How to Teach Classics to Your Dog: A Quirky Introduction to the Ancient Greeks and Romans - Brossura

Womack, Philip

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ISBN 10: 0861541219 ISBN 13: 9780861541218

Casa editrice: Oneworld Pubns Ltd, 2021

Riassunto

‘Immensely informative, wrapped in an engagingly casual tone, complemented by more than a dash of the bizarre. You’d be barking to miss it.’ Professor Michael Scott

Can you tell your Odysseus from your Oedipus?

In this unique introduction, Philip Womack leads his beloved lurcher Una (and us) on a fleet-footed odyssey through the classical world. From Aeneas to Cerberus to Polydorus, you’ll learn about the world of the Ancient Greeks and Romans and, with a bit of luck, you’ll be able to pass it on to your dog. But maybe best leave out that story of the hounds who tore their very own master limb from limb…

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Informazioni sull?autore

Philip Womack is the author of several critically acclaimed fantasy novels for children. He read Classics and English at Oriel College, Oxford, and has taught Latin and Greek to a wide variety of students around the world. His most recent children’s book, The Arrow of Apollo, tells the stories of the children of the heroes Aeneas and Orestes. He lives in London with his wife, three children, and lurcher.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Oneworld Pubns Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0861541219
• ISBN 13: 9780861541218
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 322
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile