Ancient, classical and medieval texts

Lysistrata persuades the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace - a strategy, however, that inflames the battle between the sexes.

Timaeus is one of Plato's dialogues, mostly in the form of a long monologue given by the title character.

Hesiod's Theogony is a large-scale synthesis of a vast variety of local Greek traditions concerning the gods, organized as a narrative that tells how they came to be and how they established permanent control over the cosmos.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus is one of the most important books of meditations and maxims ever written.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles.

Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles.

''Medea'' is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea, and first produced in 431 BC.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

‘The Trachinian Maidens’ (also ‘Women of Trachis’ or ‘The Trachiniae’) is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles, in which Deianeira, the wife of Heracles, is distraught over her husband''s neglect of her family.

The poet Kabîr is one of the most interesting personalities in the history of Indian mysticism.

Included herein are the seven surviving plays of Athens’ pre-eminent playwright, Sophocles, masterfully translated by Lewis Campbell, M.

Collected here are three hundred twenty short poems by Rabindranath Tagore.

Journey with Ulysses as he battles to bring his victorious, but decimated, troops home from the Trojan War, dogged by the wrath of the god Poseidon at every turn.

The Iliad: Join Achilles at the Gates of Troy as he slays Hector to Avenge the death of Patroclus.

Join Achilles at the Gates of Troy as he slays Hector to Avenge the death of Patroclus.

Aristotle's 'Poetics' is the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

Included herein are the seven surviving plays of Athens' pre-eminent playwright, Sophocles, masterfully translated by Lewis Campbell, M.

'The Trachinian Maidens' (also 'Women of Trachis' or 'The Trachiniae') is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles, in which Deianeira, the wife of Heracles, is distraught over her husband's neglect of her family.

Oedipus was the son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta.

The Love of Clitophon and Leucippe is an ancient Greek romance novel by Achilles Tatius.

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The Love of Daphnis and Chloe (2nd century C.

The Poems of Catullus describes the lifestyle of the Latin poet Catullus, his friends, and his lover, Lesbia.

A conversational text that addresses many philosophical concepts as well as Western religion by questioning good versus evil and the unnecessary suffering of innocent people.

Similar to Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle explores another facet of good living by outlining the best governing practices that benefit the majority, and not the minority.

The Poetics is a fundamental text that examines the development, production and effectiveness of poetry as it pertains to a writer and their intended audience.

Lysistrata and Other Plays centers a disgruntled woman whose attempt to end a war takes the battle from an open field to the soldier's bedroom.

The Frogs follows interpersonal conflicts between men and women, Greek gods, and the natural and supernatural.

Eager to learn the rules of magic, Lucius agrees to participate in a shapeshifting spell that suddenly goes awry, transforming the man into a donkey.

The Voyage of the Argo, is an epic poem centering Jason and his legendary crew as they venture to find the Golden Fleece.

Though it tells the stories of the defeated, Prometheus Bound and Other Plays features four tragedies that depict both unfortunate demises and the essence of the fighting human spirit.

The Plays of Aristophanes (425 BC-388 BC) is a collection of comedies by Athenian playwright Aristophanes.

'Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to!

This timeless collection brings together three hundred of the most enduringly popular of Aesop's fables in a volume that will delight young and old readers alike.

Homer's great epic, The Odyssey, is perhaps Western literature's first adventure story, and certainly remains one of its finest.

The heartwarming and inspirational tale of a golden retriever, Bingo, and his beloved boy, Javlin, The Shared Halo will leave paw prints on your soul.

An incisive exploration of the way Greek myths empower us to defeat tyranny.

Shulgi-simti is an important example of a woman involved in sponsoring religious activities though having a family life.

Shulgi-simti is an important example of a woman involved in sponsoring religious activities though having a family life.

Scholars often assume that the nature of Mesopotamian kingship was such that questioning royal authority was impossible.

Scholars often assume that the nature of Mesopotamian kingship was such that questioning royal authority was impossible.