A new verse translation of Virgil's Aeneid, the only one to use the same poetic metre as Virgil and to explore the subtleties of Virgil's wordplay.
Ahl's translation captures the excitement and d ... Read more
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Introduces Italian literature from the Middle Ages to the present day
Discusses themes and issues that have recurred throughout history and which are still important today
Covers a wide range o ... Read more
The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on CD-ROM features the full text of the Sixth Edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, which is a complete update of this unique reference work. Based on ... Read more
Covers a hugely important period with modern-day resonance and influence
Considers the whole European Reformation
Will cover the social history but will also cover the theological implications ... Read more
A brand-new, top of the range dictionary and thesaurus combined. The ultimate all-in-one reference tool.
140,000 words, definitions, and phrases, and 220,000 synonyms and antonyms.
Brand-new in ... Read more
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While other books describe the concept and the processes by which evolution proceeds, Why Evolution is True presents the evidence: using modern science to demonstrate the 'indelible stamp' of the p ... Read more
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A concise, lively, and at times opinionated account of Scottish history, politics, society, religion, and culture - both past and present
Looks at the Scottish diaspora, and Scotland's relationsh ... Read more
If ever there was a book calculated to make a man in love with its author, this appears to me to be the book.'
William Godwin, the author's future husband, was not alone in admiring Letters written ... Read more
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What then is to be done? said Rasselas; the more we inquire, the less we can resolve.'
Rasselas and his companions escape the pleasures of the 'happy valley' in order to make their 'choice of life ... Read more
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Examines the answers to key questions in aesthetics, such as: What is beauty? Why do we value it? Is beauty good?
Asks whether beauty is vanishing from our world
This is a strongly-argued count ... Read more
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