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The Ancient Guide to Modern Life

Yazan: Natalie Haynes
Seslendiren: Dan Mersh
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It's time for us to re-examine the past. Our lives are infinitely richer if we take the time to look at what the Greeks and Romans have given us in politics and law, religion and philosophy and education, and to learn how people really lived in Athens, Rome, Sparta and Alexandria. This is a book with a serious point to make but the author isn't simply a classicist but a comedian and broadcaster who has made television and radio documentaries about humour, education and Dorothy Parker. This is a book for us all.

Whether political, cultural or social, there are endless parallels between the ancient and modern worlds. Whether it's the murder of Caesar or the political assassination of Thatcher; the narrative arc of the hit HBO series The Wire or that of Oedipus; the popular enthusiasm for the Emperor Titus or President Obama - over and over again we can be seen to be living very much like people did 2,000 or more years ago.

©2010 Natalie Haynes (P)2022 Penguin Random House LLC
Ancient Komedi Komik Antik Yunan Yunan Mitolojisi Mitoloji Roma Antik Tarih Yunanistan
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erudition combined with knowledge of pop culture makes this entertaining and constructive at the same time

humour

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Very interesting book. Dan Mersh reads very well but, still prefer it when Natalie Haynes reads her own works

Splendid

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A well written and well read link between past and present. It should be part of our nationsl curriculum

Simply brilliant

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