Homer: The Odyssey
- 112pagine
- 4 ore di lettura
This handy guide will introduce students to a text that has been fundamental to literature for nearly 3000 years.
Jasper Griffin Libri
Jasper Griffin è stato un distinto studioso di letteratura classica presso l'Università di Oxford. La sua carriera accademica era profondamente radicata nello studio dei testi antichi, esplorandone la rilevanza duratura e le complesse sfumature. Attraverso il suo lavoro, ha illuminato l'eredità intellettuale dell'antichità, contribuendo in modo significativo alla comprensione e all'apprezzamento del pensiero classico per il pubblico contemporaneo.
Homer on Life and Death
- 234pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
The Iliad' and Odyssey' are not just good stories. Homeric poetry manages to confer significance on the persons and actions, and to interpret the world and human life and death. This book shows how this is done.
The Oxford History of the Classical World
- 454pagine
- 16 ore di lettura
Written by a team of distinguished scholars these volumes offer a comprehensive view of the Graeco-Roman world, its history and achievements. With over 250 illustrations and with extensive reference material.
The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World
- 520pagine
- 19 ore di lettura
'From reviews of The Oxford History of the Classical World: the book is truly excellent the standard of the contributions is extraordinarily high ' -Observer' this book has no equal and would be difficult to better ' -Books and Bookmen
This book tells the story of the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster of villages to the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus and its consolidation in the first two centuries AD. It also discusses some aspects of the later Empire and its influence on western civilizations, not least through the adoption of Christianity.
