Rex Warner was an English classicist, writer, and translator, now perhaps best remembered for his allegorical novel. In this work, a young hero faces the disintegration of his certainties about his loved ones and a choice between the earthy, animalistic life of his home village and the pure, efficient, emotionally detached life of an airman. Warner's writing explores the conflict between instinctual life and rational detachment.
An Athenian general of the fifth century B.C. chronicles the disastrous 27-year conflict between Athens and Sparta. Thucydides traces the conflict's roots and provides detailed, knowledgeable analyses of battles and the political atmosphere.
This outstanding collection brings together the novelist and scholar Rex Warner’s knack for spellbinding storytelling with Edward Gorey’s inimitable talent as an illustrator in a memorable modern recounting of the most beloved myths of ancient Greece. Writing in a relaxed and winning colloquial style, Warner vividly recreates the classic stories of Jason and the Argonauts and Theseus and the Minotaur, among many others, while Gorey’s quirky pen-and-ink sketches offer a visual interpretation of these great myths in the understated but brilliantly suggestive style that has gained him admirers throughout the world. These tales cover the range of Greek mythology, including the creation story of Deucalion and Pyrrha, the heroic adventures of Perseus, the fall of Icarus, Cupid and Psyche’s tale of love, and the tragic history of Oedipus and Thebes. Men and Gods is an essential and delightful book with which to discover some of the key stories of world literature.
A model of efficiency and order, the aerodrome stands on the hill looking down on the village below. Roy, coming of age in the messy, violent and adulterous world of the villagers, is simultaneously attracted and repelled by this strange place and by the powerful figure of the Air Vice-Marshal. Soon he is led to leave his family, his friends and his love in order to join the aerodrome and confront the secrets of this mysterious and sinister place ..
The narrative explores the tension between personal beliefs and political realities as a Classics Professor becomes Chancellor amidst external threats and internal fascism. While he champions liberal values, his detachment from politics clashes with his son's revolutionary fervor, highlighting generational divides and the complexities of governance in a time of crisis. The story delves into themes of duty, ideology, and the personal cost of political engagement.
Illustrated compendium of information on gods, heroes, plants, Animals, etc. of cultures of North and Central Europe, the Americas and Asia.
