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[EAN: 9780674035720], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA], Jacket, A new book and D.J., that is unu;sed and unmarked. 106\\7 pages. "A vast cabinet of c… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780674035720], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA], Jacket, A new book and D.J., that is unu;sed and unmarked. 106\\7 pages. "A vast cabinet of curiosities."-Stephen Greenblatt"Eclectic rather than exhaustive, less an encyclopedia than a buffet."-Frederic Raphael, Literary ReviewHow do we get from the polis to the police? Or from Odysseus's sirens to those of an ambulance? The legacy of ancient Greece and Rome is all around us, imitated, resisted, reworked, and misunderstood. In this beautifully illustrated and encyclopedic compendium, a team of leading scholars investigates the afterlife of this rich heritage in the fields of literature, philosophy, art, architecture, history, politics, religion, and om Academy to Zoology, Aristotle and the Argonauts to Pegasus and Persia, The Classical Tradition looks at facts and adages, people, places, and ideas to reveal how the Classical tradition has shaped human endeavors from government to medicine, drama to urban planning, legal theory to popular culture. At once authoritative and accessible, learned and entertaining, it illuminates the vitality of these enduring influences. A very heavy boo, Books<

2010, ISBN: 9780674035720

Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, 2010. hardcover. Like New/Like New. 8x2x10. Cambridge, 2010; blue cloth covered boards; minimal shelf wear; glossy illustrated jac… Mehr…

Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, 2010. hardcover. Like New/Like New. 8x2x10. Cambridge, 2010; blue cloth covered boards; minimal shelf wear; glossy illustrated jacket with mild wear; 4to,9 3/4" to 12" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 1067 pages. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book., Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, 2010, 5<

2010, ISBN: 0674035720

[EAN: 9780674035720], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 18.0], [PU: Belknap Press], Jacket, Very Heavy, extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. 1067 pages. The dus… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780674035720], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 18.0], [PU: Belknap Press], Jacket, Very Heavy, extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. 1067 pages. The dust jacket and boards are a bit shelf rubbed and marked. Minor handling marks on page edges. Still in a very good condition, excellent binding and internally clean. Like New. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services., Books<