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	Greece - From Mycenae to the Parthenon Click picture to look inside This book is a comprehensive introduction to the architecture of perfect harmony and proportion, taking us through all the important architectural sites in ancient Greece. From the superb mausoleum of Mausolus in Halicarnassus, stop by the shrine to Apollo at Delphi with its famous oracle, or pass through the imposing Lion Gate in Mycenae. Editor: Henri Stierlin Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822812250 Published: 2001 Softcover: 240 x 300 mm, 240 pages Price: £6.99


	Living in Greece Go island hopping with the Stoelties and discover the best of Greece's hidden treats, such as the hilltop vacation house of Robert Browning, descendent of the English poet, in Hydra, a stunning 18th century Turkish-Greek palace - the former residence of a Turkish governor, now inhabited by a farmer and his family - on the Argo-Saronic Islands, and the cozy, romantic home of Onassiss ex-pilot Basile Touloumtzoglou and his wife, Tilly. The magic of Greece's old-world charm drips from the pages of this book. Authors: Barbara and René Stoeltie Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822858692 Published: 2002 Hardcover: 260 x 302 mm, 200 pages Price: £14.99


	Aristotle - Poetics In his near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, The Poetics introduces into literary criticism such central concepts as mimesis ('imitation'), hamartia ('error'), and katharsis ('purification). Aristotle explains how the most effective tragedies rely on complication and resolution, recognition and reversals, centring on characters of heroic stature, idealized yet true to life. One of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history, the Poetics has informed serious thinking about drama ever since. Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0140446362 Published: 1996 Paperback: 144 pages, 129 x 198 mm Price: £7.99


	Homer - The Iliad 'Look at me. I am the son of a great man. A goddess was my mother. Yet death and inexorable destiny are waiting for me.' One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its centre is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles' close friend Patroclus, he storms back into battle to take revenge - although knowing this will ensure his own early death. Interwoven with this tragic sequence of events are powerfully moving descriptions of the ebb and flow of battle, of the domestic world inside Troy's besieged city of Ilium, and of the conflicts between the Gods on Olympus as they argue over the fate of mortals. E. V. Rieu's acclaimed translation of Homer's Iliad was one of the first titles published in Penguin Classics, and now has classic status itself. For this edition, Rieu's text has been revised, together with a new introduction and notes. Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0140447946 Published: 2003 Paperback: 560 pages, 129 x 198 mm Price: £6.99


	Homer - The Odyssey The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must test his bravery and native cunning to the full if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him. E. V. Rieu's translation of the Odyssey was the very first Penguin Classic to be published, and has itself achieved classic status. For this edition, his text has been sensitively revised and a new introduction added. Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0140449116 Published: 2003 Paperback: 416 pages, 129 x 198 mm Price: £4.99


	Sophocles - The Three Theban Plays: Antigone - Oedipus the King - Oedipus at Colonus Sophocles' Theban plays, 'Antigone', 'Oedipus the King' and 'Oedipus at Colonus', depict Oedipus's fierce heroic encounter with his gods, and reveal Sophocles' masterful characterizations, dramatic speech and use of irony. Antigone defending her integrity and ideals to the death, Oedipus questing for his identity and achieving immortality - these heroic figures have moved playgoers and readers since the fifth century BC. Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, these three plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert Fagles' translation conveys all of Sophocles' lucidity and power: the cut and thrust of his dialogue, his ironic edge, the surge and majesty of his choruses and, above all, the agonies and triumphs of his characters. Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0140444254 Published: 1984 Paperback: 432 pages, 129 x 198 mm Price: £6.99


	The Greek World 479-323 BC The Greek World 479-323 BC has been an indispensable guide to classical Greek history since its first publication. Now Simon Hornblower has comprehensively rewritten and revised his original text, bringing it up to date for a new generation of readers. The extensive changes made include the addition of two important new chapters - on Argos, and the Peloponnesian War - and the incorporation of further primary sources. Also new are more than thirty illustrations, the insertion of user-friendly subheadings, and a completely updated bibliography. With valuable coverage of the broader Mediterranean world in which Greek culture flourished, as well as close examination of Athens, Sparta, and the other great city-states of Greece itself, this third edition of a classic work is a more essential read than ever. Publisher: Routledge Author: Simon Hornblower ISBN: 0415153441 Published: 2002 Paperback: 416 pages, 234 x 156 mm Price: £18.99


	Teach Yourself Ancient Greek Whether you are a complete beginner or have some knowledge of Ancient Greek, you will benefit from this clearly structured course which presents the fundamentals of Ancient Greek in 24 units. Original texts are introduced at an early stage and enable you to get an idea of the wealth and extent of Greek literature; authors represented include Homer, the tragedians, Aristophanes, Thucydides, Plato and Demosthenes. There are full notes to accompany the readings and a glossary of grammatical terms, revision exercises and further reading. Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton Educational Authors: Gavin Betts and Alan Henry ISBN: 034086785X Published: 2003 Paperback Price: £15.99


	Olivia Manning - The Balkan Trilogy Living and working in Romania, Guy and Harriet Pringle are forced to evacuate to Greece before the steady advance of the German army. The Balkan Trilogy is the remarkable portrait of their marriage, a haunting evocation of a vanished way of life and a delightfully ironic comedy of manners in a breaking world. 'So glittering is the overall parade - and so entertaining the surface that the trilogy remains excitingly vivid; it amuses, it diverts and it informs, and to do these things so elegantly is no small achievement' - Sunday Times, London Publisher: Arrow ISBN: 0099427486 Published: 1992 Paperback: 1040 pages Price: £15.00


	Patrick Leigh Fermor - Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese This is Patrick Leigh Fermor's spellbinding part-travelogue, part inspired evocation of a barely-written part of Greece's past. Joining him in the Mani, one of Europe's wildest and most isolated regions, cut off from the rest of Greece by the towering Taygettus mountain range and hemmed in by the Aegean and Ionian seas, we discover a rocky central prong of the Peloponnese at the southernmost point in Europe. Bad communications only heightening the remoteness, this Greece - south of ancient Sparta - is one that maintains a perhaps stronger relationship with the ancient past than with the present. Myth becomes history, and vice versa. Leigh Fermor's hallmark descriptive writing and capture of unexpected detail have made this book, first published in 1958, a classic - together with its Northern Greece counterpart, Roumeli. Publisher: John Murray ISBN: 0719566916 Published: 2004 Paperback Price: £8.99


	Patrick Leigh Fermor - Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece Patrick Leigh Fermor's Mani compellingly revealed a hidden world of Southern Greece and its past. Its northern counterpart takes the reader among Sarakatsan shepherds, the monasteries of Meteora and the villages of Krakora, among itinerant pedlars and beggars, and even tracks down at Missolonghi a pair of Byron's slippers. Roumeli is not on modern maps: it is the ancient name for the lands from the Bosphorus to the Adriatic, and from Macedonia to the Gulf of Corinth. But it is the perfect, evocative name for the Greece that Fermor captures in writing that carries throughout his trademark vividness of description. But what is more, the pictures of people, traditions and landscapes that he creates on the page are imbued with an intimate understanding of Greece and its history. Publisher: John Murray ISBN: 0719566924 Published: 2004 Paperback Price: £8.99


	World Music (vol. 1) - Africa, Europe and the Middle East World Music Volume 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East has full coverage of everything from Congolese soukous to Greek rembetika, and biographies from Thomas Mapfumo to Cheb Khaled to the Afro Celt Sound System. Includes more than 80 articles from expert contributors, focusing on the popular and roots music live and on disc. Extensive discographies for each country, with biography notes on nearly 2000 musicians and reviews of the best available CDs. Publisher: Rough Guides ISBN: 1858286352 Published: 1999 Paperback: 781 pages Price: £17.99


	Greek Designs Greek art usually brings to mind magnificent statues and gleaming temples. However, the richness and variety of Greek designs, as represented in the drawings of this book, remind us of the many other extraordinary achievements of the Greeks. A clear and concise introduction outlines the historical background to the designs and touches on the many themes represented in vase painting, sculpture, architecture and coinage, amongst others. Useful information is provided in the notes on the materials, techniques and sources of each design illustrated. An essential and inspirational tool for designers, artists, teachers and students alike, this book is a wonderful visual reference to the myriad of Greek designs. Publisher: British Museum Press Author: Susan Bird ISBN: 0714122394 Published: 2003 Paperback: 128 pages, 276 x 219 mm Price: £9.99

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