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  • Metamorphoses

    The New, Annotated Edition

    by Ovid ...
    Translated by Rolfe Humphries ...
    Ovid's Metamorphoses is one of the most influential works of Western literature, inspiring artists and writers from Titian to Shakespeare to Salman Rushdie. These are some of the most famous Roman myths as you've never read them before—sensuous, dangerously witty, audacious—from the fall of Troy to birth of the minotaur, and many others that only appear in the Metamorphoses. Connected together by ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    Baseball!

    by Roger Angell, A. Bartlett Giamatti, John Updike, Ken Kalfus, Robert Fitzgerald, Robert Francis, Rolfe Humphries, T.C. Boyle, W.P. Kinsella0, Yusef Komunyakaa1 ...
    Narrated by Roger Angell, A. Bartlett Giamatti, Jack Davidson2, Arthur French3, Fritz Weaver4, Isaiah Sheffer5, Jerry Zaks6, John Shea7, Jonathan Hadary8 ...
    Series series Selected Shorts

    Unabridged

    2 hours 48 min

    A compilation, featuring more than three hours of some of the greatest short stories of all time, brought to life by distinguished stage and screen actors.Roger Angell and A. Bartlett Giamatti’s "Play by Play"John Updike’s "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu" read by Jack Davidson - Ted Williams' miraculous Fenway farewell.Rolfe Humphries’ "Polo Grounds" read by Fritz WeaverRobert Francis’ "Pitcher" and "Base ... Read more

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  • The Odyssey

    by Homer ...
    Translated by Emily Wilson ...
    Homer’s great epic of a hero’s journey home—inspiration for the major motion picture by Christopher Nolan—in a bold, contemporary, and refreshingly readable translation."Wilson’s language is fresh, unpretentious and lean. . . . It is rare to find a translation that is at once so effortlessly easy to read and so rigorously considered." —Madeline Miller, author of CirceComposed at the rosy-fingered ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Mythology

    by Edith Hamilton, Aphrodite Trust, Apollo Trust ...
    Dive into the timeless tales of gods and heroes in this bestselling A-to-Z encyclopedia detailing classic myths and legends—perfect for curious readers and academics alike.Edith Hamilton's mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture—the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Mythology (75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition)

    Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes

    by Edith Hamilton, Jim Tierney ...
    This deluxe edition of the world's most beloved, bestselling classic on Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology is stunningly illustrated with specially commissioned full-color plates and a beautiful gold-bordered pages.Since its original publication in 1942, Edith Hamilton's Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the world and established itself as a perennial bestseller. For nearly 80 years, ... Read more

    Was $15.99 USD Now $4.99 USD

  • The Iliad of Homer

    by Homer, Richard Martin ...
    Translated by Richmond Lattimore ...
    "Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus / and its devastation." For sixty years, that's how Homer has begun the Iliad in English, in Richmond Lattimore's faithful translation—the gold standard for generations of students and general readers.This long-awaited new edition of Lattimore's Iliad is designed to bring the book into the twenty-first century—while leaving the poem as firmly ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Metamorphoses

    by Ovid ...
    Translated by David Raeburn ...
    'Still remarkably vivid. It is easier to read this for pure pleasure than just about any other ancient text' Nicholas Lezard, GuardianOvid's sensuous and witty poem begins with the creation of the world and brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation - often as a result of love or lust - where men and women find themselves magically ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

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  • Oh My Gods

    A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

    by Philip Freeman ...
    From acclaimed writer and scholar Philip Freeman, a contemporary retelling of classic Greek and Roman mythology.The Greek and Roman myths have never died out; in fact they are as relevant today as ever in their sharp observations about human nature. For thousands of years they have inspired plays, operas, and paintings; today they live on in movies and video games.Oh My Gods is a contemporary ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Classic Myths to Read Aloud

    The Great Stories of Greek and Roman Mythology, Specially Arranged for Children Five and Up by an Educational Expert

    by William F. Russell ...
    The most complete collection of Greek and Roman myths specially arranged to be read aloud to children aged five to twelve. "Every child deserves this book. Those who do the reading aloud will be enlightened and rewarded, too."--Edwin Newman Line drawings. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Metamorphoses: A New Translation

    A New Translation

    by Ovid ...
    Translated by Charles Martin ...
    "A version that has been long awaited, and likely to become the new standard."—Washington PostOvid's epic poem—whose theme of change has resonated throughout the ages—is one of the most important texts of Western imagination, an inspiration from Dante's times to the present day, when writers such as Salman Rushdie and Italo Calvino have found a living source in Ovid's work. Charles Martin combines ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • The Penguin Book of Classical Myths

    by Jennifer March ...
    The figures and events of classical myths underpin our culture and the constellations named after them fill the night sky. Whether it’s the raging Minotaur trapped in the Cretan labyrinth or the twelve labours of Hercules, Aphrodite’s birth from the waves or Zeus visiting Danae as a shower of gold, the mythology of Greece and Rome is full of unforgettable stories. All the stories of the Greek ... Read more

    $14.59 USD

  • The War That Killed Achilles

    The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War

    by Caroline Alexander ...
    "Spectacular and constantly surprising."-Ken BurnsWritten with the authority of a scholar and the vigor of a bestselling narrative historian, The War That Killed Achilles is a superb and utterly timely presentation of one of the timeless stories of Western civilization. As she did in The Endurance and The Bounty, New York Times bestselling author Caroline Alexander has taken apart a narrative we ... Read more

    $11.99 USD