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" A study of the character and history of an ancient civilization and the people who created it." 256p. index Book
" A study of the character and history of an ancient civilization and the people who created it." 256p. index Book
Bottom of spine has tear (3 cm) and chipping to spine. Writing in ink to table of contents (page numbers). Text is clean. ; Harper Torchbooks; 157 pages; Is Sophocles the poet "more important" than Sophocles the moralist, Sophocles the student of character, or Sophocles the storyteller? In this work, classicist Richmond Lattimore examines the complex and varied ways in which Greek poetry contributes to Greek drama. While acknowledging the difficulty of separating poetry - especially in translation - from other aspects of language, Lattimore offers insight into plays by Aeschylus ("The Suppliant Maidens", "The Persians", "The Seven against Thebes", "Prometheus Bound") , Sophocles ("Ajax", "Oedipus Tyrannus") and Euripedes ("Medea", "Helen", "The Bacchae").
Scholar's name to titlepage (Robert Brown). Pencilling to about 7 pages or so. ; English translations of some lyric poets including Anacreon, alcaeus, Simonides, Sappho and others. ; Phoenix Books; 82 pages
Wraps are a bit yellowed. Minor rubbing and shelfwear to wraps. Scholar's bookplate to ffep (Jenifer Neils). ; English translations of some lyric poets including Anacreon, Alcaeus, Simonides, Sappho and others. ; Phoenix Books; 82 pages
"Enlarged edition with more than a hundred peoms and poetic fragments from the great age of Greek lyric potery - in robust and graceful modern translation." Pbk. 82p. Book
Tears to hinges of front wrap. Chipping and creasing to wraps. Corners edgeworn and creased. Writing in pen to ffep. Corner of front wrap is torn off. No markings to text. ; Harper Torchbooks; Vol. 2; 652 pages
Biography of Byron includes his adventures in Greece.35p.plates Bibliography.Index. Neat tight text library stamp , shabby paper covers, Book
Minor discoloration to spine. Old price sticker stain to front wrap. Else minor shelfwear. ; The complete translation, from the Greek of A. O. Prickard's Oxford text, features an introduction by Grube, establishing the historical and critical context of the work, and a biographical index. ; The Library of Liberal Arts; 66 pages
Minor discoloration to spine. Soiling to front wrap (coffee stains). Old price sticker to front wrap. Else VG. ; The complete translation, from the Greek of A. O. Prickard's Oxford text, features an introduction by Grube, establishing the historical and critical context of the work, and a biographical index. ; The Library of Liberal Arts; 66 pages
Scholar's name to ffep (Robert Brown). Creasing to spine with small tear near base of spine. ; Hermes Books; 180 pages
Light wear to corners of wraps. Tear near head of spine (1.5 cm). Else VG. ; Hermes Books; 180 pages
430p.+ plates bibliography. index. Vintage copy, text neat and complete, but paper covers scuffed. Book
Vintage guidebook for travellers to Athens, 196p. index Book
Light wear to base of spine. ; 57 pages
Penguin Classics L 193 Book
The author was Aristotle Onassis' private secretary from 1966 to 1975 and was a involved in most of the events of the Onassis family. Book
Pages tanned. Minor ink notes and underlining. Spine sunned. ; Fontana History of the Ancient World; 320 pages; Within the space of 300 years, up to the great Persian invasion of 480BC, Greece was transformed from a simple society into a sophisticated civilization which dominated the shores of the Mediterranean. This book places the development of Greece in the context of Mediterranean civilization. Within the space of three centuries, up to the great Persian invasion of 480BC, Greece was transformed from a simple peasant society into a sophisticated civilization which dominated the shores of the Mediterranean from Spain to Syria and from the Crimea to Egypt - a culture whose achievements in the fields of art, science, philosophy and politics were to establish the canons of the Western world. The author of this book places this development in the context of Mediterranean civilization, providing an account of the transformation that launched Western culture.
Pages tanned. Minor shelfwear. ; Sammlung Göschen Band 70; Vol. 1; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 144 pages
Minor shelfwear to book. DJ is a bit tatty with chipping and tears. ; 14pp+20 color plates.; Movements in World Art; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Scholar's name to ffep (Philippa Goold née Forder). Tiny indents to foreedges of first few pages. Browning to wraps ; Doubleday Anchor Books; 299 pages
Some underlining in red to some pages. A bit of pencilling. Minor yellowing to wraps. ; Ancient Culture and Society Series; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 135 pages; A picture of religious life in Rome during the period between 80 BC and AD 69. He discusses the various Roman gods and their spheres of activity, the manner and kinds of prayer, forms of sacrifice, the belief of divination, the calendar of religious year, private religion and its role in Roman family life, priests and their part in the complicated procedure of Roman religion, and the powerful religious revival in the time of Augustus.
Bottom corner of front wrap is rubbed and chipped. Else minor shelfwear. ; Ancient Culture and Society Series; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 135 pages; A picture of religious life in Rome during the period between 80 BC and AD 69. He discusses the various Roman gods and their spheres of activity, the manner and kinds of prayer, forms of sacrifice, the belief of divination, the calendar of religious year, private religion and its role in Roman family life, priests and their part in the complicated procedure of Roman religion, and the powerful religious revival in the time of Augustus.
Spine faded. Some red and black ink underlining to some pages. ; E. T. Owen discusses what makes the Iliad such an enduring work of art - including narrative technique, imagery, and characterization - and shows how each incident contributes to the overall emotional effect of the poem. ; 248 pages
Tiny but useful pocket phrase book for travellers to Greece Book