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Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato's Republic that has yet been published, this widely acclaimed work is the first strictly literal translation of a timeless classic. This second edition includes a new introduction by Professor Bloom, whose careful translation and interpretation of The Republic was first published in 1968. In addition to the correct text itself there is also a rich and... (more)

Aristotle's Poetics

by Hippocrates George Apostle, Stephen Halliwell, Aristotle

Introduced by Francis Fergusson, the Poetics , written in the fourth century B.C., is still an essential study of the art of drama, indeed the most fundamental one we have. It has been used by both playwrights and theorists of many periods, and interpreted, in the course of its two thousand years of life, in various ways. The literature which has accumulated around it is, as Mr. Fergusson points out, "full of... (more)

Bullfinch's Mythology

Includes: The Age of Fable; The Age of Chivalry; Legends of Charlemagne

The Task of This Translator

by Todd Hasak-Lowy

Stylistically daring, morally perplexing, and outrageously funny, Todd Hasak-Lowy's The Task of This Translator marks the debut of a writer of extraordinary talent. In these seven stories, Hasak-Lowy captures the absurdity that often arises when very personal crises intersect with global issues such as ethnic violence, obesity, and the media. A journalist sets out to write an investigative piece on a dieting... (more)

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The Republic of Plato

by Plato

Aristotle's Poetics

by Hippocrates George Apostle, Stephen Halliwell, Aristotle

Bullfinch's Mythology

The Task of This Translator

by Todd Hasak-Lowy

Civilization and Its Discontents

by Sigmund Freud