The greek epic
List the greek epic
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In his introduction the author explains that this is aimed at those who wish to study the topic in earnestblue-grey boards with black lettering and simple design on both front and spineoxfam shop sherwood this a volume from the series 'the dawn of european literature'internally there is a prize plate to the back of the front board but otherwise the book is impeccablethe two poems are then presented in a continuous summary, accompanied by detailed explanationsthe title is in gilt with two decorated capitalsjust slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the bottom cornersthe fold-out map 'to illustrate the catalogue of the ships' is present and in perfect conditionthe hesiodic poems are then treated in the same waya2 see oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter an historical preface there is an introductory survey of the iliad and odyssey
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The greek islandstitle: the greek islandscondition: used; goodbinding: paperbackauthors: durrell, lawrence
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The title is magic of the greek bouzouki - ionicos cosmosfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casingthe item format is a cd
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The title is music of the greek islandsthe item format is a cd cdfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
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Tacticos and his bouzoukis ?- music from the greek islands - mfp tracklist a1 strose to stroma sou yia thio - zorba's dance a2 afto to agori - that boy a3 sikou horepse koukli mou - get up, dance my doll a4 sikou horepse sirtaki - get up, dance sirtaki a5 faliriotissa - the girl from faliron a6 laikos horos - folk dance in 9/8 b1 ta pethia tou pirea - never on sunday b2 pai, pai - gone, gone b3 ftohologia - poverty b4 varka sto yialo - rowing boat by the shore b5 ta thakria mou eene kafta - my tears are burning condition lp vinyl record - very good condition the sleeve - very good condition postage to uk only - ÂŁ380 royal mail standard your album will be shipped in a defendapak corrugated cardboard mailer for added security read more
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Crisis, movement, strategy: the greek experience by panagiotis sotiris (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Get him to the greek - extended party edition [blu-ray] [region free]check out our explosive deals for yourselflike new, the price of freedom, staples, mary jane, mass market paperback
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Folio society the greek myths edition very good condition price is ÂŁ20 buyer to collect or delivery is possible for an additional charge
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Get him to the greek blu-ray - extended editionexcellent condition
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Ancient coin collecting ii: numismatic art of the greek world by wayne gsayles pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind~ thriftbooks: read more, spend less
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The catalogue of women, ascribed to hesiod, one of the greatest figures of early hexameter poetry, maps the greek world, its evolution and its heroic myths through the mortal women who bore children to the godsindividual chapters examine the organization and structure of the poem, its social and political context, its relation to other early epic and hesiodic poetry, its place in the development of a pan-hellenic consciousness, and attitudes to womensee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe wider influence of the catalogue is considered in chapters on pindar and the lyric tradition, on hellenistic poetry, and on the poem's reception at romein this collection a team of international scholars offers an attempt to explore the poem's meaning, significance and receptionthis collection provides a significant approach to the study of the catalogue
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This wonderfully riveting history reveals our favourite holiday destination in all its glorious, epic depth' sunday telegraph see oxfam website for delivery information read moreexpertly researched and ingeniously executed, norwich takes us through the arab conquests of syria and north africa; the holy roman empire and the crusades; ferdinand and isabella and the spanish inquisition; the great sieges of rhodes and malta by the sultan sĂĽleyman the magnificent; the pirates of the barbary coast and the battle of lepanto; nelson and napoleon; the greek war of independence and the italian risorgimentojohn julius norwich has visited every country around its shores; now he tells the story of the middle sea - a tale that begins with the pharaohs and ends with the treaty of versailles - in a dramatic account of the remarkable civilisations that rose and fell on the lands of the mediterraneanthe middle sea is colourful, character-driven history at its most enjoyable and is the culmination of john julius norwich's distinguished career as one of the greatest enthusiasts for anecdotal historya landmark in popular history-telling'an expertly paced, exhilarating reada splendid achievement for its memorable scope and vitalityoxfam original liverpool an electrifying narrative history of the mediterranean from ancient egypt to , from the bestselling author of the popes and sicily: a short historythe mediterranean has nurtured three of the most dazzling civilisations of antiquity, witnessed the growth of three of our greatest religions and links three of the world's six continents
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, only slight shelf wear presents a graphic novel adaptation of the homeric epic recounting the triumphs and defeats of the greek and trojan heroessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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An introductory text by vasileios petrakos, member of the academy of athens, sets the historical context and describes the course of greek archaeology from the foundation of the modern greek state to the present daypresented here are the legendary sites of ancient greece, including the athenian acropolis, olympia, delphi, schliemann's mycenae, and the athenian agora; the most iconic sculptures in the greek world, such as the aphrodite of melos and the nike of samothrace; and several fascinating chapters on underwater archaeology that discuss the kyrenia and uluburun shipwrecks and the astonishing bronze masterpieces raised from the seasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the first book to bring together the archaeological legacy of ancient greece in a concise and accessible way while still preserving the excitement of discoveryth e contributors include those who have excavated at the sites in question and scholars who have spent a lifetime studying the monumentsoxfam bookshop hertford distributed by university of exeter press650 colour illustrationsthis beautifully illustrated book offers an overview of the greatest archaeological sites and discoveries from ancient greece
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Glezou was also a member of the other pioneering greek pop group pollit was one of the most popular pop groups in greece which dominated the greek pop-rock scene in the early to mid-seventies??st??daµ?? ?– ??st??daµ?? (nostradamos) label: zodiac syzp made in greece original first pressing lp vinyl: vg+ (just 1 not audible nailmark, see scan, otherwise excellent) cover: excellent + / mint- original 1st press in full laminated sleevethe group took its name from french astrologer nostradamuscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedespoina glezou joined the group in time to perform at the music festival of thessaloniki where they won the best new group and best new composer and performer prize with the song "dos mou to heri sou" (give me your hand) which became a huge success in greecein , the group reached the height of their popularity and went on a panhellenic tour which was met with great successour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehistory of the group: nostradamos was founded in by stelios fotiadis, ippokratis exarchopoulos, and chris kingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitheir success was meteoric and their single "dos mou to heri sou" sold copies in one month
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Updated and improved hebrew and greek dictionaries tie each word to the greek or hebrew root points the reader to the underlying hebrew and greek words clear edge-tab indexing for handier use includes maps and additional bible study aidsuses the strong's numbering system which is used in many of the new study tools of today and adds new features that make it even more useful: corrected, updated, and expanded using the latest computer technologyoxfam shop kendal hardback in very good conditionsingle crease to spineit maintains all of the features that have made strong's indispensable for over 100 years: allows the reader to easily find all biblical occurrences of a word in the king james versioninternally clean and brightthis updated edition of strong's exhaustive concordance takes james strong's monumental work and updates it to be even more useful to the modern reader extra-clear typesetting and page design make this edition readable and easy to navigate see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop blackheath first volume in greek director theo angelopoulos' trilogy about the greek people in the 20th centuryin a family of greek refugees flee odessa in the wake of the anti-jewish pogroms, eventually settling in a village near thessalonikaas the community is split apart, greece begins its long descent into war and occupationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeleni (alexandra aidini), a young girl the same age as the family's son alexis (nikos poursadinis) has followed with them, and as the years pass they gradually fall in lovewhen the father spyros' (vassilis kolovos) wife dies however, he becomes obsessed with eleni and forces her to marry him, an act that sends eleni and alexis fleeing into exile
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Ooohhh, i can just feel that old greek sun on my shoulders now! the jug is 21cms tall and the tray 29cms in diameterthis very attractive set of hand crafted wine jug and 6 goblets on tray, was made in a local pottery on the greek island of samosvibrant summer colours and a lovely and original way to serve and drink your cool wine in the garden, on a hot summer's day
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Ganguli) an indian translator first complete translation of the sanskrit epic mahabharata in englishthe mahabharata - mahabharata is one of the two major sanskrit epic of ancient india, the other being the ramaya?athe mahabharata was probably compiled between the 3rd century bce and the 3rd century ce, the original events related by the epic probably fall between the 9th and 8th centuries bceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteprinted calcutta - kolkata indiacondition volumes included i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi (vii not included) viii, ix, x, xi, xiiref:wikipedia kisari mohan ganguli (also kour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegenerally good conditionbinding slightly-loose in volume iii & ivthese 11 volumes have been translated from the original sanskrit languagetraditionally, the authorship of the mahabharata is attributed to vyasathe text probably reached its final form by the early gupta period (care you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithese volumes are an important translation which gives westerners a glimpse of this ancient indian civilisationwith original red cloth covers, slight bumped cornerscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehis translation published as the mahabharata of krishna-dwaipayana vyasa translated into english prose between and , by protap chandra rai (), a calcutta bookseller who owned a printing press and raised funds for the project it narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the kurukshetra war and the fates of the kaurava and the pa??ava princes and their successorsthis is the early edition of english translation in these volumesapprox 500 pages each volume4th century ce) this vast storehouse of indian knowledge is normally hidden
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36 €
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After an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the greek & latin tongues, the evolution of the indo-aryan & indo-chinese languagesthe concept of the greek polis, the formulation of the roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of roman law), the constitution of chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairsthey describe classical science, which in greece & india created a new relationship between humans & naturethis is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of unescocontents in three parts: from ca bc to ca 500 bc, from 500 bc to the christian era & from the beginning of the christian era to ca ad 500see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 mapsspecial chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the east & in the west was to shape spiritual life for millenniathe philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detailfinally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & arttechniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized them
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle boethius was an eminent public figure under the gothic emperor theodoric, and an exceptional greek scholarwhen he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in pavia, it was to the greek philosophers that he turnedwatts translation, with a preface by brian kenasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a dialogue of alternating prose and verse between the ailing prisoner and his 'nurse' philosophy the consolation was extremely popular throughout medieval europe and his ideas were influential on the thought of chaucer and dantebook and slipcase are in excellent conditionher instruction on the nature of fortune and happiness, good and evil, fate and free will, restore his health and bring him to enlightenment the consolation was written in the period leading up to his brutal executionthis folio edition is the v
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With its examination of the greek focus on speech, animalization, and status, this book offers new readings of key texts and provides significant insights into the greek approach to understanding our worldit explores how it was the capacity for authoritative speech which was held to separate humans from other animals, gods from humans, men from women, greeks from non-greeks, citizens from slaves, and the mundane from the heroicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book argues that the defining criterion in the hellenic world, however, was the most obvious one: speechplato's dialogues are shown to reveal the consequences of socratically imposed silencejohn heath illustrates how homer's epics trace the development of immature young men into adults managing speech in entirely human ways and how in aeschylus' oresteia only human speech can disentangle man, beast, and godwhen considering the question of what makes us human, the ancient greeks provided numerous suggestions
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A beautiful bronze sculpture of a winged lady depicting the greek goddess nike / nikèdate: probably early 20th centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit is mounted on a wooden basethe work is made of bronze that has a green patinanike was the goddess of victory and that's what this sculpture exudesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidetails: height: 27 cmit will be carefully packaged and shipped via registered (insured, with track and trace)a decorative and powerful mythological bronze sculptureone wing has a fracture but otherwise it is in good condition, the pictures speak for themselves
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford shrink wrapped pack of 4 books, depicting in newspaper format the aztec, egyptian, greek and roman erassee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop newport the forms of greek words in the new testament and their meanings, according to the best knowledge available at the time of publicationtext block is clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedburgundy cloth covered boards with gilt text to spine, which is lightly fadedvarious superficial scuffs, marks and discolourationendpapers discoloured see oxfam website for delivery information read moreneatly inked name, location and date to front endpaper
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Oxfam music shop byres road this special cd is a must have for any talking heads fan - featuring an electrifying live performance by the band themselves, recorded live at the greek theatre, la california, usathe case and sleeve are in just beautiful condition, we would confidently say they are very nearly in brand new conditionthe cd is in great condition and plays amazinglysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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23 €
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A greek cover and commemorative coin marking the end of the greek drachma - free postage read more
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This large spode platter is from the greek collection, in perfect condition with no cracks or chipsl 58 cm x w 45 cm read more
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