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The Devil Knows Latin is a provocative and illuminating examination of contemporary American culture. Its range is broad and fascinating. Whether discussing the importance of Greek and Latin syntax to our society, examining current trends in literary theory, education, and politics, or applying a classical perspective to contemporary films, Christian Kopff (Professor of Classics at the University of Colorado) is at home and on the mark. He outlines...

Examines how the educations of America's first four presidents, and in particular their scholarly devotion to ancient Greek and Roman classics, informed the beliefs and ideals that shaped the nation's constitution and government.

Mary Beard is one of the world's best-known classicists, an academic with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience. Here, she draws on thirty years of teaching about Greek and Roman history to provide a panoramic portrait of the classical world that draws surprising parallels with contemporary society. We are taken on a guided tour of antiquity, encountering some of the most famous (and infamous) characters of classical history, among them...

Twenty-six tales from Greek mythology, retold in language that is simple and dramatic.

Andrea Bocelli has been called t̀he fourth tenor? the blind, Tuscan-born vocalist has emerged as one of the most popular voices in the arena of light classical and crossover vocals, and has made inroads into the world of opera as well.

Contents: The Beginning. Zeus. Hera. Athene. Apollo. Artemis. Aphrodite. Hermes. Ares. Hephaestus. Poseidon. Pluto. Bacchus. Demeter and Persephone. Hestia. Ceyx and Halcyone. Aeolus. Herakles. Perseus. Theseus. Jason and the Golden Fleece. The Calydonian Hunt. Oedipus, King of Thebes. Bellerophon. The Trojan War. The Adventures of Odysseus. Agamemnon and His Family. Virgil's Aeneid. The Lesser Gods of the Romans. Interpretation.

Four-time Grammy winning soprano Renee Fleming presents her first full-length lieder album for almost two decades. The album features songs by Brahms, Schumann, and Mahler, each of whom brings romantic poetry to life through exquisite word-setting and sublime melody.

"A new collection of poems on Classic and family themes" -- Provided by publisher.

Music, according to Aaron Copland, can thrive only if there are "gifted listeners." But today's listeners must choose between classical and rock, opera and rap, and the choices can seem overwhelming at times. In The Essential Canon of Classical Music, David Dubal comes to the aid of the struggling listener and provides a cultural-literacy handbook for classical music. Dubal identifies the 240 composers whose works are most important to an understanding...

The Metamorphoses of Ovid is an epic poem comprising over 250 Greek and Roman myths, chronicling the creation of the world to the apotheosis of Julius Caesar. The Metamorphoses is one of the most central texts in Western literature, having influenced authors from Dante to Shakespeare, and inspired acclaimed sculpture and paintings.