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A year on from the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and the beginnings of #metoo movement Mary Beard revisits the gender agenda with new material

Contains chapters that include Street Life, Earning a Living: Baker, Banker and Garum Maker (who ran the city), and The Pleasure of the Body: Food, Wi

Hoe was het nou écht om te besturen en bestuurd te worden in het oude Rome?‘In Keizer van Rome gaan we in op de feiten en de verzinsels over de heerse

Mary Beard on Ancient Rome: Britain's favourite classicist lifts the lid on the Roman Empire.

From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, a

SPQR biedt een frisse kijk op de Romeinse geschie­denis door een van ’s werelds belangrijkste classici. Mary Beard onderzoekt niet alleen hoe Rome uit

A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by 'the world's most famous classicist' (Guardian)

Pompeii, bedolven na een explosie van de Vesuvius in 79 n.Chr., blijft de belangrijkste bron voor onze kennis van de dagelijkse praktijk in het Romein

Hoe ziet macht eruit? In Twaalf keizers vertelt Mary Beard, in een tijd dat er weer beelden van hun voetstuk worden getrokken, hoe de beeldvorming van

Luister naar Mozarts dromerige melodieën, dans door de straten tijdens het Carnaval in Rio en swing mee op Scott Joplins rags. In dit boek hoor je de

The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global caus

Covers the author's famous blog, A Don's Life, that ran on the "TLS" website for over three years.

Lets you share the author's 'terror of humiliation' as she enters 'hairdresser country' and follow her dilemma as she wanders through the quandary of

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2008 'The world's most controversial classicist debunks our movie-style myths about the Roman town with meticul

Explores our rich classical heritage - from Greek drama to Roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of history, such as Alexander the

Human language allows us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and our languages have finite

The most celebrated horror story ever written. The dreadful tale of Victor Frankenstein, a visionary young student of natural philosophy, who discover

A beautifully illustrated portrait of pioneering female artist Artemisia Gentileschi.

The psychology and biology behind what we find cute, and how cuteness has shaped cultures around the world.

An engaging, original and radical reassessment of J.R.R. Tolkien, revealing how his visionary creation of Middle-Earth is more relevant now than ever