The Ancient Guide To Modern Life

$43.56 New In stock Publisher: Overlook TP
SKU: DADAX1590208501
ISBN : 9781590208502
Condition : New
Price:
$43.56
Condition :

Shipping & Tax will be calculated at Checkout.
US Delivery Time: 3-5 Business Days.
Outside US Delivery Time: 8-12 Business Days.

Qty:
   - OR -   
The Ancient Guide to Modern Life

The Ancient Guide to Modern Life

In this thoroughly engaging book, Natalie Haynes brings her scholarship and wit to the most fascinating true stories of the ancient world. The Ancient Guide to Modern Life not only reveals the origins of our culture in areas including philosophy, politics, language, and art, it also draws illuminating connections between antiquity and our present time, to demonstrate that the Greeks and Romans were not so different from ourselves: is Bart Simpson the successor to Aristophanes? Do the Beckhams have parallel lives with The Satiricon's Trimalchio? Along the way Haynes debunks myths (gladiators didn't salute the emperor before their deaths, and the last words of Julius Caesar weren't et tu, brute?) from Athens to Zeno's paradox, this irresistible guide shows how the history and wisdom of the ancient world can inform and enrich our lives today.

Specification of The Ancient Guide to Modern Life

GENERAL
AuthorHaynes, Natalie
Bindingpaperback
Languageenglish
Edition1
ISBN-101590208501
ISBN-139781590208502
Publisher
Publication Year2012-04-24T00:00:01Z

Write a review


Your Name:


Your Email:


Your Review:

Note: HTML is not translated!

Rating: Bad           Good

Enter the code in the box below: