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The Bacchae of Euripides: A New Version
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While I haven't read much Greek tragedy, and this is my first Euripides play, the Bacchae is the most aweful I've yet to read. The fury of a god spurned by his family and city had me entranced in awe. I still can't quite understand it. I just had to be still and let its terrible beauty wash over me -- to experience it. I imagine that the audience at it... »
The Everything Classical Mythology Book: Greek and Roman Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters from Ares to Zeus (Everything Series)
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While this reference is quite basic, it is easy to follow the lineage and obtain a working knowledge of classical mythology from this book. HOWEVER, beware that there are several misprints that will confuse the reader, as well as references in the index to characters that do not appear on the mentioned page. Thus, the book is in dire need of a decent... »
Aristotle's Poetics (Dramabook,)
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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. Sure, it's 2400 years old, but Aristotle's discussions--Unity of Plot, Reversal of the Situation, Character--though written in the context of ancient Greek Tragedy, Comedy and Epic Poetry, still ap... »
Aesop's Fables (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
The basis behind Aesop's Fables is the fact that this storyteller used animals to teach certain lessons that turn out to be contradictory if you have the ... »
The Homeric Hymns: A Translation, with Introduc
A beautiful and accessible translation. The notes in the back are an added bonus.... »
The Republic and The Laws (Oxford World's Class
From Plato's Republic or before, people have written their ideas of what the ideal state would look like, and especially how it would be governed. Cicero,... »
The Works and Days; Theogony; The Shield of Her
Hesiod was a bit of a disappointment for me. The Works and Days was full of agriculture tips and his advice on how you should live your life. There was ... »
Menander, The Plays and Fragments (Oxford World
Whip through a couple of these short plays and fragments by the father of Greek New Comedy, and you'll see just how much our more modern formats are indeb... »
Bioseparations Science and Engineering (Topics
I used Dr. Harrison's manuscript of this text while taking his bioseparations course at OU. It is an excellent text and can really give you an edge on bi... »
Ulysses (Cliffs Notes)
I am still digesting "Ulysses." I read it while walking around Dublin a few years ago. It was marvelous to trace the steps of Leopold and Molly, and to se... »
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