Ancient & Classical
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The Aeneid
$39.99 Add to cartCrafted during the reign of Augustus Caesar at the outset of the Roman Empire, Virgil’s Aeneid is a tale of thrilling adventure, extreme adversity, doomed romance, fateful battles, and profound loss. … [more below]
- Author: Virgil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 1324096438
- Language: English
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The Stoics: The Philosophy of Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius
$19.99 Add to cartThis luxurious hardback edition brings together four classic essays on Stoic philosophy from the Ancient Greek world, beautifully presented with gold embossing and stenciled page edges.
Is there an a- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1398849103
- Language: English
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Lamentations of Nezahualc?yotl: Nahuatl Poems
$24.00 Add to cartFrom award-winning author, editor, and translator Ilan Stavans comes a one-of-a-kind retelling of a legendary Aztec ruler’s timeless verses.
A king, a warrior, and a poet, Nezahualc?yotl was a revoluti
- Author: Nezahualc?yotl
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 1632063867
- Language: English
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Aias
$17.98 Add to cartBased on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated Greek tragedies, the Greek Tragedy in New Translation series offers new translations that… [more below]
- Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations
- Author: Sophocles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 06 1999
- ISBN10: 0195128192
- Language: English
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The Recognition of Sakuntala: A Play in Seven Acts
$10.95 Add to cartKalidasa’s play about the love of King Dusyanta for Sakuntala, a monastic girl, is the supreme work of Sanskrit drama by its greatest poet and playwright (c.4th century CE). Overwhelmingly erotic in t… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Kalidasa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0199540608
- Language: English
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Stoicism 101: From Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus to the Role of Reason and Amor Fati, an Essential Primer on Stoic Philosophy
$16.99 Add to cartDiscover all the essential wisdom of the stoics with this engaging, informative, and easy-to-understand guide to all the key philosophers, concepts, and principles of the stoic philosophy.
You’ve seen- Series: Adams 101
- Author: Cloward, Erick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1507223579
- Language: English
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Grand Tour: Poems
$17.00 Add to cartElisa Gonzalez’s thrilling debut makes one “feel as if poems have never before been written” (Louise Gl?ck).
Grand Tour, the debut collection of poetry by Elisa Gonzalez, dramatizes the mind in motion- Author: Gonzalez, Elisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 0374613990
- Language: English
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Beyond Stoicism: A Guide to the Good Life with Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans, and Other Ancient Philosophers
$22.95 Add to cartFor centuries, people have been grappling with life’s biggest questions: Who am I? What’s my purpose? How can I be happy? In modern times, many have found meaningful answers in Stoic philosophy. But t
- Author: Pigliucci, Massimo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 9.79889E+12
- Language: English
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Chinese Symbolism & Art Motifs Fourth Revised Edition: A Comprehensive Handbook on Symbolism in Chinese Art Through the Ages
$18.99 Add to cartWritten with reader accessibility in mind, this comprehensive handbook of symbolism in Chinese art and culture will be an invaluable resource for any student of Eastern art history, Chinese arts and c… [more below]
- Author: Williams, Charles Alfred Speed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 06 2018
- ISBN10: 0804850070
- Language: English
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The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User’s Manual
$18.95 Add to cart“Farnsworth beautifully integrates his own observations with scores of quotations from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Montaigne and others. This isn’t just a book to read–it’s a book to return t
- Author: Farnsworth, Ward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 1567928242
- Language: English
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How to Live – A Handbook of Stoic Philosophy: Discourses and the Enchiridion
$5.99 Read moreDelve into the profound teachings and timeless wisdom of Epictetus through his discourses and “The Enchiridion,” which offer readers a practical guide for living a fulfilling and virtuous life. In Dis… [more below]
- Author: Epictetus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 23 2024
- ISBN10: 9358565748
- Language: English
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Frieze Frame: How Poets, Painters, and Their Friends Framed the Debate Around Elgin and the Marbles of the Parthenon
$17.95 Read more“Frieze Frame is a lucidly brilliant, learned read that wears its learning lightly, inviting the reader into a coterie of artists and intellectuals, traced and uncovered with a poet’s touch.”
–Times L- Author: Stallings, A. E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 235
- Publish Date: April 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1589882008
- Language: English
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Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection
$40.00 Add to cartA stunning look at major Roman marble sculptures in the Torlonia Collection
Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection invites you to explore the storied Torlonia Collection- Author: Cakmak, Lisa Ayla
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 22 2025
- ISBN10: 300279655
- Language: English
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Architecture of Segregation: The Hierarchy of Spaces and Places
$54.99 Add to cartIn Architecture of Segregation, the intricate interplay between architecture and societal divisions is meticulously explored, providing a comprehensive analysis of how built environments have shaped a
- Author: McCants, Jerel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 25 2024
- ISBN10: 9798990152434
- Language: English
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Ekho: A Poem in Three Parts
$15.95 Read moreA profoundly playful poem in three parts, this work considers the echo as a social and historical phenomenon.
From Ekhō, the nymph of Greek mythology whose voice was stolen by the gods, to the ad- Author: Orlando, Roslyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: April 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1593767986
- Language: English
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The Illustrated Meditations: Life Lessons from Marcus Aurelius
$19.99 Add to cartStunning artworks bring more than sixty reflections from the iconic Stoic work Meditations by Marcus Aurelius to vivid life.
“What is not good for the hive is not good for the bee either.” –Marcus Au- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 593800001
- Language: English
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Perspective: And Other Optical Illusions
$8.95 Add to cartAre things really smaller when they are further away? Can something be clearly visible but not there at all? Is it possible to have a direct and true experience of reality?
In this delightful and inf- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: McNaughton, Phoebe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: July 15 2024
- ISBN10: 195217807X
- Language: English
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The Complete Writings
$13.99 Add to cart‘Forget the years, forget norms, let yourself be stirred by the boundless.’
The Zhuangzi — an anthology of anonymous writings produced in China between the fourth and second centuries BC — is one of- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Zhuangzi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0192862499
- Language: English
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The Divine Comedy
$12.99 Read morePenned in the early 14th century, this epic poem is an extraordinary journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Dante’s vivid imagination and profound allegory provide a gripping exploration of th… [more below]
- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 628
- Publish Date: June 18 2024
- ISBN10: 9358565144
- Language: English
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The Buried City: Unearthing the Real Pompeii
$25.00 Add to cartThe director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park offers a vivid view of daily life in the lost city, shares the latest discoveries, and reflects on preserving heritage.
In The Buried City, Gabriel Zuc- Author: Zuchtriegel, Gabriel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 15 2025
- ISBN10: 0226839605
- Language: English
