athens (greece)

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athens (greece)

The Acropolis

2000
Discusses the history of the Acropolis, a large fortified hill in the center of Athens, and the uses to which it and the structures built upon it have been put throughout the ages.

The two noble kinsmen

1997
Contains the text of the play, plus detailed notes and commentary on the same page as the text, a full, illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural, and performance context, and an in-depth survey of critical approaches to the play.

Pericles

1988
Examines the life of the statesman who served as leader of Athens during its fight to become the most powerful city state in Greece in the fifth century B.C.

Athens

1997
Describes the history, culture, daily life, and points of interest of Athens.

The life and times of Pericles

2005
Examines the life of Pericles, discussing his accomplishments as leader of Athens during the Golden Age of Greece, and includes facts and essays about the times in which he lived.

Pericles

great leader of ancient Athens
2006
Presents a biography of Pericles--statesman, orator, and general of Athens during the Golden Age of Greece; and describes his major achievements and involvement during the First Peloponnesian War.

A midsummer night's dream

1999
Presents the text of Shakespeare's comedy in which fairies become involved in the love affairs of humans with disasterous results; and includes explanatory notes on facing pages, an introduction to Shakespeare's language, and accounts of the playwright's life and theater.

Parthenon

2008
Full-color photographs, maps, timeline, and sidebars describe the Parthenon of Greece, built under the leadership of Pericles between 447 and 432 B.C.

A midsummer night's dream

2012
A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's play about fairies whose meddling in the affairs of the heart causes chaos for both humans and fairies in Athens, Greece.

A midsummer night's dream

2008
In graphic novel format, presents an adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tale about four lovers and a group of amateur actors who spend the night in the woods where the fairy king and queen dwell.

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