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In 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', Samuel Taylor Coleridge spins a compelling narrative of a seafarer bound by his haunting past voyage. Told in a lyrical ballad form, Coleridge's masterpiece melds the traditional with the innovative through its complex use of language, arresting imagery, and thematic depth. The poem is rich in maritime folklore and supernatural elements, yet at its core, it is a profound reflection on human guilt, redemption,...
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Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2006
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xviii, 469 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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"In the ninth century BCE, the peoples of four distinct regions of the civilized world created the religious and philosophical traditions that have continued to nourish humanity to the present day: Confucianism and Daoism in China, Hinduism and Buddhism in India, monotheism in Israel, and philosophical rationalism in Greece. Later generations further developed these initial insights, but we have never grown beyond them. Now, Karen Armstrong reveals...
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
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72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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Introduces young readers to some of the most fascinating ancient civilizations in the world's history and the legacies they left behind, from the intriguing world of pharaohs in Ancient Egypt, to the arts of Greece and Rome, to the amazing culture of theMayans.
Publisher
Armadillo
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
512 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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Explores the ideas, discoveries, and technology of the ancient world, chronicling the rise and fall of civilizations from the Roman Empire to the world of the Incas, and providing insight into the everyday lives of ancient cultures.
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"The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead is a compendium of classic texts by one of the greatest translators and historians of ancient Egypt, as well as one of the most renowned Egyptologists of all time, E.A. Wallis Budge. Discover the magic of ancient Egypt in this comprehensive text."--Amazon.com.
16) Early humans
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Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2005
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72 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
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Text and photographs present a description of early humans, their origins, their tools and weapons, how they hunted and foraged for food, and the role of family life, money, religion, and magic.
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Illustrated history of humankind volume 3
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
239 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 32 cm.
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"Step back in time to ancient India, where the people's contributions to art, architecture, religion, and more shaped a unique culture that can still be seen today. This text presents the region's archaeological finds chronologically, allowing readers to trace the civilization's development. Readers learn about life in the early Indus Valley through ancient India's Golden Age of the Gupta period, up until the Muslim Invasion. Detailed photographs...
19) The history
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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
c1987
Physical Desc
x, 699 p. : maps ; 22 cm.
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