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Aegean Quest: A Search for Venetian Greeceby Eric Forbes-BoydISBN 0393086046 (0-393-08604-6)
Hardcover, Norton
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Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Empireby Andrew BurnISBN 0404200486 (0-404-20048-6)
Hardcover, Ams Pr Inc
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The Ancient World at Workby Claude MosseISBN 0393053989 (0-393-05398-9)
Hardcover, Norton
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Athenian Democracy & Imperialismby Loren J. SamonsISBN 0395815517 (0-395-81551-7)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Athensby Elizabeth Boleman-HerringISBN 0395657571 (0-395-65757-1)
Softcover, APA Publications (HK)
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Blue Guide Athensby Robin BarberISBN 039331930X (0-393-31930-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Blue Guide Creteby Pat CameronISBN 0393321347 (0-393-32134-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Blue Guide Greeceby Robin Barber, John FlowerISBN 0393312739 (0-393-31273-9)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Care of the Self the History of Sexualityby Michel FoucaultISBN 0394741552 (0-394-74155-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Care of the Self the History of Sexuality'Book summary:The Care of the Self is the third and possibly final volume of Michel Foucault's widely acclaimed examination of "the experience of sexuality in Western society." Foucault takes us into the first two centuries of our own era, into the Golden Age of Rome, to reveal a subtle but decisive break from the classical Greek vision of sexual pleasure. He skillfully explores the whole corpus of moral reflection among philosophers (Plutarch, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca) and physicians of the era, and uncovers an increasing mistrust of pleasure and growing anxiety over sexual activity and its consequences. [via]
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Centaurby John UpdikeISBN 0394418816 (0-394-41881-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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In a small Pennsylvania town in the late 1940s, schoolteacher George Caldwell yearns to find some meaning in his life. Alone with his teenage son for three days in a blizzard, Caldwell sees his son grow and change as he himself begins to lose touch with his life. Interwoven with the myth of Chiron, the noblest centaur, and his relationship to the Titan Prometheus, "The Centaur" is one of Updike's most brilliant novels.
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City of Godby Marcus Dods, AugustineISBN 0394603974 (0-394-60397-4)
Hardcover, Modern Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'City of God'Book summary:Augustine's City of God, a monumental work of religious lore, philosophy, and history, was written as a kind of literary tombstone for Roman culture. After the sack of Rome, Augustine wrote this book to anatomize the corruption of Romans' pursuit of earthly pleasures: "grasping for praise, open-handed with their money; honest in the pursuit of wealth, they wanted to hoard glory." Augustine contrasts his condemnation of Rome with an exaltation of Christian culture. The glory that Rome failed to attain will only be realized by citizens of the City of God, the Heavenly Jerusalem foreseen in Revelation. Because City of God was written for men of classical learning--custodians of the culture Augustine sought to condemn--it is thick with Ciceronian circumlocutions, and makes many stark contrasts between "Your Virgil" and "Our Scriptures." Even if Augustine's prose strikes modern ears as a bit bombastic, and if his polarized Christian/pagan world is more binary than the one we live in today, his arguments against utopianism and his defense of the richness of Christian culture remain useful and strong. City of God is, as its final words proclaim itself to be, "a giant of a book." --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
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Claudius the Godby Robert GravesISBN 0394608127 (0-394-60812-7)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Collected Poems of C. P. Cavafy: A New Translationby Aliki Barnstone, C. P. CafavyISBN 0393061426 (0-393-06142-6)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Complete Illustrated Shakespeareby John GilbertISBN 0405124104 (0-405-12410-4)
Hardcover, Ayer Co Pub
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Drifting Citiesby Strates TsirkasISBN 0394469712 (0-394-46971-2)
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Early Greek Science: Thales to Aristotleby Geoffrey Ernest Richard LloydISBN 0393005836 (0-393-00583-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Egyptianby Mika Toimi WaltariISBN 0399102345 (0-399-10234-5)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Egyptian'Book summary:First published in the United States in 1949 and widely condemned as obscene, The Egyptian outsold every other novel published that year, and remains a classic; readers worldwide have testified to its life-changing power. It is a full-bodied re-creation of a largely forgotten era in the world s history: the Egypt of the 14th century B.C.E., when pharaohs and gods contended with the near-collapse of history s greatest empire. This epic tale encompasses the whole of the then-known world, from Babylon to Crete, from Thebes to Jerusalem, while centering around one unforgettable figure: Sinuhe, a man of mysterious origins who rises from the depths of degradation to become personal physician to Pharaoh Akhnaton.[via]More editions of Egyptian:
The Food of Greeceby Vilma Liacouras ChantilesISBN 0396086136 (0-396-08613-6)
Softcover, Dodd Mead
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Girls In Pants: The Third Summer Of The Sisterhoodby Ann BrasharesISBN 0385729359 (0-385-72935-9)
Hardcover, Delacorte Pr
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Full of homey platitudes about life, love and the pursuit of perfect jeans, Girls in Pants occasionally reads like a lengthy Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul entry. But often thats precisely the kind of friendly reassurance female readers are looking for, and fans of the wildly popular series whove journeyed every summer with the "Septembers" will find much to laugh and cry about in this concluding volume. --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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The Gnostic Gospels: A New Account of the Origins of Christianityby Elaine H. PagelsISBN 0394502787 (0-394-50278-7)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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God's Snakeby Irini SpanidouISBN 0393023206 (0-393-02320-6)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Great Classical Mythsby Francis R. GodolphinISBN 0394604172 (0-394-60417-2)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditionsby Karen ArmstrongISBN 0385721242 (0-385-72124-2)
Softcover, Anchor Books
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Greeceby Robin BarberISBN 0393303721 (0-393-30372-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Greeceby Roger Williams, John Chapple, Karen Van DyckISBN 0395733804 (0-395-73380-4)
Softcover, Langenscheidt Pub Inc
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Greece without Columns: The Making of the Modern Greeksby David HoldenISBN 0397007795 (0-397-00779-5)
Hardcover, Lippincott
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Greek Mythsby O. CoolidgeISBN 0395067219 (0-395-06721-9)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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A Greek Portfolioby Constantine ManosISBN 0393046834 (0-393-04683-4)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Greek Stones Speak: The Story of Archaeology in Greek Landsby Paul Lachlan MacKendrickISBN 0393301117 (0-393-30111-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Greek Tradition in Sculptureby Walter R. AgardISBN 0405105762 (0-405-10576-2)
Hardcover, Ayer Co Pub
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Greek Vegetarian Cookingby Jack Santa-MariaISBN 0394741978 (0-394-74197-8)
Softcover, Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
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Hellenistic Culture: Fusion and Diffusionby Moses HadasISBN 0393005933 (0-393-00593-3)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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History of Ancient Greeceby Jean HatzfieldISBN 0393002470 (0-393-00247-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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History of Greek Religionby Martin Person NilssonISBN 039300287X (0-393-00287-X)
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History of Philosophy: Greece and Romeby Frederick CoplestonISBN 0385468431 (0-385-46843-1)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome'Book summary:Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of philosophy in English.
Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangled with A. J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the existence of God and the possibility of metaphysics, knew that seminary students were fed a woefully inadequate diet of theses and proofs, and that their familiarity with most of history's great thinkers was reduced to simplistic caricatures. Copleston set out to redress the wrong by writing a complete history of Western philosophy, one crackling with incident and intellectual excitement -- and one that gives full place to each thinker, presenting his thought in a beautifully rounded manner and showing his links to those who went before and to those who came after him.
The result of Copleston's prodigious labors is a history of philosophy that is unlikely ever to be surpassed. Thought magazine summed up the general agreement among scholars and students alike when it reviewed Copleston's A History of Philosophy as "broad-minded and objective, comprehensive and scholarly, unified and well proportioned... We cannot recommend [it] too highly." [via]More editions of History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome:
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The History of Sexualityby Michel FoucaultISBN 0394417755 (0-394-41775-5)
Hardcover, Pantheon Books
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A History of Sparta, 950-192 B.C.by William George Grieve ForrestISBN 0393004813 (0-393-00481-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Homeric Gods: The Spiritual Significance of Greek Religionby Walter F. OttoISBN 0405105584 (0-405-10558-4)
Hardcover, Ayer Co Pub
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How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europeby Thomas CahillISBN 0385418493 (0-385-41849-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe'Book summary:In this delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little-known "hinge" of history, Thomas Cahill takes us to the "island of saints and scholars," the Ireland of St. Patrick and the Book of Kells. Here, far from the barbarian despoliation of the continent, monks and scribes laboriously, lovingly, even playfully preserved the West's written treasury. When stability returned in Europe, these Irish scholars were instrumental in spreading learning, becoming not only the conservators of civilization, but also the shapers of the medieval mind, putting their unique stamp on Western culture. [via]
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I, Claudiusby Robert GravesISBN 0394608119 (0-394-60811-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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In Search of a Homeland : The Story of the Aeneidby Penelope Lively, Ian AndrewISBN 0385729375 (0-385-72937-5)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books
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Insight Pocket Guides Athensby Elizabeth Boleman-HerringISBN 0395710634 (0-395-71063-4)
Softcover, Langenscheidt Pub Inc
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An Introduction to Early Greek Philosophy: The Chief Fragments and Ancient Testimony With Connecting Commentaryby John Mansley RobinsonISBN 0395053161 (0-395-05316-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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The Ionian Missionby Patrick O'BrianISBN 0393308219 (0-393-30821-9)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ionian Mission'Book summary:Aubrey and Maturin return to the choppy Mediterranean waters where they first served together, enforcing the Royal Navy's blockade of Toulon. Then the two companions are sent to the Greek Islands, where another series of maritime cliff-hangers awaits them. O'Brian performs his peculiar narrative magic as adeptly as ever, putting (as The Observer would have it) the "spark of character into the sawdust of time." [via]
Joanna and Ulyssesby May SartonISBN 0393304140 (0-393-30414-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Julianby Gore Vidal, Edgar BoxISBN 0394721012 (0-394-72101-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Le Mot Juste: A Dictionary of Classical & Foreign Words & Phrasesby John Buchanan-BrownISBN 0394746902 (0-394-74690-2)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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Lord Elgin's Ladyby Theodore VrettosISBN 0395313333 (0-395-31333-3)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Medeaby Christa WolfISBN 0385518579 (0-385-51857-9)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Medea'Book summary:Pity poor Medea--at least, that's what German novelist Christa Wolf would like you to do. True, the woman's reputation is not good: she stands accused of betraying her father, killing her brother, and then serving up her own children as the main course to their unsuspecting father when he divorces her for another woman. Still, the story of Medea has always been told by men; in Wolf's version, she finally has a woman as her advocate. And advocate Wolf does--in this revisiting of the old tale, Medea is truly a doomed and tragic heroine, closer to the subject of Wolf's previous book, Cassandra than to the murderous slave to passion she has always been portrayed as. Though many of the plot points remain the same--Jason's journey to Colchis to claim the golden fleece, his subsequent flight with Medea, and the death of her brother, Apsyrtus--the circumstances are turned on their heads. Medea's betrayal of her father, Aeëtes, for example, and elopement with Jason have less to do with wreckless passion than her secret knowledge that Apsyrtus died at Aeëtes's hand, the victim of dynastic competition.
In Wolf's retelling, Medea is no mere tale of scorned passion and bloody revenge but rather a complex weave of power and politics. In it Jason is the pawn in a greater struggle between King Creon, who harbors his own nasty secret, and Medea, a wise woman who knows too much about what goes on in Creon's kingdom. In limning the life and death pas-de-deux of these two strong characters, Wolf also examines themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and the effects of political oppression on personal relationships. Interesting enough in its own right, Medea takes on added piquancy when read in light of revelations in the wake of German reunification that Wolf was, for many years, a Stasi informant. In revisiting the much-maligned Medea's motivations, Christa Wolf may, in fact, be offering an accounting of her own. [via]
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Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europeby Thomas CahillISBN 0385495552 (0-385-49555-2)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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By placing the image of the Virgin Mary at the center of their churches and their lives, medieval people exalted womanhood to a level unknown in any previous society. For the first time, men began to treat women with dignity and women took up professions that had always been closed to them.
The communion bread, believed to be the body of Jesus, encouraged the formulation of new questions in philosophy: Could reality be so fluid that one substance could be transformed into another? Could ordinary bread become a holy reality? Could mud become gold, as the alchemists believed? These new questions pushed the minds of medieval thinkers toward what would become modern science.
Artists began to ask themselves similar questions. How can we depict human anatomy so that it looks real to the viewer? How can we depict motion in a composition that never moves? How can two dimensions appear to be three? Medieval artists (and writers, too) invented the Western tradition of realism.
On visits to the great cities of Europemonumental Rome; the intellectually explosive Paris of Peter Abelard and Thomas Aquinas; the hotbed of scientific study that was Oxford; and the incomparable Florence of Dante and GiottoCahill brilliantly captures the spirit of experimentation, the colorful pageantry, and the passionate pursuit of knowledge that built the foundations for the modern world. Bursting with stunning four-color art, MYSTERIES OF THE MIDDLE AGES is the ultimate Christmas gift book. [via]More editions of Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe:
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The New Century Handbook of Greek Art and Architectureby Catherine B. AveryISBN 0390669423 (0-390-66942-3)
Hardcover, Appleton-Century-Crofts
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Nikeby Nicholas FlokosISBN 0395883962 (0-395-88396-2)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Norton Shakespeare: Based on the Oxford Editionby William Shakespeare, Stephen Greenblatt, Walter Cohen, Jean E. Howard, Katharine E. MausISBN 0393041077 (0-393-04107-7)
Hardcover, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Norton Shakespeare : Based on the Oxford Edition'Book summary:Comprising the complete works of William Shakespeare, based on the Oxford edition, this book has been edited and annotated to provide a single-column text. Each play has an introduction aimed at encouraging a fresh approach to the work. In the general introduction, the editor draws a picture of everyday life in Elizabethan England: the culture, the people, commerce, politics and religion. He describes Shakespeare's family life and his professional career as a working man of the theatre. He also discusses the printing and publishing of the plays, and recent developments in textual scholarship. Lastly, he considers questions affecting Shakespeare criticism. An essay by Andrew Gurr (University of Reading), on the staging of Shakespeare's plays explains, for example, how the plays were performed at the "Globe" theatre. An accompanying CD-ROM, "The Norton Shakespeare Workshop" is also available. [via]
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The Origin and Early Form of Greek Tragedyby Gerald Frank ElseISBN 0393006565 (0-393-00656-5)
Hardcover, Norton
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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mindby Julian JaynesISBN 0395563526 (0-395-56352-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Paging Aphroditeby Kim GreenISBN 0385337191 (0-385-33719-1)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The Power of Mythby Joseph Campbell, Betty S. Flowers, Bill D. MoyersISBN 0385418868 (0-385-41886-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Power of Myth'Book summary:Among his many gifts, Joseph Campbell's most impressive was the unique ability to take a contemporary situation, such as the murder and funeral of President John F. Kennedy, and help us understand its impact in the context of ancient mythology. Herein lies the power of The Power of Myth, showing how humans are apt to create and live out the themes of mythology. Based on a six-part PBS television series hosted by Bill Moyers, this classic is especially compelling because of its engaging question-and-answer format, creating an easy, conversational approach to complicated and esoteric topics. For example, when discussing the mythology of heroes, Campbell and Moyers smoothly segue from the Sumerian sky goddess Inanna to Star Wars' mercenary-turned-hero, Han Solo. Most impressive is Campbell's encyclopedic knowledge of myths, demonstrated in his ability to recall the details and archetypes of almost any story, from any point and history, and translate it into a lesson for spiritual living in the here and now. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Rebel Heart: The Scandalous Life of Jane Digbyby Mary S. LovellISBN 0393038955 (0-393-03895-5)
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Ripley's Gameby Patricia HighsmithISBN 0394490053 (0-394-49005-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ripley's Game'Book summary:Contemporary / American English One night, Tom Ripley is insulted by a man at a party. An ordinary person would just be upset by this, but Tom Ripley is not an ordinary person. Months later, when a friend asks him for help with two simple murders, he remembers the night and plans revenge. He starts a game - a very nasty game, in which he plays with the life of a sick and innocent man. But how far will he go? [via]
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The Riverside Chaucerby Geoffrey Chaucer, Larry D. BensonISBN 0395290317 (0-395-29031-7)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Riverside Chaucer'Book summary:This peerless new edition of Chaucer's complete works is the fruit of many years' study, and replaces Robinson's famous edition, long regarded as the standard text. Freshly edited and annotated, the "Riverside Chaucer" is now the indispensable edition for students and readers of Chaucer. [via]
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The Riverside Shakespeareby William Shakespeare, G. Blakemore Evans, Heather Dubrow, Charles H. Shattuck, William T. Liston, Frank Kermode, Hallett Smith, Anne Barton, Harry Levin, Herschel Baker, Marie Edel, Joseph Jay TobinISBN 0395754909 (0-395-75490-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Riverside Shakespeare'Book summary:After more than a generation and despite its many imitators, The Riverside Shakespeare remains the Shakespeare of choice for scholars and general readers alike. Recently revised to reflect the last quarter century of literary scholarship, it is now available in a deluxe edition - two volumes, bound in full cloth, in a handsome, four-color slipcase. The new, revised version of The Riverside Shakespeare retains all the features that made the first edition so popular - the invaluable notes, the wide-ranging introduction, and the brilliant critical prefaces to the individual works. Additions include the history play Edward IIIand the poem "A Funeral Elegy," both recently claimed for Shakespeare by computer-aided textual analysis. The original appendices have been updated and expanded and are joined by two new essays, "Twentieth-Century Shakespeare Criticism" and "Shakespeare's Plays in Performance: From 1970," the latter accompanied by eight pages of full-color photographs. [via]
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Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin - The Riverside Shakespeare: ISBN 0395172268 (0-395-17226-8)
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The Satiriconby Petronius Arbiter, Brady B. Gilleland, Evan Taylor SageISBN 0390705608 (0-390-70560-8)
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The Scapegoat:Ritual and Literature: Ritual and Literatureby John B. Vickery, J'nan M. SelleryISBN 0395112567 (0-395-11256-7)
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Selected Satires of Lucianby Lucian, Lionel CassonISBN 0393004430 (0-393-00443-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Selected Satires of Lucian'Book summary:"Lucian's genial mockery," writes Lionel Casson, "aimed at man's omnipresent failings, is never out of date: the jabs he gave the hypocrites, grandstanders, fakers, and boobs of the ancient world can just as appropriately be administered to their counterparts of the modern."
Lucian, born in Syria in the second century C.E., came to Greece at an early age and mastered its language and literature. He took up law, left it for public speaking, then turned to full-time writing, producing the wide range of subject matter and literary form which is represented in this collection.
A master of the vivid scene, Lucian used his pungent style to ridicule the tyrants, prophets, waning gods, and hypocrite philosophers of his own day and the centuries preceding him. His most typical genre is a parody of a Platonic dialogue, but he also excelled in straight narrative, as in the elaborate spoof "A True Story" and the old folk tale outrageously retold, "Lucius, the Ass." His skeptical mind and imaginative irony have influenced generations of artists and writers, and now in Professor Casson's new translations can be freshly enjoyed today. [via]More editions of Selected Satires of Lucian:
The Soul of Battle: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, How Three Great Liberators Vanquished Tyrannyby Victor Davis HansonISBN 0385720599 (0-385-72059-9)
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Three Plays of Euripides: Alcestis, Medea The Bachaeby Paul RocheISBN 0393093123 (0-393-09312-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Three Plays of Euripides: Alcestis, Medea The Bachae'Book summary:"Paul Roche...must be ranked among the great translators of the Greek dramas in our century."-Robert W. CorriganHere are three of Euripides' finest tragedies offered in vivid, modern translations. [via]
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Three Plays of Euripides:Alcestis, Medea, The Bacchae: Alcestis, Medea, The Bacchaeby Euripides, Paul RocheISBN 0393043827 (0-393-04382-7)
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A Treasury of Edith Hamiltonby Edith HamiltonISBN 0393043134 (0-393-04313-4)
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Ulyssesby James JoyceISBN 0394743121 (0-394-74312-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ulysses'Book summary:Ulysses has been labeled dirty, blasphemous, and unreadable. In a famous 1933 court decision, Judge John M. Woolsey declared it an emetic book--although he found it sufficiently unobscene to allow its importation into the United States--and Virginia Woolf was moved to decry James Joyce's "cloacal obsession." None of these adjectives, however, do the slightest justice to the novel. To this day it remains the modernist masterpiece, in which the author takes both Celtic lyricism and vulgarity to splendid extremes. It is funny, sorrowful, and even (in a close-focus sort of way) suspenseful. And despite the exegetical industry that has sprung up in the last 75 years, Ulysses is also a compulsively readable book. Even the verbal vaudeville of the final chapters can be navigated with relative ease, as long as you're willing to be buffeted, tickled, challenged, and (occasionally) vexed by Joyce's sheer command of the English language.
Among other things, a novel is simply a long story, and the first question about any story is: What happens?. In the case of Ulysses, the answer might be Everything. William Blake, one of literature's sublime myopics, saw the universe in a grain of sand. Joyce saw it in Dublin, Ireland, on June 16, 1904, a day distinguished by its utter normality. Two characters, Stephen Dedalus and Leopold Bloom, go about their separate business, crossing paths with a gallery of indelible Dubliners. We watch them teach, eat, stroll the streets, argue, and (in Bloom's case) masturbate. And thanks to the book's stream-of-consciousness technique--which suggests no mere stream but an impossibly deep, swift-running river--we're privy to their thoughts, emotions, and memories. The result? Almost every variety of human experience is crammed into the accordian folds of a single day, which makes Ulysses not just an experimental work but the very last word in realism.
Both characters add their glorious intonations to the music of Joyce's prose. Dedalus's accent--that of a freelance aesthetician, who dabbles here and there in what we might call Early Yeats Lite--will be familiar to readers of Portrait of an Artist As a Young Man. But Bloom's wistful sensualism (and naive curiosity) is something else entirely. Seen through his eyes, a rundown corner of a Dublin graveyard is a figure for hope and hopelessness, mortality and dogged survival: "Mr Bloom walked unheeded along his grove by saddened angels, crosses, broken pillars, family vaults, stone hopes praying with upcast eyes, old Ireland's hearts and hands. More sensible to spend the money on some charity for the living. Pray for the repose of the soul of. Does anybody really?" --James Marcus [via]
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The Use of Pleasure: The History of Sexualityby Michel FoucaultISBN 0394751221 (0-394-75122-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Use of Pleasure: The History of Sexuality'Book summary:In this sequel to The History of Sexuality, Volume I: An Introduction, the brilliantly original French thinker who died in 1984 gives an analysis of how the ancient Greeks perceived sexuality.
Throughout The Uses of Pleasure Foucault analyzes an irresistible array of ancient Greek texts on eroticism as he tries to answer basic questions: How in the West did sexual experience become a moral issue? And why were other appetites of the body, such as hunger, and collective concerns, such as civic duty, not subjected to the numberless rules and regulations and judgments that have defined, if not confined, sexual behavior? [via]More editions of The Use of Pleasure: The History of Sexuality:
Welfare Mothers Speak Out:We Ain't Gonna Shuffle Anymore: We Ain't Gonna Shuffle Anymoreby Milwaukee County Welfare Rights Organization, Thomas Howard Tarantino, Dismas BeckerISBN 0393010732 (0-393-01073-2)
Softcover, Norton
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Western Experienceby Mortimer Chambers, Eugene F. RiceISBN 0394330854 (0-394-33085-4)
Softcover, Knopf
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Widowsby Ariel DorfmanISBN 0394711084 (0-394-71108-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Widows'Book summary:Contains WIDOWS, a parable of courage and resilience in the face of totalitarian oppression, and LAST WALTZ IN SANTIAGO, a collection of poems written on the themes of exile and 'the disappeared'. From the author of DEATH AND THE MAIDEN. [via]
Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Timesby Elizabeth Wayland BarberISBN 0393313484 (0-393-31348-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times'Book summary:2500 years ago, the women of Athens slaved at home, virtual prisoners of their husbands, expected to provide the cloth and clothing for their family. 4000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, there was a very different picture: respectable women were in business, weaving textiles at home to be sold abroad for gold and silver. Going back even further, 20,000 years ago women began making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibres. Indeed, for over 20,000 years, until the Industrial Revolution, the arts of weaving belonged primarily to women and were the principal vehicle for demonstrating their various roles as mother, provider, worker, entrepreneur and artist. [via]
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Works of Geoffrey Chaucerby Geoffrey ChaucerISBN 0395055687 (0-395-05568-7)
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The Works of Platoby Plato, Irwin EdmanISBN 0394604202 (0-394-60420-2)
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Works: William Shakespeareby William Shakespeare, William G. Clark, William Aldis WrightISBN 0404059503 (0-404-05950-3)
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The World of Late Antiquity Ad 150-750: Ad 150-750by Peter Robert Lamont BrownISBN 0393958035 (0-393-95803-5)
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