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Biblical and Pastoral Poetry(2022) AVITUS, ALCIMUSBiblical and Pastoral Poetry was written by Alcimus Avitus, bishop of Vienne, in the late fifth or early sixth century. This volume presents new English translations alongside the Latin texts of the Spiritual History, his most famous work which narrates bVezava: Trda47,68 € -
Portable Thoreau(2012) THOREAU, HENRYSelf-described as 'a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot', Henry David Thoreau dedicated his life to preserving his freedom as a man and as an artist. This edition is suitable for those interested in discovering the great thinkeVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Two-Penny Bar(2014) SIMENON, GEORGESA story told by a condemned man leads Maigret to a bar by the Seine and into the sleazy underside of respectable Parisian life. In the oppressive heat of summer, a forgotten crime comes to light.Vezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Thing of Beauty(2022) FIENNES, PETERWhat do the Greek myths mean to us today?Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Phaedra and Other Plays(2011) SENECALiving in Rome under Caligula and later a tutor to Nero, Seneca witnessed the extremes of human behaviour. His shocking and bloodthirsty plays not only reflect a brutal period of history but also show how guilt, sorrow, anger and desire lead individuals tVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Complete Fables(1998) AESOPIn a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, the author creates a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. It shows you a wily fox being outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada, a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare aVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Beowulf(1995) ALEXANDER, MICHAELThis is an edition of the Old English epic poem "Beowulf", offering linguistic and glossarial aids on each page.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Great Book of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table(2022) MATTHEWS, JOHNThe most famous and influential work of English fantasy ever published, reimagined for a new generation of readers by John Matthews, one of the world’s leading Arthurian experts, and illustrated by internationally acclaimed Tolkien artist, John Howe.Vezava: Trda42,06 € -
Keep the Aspidistra Flying(2021) ORWELL, GEORGE"Money is what God used to be. Good and evil have no meaning any longer except failure and success." Gordon Comstock decides to live in poverty rather than compromise with the 'money god'. Disgusted by society's materialism, he leaves his job in advertisiVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Seneca: De Beneficiis (L. Annaei Senecae De beneficiis: Libri VII, De clementia: Libri II, Apocolocyntosis)(2022) KASTER, ROBERT A. (PRINCETON UNIVERSITY)This is the first new critical edition of Seneca's De Beneficiis in almost 100 years. Robert A. Kaster provides a fresh examination of the extant archetype and extensive critical notes.Vezava: Trda97,43 € -
Histories, Volume III(2011) POLYBIUSIn his history, Polybius (ca. 200–118 BC) is centrally concerned with how and why Roman power spread. The main part of the work, a vital achievement despite the incomplete state in which all but the first five books of an original forty survive, describesVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Amphitryon. The Comedy of Asses. The Pot of Gold. The Two Bacchises. The Captives(2011) PLAUTUSThe comedies of Plautus , who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences ca. 205–184 BC, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Molière to modern times. Twenty-oVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Trojan Women(2021) CARSON, ANNEThis new comic-book version of Euripides’ classic The Trojan Women follows the fates of Hekabe, Andromache and Kassandra after Troy has been sacked and all its men killed. The Trojan Women is a wildly imaginative collaboration between the visual artist RoVezava: Mehka15,41 €
