Classical Bearings: Interpreting Ancient History and Culture

by Peter Green

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In this collection of sixteen literary and historical essays, Peter Green informs, entertains, and stimulates. He covers a wide range of subjects, from Greek attitudes toward death to the mysteries of the Delphic Oracle, from Tutankhamun and the gold of Egypt to sex in ancient literature, from the island of Lesbos (where he once lived) to the challenges of translating Ovid's wit and elegant eroticism into present-day English verse, from Victorian...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520208110

ISBN13:9780520208117

Release Date:June 1998

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Africa Ancient Architecture Early Civilization Greece History

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