{"product_id":"a-loeb-classical-library-reader-9780674996168","title":"A Loeb Classical Library Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA paperback anthology of essential Greek and Latin texts with facing English translations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It is ideal reading for bar, bus, bed or beach. Everyone, teacher and taught alike, should have one. It is this year's must-have present.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Classics Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis selection of lapidary nuggets drawn from thirty-three of antiquity's major authors includes poetry, dialogue, philosophical writing, history, descriptive reports, satire, and fiction--giving a glimpse at the wide range of arts and sciences, thought and styles, of Greco-Roman culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe selections span twelve centuries, from Homer to Saint Jerome. The texts and translations are reproduced as they appear in Loeb volumes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Loeb Classical Library is the only existing series that, through original text and English translation, gives access to all that is important in Greek and Latin literature. \u003ci\u003eA Loeb Classical Library Reader\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique sampling of this treasure trove. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these pages you will find, for example: Odysseus tricking the Cyclops in order to escape from the giant's cave; Zeus creating the first woman, Pandora, cause of mortals' hardships ever after; the Athenian general Nicias dissuading his countrymen from invading Sicily; Socrates, condemned to die, saying farewell; a description of Herod's fortified palace at Masada; Cicero's thoughts on what we owe our fellow men; Livy's description of the rape of the Sabine women; Manilius on the signs of the zodiac; and Pliny's observation of the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere you can enjoy looking in on people, real and imaginary, who figure prominently in ancient history, and on notable events. Here, too, you can relish classical poetry and comedy, and get a taste of the ideas characteristic of the splendid culture to which we are heir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoeb Classical Library:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A complete list of the works available in the Loeb Classical Library is available at www.hup.harvard.edu\/loeb.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644504707346,"sku":"9780674996168","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cc0d85aa-7ad7-49c2-920d-380c78c21696.jpg?v=1733111992","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-loeb-classical-library-reader-9780674996168","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}