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Who Killed Homer?: The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom
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The answer to the attention-grabbing question posed by classicists Victor Davis Hanson and John Heath in the title of this passionate defense of their field (which is also a damnation of their academic colleagues) is not a pretty one. "It was," they admit sadly, "an inside job." Why, at the end of the 20th century, should we give a hoot in the firs... »
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Lost Goddesses of Early Greece: A Collection of Pre-Hellenic Myths
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Lost Goddesses of Early Greece feature long lost stories of the early goddesses of Old Europe. It starts out with an interesting introduction that sheds light on how Ms. Spretnak researched these myths. This follows with chapters on Gaia, Pandora, Themis, Aphrodite, Triad of the Moon: Artemis, Selene & Hecate, Hera, Athena, Demeter a... »
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Approaches to Peace: A Reader in Peace Studies
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I've used David Barash's _Approaches to Peace_ several times in my college classes on peace and justice. This is unusual in itself, because I rarely use anthologies, preferring instead to go straight to the original sources themselves. I like Barash's approach, though, because it tries to be inclusive as possible. The anthology begins by looking ... »
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The Essential Iliad
This "Essential Iliad" contains about one third of the Iliad. There is a somewhat different abridgment of this same translation in "The Essential Homer,"... »
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The Complete Fables (Penguin Classics)
I picked up this book hoping to find really a good academic telling of the fables. Instead, I find a poorly written book full of grammatical errors. Plu... »
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Classical Myth (5th Edition)
Excellent text. Covers the classical gods and heros, primarily of the Greeks, with a appreciable amount of depth and scope. The text also includes a rathe... »
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The Bacchae of Euripides: A New Version
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 b... »
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The Odyssey
Robert Fagles's translation is a jaw-droppingly beautiful rendering of Homer's Odyssey, the most accessible and enthralling epic of classical Greec... »
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The Dictionary of Classical Mythology
I bought this for my classics class at university and it is fabulous!! The information helps me to learn the background of characters as I am new to this ... »
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