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.
Illustrated compendium of information on gods, heroes, plants, Animals, etc. of cultures of North and Central Europe, the Americas and Asia.
Para los romanos de su tiempo, pocos hombres parecían menos destinados a gobernar los asuntos de Roma que el joven Julio César. Barajando historia, memorias, biografía y novela, Rex Warner nos ofrece la más brillante reconstrucción del período menos conocido de la biografía de Julio César, el de su formación. En un extenso monólogo, el propio César expone sus primeros pasos en el turbulento mundo de la política romana. Mientras otros ciudadanos luchaban entre sí por el dominio de Roma, este joven y ambiciosos sobrino del dictador Mario, se preparaba para gobernar el mundo.
