ISBN: 9780394502731 - the praise singer (71 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. In the story of the great lyric poet Simonides, Mary Renault brings alive a time in Greece when tyrants kept an unsteady rule and poetry, music, and royal patronage combined to produce a flowering of the arts. Born into a stern farming family on the island of Keos, Simonides escapes his harsh childhood through a lucky apprenticeship with a renowned Ionian singer. As they travel through 5th century B.C. Greece, Simonides learns not only how to play the kithara and compose poetry, but also how to navigate the shifting alliances surrounding his rich patrons. He is witness to the Persian invasion of Ionia, to the decadent reign of the Samian pirate king Polykrates, and to the fall of the Pisistratids in the Athenian court. Along the way, he encounters artists, statesmen, athletes, thinkers, and lovers, including the likes of Pythagoras and Aischylos. Using the singer's unique perspective, Renault combines her vibrant imagination and her formidable knowledge of history to establish a sweeping, resilient vision of a golden century. …

Hardback. Condizione: Good. In the story of the great lyric poet Simonides, Mary Renault brings alive a time in Greece when tyrants kept an unsteady rule and poetry, music, and royal patronage combined to produce a flowering of the arts. Born into a stern farming family on the island of Keos, Simonides escapes his harsh childhood through a lucky apprenticeship with a renowned Ionian singer. As they travel through 5th century B.C. Greece, Simonides learns not only how to play the kithara and compose poetry, but also how to navigate the shifting alliances surrounding his rich patrons. He is witness to the Persian invasion of Ionia, to the decadent reign of the Samian pirate king Polykrates, and to the fall of the Pisistratids in the Athenian court. Along the way, he encounters artists, statesmen, athletes, thinkers, and lovers, including the likes of Pythagoras and Aischylos. Using the singer's unique perspective, Renault combines her vibrant imagination and her formidable knowledge of history to establish a sweeping, resilient vision of a golden century. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. 1st. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

hardcover. Condizione: Good.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condizione: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. In the story of the great lyric poet Simonides, Mary Renault brings alive a time in Greece when tyrants kept an unsteady rule and poetry, music, and royal patronage combined to produce a flowering of the arts. Born into a stern farming family on the island of Keos, Simonides escapes his harsh childhood through a lucky apprenticeship with a renowned Ionian singer. As they travel through 5th century B.C. Greece, Simonides learns not only how to play the kithara and compose poetry, but also how to navigate the shifting alliances surrounding his rich patrons. He is witness to the Persian invasion of Ionia, to the decadent reign of the Samian pirate king Polykrates, and to the fall of the Pisistratids in the Athenian court. Along the way, he encounters artists, statesmen, athletes, thinkers, and lovers, including the likes of Pythagoras and Aischylos. Using the singer's unique perspective, Renault combines her vibrant imagination and her formidable knowledge of history to establish a sweeping, resilient vision of a golden century. …

Hardback. Condizione: Good. In the story of the great lyric poet Simonides, Mary Renault brings alive a time in Greece when tyrants kept an unsteady rule and poetry, music, and royal patronage combined to produce a flowering of the arts. Born into a stern farming family on the island of Keos, Simonides escapes his harsh childhood through a lucky apprenticeship with a renowned Ionian singer. As they travel through 5th century B.C. Greece, Simonides learns not only how to play the kithara and compose poetry, but also how to navigate the shifting alliances surrounding his rich patrons. He is witness to the Persian invasion of Ionia, to the decadent reign of the Samian pirate king Polykrates, and to the fall of the Pisistratids in the Athenian court. Along the way, he encounters artists, statesmen, athletes, thinkers, and lovers, including the likes of Pythagoras and Aischylos. Using the singer's unique perspective, Renault combines her vibrant imagination and her formidable knowledge of history to establish a sweeping, resilient vision of a golden century. …

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hard cover. Condizione: Fine in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 290 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. HC 261.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 000-569: Hardcover with dustjacket. A very good, clean, reading copy. Small stamp on pages bottom and a little edgewear. All pages clean with no creases or defects. Published 1978 by Pantheon.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Jacket has light edgewear. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Second Printing. Cover is rubbed at corners and has author's intials engraved on front. Pages are clean and tight. Jacket is in good condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

A Hardbound Book. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine in Mylar Cover. 1st Edition.

A Hardbound Book. Condizione: Fine - New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine/ New in Mylar Cover. 1st Edition. A hint of shelf wear. Price clipped.

Condizione: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Book Club Edition. Clear wrap added. (biographical fiction, Greece, poets, Simonides) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condizione: USED Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. First Edition. Dust jacket is rubbed, with minor edge wear. Light foxing on book cover. Foxing on top, bottom, and fore edge of book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. A later printing of Mary Renault's novel, set in ancient Greece during the time of Homer. This is the story of Simonides, a lyric poet who studies under various notable poets. Despite the dearth of source material available, the author is able to vividly describe the vibrant life of ancient Greece. --- In full black cloth-covered boards with author initials to cover, spine titling, all in coppertones. Volume wrapped in black jacket with image of a figure playing a kithara. --- A bright, clean, tightly-bound copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Unclipped jacket is very nice and bright but with some chafing to upper edge of front panel.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; [8], 290, [2] pages. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, Later Printing. Published by Pantheon, 1978. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Pantheon, 1978. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

hardback. Condizione: Very Good. 1st ed. NY (Pantheon) 1978. A very good copy in dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condizione: Collectible - Acceptable. First Edition.

Condizione: Fine. First Edition. NY: Pantheon Books, (1978). 1st Edition. 290 p. Hardbound with Dust Jacket. Slight wear to the extremities of the DJ. DJ and cloth boards are bright. Interior pages are clean and the binding is tight. Fine/Near Fine.