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Plutarch
Nine Greek biographies illustrate the rise and fall of Athens, from the legendary days of Theseus, the city's founder, through Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles, Nicias, and Alcibiades, to the…
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Offers a collection of ten biographies that spans the period from the start of the fourth century BC to the early third, and covers some of the most important figures…
Polybius
Presenting Punic War in 264 BC, this title records the critical stages of Roman expansion: its campaigns throughout the Mediterranean, the temporary setbacks inflicted by Hannibal and the final destruction…
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As well as providing an illuminating picture of the first century AD, the author depicts complex and nuanced heroes who display the essential virtues of Greek civilization - courage, patriotism…
This collection of critical essays covers hundreds of writers who have made significant contributions to British, Irish, and Commonwealth literature from the 14th century to the present day. The contributors…
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Ian Scott-Kilvert
One of an expanding reference work, providing introductions to the works, lives, and thoughts of the writers who have shaped the cultural heritage of the Western world. This work includes…
Ian Scott Kilvert
This collection of critical essays covers 286 writers who have made significant contributions to British, Irish and Commonwealth literature from the 14th century to the end of the 20th century.
Nine Greek biographies illustrate the rise and fall of Athens, from the legendary days of Theseus, the city’s founder, through Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles, Nicias, and Alcibiades, to the…
Presents nine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome’s greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of…
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This continuation of critical essays covers 18 writers who have made significant contributions to British, Irish, and Commonwealth literature from the 14th century to the present day. The contributors analyze…
Glenda Leeming
Michael Thorpe
Stephen Medcalf
J.C.F. Littlewood
Edwin Morgan
Barbara Hardy
A. S. Byatt
In this 1976 study, A. S. Byatt examines Murdoch's fiction and main philosophical ideas, relating the two and providing the reader with illuminating insights into the larger dimensions of the…
British Council
John Russell Taylor
Jean-Jacques Mayoux
A well-known English author has told the story of how he discovered one of Beckett's early novels in a London public library. He appropriated the copy because the date-stamp revealed…
B. C. Southam
There have been innumerable reinterpretations of her work but no revaluations. Brian Southam shows how different readers and critics have reacted to her work - from perceptive and appreciative review…
Professor Miriam Allott
Examines the lives of major figures in Roman history, from Lucullus (118-57 BC), an aristocratic politician and conqueror of Eastern kingdoms, to Otho (32-69 AD), a reckless young noble who…
Cassius Dio
Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome (27 BC AD 14), brought peace and prosperity to his city after decades of savage civil war.
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Ian Scott-Kilvert,British Council (Editor)
Scott Kilvert Ian
Part of an expanding reference work, providing introductions to the works, lives, and thoughts of the writers who have shaped the cultural heritage of the Western world.
