Classical bearings : interpreting ancient history and culture /
In this collection of sixteen literary and historical essays, Peter Green informs, entertains, and stimulates. He covers a wide range of subjects, from Greek attitudes toward death to the mysteries of the Delphic Oracle, from Tutankhamun and the gold of Egypt to sex in ancient literature, from the i...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
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1998.
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| Summary: | In this collection of sixteen literary and historical essays, Peter Green informs, entertains, and stimulates. He covers a wide range of subjects, from Greek attitudes toward death to the mysteries of the Delphic Oracle, from Tutankhamun and the gold of Egypt to sex in ancient literature, from the island of Lesbos (where he once lived) to the challenges of translating Ovid's wit and elegant eroticism into present-day English verse, from Victorian pederastic ae. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, 1989. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (328 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-313) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780520918825 0520918827 |