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 | The Descent into Hell Product# 460551731 Selling for $8.95 "Dante finds himself at the gates to the underworld. He dares to enter the Circles of Hell, where the damned lie in torment. He encounters the three-headed, howling hound Cerberus, and meets a long-dead prophet who foretells Dante's destiny. He reaches the frozen heart of Hell where the hideous Satan, greatest of all the damned, lies in wait." |
 | The Odyssey Product# 460679807 Selling for $16 "In the myths and legends that are magnificently retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given readers an 'Odyssey' to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery." |
 | Jason and the Golden Fleece Product# 460679903 Selling for $8.95 "It is a task that no man has ever completed: to bring back a magical ram's fleece that lies hidden in a far-off land, guarded by an all-seeing serpent. But, one man, Jason, must try. His life depends on it. Upon the orders of the King, Jason must cross deadly seas with the crew of his ship." |
 | On the Nature of the Universe Product# 460680281 Selling for $13.95 "This is a new verse translation of Lucretius's only known work, didactic poem written in six books of hexameters. Melville's particularly literal translation of the use of metaphor is especially helpful to those looking at the text from a scientific or philosophical point of view." |
| The Odyssey Product# 460686522 Selling for $16 "In the myths and legends that are magnificently retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given readers an 'Odyssey' to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery." |
| Jason and the Golden Fleece Product# 460686779 Selling for $8.95 "It is a task that no man has ever completed: to bring back a magical ram's fleece that lies hidden in a far-off land, guarded by an all-seeing serpent. But, one man, Jason, must try. His life depends on it. Upon the orders of the King, Jason must cross deadly seas with the crew of his ship." |
 | Arden Shakespeare Twelfth Night Product# 460687725 Selling for $84 "The Arden Shakespeare has long been acclaimed as the established scholarly edition of Shakespeare's work. Now being totally reedited for the third time, Arden editions offer the very best in contemporary scholarship. Each volume provides a clear and authoritative text, edited to the highest standards; detailed textual notes and commentary on the same page of the text; full contextual, illustrated introduction, including an in-depth survey of critical and performance approaches to the play; and selected bibliography." |
| On the Nature of the Universe Product# 460687803 Selling for $13.95 "This is a new verse translation of Lucretius's only known work, didactic poem written in six books of hexameters. Melville's particularly literal translation of the use of metaphor is especially helpful to those looking at the text from a scientific or philosophical point of view." |
 | Handel: The Orchestral Music : Orchestral Concertos, Organ Concertos, Water Music Music for the Royal Fireworks Product# 460766028 Selling for $100.33 "Perhaps best known today for his masterworks in the oratorio form such as Messiah, George Frideric Handel was also an important and innovative composer of orchestral music. His concertos and suites hold a key position in the history of the orchestra as well as in the development of Handel's own compositional technique. In his well-known Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks suites, for example, Handel developed a special style designed to be effective in outdoor performance, taking full advantage of his gift for the creation of grand designs and luscious harmonies. His orchestral concertos display a remarkable transitional quality, as Handel adheres to the Baroque model provided by Corelli yet also incorporates elements of the rising symphonic style. And in his organ concertos, Handel established a novel genre, one that would be widely adopted by later English composers. The book begins with a chapter on the orchestra as it developed during Handel's time. The next six chapters are each devoted to analysis of a significant grouping of compositions: the early pieces, including the overtures to the first six Chandos Anthems; the Opus 3 orchestral concertos, assembled by Handel's publisher to capitalize on his success; the organ concertos; the twelve orchestral concertos of Opus 6, written in a single month; the final orchestral Concerti a due cori; and the Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Mann concludes with a general exploration of Handel's compositional process and a consideration of performance practice issues relevant to the orchestral works." |
 | Listen First; Focused Listening Tasks for Beginners Cassettes (3) Product# 460767977 Selling for $53.5 "'Listen First teaches practical, communicative listening skills through focused listening tasks presented in natural spoken English. It is ideal for students who have little or no previous knowledge of English. Students learn how to focus on specific information and to screen out irrelevant material, how to interact in given contexts, and how to ask for clarification. The 'Teacher's Book contains prelistening activities for each unit and follow-up activities, plus an Answer Key and tapescript. The 'Cassettes feature all of the listening exercises from the 'Student Book." |
 | Roman Laughter; The Comedy of Plautus Product# 460768078 Selling for $45 "Titus Maccius Plautus was the most successful comic poet of the ancient world, and his work, as well as the tradition it represents, has influenced theatrical comedy for centuries." |
 | The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri; Volume 2: Purgatorio Product# 460768253 Selling for $75 "Presented with both Italian and English text, this version of Dante's classic follows the poet's journey through Purgatory under the guidance of Virgil in search of Beatrice." |