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Travels with Herodotus
Written by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2009
Price: $14.95
From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond the Iron Curtain to India, China, Ethiopia, and other exotic locales.
In the 1950s, Ryszard Kapuscinski finished university in Poland and became a foreign correspondent, hoping to go abroad – perhaps to... Read more >
Written by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2009
Price: $14.95
From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond the Iron Curtain to India, China, Ethiopia, and other exotic locales.
In the 1950s, Ryszard Kapuscinski finished university in Poland and became a foreign correspondent, hoping to go abroad – perhaps to... Read more >
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The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika
Edited by Robert B. Strassler
Format: Hardcover, 672 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $40.00
From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the Peloponnesian War.
Hellenika covers the years between 411 and 362 B.C.E., a particularly dramatic... Read more >
Edited by Robert B. Strassler
Format: Hardcover, 672 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $40.00
From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the Peloponnesian War.
Hellenika covers the years between 411 and 362 B.C.E., a particularly dramatic... Read more >
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Annals and Histories
Written by Tacitus
Translated by Alfred Church and William Brodribb
Introduction by Robin Lane Fox
Noted by Eleanor Cowan
Format: Hardcover, 888 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $32.00
The complete historical works of the greatest chronicler of the Roman Empire in a wholly revised and updated translation.
A brilliant narrator and a master stylist, Tacitus served as administrator and senator, a career that gave him an intimate view of the empire at its highest levels, and of the dramatic, violent... Read more >
Written by Tacitus
Translated by Alfred Church and William Brodribb
Introduction by Robin Lane Fox
Noted by Eleanor Cowan
Format: Hardcover, 888 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $32.00
The complete historical works of the greatest chronicler of the Roman Empire in a wholly revised and updated translation.
A brilliant narrator and a master stylist, Tacitus served as administrator and senator, a career that gave him an intimate view of the empire at its highest levels, and of the dramatic, violent... Read more >
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Lost to the West
The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Written by Lars Brownworth
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $26.00
In AD 476 the Roman Empire fell–or rather, its western half did. Its eastern half, which would come to be known as the Byzantine Empire, would endure and often flourish for another eleven centuries. Though its capital would move to Constantinople, its citizens referred to themselves as Roman for the entire... Read more >
The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Written by Lars Brownworth
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $26.00
In AD 476 the Roman Empire fell–or rather, its western half did. Its eastern half, which would come to be known as the Byzantine Empire, would endure and often flourish for another eleven centuries. Though its capital would move to Constantinople, its citizens referred to themselves as Roman for the entire... Read more >
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Lost to the West
The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Written by Lars Brownworth
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $26.00
In AD 476 the Roman Empire fell–or rather, its western half did. Its eastern half, which would come to be known as the Byzantine Empire, would endure and often flourish for another eleven centuries. Though its capital would move to Constantinople, its citizens referred to themselves as Roman for the entire... Read more >
The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Written by Lars Brownworth
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $26.00
In AD 476 the Roman Empire fell–or rather, its western half did. Its eastern half, which would come to be known as the Byzantine Empire, would endure and often flourish for another eleven centuries. Though its capital would move to Constantinople, its citizens referred to themselves as Roman for the entire... Read more >
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Lost to the West
The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Written by Lars Brownworth
Read by Lars Brownworth
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $20.00
In AD 476 the Roman Empire fell–or rather, its western half did. Its eastern half, which would come to be known as the Byzantine Empire, would endure and often flourish for another eleven centuries. Though its capital would move to Constantinople, its citizens referred to themselves as Roman for the entire... Read more >
The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Written by Lars Brownworth
Read by Lars Brownworth
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $20.00
In AD 476 the Roman Empire fell–or rather, its western half did. Its eastern half, which would come to be known as the Byzantine Empire, would endure and often flourish for another eleven centuries. Though its capital would move to Constantinople, its citizens referred to themselves as Roman for the entire... Read more >
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Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome
Written by Anthony Everitt
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2009
Price: $30.00
Acclaimed author Anthony Everitt, whose Augustus was praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer as “a narrative of sustained drama and skillful analysis,” is the rare writer whose work both informs and enthralls. In Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome–the first major account of the emperor in nearly a century–Everitt presents a compelling... Read more >
Written by Anthony Everitt
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2009
Price: $30.00
Acclaimed author Anthony Everitt, whose Augustus was praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer as “a narrative of sustained drama and skillful analysis,” is the rare writer whose work both informs and enthralls. In Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome–the first major account of the emperor in nearly a century–Everitt presents a compelling... Read more >
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Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome
Written by Anthony Everitt
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 1, 2009
Price: $30.00
Acclaimed author Anthony Everitt, whose Augustus was praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer as “a narrative of sustained drama and skillful analysis,” is the rare writer whose work both informs and enthralls. In Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome–the first major account of the emperor in nearly a century–Everitt presents a compelling... Read more >
Written by Anthony Everitt
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 1, 2009
Price: $30.00
Acclaimed author Anthony Everitt, whose Augustus was praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer as “a narrative of sustained drama and skillful analysis,” is the rare writer whose work both informs and enthralls. In Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome–the first major account of the emperor in nearly a century–Everitt presents a compelling... Read more >
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The Message of the Sphinx
A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind
Written by Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2009
Price: $18.95
In this riveting account of historical and archaeological investigation, the authors present hard evidence that the Sphinx, the Pyramids, and the other monuments at Giza are of far more ancient origin than previously believed. Complete with evidence of a conspiracy between the Egyptology establishment and various confidential organizations to keep the... Read more >
A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind
Written by Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2009
Price: $18.95
In this riveting account of historical and archaeological investigation, the authors present hard evidence that the Sphinx, the Pyramids, and the other monuments at Giza are of far more ancient origin than previously believed. Complete with evidence of a conspiracy between the Egyptology establishment and various confidential organizations to keep the... Read more >
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Helen of Troy
The Story Behind the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
Written by Bettany Hughes
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: June 3, 2009
Price: $16.95
An illuminating, erudite, lively search for the real Helen of Troy–a chronicle that combines historical inquiry and storytelling élan–from one of Britain’s most widely acclaimed and popular historians.
As soon as men began to write, they made Helen of Troy their subject; for close to three thousand years she has been both... Read more >
The Story Behind the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
Written by Bettany Hughes
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: June 3, 2009
Price: $16.95
An illuminating, erudite, lively search for the real Helen of Troy–a chronicle that combines historical inquiry and storytelling élan–from one of Britain’s most widely acclaimed and popular historians.
As soon as men began to write, they made Helen of Troy their subject; for close to three thousand years she has been both... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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The Greeks and Greek Love
A Bold New Exploration of the Ancient World
Written by James Davidson
Format: Hardcover, 832 pages
On Sale: May 26, 2009
Price: $45.00
For nearly two thousand years, historians have treated the subject of homosexuality in ancient Greece with apology, embarrassment, or outright denial. Now classics scholar James Davidson offers a brilliant, unblushing exploration of the passion that permeated Greek civilization. Using homosexuality as a lens, Davidson sheds new light on every aspect of... Read more >
A Bold New Exploration of the Ancient World
Written by James Davidson
Format: Hardcover, 832 pages
On Sale: May 26, 2009
Price: $45.00
For nearly two thousand years, historians have treated the subject of homosexuality in ancient Greece with apology, embarrassment, or outright denial. Now classics scholar James Davidson offers a brilliant, unblushing exploration of the passion that permeated Greek civilization. Using homosexuality as a lens, Davidson sheds new light on every aspect of... Read more >
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Aerial Archaeology in Britain
Written by D.N. Riley
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $13.95
Aerial surveying is an important technique used in archaeology, providing a new perspective on large sites or features that are hidden at ground level. From an airplane, the bird's eye view can provide clues about ancient foundations buried beneath the surface by analyzing the soil color, growth of vegetation and even... Read more >
Written by D.N. Riley
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $13.95
Aerial surveying is an important technique used in archaeology, providing a new perspective on large sites or features that are hidden at ground level. From an airplane, the bird's eye view can provide clues about ancient foundations buried beneath the surface by analyzing the soil color, growth of vegetation and even... Read more >
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In the Valley of the Kings
Howard Carter and the Mystery of King Tutankhamun's Tomb
Written by Daniel Meyerson
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $26.00
In 1922, the British archaeologist Henry Carter opened King Tutankhamun’s tomb, illuminating the glories of an ancient civilization. And while the world celebrated the extraordinary revelation that gave Carter international renown and an indelible place in history, by the time of his death, the discovery had nearly destroyed him. Now, in... Read more >
Howard Carter and the Mystery of King Tutankhamun's Tomb
Written by Daniel Meyerson
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $26.00
In 1922, the British archaeologist Henry Carter opened King Tutankhamun’s tomb, illuminating the glories of an ancient civilization. And while the world celebrated the extraordinary revelation that gave Carter international renown and an indelible place in history, by the time of his death, the discovery had nearly destroyed him. Now, in... Read more >
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In the Valley of the Kings
Howard Carter and the Mystery of King Tutankhamun's Tomb
Written by Daniel Meyerson
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $26.00
In 1922, the British archaeologist Henry Carter opened King Tutankhamun’s tomb, illuminating the glories of an ancient civilization. And while the world celebrated the extraordinary revelation that gave Carter international renown and an indelible place in history, by the time of his death, the discovery had nearly destroyed him. Now, in... Read more >
Howard Carter and the Mystery of King Tutankhamun's Tomb
Written by Daniel Meyerson
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $26.00
In 1922, the British archaeologist Henry Carter opened King Tutankhamun’s tomb, illuminating the glories of an ancient civilization. And while the world celebrated the extraordinary revelation that gave Carter international renown and an indelible place in history, by the time of his death, the discovery had nearly destroyed him. Now, in... Read more >
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eBook.
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Pagan Holiday
On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists
Written by Tony Perrottet
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2009
Price: $13.95
The ancient Romans were responsible for many remarkable achievements—Roman numerals, straight roads—but one of their lesser-known contributions was the creation of the tourist industry. The first people in history to enjoy safe and easy travel, Romans embarked on the original Grand Tour, journeying from the lost city of Troy to the... Read more >
On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists
Written by Tony Perrottet
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2009
Price: $13.95
The ancient Romans were responsible for many remarkable achievements—Roman numerals, straight roads—but one of their lesser-known contributions was the creation of the tourist industry. The first people in history to enjoy safe and easy travel, Romans embarked on the original Grand Tour, journeying from the lost city of Troy to the... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Travelling Heroes
In the Epic Age of Homer
Written by Robin Lane Fox
Format: Hardcover, 496 pages
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $32.50
The eighth century B.C. was the formative age of the great epics of Homer, a remote and, in some ways, mysterious era. In this groundbreaking book, Robin Lane Fox takes us into that time before history to explore questions ranging from the origins of the Greek gods to the spread of... Read more >
In the Epic Age of Homer
Written by Robin Lane Fox
Format: Hardcover, 496 pages
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $32.50
The eighth century B.C. was the formative age of the great epics of Homer, a remote and, in some ways, mysterious era. In this groundbreaking book, Robin Lane Fox takes us into that time before history to explore questions ranging from the origins of the Greek gods to the spread of... Read more >
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eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Travelling Heroes
Written by Robin Lane Fox
Format: eBook, 464 pages
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $32.50
The eighth century B.C. was the formative age of the great epics of Homer, a remote and, in some ways, mysterious era. In this groundbreaking book, Robin Lane Fox takes us into that time before history to explore questions ranging from the origins of the Greek gods to the spread of... Read more >
Written by Robin Lane Fox
Format: eBook, 464 pages
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $32.50
The eighth century B.C. was the formative age of the great epics of Homer, a remote and, in some ways, mysterious era. In this groundbreaking book, Robin Lane Fox takes us into that time before history to explore questions ranging from the origins of the Greek gods to the spread of... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Egyptian Pyramids and Mastaba Tombs
Written by Philip J. Watson
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $13.95
The Egyptian pyramids are iconic images of ancient Egyptian civilisation and mythology. This book traces the early development of ancient pyramids and tombs, from the Mastaba burial tombs of the first dynasty, to the Great Pyramid of the fourth. Also exploring the lesser-known pyramids of the Old and Middle Kingdoms, the... Read more >
Written by Philip J. Watson
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $13.95
The Egyptian pyramids are iconic images of ancient Egyptian civilisation and mythology. This book traces the early development of ancient pyramids and tombs, from the Mastaba burial tombs of the first dynasty, to the Great Pyramid of the fourth. Also exploring the lesser-known pyramids of the Old and Middle Kingdoms, the... Read more >
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Roman Roads in Britain
Written by Hugh Davies
Format: Trade Paperback, 72 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $13.95
The vast networks of roads throughout the Roman Empire were vital to the expansion of Roman culture, power and influence across the world and one of their principal uses was the transportation of the Legions to strategic bases in the most direct way possible. This book details the planning, construction and... Read more >
Written by Hugh Davies
Format: Trade Paperback, 72 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $13.95
The vast networks of roads throughout the Roman Empire were vital to the expansion of Roman culture, power and influence across the world and one of their principal uses was the transportation of the Legions to strategic bases in the most direct way possible. This book details the planning, construction and... Read more >
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The Landmark Herodotus
The Histories
Written by Robert B. Strassler
Format: eBook, 1024 pages
On Sale: January 21, 2009
Price: $27.00
From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides, a new Landmark Edition of The Histories by Herodotus, the greatest classical work of history ever written.
Herodotus was a Greek historian living in Ionia during the fifth century BCE. He traveled extensively through the lands of the Mediterranean and the Black... Read more >
The Histories
Written by Robert B. Strassler
Format: eBook, 1024 pages
On Sale: January 21, 2009
Price: $27.00
From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides, a new Landmark Edition of The Histories by Herodotus, the greatest classical work of history ever written.
Herodotus was a Greek historian living in Ionia during the fifth century BCE. He traveled extensively through the lands of the Mediterranean and the Black... Read more >
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hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Rome and Jerusalem
The Clash of Ancient Civilizations
Written by Martin Goodman
Format: eBook, 624 pages
On Sale: December 24, 2008
Price: $20.00
A magisterial history of the titanic struggle between the Roman and Jewish worlds that led to the destruction of Jerusalem.
Martin Goodman—equally renowned in Jewish and in Roman studies—examines this conflict, its causes, and its consequences with unprecedented authority and thoroughness. He delineates the incompatibility between the cultural, political, and religious beliefs... Read more >
The Clash of Ancient Civilizations
Written by Martin Goodman
Format: eBook, 624 pages
On Sale: December 24, 2008
Price: $20.00
A magisterial history of the titanic struggle between the Roman and Jewish worlds that led to the destruction of Jerusalem.
Martin Goodman—equally renowned in Jewish and in Roman studies—examines this conflict, its causes, and its consequences with unprecedented authority and thoroughness. He delineates the incompatibility between the cultural, political, and religious beliefs... Read more >
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hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The Road to Eleusis
Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries
Written by R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann and Carl A. P. Ruck
Preface by Huston Smith
Afterword by Peter Webster
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $18.95
The secretive Mysteries conducted at Eleusis in Greece for nearly two millennia have long puzzled scholars with strange accounts of initiates experiencing otherworldly journeys. In this groundbreaking work, three experts—a mycologist, a chemist, and a historian—argue persuasively that the sacred potion given to participants in the course of the ritual contained... Read more >
Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries
Written by R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann and Carl A. P. Ruck
Preface by Huston Smith
Afterword by Peter Webster
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $18.95
The secretive Mysteries conducted at Eleusis in Greece for nearly two millennia have long puzzled scholars with strange accounts of initiates experiencing otherworldly journeys. In this groundbreaking work, three experts—a mycologist, a chemist, and a historian—argue persuasively that the sacred potion given to participants in the course of the ritual contained... Read more >
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Egyptian Scarabs
Written by Richard Wilkinson
Format: Trade Paperback, 72 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $13.95
The scarab is the single most abundant artifact to have survived from ancient Egypt and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, were made throughout the course of Egyptian history. Today, scarabs continue to be found on excavations throughout Egypt and thousands reside in museum collections around the world. This volume examines... Read more >
Written by Richard Wilkinson
Format: Trade Paperback, 72 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $13.95
The scarab is the single most abundant artifact to have survived from ancient Egypt and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, were made throughout the course of Egyptian history. Today, scarabs continue to be found on excavations throughout Egypt and thousands reside in museum collections around the world. This volume examines... Read more >
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Rome and Jerusalem
The Clash of Ancient Civilizations
Written by Martin Goodman
Format: Trade Paperback, 640 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $20.00
A magisterial history of the titanic struggle between the Roman and Jewish worlds that led to the destruction of Jerusalem.
Martin Goodman—equally renowned in Jewish and in Roman studies—examines this conflict, its causes, and its consequences with unprecedented authority and thoroughness. He delineates the incompatibility between the cultural, political, and religious beliefs... Read more >
The Clash of Ancient Civilizations
Written by Martin Goodman
Format: Trade Paperback, 640 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $20.00
A magisterial history of the titanic struggle between the Roman and Jewish worlds that led to the destruction of Jerusalem.
Martin Goodman—equally renowned in Jewish and in Roman studies—examines this conflict, its causes, and its consequences with unprecedented authority and thoroughness. He delineates the incompatibility between the cultural, political, and religious beliefs... Read more >
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The Odyssey
Written by Homer
Translated by Charles Stein
Format: Trade Paperback, 656 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $22.95
Most translations of The Odyssey are in the kind of standard verse form believed typical of high-serious composition in the ancient world. Yet some scholars believe the epic was originally composed in a less formal, phrase-by-phrase prosody. Charles Stein employs the latter approach in this dramatic, and in some ways truer... Read more >
Written by Homer
Translated by Charles Stein
Format: Trade Paperback, 656 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $22.95
Most translations of The Odyssey are in the kind of standard verse form believed typical of high-serious composition in the ancient world. Yet some scholars believe the epic was originally composed in a less formal, phrase-by-phrase prosody. Charles Stein employs the latter approach in this dramatic, and in some ways truer... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
hardcover.
