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"Hailed in Britain as a literary event, this important biography of A. E. Housman - based on extensive research and a wealth of never-before-published material - will be the definitive work on this scholar-poet for years to come. Alfred Edward Housman (1859-1936) is best known for his first volume of poems, A Shropshire Lad, in print continually since it was first published in 1896. A classical scholar, he was a man of many interests, including botany,...

Trollope's most "subversive" novel, this is a wide-ranging condemnation of group morals, collective prejudice and the devastating power that conventional values have upon well intentioned individuals. The novel takes place in the respectable, fictional parish of Bowick, Victorian England, with the main plot concerning itself with the renowned Dr. Wortle's Christian seminary academy. The community's morals are outraged and the school's credibility...

Who Killed Homer? argues that if we lose our knowledge of the Greeks, we lose our understanding of who we are. With straightforward advice and informative reading lists, the authors present a highly useful primer for anyone who wants more knowledge of Classics, and thus of the beauty and perils of our own culture. For over two millennia in the West, familiarity with the literature, art, philosophy, and values of the Classical World has been synonymous...