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  • Images in Mind

    Statues in Archaic and Classical Greek Literature and Thought

    by Deborah Tarn Steiner ...
    In archaic and classical Greece, statues played a constant role in people's religious, political, economic, aesthetic, and mental lives. Evidence of many kinds demonstrates that ancient Greeks thought about--and interacted with--statues in ways very different from our own. This book recovers ancient thinking about statues by approaching them through contemporary literary sources. It not only shows ... Read more

    $55.49 USD

  • The New Dictionary of Kleinian Thought

    by Elizabeth Bott Spillius, Jane Milton, Penelope Garvey, Cyril Couve, Deborah Steiner ...
    The New Dictionary of Kleinian Thought provides a comprehensive and wholly accessible exposition of Kleinian ideas. Offering a thorough update of R.D. Hinshelwood’s highly acclaimed original, this book draws on the many developments in the field of Kleinian theory and practice since its publication. The book first addresses twelve major themes of Kleinian psychoanalytic thinking in scholarly ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Choral Constructions in Greek Culture

    The Idea of the Chorus in the Poetry, Art and Social Practices of the Archaic and Early Classical Period

    by Deborah Tarn Steiner ...
    Why did the Greeks of the archaic and early Classical period join in choruses that sang and danced on public and private occasions? This book offers a wide-ranging exploration of representations of chorality in the poetry, art and material remains of early Greece in order to demonstrate the centrality of the activity in the social, religious and technological practices of individuals and ... Read more

    $39.39 USD

  • The Odyssey

    by Homer, Adam Nicolson ...
    Translated by W. H. D. Rouse ...
    THE GREATEST ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME—SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER NOLANWhether fans of suspense, fantasy, or human drama, readers of all ages thrill to Homer’s epic tale of the legendary Odysseus on his decade-long journey, as he meets the lotus-eaters, cunningly flees Cyclops, angers his gods, resists the sexy Sirens, narrowly escapes Scylla and Charybdis, averts his ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • Homer: Odyssey Books XVII-XVIII

    by Homer ...
    Series series Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
    Books XVII and XVIII of the Odyssey feature, among other episodes, the disguised Odysseus' penetration of his home after an absence of twenty years and his first encounter with his wife. The commentary provides linguistic and syntactical guidance suitable for upper-level students along with detailed consideration of Homer's compositional and narrative techniques, his literary artistry and the poem ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

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  • Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea

    Why the Greeks Matter

    by Thomas Cahill ...
    Series series The Hinges of History
    **NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization takes us on a journey through the landmarks of art and bloodshed that defined Greek culture nearly three millennia ago.“A triumph of popularization: extraordinarily knowledgeable, informal in tone, amusing, wide ranging, smartly paced.” —The New York Times Book Review**In the city-states of Athens and Sparta and ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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  • The Odyssey

    by Homer ...
    Translated by E. V. Rieu, D. C. H. Rieu ...
    'The Odyssey is a poem of extraordinary pleasures: it is a salt-caked, storm-tossed, wine-dark treasury of tales, of many twists and turns, like life itself' GuardianThe epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - ship-wrecks, battles, monsters and the ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

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  • Classical Mythology

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Helen Morales ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? Why do they seem to be such a potent way of talking about our selves, our origins, and our desires? This imaginative and stimulating Very Short Introduction goes beyond a simple retelling of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • The Worm Ouroboros

    by E. R. Eddison ...
    With the arrival of a Witchland envoy making demands of Demonland’s chief lords, peace between the two lands is irrevocably shattered. The chief lords Juss and Spitfire send their brother Goldry to defeat the witch king. Though he is initially victorious, Goldry ultimately gets captured, leaving it up to his brothers to rescue him. So begins a fantasy adventure whose influence has endured for ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

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  • The Complete Euripides

    Volume III: Hippolytos and Other Plays

    by Euripides ...
    Series series Greek Tragedy in New Translations
    Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Collected here for the first time in the series are four major works ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • The Odyssey

    by Homer ...
    "Earth breeds no creature frailer than a man, of all that breathe and move upon the earth."The Odyssey is one of the oldest works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. It, and the Illiad are the two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.The Odyssey follows the complex Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, who after fighting for ten years in the bloody Trojan War is faced ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Exploring Greek Myth

    by Matthew Clark ...
    Exploring Greek Myth offers an extensive discussion of variant forms of myths and lesser-known stories, including important local myths and local versions of PanHellenic myths. Clark also discusses approaches to understanding myths, allowing students to gain an appreciation of the variety in one volume.Guides students from an introductory understanding of myths to a wide-ranging exploration of ... Read more

    $32.00 USD