Talking Classics
the shock of the old
$37.00
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2026
Summary
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EMPEROR OF ROME AND SPQR
‘The rock star scholar of Ancient Rome’ FINANCIAL TIMES
‘The reigning Queen of Classics’ SPECTATOR
What’s exciting about a piece of bread 4,000 years old? Or some pots of paint abandoned in the eruption at Pompeii? Why should we be bothered with the distant past anyway? What’s the point?
The life, art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome have something to offer everyone. They are not the property of w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781805220312 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1805220314 |
| Author: | Professor Mary Beard, Mary Beard |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 135mm |
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Praise for Mary Beard: ‘Britain’s most famous classicist is at the peak of her powers * The Times *A beautifully written product of a lifetime of deep scholarly learning * Financial Times *What she says is always powerful and interesting * Guardian *Dynamically, wittily and authoritatively brings the ancient world to life – Simon Sebag MontefioreBeard informs and entertains… What she touches turns to light * Independent *The most famous historian of Rome sets the record straight * Time *
About The Author
Professor Mary Beard
Mary Beard is the most acclaimed classicist working today. She is the Professor Emerita of Classics at Cambridge and is the Classics editor of the TLS. She is also the co-host, with Charlotte Higgins, of the podcast Instant Classics.
Her previous books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii as well as Confronting the Classics, SPQR, Women & Power, and Emperor of Rome. Her work has been published in over 35 languages.
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