These are some of the most famous Roman myths as youve never read them before--sensuous, dangerously witty, audacious.

Antigone raises issues of law and morality that are just as relevant today as they were more than two thousand years ago. Whether this is your first reading or your twentieth, Antigone will move you as few pieces of literature can.

A rich source for students of Greek mythology and literature, the Homeric hymns are also fine poetry.

The hymns presented in this book were anonymously composed somewhere in Asia Minor, most likely in the middle of the third century AD. At this turbulent time, the Hellenic past was fighting for its survival, while the new Christian faith ...

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

New edition of the Greek text suitable for upper-level students, with full attention to literary-critical and linguistic matters.

And as one of the three most important expressions of Stoicism, this is an essential text for everyone interested in ancient religion and philosophy. Yet the clarity and ease of the work's style are deceptive.

"Strauss gives us an impressive addition to his life's work—the recovery of the Great Tradition in political philosophy. The problem the book proposes centers formally upon Socrates.

It is also in the troubadour song-books that the only substantial collection of medieval lyrics by women is preserved. This book offers a general introduction to the troubadours.

An advanced critical introduction to Greek tragedy for those who do not read Greek.