Ancient, classical and medieval texts

A gripping and emotional cross-cultural love story for readers of Dilly Court and Glenda Young.

BOOK 19 IN THE EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY, FROM GLOBAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH.

The Nile is arguably the most famous river in the world.

The Nile is arguably the most famous river in the world.

Alexander the Great (356-333 BC) was to capture the imagination of his contemporaries and future generations.

Alexander the Great (356-333 BC) was to capture the imagination of his contemporaries and future generations.

Anahita was the most important goddess of pre-Islamic Iran.

Anahita was the most important goddess of pre-Islamic Iran.

You've read the myths, now discover what really happened!

The heroic story of the siege of Troy is as enthralling today as it ever was.

The human body serves as a symbolic bridge between communities of the living and the divine.

The human body serves as a symbolic bridge between communities of the living and the divine.

Travel back to a time when divine beings mixed with mortals, when heroes battled sorcerers, and nature was a mysterious realm ruled by beautiful and dangerous deities.

If Greek tragedies are meant to be so tragic, why do they so often end so well?

A rigorously and imaginatively researched anthology of classical literature, bringing together one hundred stories from the rich diversity of the literary canon of ancient Greece and Rome.

Why do twins remain uncanny to those born alone-in other words, most of us?

Perhaps no classical writer has been so consistently in vogue as Horace.

What common features can be found in the native religions of the vast Eurasian landmass?

Reception studies have transformed the classics.

Why do twins remain uncanny to those born alone-in other words, most of us?

Perhaps no classical writer has been so consistently in vogue as Horace.

What common features can be found in the ancient customs and native religions of the vast Eurasian landmass?

Reception studies have transformed the classics.

The domestication of the horse in the fourth millennium BC altered the course of mankind's future.

The examination of Lucretian reception in Latin poetry has been served well by scholars.

A heartwarming saga of secrets, friendships and wartime spirit at the height of World War 2.

Twelfth Night is one of a series of introductions to Shakespeare's key plays.

Romeo and Juliet is one of a series of introductions to Shakespeare's key plays.

Macbeth is one of a series of introductions to Shakespeare's key plays.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of a series of introductions to Shakespeares key plays.

The Merchant of Venice is one of a series of introductions to Shakespeare's key plays.

Hamlet is one of a series of introductions to Shakespeares key plays.

BOOK 17 IN THE EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY, FROM INTERNATIONAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily MirrorBETRAYED BY BLOOD.

The action-packed and gripping historical adventure by global sensation Wilbur Smith, about one man's quest for revenge.

How did Origen, one of the major Patristic thinkers, construct his philosophical theology?

Greek myths abound in images of beauty and perfection: charming gods, attractive goddesses, and handsome heroes, all of them standards of physical and spiritual flawlessness.

The Odyssey - Homer - This is Alexander Pope's translation of The Odyssey; one of the oldest existing works of literature, and one of two epic poems attributed to Homer.

This is the first large-scale edition with introduction and commentary of Pindar's First Pythian Ode.

Mike Poulton's all-new version of this dark and liberating play, co-conceived with choreographer Mark Bruce and director Braham Murray.

Jenny March’s acclaimed Dictionary of Classical Mythology, first published in 1998 but long out of print, has been extensively revised and expanded including a completely new set of beautiful line-drawing illustrations for this Oxbow edition.