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(0)Robert Graves
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English
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The heroes and villains, gods and goddesses of ancient Greece have long inspired artists and filmmakers to recreate their images. But how did the Greeks see them? And what stories lay behind the familiar names - from Aphrodite to Zeus - that so pervade our culture? This book retells the adventures of the important gods and heroes.
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Doubleday anchor books volume A123
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English
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"English author Robert Graves says goodbye to England, family, friends, and a way of life."
In this autobiography, first published in 1929, poet Robert Graves traces the monumental and universal loss of innocence that occurred as a result of the First World War. Written after the war and as he was leaving his birthplace, the book bids farewell not only to England and his family and friends, but also to a way of life. Tracing his upbringing from his...
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Noonday volume N 295
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English
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Examines the language of ancient Celtic and Mediterranean poetic myths, probing the role of the all-encompassing female figure, the White Goddess, in the earliest forms of poetry.
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English
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Written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus in 121 AD while he was the personal secretary to emperor Hadrian, "The Twelve Caesars" is a series of twelve biographies of Roman rulers beginning with Julius Caesar and ending with Domitian. The tales of Rome's emperors are deeply personal and informative, while also entertaining and often filled with drama. Suetonius included invaluable descriptions of the rulers' public and private lives, physical appearances,...
14) I, Claudius: from the autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, born B.C. X murdered and deified A.D. LIV
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[1961]
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English
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