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  • Meditations
    Marcus Aurelius
    It was the doctrine of Marcus Aurelius that most of the ills of life come to us from our own imagination, that it was not in the power of others seriously to interfere with the calm, temperate life of an individual, and that when a fellow being did anything to us that seemed unjust he was acting in ignorance, and that instead of stirring up anger within us it should stir our pi...
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    13,55 €

  • Nicomachean Ethics (Deluxe Library Edition)
    W. D. Ross
    The Nicomachean Ethics is the name normally given to Aristotle’s best-known work on ethics. It is widely considered one of the most important historical philosophical works, and had an important impact upon the European Middle Ages, becoming one of the core works of medieval philosophy. It therefore indirectly became critical in the development of all modern philosophy as well ...
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    41,69 €

  • The War of the Jews and the Destruction of Jerusalem
    Flavius Josephus
    An important classic in Christian literature due to the veracity of the historical fulfillment of the prophecy foretold by Jesus in Matthew 24. From the days of Antiocus Epiphanes to the complete destruction of the city of Jerusalem.This present edition 'The Wars of the Jews and the Destruction of Jerusalem' contains the seven volumes in one volume. First printing in BIG letter...
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    40,46 €

  • THE RAMAYANA
    Ranvijay Singh
    The Ramayana is an Indian myhtological epic which describes the story of lord Rama who fought against evil to protect his wife, as he was a kind and loyal son, king and husband. ...
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    12,88 €

  • The Original Robin Hood
    Thor Ewing
    The Original Robin HoodTraditional ballads and plays, including all medieval sourcesTranslated into Modern English by Thor EwingRhymes of Robin Hood were the great popular literature of medieval England. Now newly translated into fresh Modern English verse, they tell the original story of the outlaw hero.A thorough introduction places the legend in its original context in the r...
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    18,64 €

  • Nicomachean Ethics (Royal Collector’s Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
    W. D. Ross / WDRoss
    The Nicomachean Ethics is the name normally given to Aristotle’s best-known work on ethics. It is widely considered one of the most important historical philosophical works, and had an important impact upon the European Middle Ages, becoming one of the core works of medieval philosophy. It therefore indirectly became critical in the development of all modern philosophy as well ...
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    53,92 €

  • The French Fabliau B.N. MS. 837
    Originally published in 1984, this book features The French Fabliau alongisde a translation and textual notes. The original manuscript, formerly labeled Bibliotheque du Roi 7218, is rightfully considered the oldest and one of the two most imporant and complete collections of medieval literature. ...
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    59,50 €

  • Collection of Plays
    Ali Hussein
    'In this collection of three plays, writer Ali Hussein invites us on a bricolage journey through time, subjecting colonialism and migration... Battus explores the first King of Cyrenaica’s (now Eastern Libya) mystical quest from Ancient Greece to the throne in a tale of deceit, death and glory. Hussein’s second play, Cortes, is a remarkable depiction of the one the first phases...
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    15,19 €

  • Hyperion, or the Hermit in Greece
    Howard (Translator) / Gaskill
    Friedrich Hölderlin’s only novel, Hyperion (1797-99), is a fictional epistolary autobiography that juxtaposes narration with critical reflection. Returning to Greece after German exile, following his part in the abortive uprising against the occupying Turks (1770), and his failure as both a lover and a revolutionary, Hyperion assumes a hermitic existence, during which he writes...
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    48,55 €

  • Virgil, Aeneid 11 (Pallas & Camilla), 1-224, 498-521, 532-96, 648-89, 725-835. Latin Text, Study Aids With Vocabulary, and Commentary
    Ingo Gildenhard
    A dead boy (Pallas) and the death of a girl (Camilla) loom over the opening and the closing part of the eleventh book of the Aeneid. Following the savage slaughter in Aeneid 10, the book opens in a mournful mood as the warring parties revisit yesterday’s killing fields to attend to their dead. One casualty in particular commands attention: Aeneas’ protégé Pallas, killed and des...
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    83,12 €

  • Virgil, Aeneid 11 (Pallas & Camilla), 1-224, 498-521, 532-96, 648-89, 725-835. Latin Text, Study Aids With Vocabulary, and Commentary
    Ingo Gildenhard
    A dead boy (Pallas) and the death of a girl (Camilla) loom over the opening and the closing part of the eleventh book of the Aeneid. Following the savage slaughter in Aeneid 10, the book opens in a mournful mood as the warring parties revisit yesterday’s killing fields to attend to their dead. One casualty in particular commands attention: Aeneas’ protégé Pallas, killed and des...
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    97,48 €

  • Hyperion, or the Hermit in Greece
    Howard (Translator) / Gaskill
    Friedrich Hölderlin’s only novel, Hyperion (1797-99), is a fictional epistolary autobiography that juxtaposes narration with critical reflection. Returning to Greece after German exile, following his part in the abortive uprising against the occupying Turks (1770), and his failure as both a lover and a revolutionary, Hyperion assumes a hermitic existence, during which he writes...
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    64,05 €

  • The Iliad and the Odyssey
    Homer / Samuel Butler
    The Iliad and the Odyssey are two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. They are among the oldest extant works of Western literature. Set during the Trojan War, the ILIAD tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. As for the ODYSSEY, The poem mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus (known as Uly...
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    34,46 €

  • The Iliad and the Odyssey
    Homer / Samuel Butler
    The Iliad and the Odyssey are two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. They are among the oldest extant works of Western literature. Set during the Trojan War, the ILIAD tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. As for the ODYSSEY, The poem mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus (known as Uly...
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    27,97 €

  • The Epistle of the Prison of Human Life
    Christine De Pizan / Wisman Josette
    Originally published in 1984, the three epistolary works of Christine de Pizan, alongside their translation. They are all personal documents from a woman who gave spiritual advice as well as an insight into the real workings of her society. ...
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    60,20 €

  • Plagiarism in Latin Literature
    Scott McGill
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    54,17 €

  • Patients and Performative Identities
    A collection of essays investigating how Mesopotamian technical specialists interacted with their clients and in doing so forged their social and professional identities. ...
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    175,81 €

  • Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail
    Alfred Nutt
    The legend of the Holy Grail (also known as the Grail Quest, Quest for the Holy Grail) is one of the most enduring in Western European literature and art. This book describes the events that led to the rise of the legend associated with the grail, based on textual material and historical facts. Alfred Nutt describes the literary evolution of the legend of the Holy Grail (Chrest...
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    21,23 €

  • The Life & Travels of Saint Cuthwin
    Irving Warner
    This novel is a virtual time machine that takes the reader back to 11th century England— the time of Saxon domination before and after the disastrous Battle of Hastings in 1066.  Step directly into the footsteps of Cuthwin of Alnwick. There are few “great men or women” in this historical novel, but instead the story of an ordinary man and his wife who work to survive.    Cuthwi...
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    24,14 €

  • The Life & Travels of Saint Cuthwin
    Irving Warner
    This novel is a virtual time machine that takes the reader back to 11th century England- the time of Saxon domination before and after the disastrous Battle of Hastings in 1066.  Step directly into the footsteps of Cuthwin of Alnwick. There are few 'great men or women' in this historical novel, but instead the story of an ordinary man and his wife who work to survive.    Cuthwi...
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    19,36 €

  • Philodemus, On Anger
    David Armstrong / Michael McOsker
    This English translation of On Anger provides a newly edited Greek text of one of the most important Herculaneum papyri, the only collection of literary texts to survive the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE. On Anger is our sole evidence for the Epicurean view of what constitutes natural and praiseworthy anger, as distinguished from unnatural pleasure in vengeance and cruelty for ...
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    42,49 €

  • The End of Dialogue in Antiquity
    Simon Goldhill
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    54,08 €

  • The Odyssey
    Homer / Samuel Butler
    'From some points of view it is impossible to take the Odyssey seriously enough; from others, it is impossible to take it seriously at all; but from which ever point of view it be regarded, its beauty is alike unsurpassable.'The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. The poem mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus (known as Ulysses in Roman...
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    23,31 €

  • The Odyssey
    Homer / Samuel Butler
    'From some points of view it is impossible to take the Odyssey seriously enough; from others, it is impossible to take it seriously at all; but from which ever point of view it be regarded, its beauty is alike unsurpassable.'The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. The poem mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus (known as Ulysses in Roman...
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    18,13 €

  • The Iliad
    Homer / Samuel Butler
    The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles.Along with the Odyssey, the Iliad is among the oldest extant works of Western literature. It also provides a unique insight into both Greek history and the formation...
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    25,50 €

  • The Iliad
    Homer / Samuel Butler
    The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles.Along with the Odyssey, the Iliad is among the oldest extant works of Western literature. It also provides a unique insight into both Greek history and the formation...
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    20,32 €

  • On the Nature of Things
    Lucretius / William Ellery Leonard
    'Nothing can be produced from nothing'Lucretius was the first writer known to introduce Roman readers to Epicurean philosophy. De Rerum Natura, written in some 7,400 dactylic hexameters, is divided into six untitled books, and explores Epicurean physics through richly poetic language and metaphors. Lucretius presents the principles of atomism, the nature of the mind and soul, e...
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    22,29 €

  • Siddhartha
    Hermann Hesse
    Do you want to read Siddhartha? If so then keep reading...The title of this novel is a combination of two Sanskrit words, 'siddha,' which is defined as 'achieved,' and 'artha' which is defined as 'meaning' or 'wealth.' The word serves as the name for the principal character, a man on a spiritual journey of self-discovery during the time of the first Buddha. Siddhartha is the so...
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    12,16 €

  • Siddhartha
    Hermann Hesse
    Do you want to read Siddhartha? If so then keep reading...The title of this novel is a combination of two Sanskrit words, 'siddha,' which is defined as 'achieved,' and 'artha' which is defined as 'meaning' or 'wealth.' The word serves as the name for the principal character, a man on a spiritual journey of self-discovery during the time of the first Buddha. Siddhartha is the so...
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    12,16 €

  • Siddhartha
    Hermann Hesse
    Do you want to read Siddhartha? If so then keep reading...The title of this novel is a combination of two Sanskrit words, 'siddha,' which is defined as 'achieved,' and 'artha' which is defined as 'meaning' or 'wealth.' The word serves as the name for the principal character, a man on a spiritual journey of self-discovery during the time of the first Buddha. Siddhartha is the so...
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    12,16 €


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