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The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 611

The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-12-09
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Now in its eighth edition, this magisterial work offers a comprehensive survey of the stories of Greek myth, from the Olympian gods, through the lesser gods and deities, to the heroes, adventures, and foundation myths of the ancient Greek world. The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology sets out to provide a comprehensive history of the divine order and mythical prehistory of Greece, as systematized on a genealogical basis by Hesiod and the ancient mythographers, while also taking into account the ways in which individual myths have changed and evolved over time in different genres of literature. This new edition has been extensively rewritten and reorganized to make it more accessible to readers who may have no particular knowledge of the ancient world and Greek mythology, and to ensure that information on each myth or mythical figure is easy to find within the book. This new edition of the handbook continues to offer an essential reference resource for all students of Greek mythology, and it provides an accessible and comprehensive overview of these stories for anyone with an interest in the classical world.

Meditations: with selected correspondence
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 208

Meditations: with selected correspondence

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011-09-15
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  • Publisher: OUP Oxford

'Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to live ... while you have life in you, while you still can, make yourself good.' The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) is a private notebook of philosophical reflections, written by a Roman emperor probably on military campaign in Germany. In short, highly charged comments, Marcus draws on Stoic philosophy to confront challenges that he felt acutely, but which are also shared by all human beings - the looming presence of death, making sense of one's social role and projects, the moral significance of the universe. They bring us closer to the personality of the emperor, who is often disillusioned with his own status and with human activi...

The Library of Greek Mythology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 340

The Library of Greek Mythology

A new translation of an important text for Greek mythology used as a source book by classicists from antiquity to Robert Graves, The Library of Greek Mythology is a complete summary of early Greek myth, telling the story of each of the great families of heroic mythology, and the various adventures associated with the main heroes and heroines, from Jason and Perseus to Heracles and Helen of Troy. Using the ancient system of detailed histories of the great families, it contains invaluable genealogical diagrams for maximum clarity.

Constellation Myths
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 257

Constellation Myths

This translation brings together ancient classical texts derived from Eratosthenes' handbook of astral mythology, Hyginus' guide to astronomy, and Aratus's astronomical poem Phaenomena to provide a complete collection of Greek astral myths.

Discourses, Fragments, Handbook
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 401

Discourses, Fragments, Handbook

This is the only complete modern translation of Epictetus' Discourses, together with the Handbook and fragments. A major work of Stoic practical ethics, the Discourses teach that the basis of happiness is up to us. This accessible new translation is accompanied by a full introduction and thorough notes.

White Fragility
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 192

White Fragility

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-02-07
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  • Publisher: Penguin UK

The International Bestseller 'With clarity and compassion, DiAngelo allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to "bad people." In doing so, she moves our national discussions forward. This is a necessary book for all people invested in societal change' Claudia Rankine Anger. Fear. Guilt. Denial. Silence. These are the ways in which ordinary white people react when it is pointed out to them that they have done or said something that has - unintentionally - caused racial offence or hurt. After, all, a racist is the worst thing a person can be, right? But these reactions only serve to silence people of colour, who cannot give honest feedback to 'liberal' white people lest they...

What We Left Behind
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 409

What We Left Behind

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015
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  • Publisher: Harlequin

What if discovering who you really are means letting go of who you've been? Toni and Gretchen are the couple everyone envied in high school. They've been together forever. They never fight. They're hopelessly in love. When they separate for their first year at college they're sure their relationship will stay rock solid. The reality of being apart, however, is very different. Toni's discovering a new world - and a new gender identity - but Gretchen struggles to remember who she is outside of their relationship. While Toni worries that she won't understand Toni's shifting identity, Gretchen begins to wonder where she fits in to this puzzle. Now they must decide if their love is strong enough to last

The Mammoth Book of Hard Bastards
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 482

The Mammoth Book of Hard Bastards

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011-02-24
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  • Publisher: Hachette UK

They know who they are and what they're capable of - cross them at your peril. No real hard bastard needs to brag or bully; most are modest, thoughtful and quiet. They have nothing to prove, as opposed to wannabe tough guys, who may pump themselves full of steroids or devote themselves to the study of a martial art, but can they handle themselves during an aggressive confrontation? It is the real hard bastard's absolute willingness to fight literally anyone, his ability to be uncompromisingly violent, his complete lack of fear, and unwillingness to admit defeat that makes him stand out in a crowd. A real hard bastard exudes an unmistakable air of confidence and authority. The full list of Ha...

The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 774

The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology

This volume offers an account of the various gods and heroes of ancient Greek mythology. This book features a narrative framework that includes signposting so that the book can be used as reference work. It includes documentation of the ancient sources, maps, and genealogical tables. It is illustrated with numerous photographs and line drawings. The author incorporates the latest research into accounts of all the gods and heroes. He includes full documentation of the ancient sources, maps, and genealogical tables. It is illustrated throughout with numerous photographs and line drawings, also including summaries of the original stories.

Sayings and Anecdotes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 308

Sayings and Anecdotes

A unique edition of the sayings of Diogenes, whose biting wit and eccentricity inspired the anecdotes that express his Cynic philosophy. It includes the accounts of his immediate successors, such as Crates and Hipparchia, and the witty moral preacher Bion. The contrasting teachings of the Cyrenaics and the hedonistic Aristippos complete the volume.