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2) Politics
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English
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Similar to Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle explores another facet of good living by outlining the best governing practices that benefit the majority, and not the minority. In The Politics, he defines various institutions and how they should operate within an established system.
The Politics provides an analysis of contemporary government as it relates to all people. Aristotle discusses the positive and negative qualities of authority and how they affect...
4) The Odyssey
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English
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The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home.In this fresh, authoritative version--the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman--this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse...
5) Sophocles
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Loeb classical library volume 20-21
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Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
1994-1998
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3 v. ; 17 cm.
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English
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Loeb classical library volume LCL105
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Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
1995
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467 p. ; 17 cm.
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English
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Loeb classical library volume 91
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2004
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xi, 536 pages ; 17 cm.
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English
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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2006
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vi, 234 pages ; 16 cm.
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English
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This selection of nuggets drawn from thirty-three of antiquity's major authors includes poetry, dialogue, philosophical writing, history, descriptive reports, satire, and fiction--giving a glimpse at the wide range of arts and sciences, thought and styles, of Greco-Roman culture. The selections span twelve centuries, from Homer to Saint Jerome. The texts and translations are reproduced as they appear in Loeb volumes.--From publisher description.
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