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17 produkter
How to Grieve
An Ancient Guide to the Lost Art of Consolation
Av Marcus Tullius Cicero, Michael Fontaine
Inbunden, 2022
198 kr
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An engaging new translation of a timeless masterpiece about coping with the death of a loved oneIn 45 BCE, the Roman statesman Cicero fell to pieces when his beloved daughter, Tullia, died from complications of childbirth. But from the depths of despair, Cicero fought his way back. In an effort to …
How to Tell a Joke
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor
Av Marcus Tullius Cicero, Michael Fontaine
Inbunden, 2021
169 kr
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Timeless advice about how to use humor to win over any audienceCan jokes win a hostile room, a hopeless argument, or even an election? You bet they can, according to Cicero, and he knew what he was talking about. One of Rome’s greatest politicians, speakers, and lawyers, Cicero was also reputedly …
How to Speak Freely
An Ancient Guide to Free Speech and Dissent
Inbunden, 2026
169 kr
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A vivid and timely new translation of Plato’s Apology, in which Socrates defends his pursuit of truth, no matter the consequencesFree speech is back at the center of political and cultural debate, amid intense arguments over censorship on campus, in government, and in everyday life. How to Speak …
The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Comedy
Av Michael Fontaine, Adele C. Scafuro
Häftad, 2018
1050 kr
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In recent decades literary approaches to drama have multiplied: new historical, intertextual, political, performative and metatheatrical, socio-linguistic, gender-driven, transgenre-driven. New information has been amassed, sometimes by re-examination of extant literary texts and material …
Funny Words in Plautine Comedy
Inbunden, 2010
2336 kr
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Plautus, Rome's earliest extant poet, was acclaimed by ancient critics above all for his mastery of language and his felicitous jokes; and yet in modern times relatively little attention has been devoted to elucidating these elements fully. In Funny Words in Plautine Comedy, Michael Fontaine …
Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Comedy
Av Adele C. Scafuro, Michael Fontaine
E-bok, 2013
717 kr
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In recent decades literary approaches to drama have multiplied: new historical, intertextual, political, performative and metatheatrical, socio-linguistic, gender-driven, transgenre-driven. New information has been amassed, sometimes by re-examination of extant literary texts and material …
The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Comedy
Av Michael Fontaine, Adele C. Scafuro
Inbunden, 2014
4233 kr
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In recent decades literary approaches to drama have multiplied: new historical, intertextual, political, performative and metatheatrical, socio-linguistic, gender-driven, transgenre-driven. New information has been amassed, sometimes by re-examination of extant literary texts and material …
How to Drink
A Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing
Av Vincent Obsopoeus, Michael Fontaine
Inbunden, 2020
152 kr
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A spirited new translation of a forgotten classic, shot through with timeless wisdom Is there an art to drinking alcohol? Can drinking ever be a virtue? The Renaissance humanist and neoclassical poet Vincent Obsopoeus (ca. 1498–1539) thought so. In the winelands of sixteenth-century Germany, he …
How to Drink
A Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing
Av Vincent Obsopoeus, Michael Fontaine
E-bok, 2020
194 kr
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A spirited new translation of a forgotten classic, shot through with timeless wisdom Is there an art to drinking alcohol? Can drinking ever be a virtue? The Renaissance humanist and neoclassical poet Vincent Obsopoeus (ca. 1498–1539) thought so. In the winelands of sixteenth-century Germany, he …
How to Get Over a Breakup
An Ancient Guide to Moving On
Av Ovid, Michael Fontaine
Inbunden, 2024
169 kr
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A modern translation of the ancient Roman poet Ovid’s Remedies for Love—a witty and irreverent work about how to fall out of loveBreakups are the worst. On one scale devised by psychiatrists, only a spouse’s death was ranked as more stressful than a marital split. Is there any treatment for a …
How to Have Willpower
An Ancient Guide to Not Giving In
Av Prudentius, Plutarch m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
159 kr
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Lively new translations of two classical works that offer wise advice about how to resist temptationHow to Have Willpower brings together two profound ancient meditations on how to overcome pressures that encourage us to act against our own best interests—Plutarch’s essay On Dysopia or How to …
Knowledge and Communities
Av Eric Lesser, Michael Fontaine m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
798 kr
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Knowledge and Communities is the first book dedicated to a major new knowledge management topic. "Communities of Practice" are cross-organizational groups of people sharing knowledge, solving common problems, and exchanging insights and frustrations. Knowledge and Communities, a collection of …
Knowledge and Communities
Av Eric Lesser, Michael Fontaine m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
3173 kr
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Knowledge and Communities is the first book dedicated to a major new knowledge management topic. "Communities of Practice" are cross-organizational groups of people sharing knowledge, solving common problems, and exchanging insights and frustrations. Knowledge and Communities, a collection of …
So What's in the Petri Dish, Dr. Periwinkle?
E-bok, 2011
137 kr
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So whats in the Petri dish Dr. Periwinkle? A Synopsis: Whats it like to know that your future and a decision that could possibly change your future in a huge way is going to be decided not as much by scientists, but by politicians?Thats exactly what Dr. Oliver Periwinkle learns only after a few …
Quasi Labor Intus
Ambiguity in Latin Literature
Av Michael Fontaine, Charles McNamara m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
239 kr
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