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Greek & Roman Classics of Myth & Reason
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items Greek and Roman epics, myths, drama of the gods, and foundational philosophy—from Homer and Hesiod to Plato, Aristotle, and Virgil. A shelf where myth, reason, virtue, fate, and civilization begin to speak.
Homer’s monumental epic set at the end of the Trojan War explores love, heroism, and the intricate relationship between gods and mortals—now in a beautiful clothbound hardcover edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. The Iliad is the first and th...
Homer “Iliad”
Homer’s classic epic of survival, revenge, and homecoming, translated by E. V. Rieu, now in a stunning clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, and featuring an Introduction by Peter V. Jones. Soon to be a major motion picture directed ...
Homer “Odyssey”
Embark on a literary odyssey through ancient Greece with Homer's timeless epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey. In The Iliad, witness the ravages of the Trojan War as gods and mortals clash in a tale of honor, heroism, and the consequences of unchecked p...
Homer “The Iliad & the Odyssey ”
Theogony details Hesiod's interpretation of the origins of the world and of the gods, beginning with Chaos, Gaia, Tartarus, and Eros, and shows a special interest in genealogy. Embedded in Greek myth, there remain fragments of quite variant tales, hi...
Hesiod “Theogony and Works and Days”
Republic is Plato's timeless classic of philosophy, politics, and ethics. Written in the 4th Century BC, it is considered one of the most influential works of Western philosophy. The book examines the nature of justice and the ideal state, and offers...
Plato “Republic”
ese dialogues engage on the ideas of justice, citizenship, and the meaning of life and death and also serve as an eyewitness account to one of the most fascinating events in the history of Ancient Greece and Athenian democracy. Through this book, rea...
Plato Dialogues on Trial & Death of Socrates
"One swallow does not make a summer; neither does one day. Similarly neither can one day, or a brief space of time, make a man blessed and happy" Previously published as Ethics, Aristotle's The Nicomachean Ethics addresses the question of how to live...
Aristotle “Nicomachean Ethics”
A fascinating discussion on sex, gender, and human instincts, as relevant today as ever In the course of a lively drinking party, a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros, or desire. From their conversation emerges a series of subtle ...
Plato “Symposium”
From the award-winning translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey comes a brilliant new translation of Virgil's great epic Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles’ mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the f...
Virgil “Aeneid”