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The Oresteia: Agamemnon, Women at the Graveside, Orestes in Athens
Hardcover
This spellbinding, ground-breaking translation reenergises Aeschylus’ enduring saga of split loyalties, bloody sacrifice and the efforts to bring peace after generations of strife.
The Odyssey: A Dramatic Retelling of Homer's Epic
Paperback
"Armitage has given an ageless story new vigor, and has done it with style, wit and elegance."—Literary Review
The Decameron
Hardcover
"Celebrated in the Renaissance as the foremost stylist of Italian prose, Boccaccio has seldom met his match in English translation...Wayne Rebhorn’s fluid and dynamic rendition hits the mark on every page." —William J. Kennedy, Cornell University
Rediscovering Homer: Inside the Origins of the Epic
Paperback
"Dalby's book and his bibliography provide a superb introduction to the debate surrounding these poems."—Lisa Montanarelli, San Francisco Chronicle
The Greek Way
Paperback
Edith Hamilton buoyantly captures the spirit and achievements of the Greek civilization for our modern world.