![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For them, this is going to be an important and useful work. The classical expert will appreciate Beard's insights into such writers as the imaginative historian Peter Wiseman (a regular sparring partner of hers), and is likely to be familiar with many of the books cited and discussed. Offering a sweeping selection of insights into ancient Greece and Rome, Beard makes the archaic seem accessible and relevant, slyly drawing parallels between contemporary society and everything from Cicero's oratory (still an invaluable guide for all would-be politicians) to the ancient Greek collection of jokes, the Philogelos, which Jim Bowen of Bullseye once performed as standup to great acclaim.īeard, to her credit, doesn't attempt to disguise the fact that the book isn't an original collection of material, but instead a lightly edited compendium of book reviews she has produced over the past two decades. The selection of essays that make up the book are written with all the intellectual assurance and wit for which Beard is known. ![]() T he blurb claims that Mary Beard's latest book offers "a provocative tour of what is happening now in classics – learned, trenchant and witty". ![]()
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