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An overview and appreciation of Renaissance literature for lay readers that takes account of major intellectual trends, various genres, and key historical figures of the period.This engaging survey of
A lawyer with a background in philosophy, Kellogg asks how the ancient Greek writers enrich people's lives even today, and what wisdom they teach. His topics include Homer and the heroic ideal, Aeschy
The Roman "philosophy of life" as mirrored in the literature of ten outstanding representative authorsThough Rome conquered much of the world and established an empire that lasted more than a millenni
