Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us

From the moderator of The New York Times philosophy blog "The Stone, " a book that argues that if we want to understand ourselves we have to go bac...

'Nature and the Greeks' and 'Science and Humanism' - Erwin Schrodinger

Reducere. In 1872, Jacob Burckhardt, one of the preeminent historians of classical and Renaissance culture, presented this revolutionary work, which portrays...

Description"Magnificent."--Robert L. Tignor, Princeton University From the early nineteenth century through to the 1960s, the Greeks formed the lar...

DescriptionIn this philosophy classic, which was first published in 1951, E. R. Dodds takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph o...

Nobel laureate Erwin Schrodinger was one of the most distinguished scientists of the twentieth century; his lectures on the history and philosophy ...

A radical reappraisal of homosexuality in Ancient Greece, by a young historian described as 'the best thing to happen to ancient history for decade...

DescriptionA vivid exploration of the many ways the classical world remains relevant today, this is a passionate justification of why we continue t...

What the Ancient Greeks and Romans can teach us about succeeding at work today.

The proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Black Sea Antiquities (Constanta, 2017) is dedicated to the 90th birthday of Prof. Sir John ...

Reducere. Ricks knocks it out of the park with this jewel of a book. On every page I learned something new. Read it every night if you want to restore your f...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Thomas E. RicksNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 135 x 203 x 29Cover type: PaperbackRedescop...

On January 27, 1967, astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee climbed into a new spacecraft perched atop a large Saturn rocket at Kenned...

Discover history's most famous and fearsome invaders and raiders!

INVADERS AND RAIDERS looks at some of the most powerful civilisations of the past, and shows how and why their influence spread beyond their origin...

The way we are governed. It all began on the mountains and islands of Europe's southeastern edge, more than 3, 000 years ago. The Greeks is the sto...

Is America destined to always be a violent nation? This sweeping history by Chris Murphy, U.S. senator from Connecticut, explores the origins of ou...

Reducere. Ancient Greek history is full of fascinating events and adventures, with the refined culture and many Gods of olden Greece a highlight - this histo...

DescriptionThe Revenge Tragedy flourished in Britain during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. The classic ingredients of the genr...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: St Justin MartyrTranslator: Thomas B. FallsSt. Justin Martyr is known as the oustanding apologist of the second century. Wh...

An irresistible and heartrending novel from Sunday Times bestselling writer Josephine Cox. Lucy Nolan has everything she could wish for - until tra...

An introduction to Greek society examining the period from 1500 BC to Roman times. The authors explore many aspects of Greek social, political, rel...

Reducere. On May 13, 1928, ten prominent men of Brockton, Massachusetts, headed off on a fishing trip to Moosehead Lake in Maine. After traveling fourteen ho...

On 13 October 1939, HMS Royal Oak, one of the British navy's top battleships, was destroyed at the Royal Navy's main anchorage at Scapa Flow. This ...

Friedrich Nietzsche was arguably the most important and influential thinker of the nineteenth century. "The Birth of Tragedy", his first published ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 12 bw illusNumber of pages: 312Collection: Bloomsbury Studies in Classical ReceptionPublicatio...

Reducere. DescriptionOn May 13, 1928, ten prominent men of Brockton, Massachusetts, headed off on a fishing trip to Moosehead Lake in Maine. After traveling ...

In September 1857, a wagon train passing through Utah laden with gold was attacked. Approximately 140 people were slaughtered; only 17 children und...

A three-year-old boy dies, having apparently fallen while trying to reach a bag of sugar on a high shelf. His grandmother stands accused of second-...

Discover the astonishing facts about the Titanic and how it came to a catastrophic end in this illustrated, accessible and riveting account of one ...

This book takes a thematic approach that analyses a broad range of military and social aspects of Greek warfare in the period from the Late Bronze ...

Greeks and Romans covers everything pupils need to know for the non-linguistic section of the Latin Common Entrance exam, and is ideal to support C...

This book is a collection of Simone Weil's writings, which reflect her intellectual and spiritual concerns, on Greek thought. It discusses how prec...

Reducere. H. A. Guerber's The Story of the Greeks provides a basic but thorough history of Greece. Beginning with Greek myth and legend, Guerber moves throug...

Reducere. H. A. Guerber's The Story of the Greeks provides a basic but thorough history of Greece. Beginning with Greek myth and legend, Guerber moves throug...