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Iliad, Volume I: Books 1–12 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer (eighth century BC) are the two oldest European epic poems. The former tells of Achilles’ anger over an insult to his honor during the Trojan War, and of its consequences for the Achaeans, the Trojans, and Achilles himself.
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Commentaries on Plato (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Marsilio Ficino (1433–1499), the Florentine scholar-philosopher-magus, was largely responsible for the Renaissance revival of Plato. This volume contains Ficino’s extended analysis and commentary on the Phaedrus.
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Constitutional Identity (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Jacobsohn argues that a constitution acquires an identity through experience—from a mix of the political aspirations and commitments that express a nation’s past and the desire... Læs mere
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Casualties of Credit: The English Financial Revolution, 1620–1720 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
With a circulating credit currency, a modern national debt, and sophisticated financial markets, England developed a fiscal–military state... Læs mere
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The Bear: History of a Fallen King (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
From antiquity to the Middle Ages, the bear’s centrality in cults and mythologies left traces in European languages, literatures, and legends. Michel Pastoureau... Læs mere
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Dialogues: Charon and Antonius (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Giovanni Pontano (1426–1503), whose academic name was Gioviano, was the most important Latin poet of the fifteenth century as well as a leading statesman who served as prime minister to the... Læs mere
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Aisha’s Cushion: Religious Art, Perception, and Practice in Islam (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Westerners have a strong impression that Islam does not allow religious imagery. Elias corrects this view. Unearthing shades of meaning in... Læs mere
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Accounts of Medieval Constantinople: The Patria (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The Patria is a fascinating four-book collection of short historical notes, stories, and legends about the buildings and monuments of Constantinople,... Læs mere
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The Byzantine Republic: People and Power in New Rome (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Scholars have long claimed that the Eastern Roman Empire, a Christian theocracy, bore little resemblance to ancient Rome. Here, Anthony Kaldellis... Læs mere
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The Annotated Wuthering Heights (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Illustrated with many color images, The Annotated Wuthering Heights provides those encountering the novel for the first time, as well as those returning to it, with a... Læs mere
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Death in the Congo: Murdering Patrice Lumumba (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
More than 50 years later the murky circumstances and tragic symbolism of Patrice Lumumba’s assassination trouble people around the world. Emmanuel Gerard and... Læs mere
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Old English Shorter Poems: Wisdom and Lyric (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Old English Shorter Poems offers tantalizing insights into the Anglo-Saxon mental landscape. These poems and charms find meaning in the loss of... Læs mere
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