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Paperback. Includes treatises on such diverse topics as friendship, religion, death, fate and scientific inquiry. Translator(s): Habinek, Thomas N.; Habinek, Thomas N. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: DB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455564
- ISBN
- 9780140455564
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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mass_market. Takes us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. This title features stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141398693
- ISBN
- 9780141398693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.74
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Paperback. Examines the human desire to be rich, famous, attractive and powerful and dismisses all these goals as not worth striving for - we are in fact happier as we are. This book seeks to explain both the factual background to the poems and also the literary qualities which make this poetry exciting and moving to a modern audience. Series: Aris & Phillips Hispanic Classics. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 206 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910572337
- ISBN
- 9781910572337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.36
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Hardback. The Odyssey tells the story of the Greek hero Odysseus' epic ten year journey home after the end of the Trojan War of the Iliad. Its epic sweep has gripped generations of readers. Translator(s): Verity, Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 black & white map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 34. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199669103
- ISBN
- 9780199669103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
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Paperback. A Socratic dialogue in two parts. It begins with a theoretical exposition of the cosmos and his story describing the creation of the universe, from its very beginning to the coming of man. It also comprises an account of the rise and fall of Atlantis, an empire ruled by the descendants of Poseidon, which ultimately sank into the sea. Translator(s): Lee, Desmond. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DB; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455045
- ISBN
- 9780140455045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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Paperback. This new translation by poet Len Krisak of Virgil's classic of pastoral verse captures both the meaning and meter of the original. The text features the English and original Latin on facing pages and an introduction by Gregson Davis. Translator(s): Krisak, Len. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222173
- ISBN
- 9780812222173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
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Paperback. This new, parallel-text prose translation of a generous selection of Martial's witty and satiric epigrams pulls no punches and matches the boldness of the originals. They bring Imperial Rome vividly to life. The edition establishes Martial's originality as a literary author and includes a full introduction and notes. Translator(s): Nisbet, Gideon. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199645459
- ISBN
- 9780199645459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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Hardcover. The era of Old Comedy (c. 485--c. 380 BCE), when theatrical comedy was created and established, is best known through the extant plays of Aristophanes. But the work of many other poets, including Cratinus and Eupolis, the other members, with Aristophanes, of the canonical Old Comic Triad, survives in fragments. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 120 x 27. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996779
- ISBN
- 9780674996779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.99
€ 33.99
€ 28.99
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996601
- ISBN
- 9780674996601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.96
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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€ 11.76
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hardcover. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, this book interweaves many of the best-known myths and legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, including Daedalus and Icarus, Pyramus and Thisbe, Pygmalion, Perseus and Andromeda, and the fall of Troy. Translator(s): Raeburn, David. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 46. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141394619
- ISBN
- 9780141394619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 20.72
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Hardcover. Cast in the form of a dialogue, this title treats subjects as diverse as the divinity of the Sun and the quirks of human digestion while showcasing Virgil as the master of all human knowledge from diction and rhetoric to philosophy and religion. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 117 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996496
- ISBN
- 9780674996496
Hardback
Condition: New
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Bilingual, Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455632
- ISBN
- 9780140455632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
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Hardcover. The era of Old Comedy (c. 485--c. 380 BCE), when theatrical comedy was created and established, is best known through the extant plays of Aristophanes. But the work of many other poets, including Cratinus and Eupolis, the other members, with Aristophanes, of the canonical Old Comic Triad, survives in fragments. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 119 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996632
- ISBN
- 9780674996632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.99
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Paperback. Translator(s): Meineck, Peter; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, map, geneal. tables. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207639
- ISBN
- 9780872207639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.42
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Paperback. Over the years, Grene and Lattimore's "Complete Greek Tragedies" have been the preferred choice of millions of readers - for personal libraries, individual study, and classroom use. This title presents Sophocles' searing tale of jealousy, rage, and revenge. Translator(s): Grene, David. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768687
- ISBN
- 9780226768687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.81
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€ 10.81
Hardcover. Although Problems is an accretion of multiple authorship over several centuries, it offers a fascinating technical view of Peripatetic method and thought. Rhetoric to Alexander provides practical advice to orators and was likely composed during the period of Aristotle's tutorship of Alexander, perhaps by Anaximenes, another of Alexander's tutors. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, 1 line illustration, indexes. BIC Classification: DB; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 116 x 34. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Loeb Classical Library United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996564
- ISBN
- 9780674996564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.96
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Paperback. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; DB; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 180 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1486.
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611800951
- ISBN
- 9781611800951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.80
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paperback. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy. Translator(s): Berry, D. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DNS; JPH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540136
- ISBN
- 9780199540136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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Paperback. The four late plays of Euripides collected here, in beautifully crafted translations by Cecelia Eaton Luschnig and Paul Woodruff, offer a faithful and dynamic representation of the playwright's mature vision. Translator(s): Eaton Luschnig, Cecelia; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603844604
- ISBN
- 9781603844604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.42
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