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The Nightingale and the Rose
By: Wilde, Oscar
Published by: Electric Book Company
This tragic and beautiful tale is made all the more poignant by its interplay with the children’s fairytale genre. The Nightingale and the Rose is the simple story of a young student who falls in love with a beautiful and diffident girl. A tale of love, loss and sacrifice, The Nightingale and the Rose is a truly exquisite short story.
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THE ODYSSEY
By: Homer
Published by: NuVision Publications
After fighting in the lengthy Trojan war, Ulysses begins his trip back home. The Journey lasted ten years, After these ten years Ulysses and his men experience incredible ventures trying to get home so he can reclaim his kingdom.
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Of Myth, Life, and War in Plato's Republic
By: Baracchi, Claudia
Published by: Indiana University Press
Baracchi argues that in order to understand and appreciate Plato's Republic fully, we must attend to what its original language discloses. Through a close reading of the Greek text, attentive to the pervasiveness of story and myth, she investigates the dialogue's major themes. The first part of the book addresses issues of generation, reproduction, and decay as they apply to the founding of Socrates' just city. The second part takes up the connection between war and the cycle of life, employing a thorough analysis of Plato's rendition of the myth of Er.
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Price: $19.95
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Of Water and Dragons
By: Heckart, Kelley
Published by: Awe-Struck E-Books
Here, in this untamed land the Romans call Caledonia, lives Nemu (Nay-Moo), a half- human, half-water faery woman. Soon after the battle ends, she finds a wounded Roman soldier named Ambiorix. Despite her distrust of humans, she takes him in and heals his wounds. Though they are from different worlds, they are mysteriously drawn to each other, but unforeseen forces keep them apart until their worlds collide in a fury of fire, blood and darkness. “Of Water and Dragons” weaves together the Roman history and Celtic lore of ancient Britain to create an unforgettable story of love and sacrifice.
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Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends
By: Frere, Mary
Published by: ABC-CLIO
First published in 1868, this is a collection of Indian fairy stories as told to Frere by Souza, Frere's nursemaid. This edition contains discussion of oral transmission of folktales, the British Colonial period, the Frere-Souza relationship, 24 tales and Frere's biographical notes on Souza.
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Price: $55.00
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The Origin of the Gods
By: Caldwell, Richard S.
Published by: Oxford University Press (US)
After describing those aspects of psychoanalytic theory that are relevant to the understanding of Greek myth, this study interprets, using psychoanalytical methodology, the Greek myth of origin and succession, particularly as stated in Hesiod's "Theogony".
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Price: $41.00
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Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology
By: Cotterell, Arthur
Published by: Oxford University Press
Arthur Cotterell's fascinating book sets out clearly the chief myths of the world and explains why different mythologies arose in different lands, from the powerful gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia to the mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India.
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Price: $18.00
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Perseus
By: Ogden, Daniel
Published by: Routledge
The son of Zeus, Perseus belongs in the first rank of Greek heroes. Indeed to some he was a greater hero even than Heracles. With the help of Hermes and Athena he slew the Gorgon Medusa, conquered a mighty sea monster and won the hand of the beautiful princess Andromeda. This volume tells of his enduring myth, it's rendering in art and literature, and its reception through the Roman period and up to the modern day. This is the first scholarly book in English devoted to Perseus' myth in its entirety for over a century. With information drawn from a diverse range of sources as well as varied illustrations, the volume illuminates the importance of the Perseus myth throughout the ages.
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Price: $28.95
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Popular Stories of Ancient Egypt
By: Maspero, Gaston
Published by: ABC-CLIO
This anthology of ancient Egyptian tales, features stories which are considered to be the oldest in the world. The tales shed light on the origins of literature in general and folklore in particular, and illuminate the intersection of oral and literary traditions.
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Price: $55.00
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