of Aristotle's most important and influential works, in the famous and authoritative Oxford translations by W. Rhys Roberts and Ingram Bywater. see all copies from $7.00! new only from $12.66! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Poetic Edda more books like this by Carolyne Larrington (Translator) add to wishlist Young were the years when Ymir made his settlement, there was no sand nor sea nor cool waves; earth was nowhere nor the sky above, chaos yawned, grass was there nowhere. The sun turns black, earth sinks into the sea, the bright stars vanish from the sky; steam rises up in the conflagration, a high flame plays against heaven itself. Seeress's ... see all copies from $3.84! new only from $4.73! \| SVS
10	Medea more books like this by Euripides add to wishlist The Greek Tragedy in New Translations series is based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves, or who work in collaboration with poets, can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of the great Greek writers. These new translations are more than faithful to the original text, going beyond the literal ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Vergil's Aeneid: Books I-VI more books like this by Clyde Pharr add to wishlist Unsurpassed in quality and utility, Pharr's acclaimed edition includes an introduction, notes, vocabulary, appendix, and fold-out of basic vocabulary. Both paperback and clothbound now contain an "Annotated Bibliography on Vergil, to Supplement Pharr's Aeneid, " by Alexander McKay, a bibliography of articles and books in English, for use in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.66!
12 view cover	Invitation to the Classics more books like this by Louise Cowan (Editor), Os Guinness (Editor) add to wishlist This overview of several literary works considered classics also provides an assessment of their relevance to Christianity and Christian readers. A series of short essays by Christian scholars place the works in their historical contexts. see all copies from $4.85! new only from $8.64! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Greek Lives more books like this by Plutarch, Nicholas Farrell (Read by) add to wishlist Lycurgus, Pericles, Solon, Nicias, Themistocles, Alcibiades, Cimon, Agesilaus, Alexander 'I treat the narrative of the Lives as a kind of mirror...The experience is like nothing so much as spending time in their company and living with them: I receive and welcome each of them in turn as my guest.' In the nine lives of this collection Plutarch ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.89! \| SVS
14 view cover	The Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh more books like this by David Damrosch add to wishlist Adventurers, explorers, kings, gods, and goddesses come to life in this riveting story of the first great epic--lost to the world for 2,000 years, and rediscovered in the nineteenth century Composed by a poet and priest in Middle Babylonia around 1200 bce, The Epic of Gilgamesh foreshadowed later stories that would become as fundamental as any in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Aristotle's Poetics more books like this by Aristotle add to wishlist This volume brings together the three most original and influential ancient Greek treatises on literature. Stephen Halliwell makes Aristotle's "Poetics" newly accessible with a reliable text and a translation that is both accurate and readable. His authoritative introduction traces the work's debt to earlier theorists,--especially Plato--and the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Anthology of Classical Myth: Primary Sources in Translation more books like this by Stephen Trzaskoma add to wishlist This volume is designed as a companion to the standard undergraduate mythology textbooks or, when assigned alongside the central Greek and Roman works, as a source-based alternative to those textbooks. In addition to the complete texts of the Homeric Hymns and Hesiod's Theogony, this collection provides generous selections from over 50 texts ... see all copies from $6.64! new only from $21.07!
17 view cover	Who Killed Homer?: The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom more books like this by Victor Davis Hanson, John Heath add to wishlist An account of classical education in ancient Greece. The authors are renowned scholars of ancient Greece who maintain that contemporary emphasis on the failings of Greek society of the pre-Christian period--slavery, misogyny, homosexuality, etc.--have blinded many modern readers to the beauties of ancient literature and art. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.96! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Poetics more books like this by Aristotle add to wishlist In "The Poetics", Aristotle discusses the essential elements of poetry and drama, making the work one of the earliest examples of literary criticism. Acting as both literary theorist and critic, Aristotle examines the Greek epic poetry, tragedy, and comedy of his day, and concludes that poetry is both more philosophical and more important than ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	World of Odysseus more books like this by M I Finley add to wishlist Who was Homer? When were the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" composed? What were Odysseus', Achilles, and Hector's beliefs about government, religion, and class? In this introduction to the "Iliad" and "Odyssey", the author uses both the texts and the latest research material to reconstruct the Homeric age. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight more books like this by Brian Stone (Translator), Anonymous add to wishlist This is a modern translation of the classical medieval poem relating Sir Gawain's romances, his conflict with the Green Knight, and return to the Round Table. The unknown 14th century author (a contemporary of Chaucer) has imbued his work with the heroic atmosphere of saga, with the spirit of French romance, and with a Christian consciousness. It ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| SVS
21 view cover	Troilus & Criseyde more books like this by Geoffrey Chaucer add to wishlist Despite his resolve to avoid romantic entanglements, the poor Trojan prince Troilus falls in love with the beautiful Criseyde. After a brief affair, the lovers are separated when Criseyde is sent to the Greek camp and betrays Troilus by falling in love with the Greek Diomede. Heartbroken, Troilus fights to his death at the hand of Achilles. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Sappho: A New Translation more books like this by Sappho, Mary Barnard (Translator), Dudley Fitts (Foreword by) add to wishlist These hundred poems and fragments constitute virtually all of Sappho that survives and effectively bring to life the woman whom the Greeks consider to be their greatest lyric poet. see all copies from $2.92! new only from $10.19!
23 view cover	The Republic of Plato (1898) more books like this by Plato add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: d. Finally Plato holds that the music and gymnastic selected for elementary education must be determined by the absolute truth and beauty which philosophy reveals in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.62! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Aeneid: A New Prose Translation more books like this by Virgil, David West (Introduction by) add to wishlist The legendary origin of the Roman nation which tells the story of the Trojan Prince Aeneas who escaped with some of his men after Troy fell and sailed to Italy under the protection of the goddess Venus. Here they settled and laid the foundations of Roman power. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.39! \| SVS
25 view cover	A Companion to the Iliad more books like this by Malcolm M Willcock add to wishlist Willcock provides a line-by-line commentary that explains allusions and Homeric conventions that a student or general reader could not be expected to bring to an initial encounter with the Iliad. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.96! \| first editions \| SVS

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