A collection of Greek and Roman myths from various classical sources arranged in section on the gods and early heroes, love and adventure stories, heroes before and during the Trojan War, and lesser myths. Includes a brief section on Norse mythology.

The Horace Gregory translation of one the great works of classical mythology.

Due to a lack of biographical evidence regarding the identity of Homer it has been suggested that the two great works attributed to him, the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" may in fact be the work of multiple authors passed down through a long oral tradition. While scholarship on the subject will likely never definitely prove one way or the other, it is now generally accepted that these two great epic poems are the work of a single Greek author, Homer,...

Gulliver's Travels; Candide; Rameau's Nephew

Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy; Treatise on light

A collection of eight critical essays on the classical tragedy, arranged in chronological order of their original publication

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.