The Acharnians
The Acharnians

Author: Aristophanes

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-11-01

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 1625580681

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Writing at the time of political and social crisis in Athens, Aristophanes was an eloquent yet bawdy challenger to the demagogue and the sophist. The Achanians is a plea for peace set against the background of the long war with Sparta.

Harvard Classics Volume 27: English Essays
Harvard Classics Volume 27: English Essays

Author: Philip Sidney

Publisher:

Published: 2015-06-02

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9781514183304

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Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot in 1909, the Harvard Classics is a 51-volume Anthology of classic literature from throughout the history of western civilization. The set is sometimes called "Eliot's Five-Foot Shelf." The interior of this book is a facsimile reproduction of the 1909 edition. For other books in this series and books of similar interest search with the keyword hcbooks. Volume 27 contains essays from 17 English authors: Sir Philip Sidney Ben Jonson Abraham Cowley Joseph Addison Sir Richard Steele Jonathan Swift Daniel Defoe Samuel Johnson David Hume Sydney Smith Samuel Taylor Coleridge William Hazlitt Leigh Hunt Charles Lamb Thomas De Quincey Percy Bysshe Shelley Thomas Babington Macaulay