Classical Art: From Greece to Rome (Oxford History of Art)
By: Mary Beard
4.10
Format: 298 pages, Paperback
The stunning masterpieces of Ancient Greece and Rome are fundamental to the story of art in Western…
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1. The Histories
By: Herodotus , Aubrey de Sélincourt , John M. Marincola
4.01
Format: 716 pages, Paperback
David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the pecul… read more
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"Hippocleides doesn't care."-Herodotus, The Histories
"So much, then, for the fish."-Herodotus, The Histories
"La muerte es para el hombre el más deseado refugio."-Herodotus, The Histories
"Muchos hombres opulentos son desdichados, y muchos que tienen hacienda moderada son dichosos."-Herodotus, The Histories
2. Aegean Art and Architecture (Oxford History of Art)
By: Donald Preziosi , None , Louise A. Hitchcock
3.84
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
This is the first comprehensive introduction to the art and architecture of mainland Greece, Crete,… read more
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- art
- art history
- history
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- archaeology
3. Jude the Obscure
By: Thomas Hardy
3.83
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
Jude Fawley's hopes of a university education are lost when he is trapped into marrying the earthy … read more
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- classics
"Always wanting another man than your own."-Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure
"But no one came. Because no one ever does."-Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure
"Love has its own dark morality when rivalry enters in."-Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure
"We ought to have lived in mental communion, and no more."-Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure
4. Making Sex: Body and Gender from the Greeks to Freud
By: Thomas W. Laqueur
4.39
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
This is a book about the making and unmaking of sex over the centuries. It tells the astonishing st… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
5. Memoirs of Hadrian
By: Marguerite Yourcenar , Grace Frick
4.23
Format: 347 pages, Paperback
Both an exploration of character and a reflection on the meaning of history, Memoirs of Hadrian has… read more
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"And it was at about this time that I began to feel myself divine."-Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian
"La morale è una convenzione privata; il decoro è una faccenda pubblica."-Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian
"I was willing to yield to nostalgia, that melancholy residue of desire."-Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian
"Of all our games, love's play is the only one which threatens to unsettle the soul..."-Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian
6. Romancero gitano
By: Federico García Lorca
3.66
Format: None pages,
El "Romancero gitano" difunde el nombre de su autor por todo el ambito de la literatura de nuestra … read more
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7. The Savage Detectives
By: Roberto Bolaño , Natasha Wimmer
4.48
Format: 334 pages,
New Year's Eve, 1975: Arturo Belano and Ulises Lima, founders of the visceral realist movement in p… read more
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8. Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
By: Marcel Proust , Simon Vance , Lydia Davis
4.15
Format: 710 pages, Mass Market Paperback
«Et tout d'un coup le souvenir m'est apparu. Ce goût, c'était celui du petit morceau de madeleine q… read more
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- art
"Longtemps, je me suis couché de bonne heure."-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
"the comfort of reclusion, the poetry of hibernation"-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
"Now are the woods all black, But still the sky is blue."-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
"Fall in love with a dog's bum, And thou'll think it pretty as a plum."-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
9. Homeric Hymns
By: Homer , Jules Cashford , None
4.44
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Composed for recitation at festivals, these 33 songs were written in honour of the gods and goddess… read more
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10. The Portrait of a Lady
By: Henry James , Patricia Crick
3.79
Format: 797 pages, Paperback
When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy Aunt Touche… read more
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"She has only one fault; too many ideas."-Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
"If one is strong, one loves the more strongly."-Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
"It's not my fate to give up--I know it can't be."-Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
"The finer natures were those that shone at the larger times."-Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
11. Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
By: Thomas R. Martin
3.77
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek ci… read more
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12. Los pazos de Ulloa
By: Emilia Pardo Bazán
4.05
Format: 12 pages,
A EMILIA PARDO BAZAN (1851-1921), que acabo con el tabu que circunscribia a las escritoras a la par… read more
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13. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
By: Dan Jones
4.41
Format: 636 pages, Hardcover
An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the ri… read more
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- history
14. La città dei vivi
By: Nicola Lagioia
4.20
Format: 472 pages, Hardcover
Nel marzo 2016, in un anonimo appartamento della periferia romana, due ragazzi di buona famiglia di… read more
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"Ci sono le città dei vivi, popolate da morti. E poi ci sono le città dei morti, le uniche dove la vita abbia ancora un senso."-Nicola Lagioia, La città dei vivi
"Distruggere il più debole. Oppure indebolire il più forte per poi distruggerlo. L'aggressione come garanzia per la sopravvivenza. Colpire per sottrarsi alla paura di essere colpiti. Sentirsi impotent…"-Nicola Lagioia, La città dei vivi
"«A questo punto mi pare evidente che il problema siamo noi, – fece uno degli scrittori, – intendo noi romani, la classe dirigente è lo specchio del nostro marciume, tutto è marcio, anche i turisti. I…"-Nicola Lagioia, La città dei vivi
15. Gozo
By: Azahara Alonso
3.48
Format: 172 pages, Kindle Edition
¿En qué momento mi vida empezó a ser accesible solo en vacaciones?», se pregunta la narradora, quie… read more
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"Amistades revolucionarias, yo os digo: la tierra ya no es de quien la trabaja, sino de quien la enseña."-Azahara Alonso, Gozo
"como decía Buñuel: «Nunca he viajado por placer. Esa afición por el turismo, tan difundida a mi alrededor, me es desconocida. No experimento ninguna curiosidad por los países que no conozco y que nun…"-Azahara Alonso, Gozo
"yo solía pensar que la rutina es una de las peores imposiciones, pero no tiene por qué resultar tan inconveniente. Puede haber un ritmo —de vida o de trabajo— que nos enseñe, dentro de lo mismo, a de…"-Azahara Alonso, Gozo
"Es probable que el estilo de vida del lugar cambie por completo, que ya no sea viable dejar las llaves de casa puestas por fuera. Es seguro que el ecosistema se resentirá, reconocen todos. Pero es im…"-Azahara Alonso, Gozo
16. Classical Art: From Greece to Rome (Oxford History of Art)
By: Mary Beard
4.10
Format: 298 pages, Paperback
The stunning masterpieces of Ancient Greece and Rome are fundamental to the story of art in Western… read more
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- classical studies
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- greece
17. The Middle Ages: A Graphic History
By: Eleanor Janega
4.00
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
The Middle Ages: A Graphic History busts the myth of the ‘Dark Ages’, shedding light on the medieva… read more
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- history
18. Greek Lives
By: Plutarch
4.10
Format: 483 pages, Paperback
Plutarch's biographies of eminent Greeks and Romans are renowned not just for their historical impo… read more
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19. The Story of Greece and Rome
By: Tony Spawforth
3.70
Format: 375 pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more… read more
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20. Imperial Rome and Christian Triumph: The Art of the Roman Empire AD 100-450 (Oxford History of Art)
By: Jaś Elsner
3.91
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
This stimulating book offers an exciting new approach to the twin themes of the arts of the Roman E… read more
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