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  • A Companion to the Neronian Age

    Edited by Emma Buckley, Martin Dinter ...
    Series series Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
    An authoritative overview and helpful resource for students and scholars of Roman history and Latin literature during the reign of Nero.The first book of its kind to treat this era, which has gained in popularity in recent yearsMakes much important research available in English for the first timeFeatures a balance of new research with established critical linesOffers an unusual breadth and range ... Read more

    $182.00 USD

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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

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  • Gisli Sursson's Saga and the Saga of the People of Eyri

    by Penguin Books Ltd ...
    These sagas recount fierce feuds in which honour is fought for, sacrifice is demanded, and blood is shed. The fate of the characters at the centre of each saga, however, is very different. Gisli is a traditional Viking-age hero who is determined to exact revenge at any cost and whose death is tragic when it comes. In contrast his nephew, Snorri, represents a new generation and acts to strengthen ... Read more

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  • A Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography

    Edited by John Marincola ...
    Series series Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
    This two-volume Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography reflects the new directions and interpretations that have arisen in the field of ancient historiography in the past few decades.Comprises a series of cutting edge articles written by recognised scholarsPresents broad, chronological treatments of important issues in the writing of history and antiquityThese are complemented by chapters on ... Read more

    $50.00 USD

  • Shakespeare Beyond Doubt

    Evidence, Argument, Controversy

    Edited by Paul Edmondson, Stanley Wells ...
    Did Shakespeare write Shakespeare? The authorship question has been much treated in works of fiction, film and television, provoking interest all over the world. Sceptics have proposed many candidates as the author of Shakespeare's works, including Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe and Edward De Vere, the seventeenth Earl of Oxford. But why and how did the authorship question arise and what does ... Read more

    $30.39 USD

  • Bram Stoker's Dracula

    Sucking Through the Century, 1897-1997

    by Paul Simpson-Housley ...
    Winner of the 1997 International Association of the Fantastic in the Arts Best Non-fiction BookIn 1897, Archibald Constable & Company published a novel by the unheralded Bram Stoker. That novel, Dracula, has gone on to become perhaps the most influential novel of all time. To commemorate the centennial of that great novel, Carol Margaret Davison has brought together this collection of essays by ... Read more

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  • Hoplites at War

    A Comprehensive Analysis of Heavy Infantry Combat in the Greek World, 750-100 bce

    by Paul M. Bardunias, Fred Eugene Ray, Jr. ...
    It has been 2500 years since the Greek heavy infantry known as hoplites dominated the battlefield. Yet they still capture the imagination today, through a wave of successful action films, novels and documentaries. The mass-media popularity of these famed warriors has, however, helped spawn a number of misconceptions about them.Drawing on classical literature, archaeology and the latest data from ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Ancient Libraries

    Edited by Jason König, Katerina Oikonomopoulou, Greg Woolf ...
    The circulation of books was the motor of classical civilization. However, books were both expensive and rare, and so libraries - private and public, royal and civic - played key roles in articulating intellectual life. This collection, written by an international team of scholars, presents a fundamental reassessment of how ancient libraries came into being, how they were organized and how they ... Read more

    $47.59 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Bede

    Edited by Scott DeGregorio ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    As the major writer and thinker of the Anglo-Saxon period, the Venerable Bede is a key figure in the study of the literature and thought of this time. This Companion, written by an international team of specialists, is a key introductory guide to Bede, his writings, and his world. The first part of the volume focuses on Bede's cultural and intellectual milieu, covering his life, the secular ... Read more

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  • A World of Heroes

    Selections from Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles

    by Joint Association of Classical Teachers' Greek Course ...
    Series series Reading Greek
    A World of Heroes is a reader designed for students who have just completed an introductory course in ancient Greek and wish to read substantial passages of ancient authors in the original language. It introduces three of ancient Greece's most important authors, Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles, and includes such gripping and influential stories as the battle of Thermopylai (from Herodotus' ... Read more

    $33.69 USD

  • Plagiarism in Latin Literature

    by Scott McGill ...
    In response to critics who charged him with plagiarism, Virgil is said to have responded that it was easier to steal Hercules' club than a line from Homer. This was to deny the allegations by implying that Virgil was no plagiarist at all, but an author who had done the hard work of making Homer's material his own. Several other texts and passages in Latin literature provide further evidence for ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Slaves, Peasants, Plebeians and Patricians - Ancient History Grade 6 | Children's Ancient History

    by Baby Professor ...
    What marks the difference between slaves, peasants, plebeians and patricians? Stop guessing because we'll let you know the answer within just a few pages of this book! It’s interesting to know that societies used to be divided into classes. People were treated differently, depending on their classes. Do you think such division would benefit today’s society? ... Read more

    $3.99 USD