The Classics: A Brief Insight by Mary Beard, John Henderson

The Classics: A Brief Insight

Very Short Introductions

Mary Beard, John Henderson

192 pages first pub 1995 (view editions)

nonfiction classics history informative reflective slow-paced
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Mary Beard and John Henderson link a haunting temple on a lonely mountainside to the glory of ancient Greece and the grandeur of Rome, and to classics within modern culture-from Jefferson and Byron to Asterix and Ben-Hur. Rather than focusing on t...

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informative: 96%

reflective: 28%

inspiring: 18%

challenging: 9%

lighthearted: 9%

adventurous: 3%

mysterious: 3%


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