Preserving
Tarragon is widely used as an herb in cooking and also has a medicinal history of use. The ancient Greeks chewed tarragon to treat toothaches because of its ability to numb the mouth. High in potassium, this perennial plant has long green stems ... [... more]
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If Not, Winter
Of the nine books of lyrics the ancient Greek poet Sappho is said to have composed, only one poem has survived complete. The rest are fragments. In this miraculous new translation, acclaimed poet and classicist Anne Carson presents all of ... [... more]
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The Oresteia
One of the founding documents of Western culture and the only surviving ancient Greek trilogy, the Oresteia of Aeschylus is one of the great tragedies of all time. The three plays of the Oresteia portray the bloody events that follow the ... [... more]
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George Thomson
One of the founding documents of Western culture and the only surviving ancient Greek trilogy, the Oresteia of Aeschylus is one of the great tragedies of all time. The three plays of the Oresteia portray the bloody events that follow the ... [... more]
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Richard Seaford
One of the founding documents of Western culture and the only surviving ancient Greek trilogy, the Oresteia of Aeschylus is one of the great tragedies of all time. The three plays of the Oresteia portray the bloody events that follow the ... [... more]
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Nicholas Sekunda
The cradle of western civilisation, the ancient Greek world, consisted of a series of independent city states some of which, such as Athens and Sparta, became major world powers. This authoritative volume by Nicholas Sekunda covers Greek warfare ... [... more]
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Greek Elegiac Poetry: From the Seventh to the Fifth ...
 "...delighting in the lyre and lovely feasting...": This is an excellent volume for anyone interested in poetry, ancient Greek culture and mores, and the expression of thought in subtle shadings. The poets included in this volume, in the order [... more]
CDN$25.00
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Penguin Classics Oresteia
Very Readable, but not the best: Robert Fagles is an excellent translator generally, and if you have never read the Greek classics before, I would recommend this one. He puts more emotion and excitement into the plays than most of his contemporaries do. [... more]
CDN$16.00
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Acts of Love: Ancient Greek Poetry from Aphrodite's Garden
Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 878.0102 EAN: 9780679643289 Edition: Tra ISBN: 0679643281 Number Of Pages: 176 Publication Date: 2006-01-17 Release Date: 2006-01-17 [... more]
CDN$21.00
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Teach Yourself Ancient Greek Complete Course
THE 'LUNATE' SIGMA: The orthographically impaired reviewer below calls TY's use of the "roman letter c" for sigma a "fatal flaw". The letter used is, in fact, the LUNATE SIGMA, an extremely common variation for the middle/final sigma [... more]
CDN$23.95
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An Introduction to Ancient Greek (Third Edition)
Save your money: I am, at the time of this writing, a Sophomore at St. John's college, where Al & Bob's Introduction to Ancient Greek was the required textbook for Freshman Language class. I spent a little over a year living with their textbook and [... more]
CDN$64.50
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Ancient Greek Alive
A Blast and a Half: As I am actually learning with this book from one its co-authors (Dr. Catherine Freis) this very semester, I perhaps have a different feel for the book than someone just ordering it would have. Nonetheless, it is a wonderful manual: [... more]
CDN$30.95
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