THE BHAGAVAD GITA by Patton NOTE: Meeting Online

Classics
Monday, May 1, 7:30 pm
The Bhagavad Gita By Anonymous, Laurie L. Patton (Translated by), Laurie L. Patton (Introduction by), Laurie L. Patton (Notes by) Cover Image

The Bhagavad Gita (Paperback)

By Anonymous, Laurie L. Patton (Translated by), Laurie L. Patton (Introduction by), Laurie L. Patton (Notes by)

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The Bhagavad Gita is an early epic poem that recounts the conversation between Arjuna the warrior and his charioteer Krishna, the manifestation of God. In the moments before a great battle, the dialogue sets out the important lessons Arjuna must learn to change the outcome of the war he is to fight, and culminates in Krishna revealing to the warrior his true cosmic form, counselling him to search for the universal perfection of life. Ranging from instructions on yoga postures to dense moral discussion, the Gita is one of the most important Hindu texts, as well as serving as a practical guide to living well.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Laurie L. Patton is Winship Distinguished Research Professor and Chairperson (1996). She earned her B.A. from Harvard University and her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. For several years during the last two decades she has made her Indian home in Pune, Maharashtra. Her scholarly interests are in the interpretation of early Indian ritual and narrative, comparative mythology, literary theory in the study of religion, and women and Hinduism in contemporary India.
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Product Details ISBN: 9780140447903
ISBN-10: 0140447903
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication Date: October 28th, 2008
Pages: 288
Language: English
Series: Penguin Classics


CHRONICLES by Froissart Translated by Brereton Note Meeting online

Classics
Monday, April 3, 7:30 pm

The Classics Book Group is led by Rhoda Mancher and meets the 1st Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Note: meeting online and please contact: bookgroups@politics-prose.com for more info.

Chronicles By Jean Froissart, Geoffrey Brereton (Translated by), Geoffrey Brereton (Introduction by) Cover Image

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By Jean Froissart, Geoffrey Brereton (Translated by), Geoffrey Brereton (Introduction by)

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One of the greatest contemporary records of fourteenth-century England and France

Depicting the great age of Anglo-French rivalry from the deposition of Edward II to the downfall of Richard II, Froissart powerfully portrays the deeds of knights in battle at Sluys, Crecy, Calais and Poitiers during the Hundred Years War. Yet they are only part of this vigorous portrait of medieval life, which also vividly describes the Peasants' Revolt, trading activities and diplomacy against a backdrop of degenerate nobility. Written with the same sense of curiosity about character and customs that underlies the works of Froissart's contemporary, Chaucer, the Chronicles are a magnificent evocation of the age of chivalry.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Jean Froissart was born in Valenciennes (c.1337) and came to England in 1361 where he joined the entourage of Edward III's Queen. While in England he travelled to Scotland and the Welsh Marshes and to the Continent seveal times, finally settling in the Netherlands on the death of the Queen. He finally took holy orders, before returning to England in the court of Richard II, whose downfall he recorded in 1399. His first book of the Chroniques was published in three versions, the second book was completed by 1388 and the third in 1390. He was still working on the fourth when he died c.1410.

Geoffrey Brereton edited and translated several modern dramatists including Claudel, Sartre and Adamov, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in 1979.
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Product Details ISBN: 9780140442007
ISBN-10: 0140442006
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication Date: April 27th, 1978
Pages: 496
Language: English
Series: Penguin Classics


THUCYDIDES: Peloponnesian War, Strassler (Editor) NOTE: Meeting Online

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Monday, March 6, 7:30 pm

The Classics Book Group is led by Rhoda Mancher and meets the 1st Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Note: meeting online and please contact: bookgroups@politics-prose.com for more info.

This Meeting will cover Books III-V

The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War By Robert B. Strassler (Editor), Victor Davis Hanson (Introduction by) Cover Image

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By Robert B. Strassler (Editor), Victor Davis Hanson (Introduction by)

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Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta “a possession for all time,” and indeed it is the first and still the most famous work in the Western historical tradition.

Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen, and liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years, The Peloponnesian War is a mine of military, moral, political, and philosophical wisdom.

However, this classic book has long presented obstacles to the uninitiated reader. Written centuries before the rise of modern historiography, Thucydides' narrative is not continuous or linear. His authoritative chronicle of what he considered the greatest war of all time is rigorous and meticulous, yet omits the many aids to comprehension modern readers take for granted—such as brief biographies of the story's main characters, maps and other visual enhancements, and background on the military, cultural, and political traditions of ancient Greece.

Robert Strassler's new edition amends these omissions, and not only provides a new coherence to the narrative overall but effectively reconstructs the lost cultural context that Thucydides shared with his original audience. Based on the venerable Richard Crawley translation, updated and revised for modern readers, The Landmark Thucydides includes a vast array of superbly designed and presented maps, brief informative appendices by outstanding classical scholars on subjects of special relevance to the text, explanatory marginal notes on each page, an index of unprecedented subtlety and depth, and numerous other useful features. Readers will find that with this edition they can dip into the text at any point and be immediately oriented with regard to the geography, season, date, and stage of the conflict.

In any list of the Great Books of Western Civilization, The Peloponnesian War stands near the top. This handsome, elegant, and authoritative new edition will ensure that its greatness is appreciated by future generations.
Robert B. Strassler is an unaffiliated scholar whose articles have appeared in the Journal of Hellenic Studies. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Victor Davis Hanson is a conservative commentator, classicist, and military historian. He has been a commentator on modern and ancient warfare and contemporary politics for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Review, The Washington Times, and other media outlets.
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Product Details ISBN: 9780684827902
ISBN-10: 0684827905
Publisher: Free Press
Publication Date: September 10th, 1998
Pages: 752
Language: English
David Denby Los Angeles Times A magnificent edition of the great historian's The Peloponnesian War.

Donald Kagan author of On the Origins of War and Pericles of Athens This is the best book with which to start study of Thueydides and the Peloponnesian War.

Paul A. Rahne The Washington Times Without question, this is the finest edition of Thueydides history ever produced; It is a treasure.

The Boston Globe Thoroughly readable....Anyone interested in the culture of conflict -- political as well as military, contemporary as well as ancient -- can learn much from this durable work.

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