Aeschylus (ca. 525-456 BCE) the dramatist who made Athenian tragedy one of the world's great art forms witnessed the establishment of democracy at Athens & fought against the Persians at Marathon. He won the tragic prize at the City Dionysia thirteen times between ca. 499 & 458 & in his later years was probably victorious almost every time he put on a production though Sophocles beat him at least once. Of his total of about eighty plays seven survive complete. The first volume of this new Loeb Classical Library" edition offers fresh texts & translations by Alan H. Sommerstein of Persians the only surviving Greek historical drama; " Seven against Thebes" from a trilogy on the conflict between Oedipus' sons; Suppliants on the successful appeal by the daughters of Danaus to the king & people of Argos for protection against a forced marriage; & Prometheus Bound (of disputed authenticity) on the terrible punishment of Prometheus for giving fire to humans in defiance of Zeus. The second volume contains the complete " Oresteia" trilogy comprising " Agamemnon" " Libation-Bearers" & " Eumenides" presenting the murder of Agamemnon by his wife the revenge taken by their son Orestes the pursuit of Orestes by his mother's avenging Furies his trial & acquittal at Athens Athena's pacification of the Furies & the blessings they both invoke upon the Athenian people. The third volume of this edition collects all the major fragments of lost Aeschylean plays." ...

Aeschylus (ca. 525-456 BCE) the dramatist who made Athenian tragedy one of the worlds great art forms witnessed the establishment of democracy at Athens & fought against the Persians at Marathon. He won the tragic prize at the City Dionysia thirteen times between ca. 499 & 458 & in his later years was probably victorious almost every time he put on a production though Sophocles beat him at least once. Of his total of about eighty plays seven survive complete. The first volume of this new Loeb Classical Library" edition offers fresh texts & translations by Alan H. Sommerstein of Persians the only surviving Greek historical drama; " Seven against Thebes" from a trilogy on the conflict between Oedipus sons; Suppliants on the successful appeal by the daughters of Danaus to the king & people of Argos for protection against a forced marriage; & Prometheus Bound (of disputed authenticity) on the terrible punishment of Prometheus for giving fire to humans in defiance of Zeus. The second volume contains the complete " Oresteia" trilogy comprising " Agamemnon" " Libation-Bearers" & " Eumenides" presenting the murder of Agamemnon by his wife the revenge taken by their son Orestes the pursuit of Orestes by his mothers avenging Furies his trial & acquittal at Athens Athenas pacification of the Furies & the blessings they both invoke upon the Athenian people. The third volume of this edition collects all the major fragments of lost Aeschylean plays." ...

Aeschylus (ca. 525-456 BCE) the dramatist who made Athenian tragedy one of the world's great art forms witnessed the establishment of democracy at Athens & fought against the Persians at Marathon. He won the tragic prize at the City Dionysia thirteen times between ca. 499 & 458 & in his later years was probably victorious almost every time he put on a production though Sophocles beat him at least once. Of his total of about eighty plays seven survive complete. The first volume of this new Loeb Classical Library" edition offers fresh texts & translations by Alan H. Sommerstein of Persians the only surviving Greek historical drama; " Seven against Thebes" from a trilogy on the conflict between Oedipus' sons; Suppliants on the successful appeal by the daughters of Danaus to the king & people of Argos for protection against a forced marriage; & Prometheus Bound (of disputed authenticity) on the terrible punishment of Prometheus for giving fire to humans in defiance of Zeus. The second volume contains the complete " Oresteia" trilogy comprising " Agamemnon" " Libation-Bearers" & " Eumenides" presenting the murder of Agamemnon by his wife the revenge taken by their son Orestes the pursuit of Orestes by his mother's avenging Furies his trial & acquittal at Athens Athena's pacification of the Furies & the blessings they both invoke upon the Athenian people. The third volume of this edition collects all the major fragments of lost Aeschylean plays." ...

* Well-loved fables with stunning Indian ink illustrations from new talent Alice Shirley * A wonderful gift edition new to ...

Sardonic wry & wise Aesop's Fables are some of the most enduring & well-loved literary creations in history. In a series of pithy amusing vignettes Aesop created a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. Here we see a wily fox outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare & a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock him. Each jewel-like fable provides a warning about the consequences of wrong-doing as well as offering a glimpse into the everyday lives of Ancient Greeks. ...

No other country & no other period has produced a tradition of major aesthetic debate to compare with that which unfolded in German culture from the 1930s to the 1950s. In Aesthetics & Politics the key texts of the great Marxist controversies over literature & art during these years are assembled in a single volume. They do not form a disparate collection but a continuous interlinked debate between thinkers who have become giants of twentieth-century intellectual history. ...

In AD 453 Attila with a huge force composed of Huns allies & vassals drawn from his already-vast empire was rampaging westward across Gaul (essentially modern France) then still nominally part of the Western Roman Empire. Laying siege to Orleans he was only a few days march from extending his empire from the Eurasian steppe to the Atlantic. He was brought to battle on the Cataluanian Plain & defeated by a coalition hastily assembled & led by Aetius. Who was this man that saved Western Europe from the Hunnic yoke? While Attila is a household name his nemesis remains relatively obscure. Aetius is one of the major figures in the history of the Late Roman Empire & his actions helped maintain the integrity of the West in the declining years of the Empire. During the course of his life he was a hostage first with Alaric & the Goths & then with Rugila King of the Huns. His stay with these two peoples helped to give him an unparalleled insight into the minds & military techniques of these barbarians which he was to use in later years to halt the depredations of the Huns. That this saviour of Rome was himself half Scythian is indicative of the complexity of the late Roman world. Ian Hughes assesses his fascinating career & campaigns with the same accessible narrative & analysis he brought to bear on Belisarius & Stilicho. This is a long-overdue biography of a major yet neglected player in the Late Classical world. ...

Would you risk everything for love? Bestselling childrens book writer Angelica is amused & flattered at the attention of Jack the owner of a vineyard in South Africa whom she meets at a dinner party. With his easy charm & reputation as a ladies man Jack makes her feel good about herself
- surely it cant do any harm to indulge in a mild email flirtation? After all she wouldnt risk her stable marriage & the happiness of her children. But things dont stop there & when Angelica is sent to Cape Town for a book tour the affair begins in earnest. On their last day together Jack confesses that he has an incurable disease: being with Angelica has enabled him to forget his mortality. Shocked & heartbroken she returns to London determined to save her marriage & put to good use all the emotional lessons she learnt during their brief time together.
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Featuring Jack Reacher hero of the new blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise in his coolest sexiest punch-packing thriller yet March 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Mississippi. Just down the road is a big army base. Is the murderer a local guy
- or is he a soldier? Jack Reacher still a major in the military police is sent in undercover. The county sheriff is a former U.S. Marine
- & a stunningly beautiful woman. Her investigation is going nowhere. Is the Pentagon stonewalling her? Or doesn't she really want to find the killer? Set just six months before the opening of Killing Floor The Affair marks a turning point in Reacher's career. If he does what the army wants will he be able to live with himself? & if he doesn't will the army be able to live with him?

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Charlotte Arkendale knew all there was to know about men. After all shed made a career out of steering marriage-minded women away from untrustworthy members of the opposite sex. Yet nothing could have prepared her for Baxter St. Ives
- an arresting stranger too daring too determined too dangerous to be her new man-of-affairs. Still perhaps he was the perfect person to help Charlotte investigate the recent murder of one of her clients. So she gave him a chance never realising that Baxter a gifted scientist would soon conduct a risky exploration into the alchemy of desire with Charlotte as his subject. But even as he sets out to seduce Charlotte a twisted killer lies in wait ready to part the lovers.. .or see them joined together forever
- in death.

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