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LOVE, SEX AND TRAGEDY
WHY CLASSICS MATTERS |
| By: |
Simon Goldhill |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0719555450 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780719555459 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN MURRAY GENERAL PUBLISHING DIVISION |
| Pub. date: |
7 February, 2005 |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
Simon Goldhill examines the most basic areas of our lives today, from marriage and sex to politics and entertainment. Whether we are falling in love or waging wars in the name of democracy, he reveals how Classical ideas continue to shape our behaviour and our attitudes in crucial ways. |
| Synopsis: |
Simon Goldhill examines the most basic areas of our lives today, from marriage and sex to politics and entertainment. Whether we are falling in love or waging wars in the name of democracy, he reveals how Classical ideas continue to shape our behaviour and our attitudes in crucial ways. Full of surprising facts and startling stories, it will appeal to anyone interested in history and its influence on our lives. It is as wide-ranging as it is readable, with a brilliant cast of characters. Few books could bring together Freud, Plato, Queen Victoria, Romeo and Juliet, George W. Bush and Charles Atlas in this way. Inspiring, thought provoking and illuminating, Love, Sex & Tragedy shows again and again how and why the Romans and Greek still matter. |
| Illustrations: |
50 b&w photos inergrated |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
John Murray |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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