Greek Gods, Human Lives

Greek Gods, Human Lives
Author: Mary R. Lefkowitz
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780300107692

Insightful and fun, this new guide to an ancient mythology explains why the Greek gods and goddesses are still so captivating to us, revisiting the work of Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and Shakespeare in search of the essence of these stories. (Mythology & Folklore)

Calliope the Muse

Calliope the Muse
Author: Joan Holub
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2016-08-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481450069

Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, has trouble putting her bright and fun ideas into action in this twentieth Goddess girls adventure!

Uncovering Jewish Creativity in Book III of the Sibylline Oracles

Uncovering Jewish Creativity in Book III of the Sibylline Oracles
Author: Ashley Bacchi
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2020-04-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004426078

In Uncovering Jewish Creativity in Book III of the Sibylline Oracles, Ashley L. Bacchi reclaims the importance of the Sibyl as a female voice of prophecy, revealing intertextual references and political commentary on second-century events in Ptolemaic Egypt.

Cooking with the Muse

Cooking with the Muse
Author: Myra Kornfeld
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781936797684

"A cookbook and poetry anthology with 150 nutritious international recipes and a wide survey of classic and contemporary poetry about food and ingredients, along with literary essays, playful culinary and historical notes, explanatory drawings, and photographs."--Provided by publisher.

Shelley Among Others

Shelley Among Others
Author: Stuart Peterfreund
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2002
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780801867514

This is a comprehensive reading of Shelley's oeuvre through the lens of developments in literary and psychoanalytic theory. The author provides though-provoking readings of well-known works and also explores less familiar pieces.

Council of the Gods

Council of the Gods
Author: Jose Fadul
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2010-05-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0557358930

A fresh translation of Jose Rizal's 1879 allegorical play, El Consejo de los Dioses to contemporary English. With plenty of illustrations and annotations, revealing Rizal's showy side as Hispanist and classicist, as he creatively brought to life Homer, Virgil, and Cervantes. Included are Fadul's short but insightful biographies of Miguel Cervantes and Jose Rizal.