Ancient & Classical
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Medea/Hippolytus/Electra/Helen
$9.94 Add to cartEuripides was one of the most popular and controversial of all Greek tragedians, and his plays are marked by an independence of thought, ingenious dramatic devices, and a subtle variety of register an… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Euripides
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0199537968
- Language: English
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The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo
$14.00 Add to cart‘Consider just this, and give your minds to this alone: whether or not what I say is just’
Plato’s account of Socrates’ trial and death (399 BC) is a significant moment in Classical literature and th- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 25 2011
- ISBN10: 0140455493
- Language: English
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The Open Society and Its Enemies
$24.95 Read moreA landmark defense of democracy that has been hailed as one of the most important books of the twentieth century
One of the most important books of the twentieth century, The Open Society and Its Enem- Series: Princeton Classics #115
- Author: Popper, Karl R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 808
- Publish Date: September 15, 2020
- ISBN10: 0691210845
- Language: English
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The Oresteia of Aeschylus: A New Translation by Ted Hughes
$18.00 Add to cartIn the last year of his life, Ted Hughes completed translations of three major dramatic works: Racine’s Phedre, Euripedes’ Alcestis, and the trilogy of plays known as at The Oresteia, a family story o
- Author: Hughes, Ted
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 4, 2000
- ISBN10: 0374527059
- Language: English
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How to Have a Life: An Ancient Guide to Using Our Time Wisely
$19.95 Add to cartA vibrant new translation of Seneca’s “On the Shortness of Life,” a pointed reminder to make the most of our time
Who doesn’t worry sometimes that smart phones, the Internet, and TV are robbing us of- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Seneca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0691219125
- Language: English
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Symposium
$8.94 Add to cartIn his celebrated masterpiece, Symposium, Plato imagines a high-society dinner-party in Athens in 416 BC. The guests–including the comic poet Aristophanes and Plato’s mentor Socrates–each deliver a … [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0199540195
- Language: English
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Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life
$23.99 Add to cartIf we all want happiness and pleasure so much, then why are we so bad at getting it?
Pleasure feels amazing! Anxiety, however, does not. The Ancient Greek Philosopher Epicurus rolled these two strikin- Series: Guides to the Good Life
- Author: Austin, Emily A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0197558321
- Language: English
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A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control – 52 Week-By-Week Lessons
$22.95 Add to cartStress often comes from situations that are beyond our control–such as preparing for a meeting, waiting for test results, or arguing with a loved one. But we can control our response to these everyda… [more below]
- Author: Lopez, Gregory
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 1615195335
- Language: English
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The Emperor’s Handbook: A New Translation of the Meditations
$25.00 Add to cartA powerful and accessible translation of Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, an essential book on character, leadership, and how to live a fulfilling life.
Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire at its hei- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 26 2002
- ISBN10: 0743233832
- Language: English
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The Pocket Stoic
$15.00 Add to cartTo counter the daily anxieties, stress, and emotional swings caused by the barrage of stimuli that plagues modern life, many people have been finding unexpected solace in a philosophy from a very diff… [more below]
- Author: Sellars, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 022668296X
- Language: English
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Poetics
$13.00 Add to cartEssential reading for all students of Greek theatre and literature, and equally stimulating for anyone interested in literature
In the Poetics, his near-contemporary account of classical Greek traged- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0140446362
- Language: English
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Antigonick
$12.95 Read moreAnne Carson has published translations of the ancient Greek poets Sappho, Simonides, Aiskhylos, Sophokles and Euripides. Antigonick is her seminal work. Sophokles’ luminous and disturbing tragedy is h… [more below]
- Author: Carson, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 51
- Publish Date: May 29 2015
- ISBN10: 0811222926
- Language: English
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How to Do the Right Thing: An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly
$19.95 Add to cartHow ancient Stoicism can help teach us to treat others–and ourselves–more fairly and mercifully
There are times when we’ve all felt that we haven’t been treated as we deserve–that we’ve been misju- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Seneca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 20 2023
- ISBN10: 0691238642
- Language: English
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The Divine Comedy: Volume 1: Inferno
$18.00 Add to cartAn acclaimed translation of Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy Volume 1: Inferno that retains all the style, power and meaning of the original
A Penguin Classic This vigorous translation of Inferno- Series: Divine Comedy
- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: December 31 2002
- ISBN10: 0142437220
- Language: English
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Medea and Other Plays
$11.00 Add to cartFour plays which exemplify his interest in flawed, characters who defy the expectations of Greek society
The four tragedies collected in this volume all focus on a central character, once powerful, b- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Euripides
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 30 1963
- ISBN10: 0140441298
- Language: English
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Wrong Norma
$17.95 Add to cartPublished here in a stunning edition with images created by Carson, several of the twenty-five startling poetic prose pieces have appeared in magazines and journals like The New Yorker and The Paris R… [more below]
- Author: Carson, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0811230341
- Language: English
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How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
$19.95 Add to cartTimeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca
“It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die,” wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD). He counsele- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Seneca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 27 2018
- ISBN10: 0691175578
- Language: English
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Metamorphoses
$12.00 Add to cartOvid’s sensuous and witty poem, in an accessible translation by David Raeburn
In Metamophoses, Ovid brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transforma- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Ovid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: August 01 2004
- ISBN10: 014044789X
- Language: English
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The Iliad
$8.95 Add to cartTHE WORLD’S GREATEST WAR NOVEL
Humans and gods wrestling with towering emotions. Men fighting to the death amid devastation and destruction. Perhaps the Western world’s first and best storyteller, Ho- Author: Homer
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: December 01, 2015
- ISBN10: 0451474341
- Language: English
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Stoic Foundations: The Cornerstone Works of Stoicism
$17.99 Add to cartAn essential guide to the core texts of Stoic philosophy, featuring a new introduction from Massimo Pigliucci, author of How To Be A Stoic
Stoicism is a philosophy, a worldview, and a transformationa- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 0306834731
- Language: English
