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Hardcover. The rollicking comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences c 205-184 BCE, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and are cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Moliere to modern times. This title features the 21 of Plautus' extant comedies. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 114 x 33. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
768
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996533
ISBN
9780674996533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.99

Paperback. Offers expert guidance to readers encountering the works for the first time. This book examines the cultural and political context in which the author wrote, and provides analysis of the themes, structure, and characters of the plays included. Translator(s): Svarlien, Diane Arnson. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603847353
ISBN
9781603847353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.11

Hardcover. Offers expert guidance to readers encountering the works for the first time. This book examines the cultural and political context in which the author wrote, and provides analysis of the themes, structure, and characters of the plays included. Translator(s): Svarlien, Diane Arnson. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603847360
ISBN
9781603847360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.19

Paperback. Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE - 65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and adviser to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. This title is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in eight accessible volumes. Translator(s): Kaster, Robert A.; Nussbaum, Martha C. Series: The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748429
ISBN
9780226748429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. Offers a translation of one of the greatest accounts of ancient Rome. This title recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus to the death of Nero in AD 68. Translator(s): Damon, Cynthia. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DB; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455649
ISBN
9780140455649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Trzaskoma, Stephen M.; Brunet, Stephen. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664977
ISBN
9781624664977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.00

Hardback. Editor(s): Trzaskoma, Stephen M.; Brunet, Stephen. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664984
ISBN
9781624664984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.26
€ 52.86

Paperback. Tells the story of Greek tragedy's most intrepid heroine. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397702
ISBN
9780141397702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.46

Paperback. Translator(s): May, Regine. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908343819
ISBN
9781908343819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.34

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908343802
ISBN
9781908343802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.71

Paperback. With Aristotle's Teaching in the "Politics," the author offers a masterly new interpretation of this classic philosophical work. With the Politics, he argues, Aristotle seeks to lead his students down a deliberately difficult path of critical thinking about civic republican life. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213651
ISBN
9780226213651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.94

Hardback. Arjuna and the Hunter, by the sixth-century poet Bharavi, portrays Arjuna s travels to the Himalayas, where Shiva tests the hero s courage in combat and bestows upon him an invincible weapon. This is a masterful contemplation of ethical conduct, ascetic discipline, and religious devotion enduring themes in Indian literature." Translator(s): Peterson, David B Truman Professor of Asian Studies Indira Viswanathan, PH D (Yale University). Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504967
ISBN
9780674504967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.15

Hardcover. Editor(s): Oppenheim, A Leo; Roth, Martha T; Reiner, Erica. Series: Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the Univers. Num Pages: 435 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DB; HBJF1; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 211 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1958
Publisher
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918986108
ISBN
9780918986108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Morwood, James. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540525
ISBN
9780199540525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Hardcover. Civil War provides a vigorous, direct, clear, third-personal, impassioned account of Caesar's campaigns during the civil war of 49--48 BC, drawn from his three books of commentarii. Editor(s): Damon, Cynthia. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 118 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674997035
ISBN
9780674997035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.07

Paperback. The first modern literary commentary on Pliny the Younger's Epistles II, essential reading for students and scholars of Roman literature. Editor(s): Whitton, Christopher. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521187275
ISBN
9780521187275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.24

Paperback. Accessible edition with commentary of this widely read but highly complex and challenging play. Editor(s): Schein, Seth L. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
385
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521681438
ISBN
9780521681438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.47

Hardcover. The comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences c. 205--184BCE, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Moliere to modern times. Twenty-one of his plays are extant. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996786
ISBN
9780674996786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.99

Paperback. Presents the text of Chapman's translation of the "Odyssey" (1614-15), making only a small number of modifications to punctuation and wording where they might confuse the modern reader. This book also examines Chapman's "fine touch" in translating "the warm and human sense of comedy" in the "Odyssey". Editor(s): Nicoll, Allardyce. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048918
ISBN
9780691048918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. Presents the original text of the translation of the Homeric hymns. This title also includes epigrams and poems attributed to Homer and known as "The Lesser Homerica," as well as his famous "The Battle of Frogs and Mice." Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136769
ISBN
9780691136769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.50

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