Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures and Innovations by Mary Beard (

Description: Confronting the Classics by Mary Beard, Professor Mary Beard A provocative tour of what is happening now in Classics. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Mary Beard is one of the worlds best-known classicists - a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her books and TV presenting.In a series of sparkling essays, she explores our rich classical heritage - from Greek drama to Roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of classical history, such as Alexander the Great, Nero and Boudicca. She invites you into the places where Greeks and Romans lived and died, from the palace at Knossos to Cleopatras Alexandria - and reveals the often hidden world of slaves. She brings back to life some of the greatest writers of antiquity - including Thucydides, Cicero and Tacitus - and takes a fresh look at both scholarly controversies and popular interpretations of the ancient world, from The Golden Bough to Asterix.The fruit of over thirty years in the world of classical scholarship, Confronting the Classics captures the world of antiquity and its modern significance with wit, verve and scholarly expertise. Notes Drawing on 30 years of writing about Greek and Roman history, the popular historian and TV presenter Mary Beard takes the reader on an exhilarating journey through the extraordinary riches of the classical heritage, and why it still matters. Her series Meet The Romans, Pompeii and Caligula have attracted millions of viewers. With such a champion as Beard to debunk and popularise, the future of the study of classics is assured Daily Telegraph Author Biography Mary Beard is a professor of classics at Newnham College, Cambridge, and the classics editor of the TLS. She has world-wide academic acclaim. Her previous books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii, The Roman Triumph, The Parthenon and Confronting the Classics. Her blog has been collected in the books Its a Dons Life [9781846682513] and All in a Dons Day [9781846685361]. She was in the 2014 Top 10 Prospect list of the most influential thinkers in the world. Review With such a champion as Beard to debunk and popularise, the future of the study of classics is assured * Daily Telegraph *Shes pulled off that rare trick of becoming a don with a high media profile who hasnt sold out, who is absolutely respected by the academy for her scholarship ... what she says is always powerful and interesting * Guardian *witty, erudite collection...To Beard, the classical past is alive and kicking - and she has the great gift of being able to show just why classics is still a subject worth arguing about * Sunday Times *an irrepressible enthusiast with a refreshing disregard for convention * FT *She stands in the great tradition of myth-puncturing Latin classicists * New York Review of Books *Beard is the best...communicator of Classics we have * Independent on Sunday *highly engaging * Sunday Telegraph *sparkling * The Lady *so engaging, and at times so very funny -- Edith Hall * Times *this is the perfect introduction to classical studies, and deserves to become something of a standard work in the future * Observer * Promotional Mary Beard takes us on an exhilarating journey through the extraordinary riches of the classical heritage, and why it still matters. Long Description A provocative tour of what is happening now in Classics. Mary Beard is one of the worlds best-known classicists - a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her books and TV presenting. In a series of sparkling essays, she explores our rich classical heritage - from Greek drama to Roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of classical history, such as Alexander the Great, Nero and Boudicca. She invites you into the places where Greeks and Romans lived and died, from the palace at Knossos to Cleopatras Alexandria - and reveals the often hidden world of slaves. She brings back to life some of the greatest writers of antiquity - including Thucydides, Cicero and Tacitus - and takes a fresh look at both scholarly controversies and popular interpretations of the ancient world, from The Golden Bough to Asterix. The fruit of over thirty years in the world of classical scholarship, Confronting the Classics captures the world of antiquity and its modern significance with wit, verve and scholarly expertise. Review Text With such a champion as Beard to debunk and popularise, the future of the study of classics is assured Promotional "Headline" Mary Beard takes us on an exhilarating journey through the extraordinary riches of the classical heritage, and why it still matters. Details ISBN1781250499 Author Professor Mary Beard Year 2014 ISBN-10 1781250499 ISBN-13 9781781250495 Media Book Publisher Profile Books Ltd Imprint Profile Books Ltd Subtitle Traditions, Adventures and Innovations Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1955 Edition Main DEWEY 938 Translated from English Language English Format Paperback Pages 320 UK Release Date 2014-03-13 AU Release Date 2014-03-13 Edition Description Main Publication Date 2014-03-13 Alternative 9781781250488 Audience General NZ Release Date 2014-04-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:77139377;

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