On a bitter evening in the depths of winter, a mysterious stranger arrives to the remote English village of Iping, his f......more

A COLLECTION OF POE’S 50 REMARKABLE POEMS Poems included in this collection: The Raven Annabel Lee Alone The Bells Eulal......more

Step back in time to ancient Rome with Somnium Scipionis, a Latin text written by Cicero in 54 BC. In this work, the pro......more

This book compares the two different versions of the classic Greek tragedy, Medea, by Euripides and Franz Grillparzer. I......more

This book delves into the use of chronograms in the Euripidean dramas, providing insight into the production and recepti......more

This book is a scholarly exploration of the themes of superstition and religion in Sophocles’ play, Elektra. The author ......more

A scholarly examination of the Latin epic poem Thebais by P. Papinius Statius, with a focus on its imitation of Vergil’s......more

This book provides a collection of scholarly texts and commentaries on Juvenal’s life and works, accompanied by an analy......more

In this book, F. A. Paley debunks various myths surrounding the life and work of Homer and presents a clear and concise ......more

Lucan’s epic poem Pharsalia is a cornerstone of ancient Roman literature, known for its vivid depictions of Caesar’s civ......more

This fascinating manuscript offers an in-depth study of the poems of the Appendix Vergiliana, including the beloved More......more

First published in 1829, this academic work offers detailed analyses of several works by the Roman poet Ovid. Binsfeld p......more

This book provides a thorough introduction and commentary on the works of Publius Valerius Cato, a Roman poet and author......more

This volume is an essential tool for anyone studying ancient Greek poetry. It contains numerous exercises in iambic mete......more

This book presents a series of college lectures on the Exodus of the Bacchae of Euripides. The lectures cover a wide ran......more

The Syriac treatise published in the present volume is in many respects a unique text. Though it has been preserved anon......more

"Since it was first published, Eros the Bittersweet, Anne Carson’s lyrical meditation on love in ancient Greek literatur......more

Ovid’s Metamorphoses has entranced audiences for two thousand years, from Rome under Augustus to humanities classrooms t......more

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time A book about romantic love, Eros the ......more

Orestes’ parents are at war. A family drama spanning several decades, a huge, moving, bloody saga, Aeschylus’ greatest a......more

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The Enuma Elish is widely known as the classic Akkadian creation myth, passed down from the Sumerian, and replete with a......more

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Aristophanes, a native Athenian and the leading exponent of Greek comedy, was born c. 450 BCE. Today forty-three of his ......more

A lively exploration of the joys of a not-so-dead language From the acclaimed novelist and Oxford professor Nicola Gardi......more

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The Odyssey is vividly captured and beautifully paced in this swift and lucid new translation by acclaimed scholar and t......more

One of the oldest extant works of Western literature, the Iliad is a timeless epic poem of great warriors trapped betwee......more

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Ovid’s Metamorphoses is one of the most influential works of Western literature, inspiring artists and writers from Titi......more

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Homer’s mythological tales of war and homecoming, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are considered to be two of the most influe......more

Agamemnon, King of Argos, returns to Greece a victor in the Trojan War. He has brought with him the seer Cassandra as hi......more

’Even if everyone else succumbs to slavery, we must still fight for our freedom.’ Admired by many in the ancient world a......more

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Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and time......more

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can best re-create the celebrated and timeless......more

Why should we be good? How should we be good? And how might we more deeply understand the moral and ethical failings--sp......more

The Egyptian tales witness to some of the great moments in the history of Egyptian literature and represent the earliest......more

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Achilles Tatius’ Leucippe and Clitophon is the most bizarre and risqué of the five "Greek novels" of idealized love betw......more

Alain de Botton’s bestselling The Consolations of Philosophy--later made into a six-part TV series--has helped populariz......more

In these letters to his friends and relations, Pliny the Younger, lawyer, author, and natural philosopher, provides a fa......more

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Drawing on recent advances in Egyptology, R. B. Parkinson’s new translations bring to life for the modern reader the gol......more

This is a new verse translation of Lucretius’s only known work, a didactic poem written in six books of hexameters. Melv......more

The writings of Greek philosopher ARISTOTLE (384BC-322BC)--student of Plato, teacher of Alexander the Great--are among t......more

The Greek poet Pindar (c. 518-428 BC) composed victory odes for winners in the ancient Games, including the Olympics. He......more

The Poetics of Aristotle is the first book written on the laws of literature. Aristotle was a student of Plato and a tea......more

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My aim is to take familiar things and make Poetry of them, and do it in such a way That it looks as if it was as easy as......more

In this enchanting retelling of Greek myth, Jean-Pierre Vernant combines his deep knowledge of the subject with an origi......more

An inductive approach to representative ancient texts from Israel, Babylon, & Greece. Text is divided in six units and 2......more

Widely adopted for classroom use, this book offers translations of four major works of ancient Greek literature which tr......more

From Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace) to Zeus (chief god of the Greeks), this authoritative handbook covers all the ma......more

In most versions of the Hippolytos myth, Phaidra is depicted as an utterly debauched character, a woman reduced to shame......more

Mutability; uncertainty; a universe of precipitous change: these themes are at the heart of Sophocles’ tragic vision. Bu......more

For readers accustomed to the relatively undramatic standard translations of Prometheus Bound, this version by James Scu......more

Rexoth, Classics Revisited. Humourous and insightful essays on Classic literature....more

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