Description: Mary Beard is one of the world's best-known classicists - a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her books and TV presenting.In a series of sparkling essays, she explores our rich classical heritage - from Greek drama to Roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of classical history, such as Alexander the Great, Nero and Boudicca. She invites you into the places where Greeks and Romans lived and died, from the palace at Knossos to Cleopatra's Alexandria - and reveals the often hidden world of slaves. She brings back to life some of the greatest writers of antiquity - including Thucydides, Cicero and Tacitus - and takes a fresh look at both scholarly controversies and popular interpretations of the ancient world, from The Golden Bough to Asterix.The fruit of over thirty years in the world of classical scholarship, Confronting the Classics captures the world of antiquity and its modern significance with wit, verve and scholarly expertise.
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EAN: 9781781250495
UPC: 9781781250495
ISBN: 9781781250495
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Book Title: Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures a
Item Length: 19.4 cm
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures and Innovations
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: History
Item Height: 198 mm
Item Weight: 268 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Professor Mary Beard
Item Width: 129 mm
Format: Paperback
