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Sappho: A New Translation
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I hate to say it, but this book made me somewhat regret studying Ancient Greek. I was given a copy by a friend and utterly adored it. It lived in my purse. I found the poems graceful in their simplicity, the imagery beautiful. Then I was asked to translate some Sapphic poetry for class and attempted to use this book as a reference by which to check my ... »
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The Rise of Rome: Books One to Five (Oxford World's Classics)
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The book itself is, of course, an immortal classic; I can read it reasonably well in the original Latin, myself (being Italian and having received a good classical education before college), but I've long been searching for a suitable English edition to recommend to my American family and friends -- and with this one, I've finally found it! It reads a... »
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War and the Iliad
Simone Weil was one of the transcendent geniuses of our time. The archetypal intellectual/activist - the clarity of her insight and the depth and weight o... »
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Aristotle's Poetics (Dramabook,)
The original, Aristotle's short study of storytelling, written in the fourth century B.C., is the world's first critical book about the laws of literature... »
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Against the Protestant Gnostics
Lee's book is, indeed, a detailed look at the ancient gnostic movement and its conflict with early Christianity. Yes, Lee has a few axes to grind and a fe... »
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