Calasso, RobertoMareMagnum
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1994"Presenting the stories of Zeus and Europa, Theseus and Ariadne, the birth of Athens and the fall of Troy, in all their variants, Calasso also uncovers the distant origins of secrets and tragedy, virginity, and rape" English translation by Tim Parks. Remainder mark, else near fine Book
1974Fictional biography of Aspasia of Miletus and her love for Pericles.468p. Book
2009Kineas, the Athenian cavalry commander, has come a long way since being dismissed from the army of Alexander and vengefully exiled by his own city. Together, his mercenary force and their Scythian allies have defeated a mighty Macedonian army at the Ford of the River God, and his adopted city of Olbia is now free once more. But his destiny will not allow him to enjoy the fruits of victory for long. Far to the east, at the farthest edge of the Sea of Grass, Alexander is threatening to crush the Scythian hordes once and for all. The Lady Srayanka of the Cruel Hands, the Scythian warrior-princess who spurned a king's love to be at Kineas's side, is pledged to take her tribe east to help stop 'the monster' - and Kineas knows he has no choice but to follow, even if it means embracing the violent death in battle that he has seen prefigured in countless dreams. But long before he can confront the might of Alexander's army alongside his beloved Srayanka, he must undertake an epic journey, of breathtaking daring, taking an army through hundreds of miles of hostile terrain - towards his own appointment with fate. Book
1983Some edgewear to spine with 1 tiny chip. ; 40pp, illustrated.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 40 pages
1951Former owners' names to inner cover. Crease to front board, a few small tears in spine cover else VG. ; A narrative of Greek history from the Macedonian to the Roman conquests and of the political history of the Hellenistic states; a description of their statecraft, warcraft, and economic practice; and a summary of later Greek achievement in the fields of art, literature, science, philosophy and religion. ; Methuen's History of the Greek & Roman World; 446 pages
1941Short guide to the historical connections between Britain and Greece, published in the early years of WW II. HC. 112p. illus (some col.) Neat tight copy, library stamps, rebound hardcover Ex-Library
1967n this book the author argues that ancient education from Greece, Roman and Palestine is as necessary today as it was then. For, quoting from the verso of the front panel " . in the current and necessary enthusiasm for technological instruction, many people have lost sight of the fact that education is not just a gadget for making of other gadgets, but the proper rearing of our children so that they become good men. The Greeks, Romans, and Hebrews never lost sight of this truth" day.218p. bibliography. index. Book
Locally produced guidebook to Knossos, including site plan and illustrations. Undated 79p. illus plans diagrams .fold-out plans. Book
Locally produced guidebook to Knossos, including site plan and illustrations. Undated 79p. illus plans diagrams .fold-out plans. Book
1964Epic story of one of the most bitter and exciting campaigns of WW II. Pbk. 205p. plates. bibliography Book
1967"Combines sound scholarship and searching criticism to review and explain the major episodes in The Odyssey, to elucidate the special techniques of Homeric poetry, and to demonstrate the literary sophistication of Homer." 120p.ntes, index. Book
1950Neat, vintage copy of a popular book on Greek art in a "collector's " binding (Maroon "leather" spine and printed paper boards , speckled edges) Originally issued in paper back by Pocket books. 120p. illus bibliography Book
1088Detailed guide to Rhodes and the Dodeanese islands. 265p. maps on endpapers Book
ND. {1960s}; Color Photographs; 8vo; 63 pages
Well illustrated tourist souvenir guide to the Minoan site of Knossos in Crete. Main text in English, captions to illustrations in Greek, French, German, Italian and English. No date (c.1970 ?) 16p. text + 14 leaves of plates, illus (col) diagrams. map Book
1979Locally produced pictorial souvenir guide for tourists 96p. Illus (col) map. bibliography Book
1978Beauttifully illustrated guide to Athens, past and present. 200p. plates (col) bibliography.index Name of owner, else fine Book
1998Minor shelfwear to book and DJ. Scholar's name to ffep (Robert Brown). ; 1.25 x 10 x 6.75 Inches; 371 pages; British historian Davidson takes us inside classical Greece's brothels, bedrooms, drinking parties and banquets in this rarefied scholarly inquiry. His aim is not merely to depict Athenians as pleasure seekers but to overturn the current notion, purveyed by Michel Foucault and others, that Athens was a "phallocratic" society permeated with an ethos of penetration and domination, a homosexual-leaning culture polarized between adult male citizens and all others: Slaves, women, boys, foreigners. He largely succeeds on all counts, bringing to convivial life a predominantly heterosexual society where classes mingled easily; cultured courtesans bedded leading figures like Pericles and Alcibiades; and wives participated fully in sexual pleasures. Drawing on ancient treatises, pamphlets, comic plays, poems and speeches, Davidson investigates the classical Greeks' indulgences, including their mania for eating fish, A luxury viewed as hedonistic, And their tolerance for booze and sex (though sex addicts were considered to have a lower capacity to resist the natural pleasures). His intriguing study serves up a banquet of arcane lore.
1997Pages tanned. DJ spine a bit sunned. ; 1.25 x 10 x 6.75 Inches; 371 pages; British historian Davidson takes us inside classical Greece's brothels, bedrooms, drinking parties and banquets in this rarefied scholarly inquiry. His aim is not merely to depict Athenians as pleasure seekers but to overturn the current notion, purveyed by Michel Foucault and others, that Athens was a "phallocratic" society permeated with an ethos of penetration and domination, a homosexual-leaning culture polarized between adult male citizens and all others: Slaves, women, boys, foreigners. He largely succeeds on all counts, bringing to convivial life a predominantly heterosexual society where classes mingled easily; cultured courtesans bedded leading figures like Pericles and Alcibiades; and wives participated fully in sexual pleasures. Drawing on ancient treatises, pamphlets, comic plays, poems and speeches, Davidson investigates the classical Greeks' indulgences, including their mania for eating fish, A luxury viewed as hedonistic, And their tolerance for booze and sex (though sex addicts were considered to have a lower capacity to resist the natural pleasures). His intriguing study serves up a banquet of arcane lore.
Locally produced pictorial souvenir guide for tourists (nd. c 1990? .) unpaginated Book
Small book for tourists about the Minoans and Knossos with 23p of text, 2 diagrams and illustrated with 35 postcard images identified in English, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese , , Book
1979Guide to the Acropolis by the former director of the Acropolis , illustrated with colour photographs.135p.( large scale fold-out illustration of reconstruction) Book
1969310p. Plus index and color frontis. Illustrated with numerous photographs. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. A great gift for wine lovers. Starting with a history of wine making and then going from country to country examining the history, varieties and techniques. Beautiful illustrations and photographs. Includes fifty international recipes for cooking with wine compiled by Madeleine Othenin-Girard. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WHISKEY 1.
1939755p. Hardcover Good condition in black cloth