Books written by Emily R. Wilson
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Mocked with Death: Tragic Overliving from Sophocles to Milton
For discussion of the idea in ancient writers , see also Hubbard 1975 . 13. It may or may not be historically true that the origins of tragedy had something to do with Dionysus . For recent discussions of the issue , see Friedrich 1996 ...
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The Death of Socrates
... Christopher Borg , Jenny Davidson , Lowell Edmunds , Joseph Farrell , Carmela Franklin , Sam Hood , James Ker , Robin Kirman , Melissa Lane , Rebecca Lindenberg , Stefannie Markovits , Bridget Murnaghan , David Quint , Ralph Rosen ...
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The Greatest Empire: A Life of Seneca
"The life and works of Seneca pose a number of fascinating challenges. For one thing, how can we reconcile the bloody, passionate tragedies, with the prose works advocating a life of Stoic tranquility?
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The Norton Anthology of World Literature
An unmatched value and an incomparable resource
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The Norton Anthology of World Literature
An unmatched value and an incomparable resource
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The Norton Anthology of World Literature
An unmatched value and an incomparable resource
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The Norton Anthology of World Literature
An unmatched value and an incomparable resource
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The Norton Anthology of World Literature
An unmatched value and an incomparable resource
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The Death of Socrates: Hero, Villain, Chatterbox, Saint
This story about how a hero should die was provocative to the ancient Greeks and continues to challenge and puzzle us today.
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The Norton Anthology of World Literature
An unmatched value and an incomparable resource