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  • OCR Anthology for Classical Greek AS and A Level: 2019–21

    This is the endorsed publication from OCR and Bloomsbury for the Greek AS and A-Level set text prescriptions for 2019-21 giving full Greek text, commentary and vocabulary and a detailed introduction for each text that also covers the prescription to be read in English for A Level. The texts covered are:AS and A Level Groups 1&3Herodotus, Book 7: 5–10Plato, Phaedo: 62c9 to 67e6Homer, Iliad 18: 1–38 ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • Classical Literature

    An Introduction

    Edited by Neil Croally, Roy Hyde ...
    Series series Aspects of Classical Civilization
    Classical Literature: An Introduction provides a series of essays on all the major authors of Greek and Latin literature, as well as on a number of writers less often read. An introductory chapter provides information on important general topics, such as poetic metres, patronage and symposia.The literature is put in historical context, and the material is organized chronologically, but also by ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

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  • Selections from Virgil Aeneid X

    An Edition for Intermediate Students

    Series series Bloomsbury Classical Languages
    This is the first intermediate-student edition of a selection from Virgil's Aeneid X. Lines 215–250, 260–307, 362–398 and 426–542 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 ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Why Are There Differences in the Gospels?

    What We Can Learn from Ancient Biography

    by Michael R. Licona ...
    Anyone who reads the Gospels carefully will notice that there are differences in the manner in which they report the same events. These differences have led many conservative Christians to resort to harmonization efforts that are often quite strained, sometimes to the point of absurdity. Many people have concluded the Gospels are hopelessly contradictory and therefore historically unreliable as ... Read more

    $54.89 USD

  • The Staff of Oedipus

    Transforming Disability in Ancient Greece

    by Martha L. Rose ...
    Series series Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability
    Ancient Greek images of disability permeate the Western consciousness: Homer, Teiresias, and Oedipus immediately come to mind. But The Staff of Oedipus looks at disability in the ancient world through the lens of disability studies, and reveals that our interpretations of disability in the ancient world are often skewed. These false assumptions in turn lend weight to modern-day discriminatory ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • The Knights of the Round Table

    by Daniel Mersey ...
    Series series Myths and Legends
    The Knights of the Round Table were the original knights in shining armour, and this book is for anyone who is interested in fantastical tales of bravery or the actual history behind the stories. In medieval Arthurian tradition, Arthur often takes a back seat in the most exciting stories, appearing at the beginning and end of each to set the scene and conclude the tale. The central character is ... Read more

    $14.49 USD

  • Norse Mythology: All about Vikings

    Norse Mythology for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Norse Folk Tales
    How much do you know about Vikings, other than them being a really brave people? Add more facts to your knowledge of them by going over this wonderfully graphic educational book. Composed of images in vibrant colors, this book will make learning a much more personalized experience. The use of pictures is admirable because these are universal languages that facilitate effective learning strategies. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Narrative and Identity in the Ancient Greek Novel

    Returning Romance

    by Tim Whitmarsh ...
    Series series Greek Culture in the Roman World
    The Greek romance was for the Roman period what epic was for the Archaic period or drama for the Classical: the central literary vehicle for articulating ideas about the relationship between self and community. This book offers a reading of the romance both as a distinctive narrative form (using a range of narrative theories) and as a paradigmatic expression of identity (social, sexual and ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

  • Haunted Greece and Rome

    Ghost Stories from Classical Antiquity

    by Debbie Felton ...
    Stories of ghostly spirits who return to this world to warn of danger, to prophesy, to take revenge, to request proper burial, or to comfort the living fascinated people in ancient times just as they do today. In this innovative, interdisciplinary study, the author combines a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity to shed new light on the ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Saga of the Jómsvíkings

    by Lee M. Hollander ...
    A loyal translation of the medieval Icelandic saga of a strong ruler and his men versus a brotherhood of fierce Viking mercenaries.In A.D. 986, Earl Hákon, ruler of most of Norway, won a triumphant victory over an invading fleet of Danes in the great naval battle of Hjórunga Bay. Sailing under his banner were no fewer than five Icelandic skalds, the poet-historians of the Old Norse world. Two ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ancient Chinese Emperors and How They Ruled-Children's Ancient History Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    History textbooks really do look and sound boring. This ancient history book is not one of them. Featuring the ancient Chinese Emperors and how they ruled, this book aims to present the stories in the most interesting way possible to keep your kids’ enthusiasm. Check it out here and buy your own copy. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • OCR Anthology for Classical Greek AS and A Level

    The OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Greek AS and A-Level set text prescriptions for examination in 2017-2019, giving full Greek text, commentary and vocabulary and a detailed introduction for each text that also covers the prescription to be read in English for A Level. The texts covered are:ASThucydides, Histories, Book IV: 11–14, 21–23, 26–28Plato, Apology, 18a7 to 24b2Homer, ... Read more

    $36.49 USD