The Letters
By: Plato
3.59
Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition
Plato (circa 427-347 B.C.) was a famous Greek philosopher who is largely responsible for Western ph…
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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. Lysistrata
By: Aristophanes , Sarah Ruden
3.87
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
Aristophanes' comic masterpiece of war and sex remains one of the greatest plays ever written. Led … read more
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"Sənət çörək arxasınca qaçarsa, alçalar"-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
"Lysistrata: To seize the treasury; no more money, no more war."-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
"Queste donne micidiali, non si può vivere nè con loro nè senza di loro."-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
"Chorus of old men: How true the saying: 'Tis impossible to live with the baggages, impossible to live without 'em."-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
3. Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)
By: Sophocles , John Harrison , Shomit Dutta
3.92
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
Written in the fifth century B.C., Sophocles' tragedy concerns the shame and death of Ajax, a Greek… read more
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"If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate."-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)
"To look on self-wrought woes, when no other has had a hand in them- this lays sharp pangs to the soul."-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)
"Which would you choose if you could: pleasure for yourself despite your friends or a share in their grief?"-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)
"AGAMEMNÔN. Il n’est pas facile à un roi d’être pieux. ODYSSEUS. Mais les rois peuvent obéir aux amis qui les conseillent bien."-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)
4. Electra
By: Sophocles , J. Michael Walton , None
4.33
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The Drama Classic edition of Sophocles' version of the Electra myth. read more
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5. De Profundis
By: Oscar Wilde , Richard Ellmann
4.03
Format: 246 pages,
De Profundis (Latin: "from the depths") is a 50,000 word letter written by Oscar Wilde during his i… read more
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6. Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2)
By: Sophocles , Eamon Grennan , Rachel Kitzinger
3.53
Format: 39 pages, Paperback
The latest title to join the acclaimed Greek Tragedy in New Translations series, Sophocles' Oedipus… read more
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7. On Interpretation
By: Aristotle , None
5.00
Format: 176 pages,
First we must define the terms 'noun' and 'verb', then the terms 'denial' and 'affirmation', then '… read more
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8. I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
By: Robert Graves
3.44
Format: 347 pages, Paperback
From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54. Set in the… read more
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9. Prometheus Bound
By: Aeschylus , None , James Scully , C. John Herington
3.13
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Featuring an insightful introduction, comprehensive commentary on plot, characters, structure, and … read more
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10. The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun #2)
By: Gene Wolfe
3.78
Format: 416 pages,
Severian is in possession of a gem considered to be "The Claw of the Conciliator", a powerful relic… read more
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11. Clouds
By: Aristophanes , None
3.37
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
This new paperback edition of Aristophanes' popular play includes the complete Greek text and exten… read more
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12. The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun #1)
By: Gene Wolfe
4.06
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Shadow of the Torturer is the first volume in the four-volume series, The Book of the New Sun. … read more
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13. Alcestis
By: William Arrowsmith , Euripides
3.84
Format: 467 pages, Paperback
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14. The Greeks and the Irrational
By: E.R. Dodds
3.89
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
In this philosophy classic, first published in 1951, E.R. Dodds takes on the traditional view of Gr… read more
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15. Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1)
By: Dante Alighieri , Anthony Esolen
3.93
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Guided by the poet Virgil, Dante plunges to the very depths of Hell and embarks on his arduous jour… read more
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16. The Art of Rhetoric
By: Aristotle , Hugh Lawson-Tancred
3.66
Format: 325 pages, Paperback
Few, if any, writers in history have made major contributions to as many fields of knowledge as Ari… read more
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17. The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex/Oedipus at Colonus/Antigone (The Theban Plays, #1–3)
By: Sophocles , Robert Fitzgerald , Dudley Fitts , None
5.00
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
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18. The Fall
By: Albert Camus , Justin O'Brien
4.01
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
Elegantly styled, Camus' profoundly disturbing novel of a Parisian lawyer's confessions is a searin… read more
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19. Glorious Exploits
By: Ferdia Lennon
4.24
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history. On… read more
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"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I had the feeling that the future and the pas…"-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits
"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I have the feeling that the future and the pa…"-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits
20. The Letters
By: Plato
3.59
Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition
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21. Cato: On Farming/De agri cultura: De Agricultura
By: Marcus Porcius Cato
3.53
Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge… read more
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