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Starověké a klasické elektronické knihy

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  • The Hero with a Thousand Faces

    podle Joseph Campbell ...
    Série série The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell
    Explore the Hero's Journey in stories as old as humanity and as new as last night's dreamThe latest incarnation of Oedipus, the continued romance of Beauty and the Beast, stand this afternoon on the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, waiting for the traffic light to change. — Joseph CampbellSince its release in 1949, The Hero with a Thousand Faceshas influenced millions of readers by ... Přečtěte si více

    299,00 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

  • The Power of Myth

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An extraordinary book that reveals how the themes and symbols of ancient narratives continue to bring meaning to birth, death, love, and war.“Campbell has become the rarest of intellectuals in American life: a serious thinker who has been embraced by the popular culture.”—NewsweekThe Power of Myth launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his ... Přečtěte si více

    192,49 Kč

  • Celtic Mythology: A Concise Guide to the Gods, Sagas and Beliefs

    Greek Mythology - Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology - Celtic Mythology

    podle Hourly History ...
    Série série Greek Mythology - Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology - Celtic Mythology
    The gifted W.B. Yeats wrote of his own people "...even a newspaperman, if you entice him into a cemetery at midnight, will believe in phantoms, for everyone is a visionary if you scratch him deep enough. But the Celt, unlike any other, is a visionary without scratching." This introduction to Celtic Mythology will serve the novice well – for it is a complicated history with the earliest written ... Přečtěte si více

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  • Troy

    The tragedy of Helen, Clytemnestra, Agamemnon, Achilles, Hector, Paris & Odysseus

    podle Stephen Fry ...
    Série Kniha 3 - Stephen Fry’s Greek Myths
    AN EPIC BATTLE THAT LASTED TEN YEARS. A LEGENDARY STORY THAT HAS SURVIVED THOUSANDS.'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy . . . Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary relevance into these ancient tales' OBSERVER'Stephen Fry has done it again. Well written and super storytelling' 5***** READER REVIEW________'Troy. The most marvellous k... ... Přečtěte si více

    261,69 Kč

  • The Bible As It Was

    podle James L. Kugel ...
    This is a guide to the Hebrew Bible unlike any other. Leading us chapter by chapter through its most important stories--from the Creation and the Tree of Knowledge through the Exodus from Egypt and the journey to the Promised Land--James Kugel shows how a group of anonymous, ancient interpreters radically transformed the Bible and made it into the book that has come down to us today.Was the snake ... Přečtěte si více

    722,99 Kč

  • The Odyssey

    podle Homer ...
    The Odyssey is an epic poem, written by the ancient Greek Philosopher Homer, and is considered to be the second oldest piece of western literature still in existence. Scholars believe it was written at the end of the 8th century BC. Still heavily used in schools because of its unique literary makeup and historical value, the poems follow Greek hero Odysseus, as he journeys home after the ten year ... Přečtěte si více

    10,22 Kč

  • The Greek Plays

    Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides

    Série série Modern Library Classics
    A landmark anthology of the masterpieces of Greek drama, featuring all-new, highly accessible translations of some of the world’s most beloved plays, including Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound, Bacchae, Electra, Medea, Antigone, and Oedipus the KingFeaturing translations by Emily Wilson, Frank Nisetich, Sarah Ruden, Rachel Kitzinger, Mary Lefkowitz, and James RommThe great plays of Ancient Greece are ... Přečtěte si více

    99,39 Kč

  • The Histories

    podle Robin Waterfield ...
    Překlad: Carolyn Dewald ...
    Série série Oxford World's Classics
    Herodotus is not only known as the `father of history', as Cicero called him, but also the father of ethnography; as well as charting the historical background to the Persian Wars, his curiosity also prompts frequent digression on the cultures of the peoples he introduces. While much of the information he gives has proved to be astonishingly accurate, he also entertains us with delightful tales of ... Přečtěte si více

    145,85 Kč

  • Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain

    podle Amy Jeffs ...
    A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, January 2022A TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEARA BBC HISTORY MAG BOOK OF THE YEARA DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEARSoaked in mist and old magic, Storyland is a new illustrated mythology of Britain, set in its wildest landscapes.It begins between the Creation and Noah's Flood, follows the foots... ... Přečtěte si více

    283,59 Kč

  • Our Vampires, Ourselves

    podle Nina Auerbach ...
    This "vigorous, witty look at the undead as cultural icons in 19th- and 20th-century England and America" examines the many meanings of the vampire myth ( Kirkus Reviews).From Byron's Lord Ruthven to Anne Rice's Lestat to the black bisexual heroine of Jewelle Gomez's The Gilda Stories, vampires have taken many forms, capturing and recapturing our imaginations for centuries. In Our Vampires, ... Přečtěte si více

    302,89 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

  • Gisli Sursson's Saga and the Saga of the People of Eyri

    podle Penguin Books Ltd ...
    These sagas recount fierce feuds in which honour is fought for, sacrifice is demanded, and blood is shed. The fate of the characters at the centre of each saga, however, is very different. Gisli is a traditional Viking-age hero who is determined to exact revenge at any cost and whose death is tragic when it comes. In contrast his nephew, Snorri, represents a new generation and acts to strengthen ... Přečtěte si více

    261,69 Kč

  • Playing Hesiod

    The 'Myth of the Races' in Classical Antiquity

    podle Helen Van Noorden ...
    Série série Cambridge Classical Studies
    This book offers a new description of the significance of Hesiod's 'myth of the races' for ancient Greek and Roman authors, showing how the most detailed responses to this story go far beyond nostalgia for a lost 'Golden' age or hope of its return. Through a series of close readings, it argues that key authors from Plato to Juvenal rewrite the story to reconstruct 'Hesiod' more broadly as ... Přečtěte si více

    906,89 Kč

  • Cicero and the Early Latin Poets

    The writings of Cicero contain hundreds of quotations of Latin poetry. This book examines his citations of Latin poets writing in diverse poetic genres and demonstrates the importance of poetry as an ethical, historical, and linguistic resource in the late Roman Republic. Hannah Čulík-Baird studies Cicero's use of poetry in his letters, speeches, and philosophical works, contextualizing his ... Přečtěte si více

    598,89 Kč

  • Models, Methods, and Morality

    Assessing Modern Approaches to the Greco-Roman Economy

    Série série Economics and Finance (R0)
    This edited volume presents a multi-perspectival inquiry into the models that have shaped the study of ancient economies in past decades. The contributions collected here respond to the prevailing tendency to measure ancient Mediterranean economies using methods and techniques designed for assessing the performance of modern economies, considering a range of approaches that might generate a more ... Přečtěte si více

    5 010,19 Kč

  • Liturgiske bøger fra Danmarks middelalder

    podle Tue Gad ...
    Der er megen viden at finde om danmarkshistorien i de gamle skrifter, der findes rundt omkring i Skandinaviens ældste kirker, museer og kongelige biblioteker.Middelalderforsker og bibliotekar Tue Gad har lavet et optegnelse over vigtige kirkebøger, afskrifter, fragmenter af missaler og andre vigtige kirkelige skrifter. Ud for hvert afsnit er det anført om der er tale om en trykt eller en ... Přečtěte si více

    125,04 Kč

  • 晚唐齐梁诗风研究

    podle 张一南著 ...
    本书以晚唐齐梁诗风为研究对象,从形式、内容、辞藻等不同角度,探讨了与齐梁元素有关的晚唐诗学现象。不仅归纳了晚唐齐梁诗风的主要表现及其随时代流变的规律,分析了晚唐齐梁诗风所涉及作家的出身阶层、人生经历及不同类型,更从体裁与题材的组合方式出发,分析了齐梁诗风与晚唐时代相结合的种种可能。 ... Přečtěte si více

    511,15 Kč

  • 先秦文学名作欣赏

    podle 吴小如等著 ...
    本书是一部名家赏析先秦文学经典著作的文学普及读物,详细解读了先秦文学中具代表性的作家及经典作品,包括诸子散文、《诗经》、《论语》、《战国策》、《山海经》等,以及庄子、孟子、屈原、宋玉、李斯及其作品等,作者均为专力于文学研究与欣赏的学术界、文化界知名人士,如吴小如、王富仁、褚斌杰、陈贻炜、张丛林、张永鑫、李时人、金启华、刘毓庆等。所辑篇目,都是有生命力、有影响力,曾得到广泛好评的优秀赏析文章,被赏析文章,亦为公认的名篇,引导读者从更宽泛的背景、更专业的角度欣赏文学名篇、感受名篇魅力,是一本很好的了解、欣赏先秦文学的普及读物。 ... Přečtěte si více

    432,98 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

  • Die Bedeutung der Rezeptionsliteratur fuer Bildung und Kultur der Fruehen Neuzeit (1400–1750), Bd. III

    Beitraege zur dritten Arbeitstagung in Wissembourg / Weißenburg (Maerz 2014)

    Série Kniha 120 - Jahrbuch fuer Internationale Germanistik - Reihe A
    Die Mittlere Deutsche Literatur zwischen 1400 und 1750 weist einen beträchtlichen Bestand an deutschsprachiger und neulateinischer Rezeptionsliteratur auf. In Kontinuität mit der ersten Arbeitstagung in Eisenstadt 2011 und der zweiten in Hundisburg 2013 sind die Beiträge dieses Bandes dessen Sichtung, Aufarbeitung und bildungsgeschichtlicher Wertung gewidmet. Sie befassen sich mit der Rezeption ... Přečtěte si více

    2 941,69 Kč

  • Sofocle e il destino dell'essere umano

    podle Caterina Barone, AA.VV. ...
    Série Kniha 5 - I grandi autori della Grecia antica
    Nato nel demo di Colono intorno al 496 a.C., Sofocle visse un'esistenza lunga e intensa, non solo da indiscusso protagonista del teatro ateniese, ma anche da cittadino illustre e stimato che partecipò attivamente alle vicende politiche della sua amata città. Raro caso di autore di grande successo ancora in vita, Sofocle ha impresso orme indelebili nella storia della drammaturgia di ogni tempo, ... Přečtěte si více

    169,00 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

  • The Unseen in World Traditions

    podle Cerys Long ...
    The Unseen in World TraditionsAcross every civilization and every age, humanity has sensed that the world holds more than what the eye can see. Long before organized belief systems, people across continents spoke of presences, forces, and quiet influences moving alongside ordinary life. This book explores those shared traditions and the unseen reality they describe.The Unseen in World Traditions ... Přečtěte si více

    62,39 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

  • Fate and the Hero in Virgil's Aeneid

    Stoic World Fate and Human Responsibility

    podle Graham Zanker ...
    This book explores how Virgil in his Aeneid incorporates the ancient Stoics' thinking about how humans can exercise moral responsibility and how this can affect providential world fate. The third-century BC philosopher Chrysippus of Soli located this freedom in the way we can assent to courses of action, and Graham Zanker innovatively demonstrates how Virgil appropriates this concept in the way ... Přečtěte si více

    2 104,49 Kč

  • A History of Alexander the Great in World Culture

    Upravil: Richard Stoneman ...
    Alexander III of Macedon (356-323 BC) has for over 2000 years been one of the best recognized names from antiquity. He set about creating his own legend in his lifetime, and subsequent writers and political actors developed it. He acquired the surname 'Great' by the Roman period, and the Alexander Romance transmitted his legendary biography to every language of medieval Europe and the Middle East. ... Přečtěte si více

    3 113,99 Kč

  • Colloquial and Literary Latin

    What is colloquial Latin? What can we learn about it from Roman literature, and how does an understanding of colloquial Latin enhance our appreciation of literature? This book sets out to answer such questions, beginning with examinations of how the term 'colloquial' has been used by linguists and by classicists (and how its Latin equivalents were used by the Romans) and continuing with exciting ... Přečtěte si více

    992,39 Kč

  • Briefe Schillers und Goethes an A. W. Schlegel

    podle Schiller, Goethe ...
    Entdecken Sie die verborgenen Gedanken zweier literarischer Giganten!In "Briefe Schillers und Goethes an A. W. Schlegel" entfaltet sich ein faszinierender Dialog zwischen zwei der größten Dichter der deutschen Literaturgeschichte. Diese Sammlung von Briefen bietet einen intimen Einblick in die Gedankenwelt von Friedrich Schiller und Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, während sie mit dem bedeutenden ... Přečtěte si více

    279,81 Kč