Classics : a very short introduction / Mary Beard and John Henderson.

By: Beard, Mary, 1955-Contributor(s): Henderson, John, 1948-Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2000. Description: 145 p : ill., facsims., maps, plans ; 18 cmISBN: 9780192853851; 0192853856Subject(s): Classical literature -- History and criticism | Civilization, ClassicalDDC classification: 880.09 Online resources: WorldCat details | Ebook Fulltext

Contents:

TOC The visit -- On site -- Being there -- A guide in hand -- Beneath the surface -- Grand theories -- The art of reconstruction -- The greatest show on earth -- Imagine that --"Et in Arcadia Ego'.

Summary: Summary: Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects -- from Islam to Sociology, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume provides trenchant and provocative -- yet always balanced and complete -- discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject developed and how it influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all readers an accessible and abundant reference library. Whatever area of study one deems important or appealing, whatever topic fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
E-Book	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU E-book	Non-fiction	880.09 BEC 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Not for loan
Ref.	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	880.09 BEC 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan	12874
Ref.	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Circulation Section	Non-fiction	880.09 BEC 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-2	Not for loan	12875
Ref.	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Circulation Section	Non-fiction	880.09 BEC 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-3	Not for loan	12876
Ref.	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Circulation Section	Non-fiction	880.09 BEC 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-4	Not for loan	12877
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU		880.09 BEC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-5	Available	12878

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Originally published: 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

TOC The visit --
On site --
Being there --
A guide in hand --
Beneath the surface --
Grand theories --
The art of reconstruction --
The greatest show on earth --
Imagine that --"Et in Arcadia Ego'.

Summary:
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects -- from Islam to Sociology, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume provides trenchant and provocative -- yet always balanced and complete -- discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject developed and how it influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all readers an accessible and abundant reference library. Whatever area of study one deems important or appealing, whatever topic fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.

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