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Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece
$35.00 Add to cartJean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet are leaders in a contemporary French classical scholarship that has produced a stunning reconfiguration of Greek thought and literature. In this work, the a… [more below]
- Series: Zone Books
- Author: Vernant, Jean-Pierre
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: October 17 1990
- ISBN10: 0942299191
- Language: English
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From Angels to Werewolves: Animal-Human Hybrids in Myth and Art
$35.00 Add to cartThe alluring mermaids sighted by lonely mariners. The winged angels, by turns avenging and comforting, that abound in Christian art. The fearsome Minotaur of Greek mythology. Animal-headed deities, fr
- Author: Palmedo, Philip F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0789214466
- Language: English
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The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy
$50.00 Add to cartThis book is a study of ancient views about “moral luck.” It examines the fundamental ethical problem that many of the valued constituents of a well-lived life are vulnerable to factors outside a pers… [more below]
- Author: Nussbaum, Martha C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: January 15 2001
- ISBN10: 0521794722
- Language: English
