{"product_id":"epic-lessons-peter-toohey-9780415088978","title":"Epic Lessons: An Introduction to Ancient Didactic Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003eDidactic Epic was enormously popular in the ancient world. It was used to teach Greeks and Romans technical and scientific subjects, but in verse. \u003cem\u003eEpic Lessons\u003c\/em\u003e shows how this scientific poetry was intended not just to instruct but also to entertain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for its predecessor, \u003cem\u003eReading Epic\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Toohey's erudition makes the complexities and the strangeness of these ancient poems appear as clear as daylight and his enthusiasm renders them as attractive as the latest blockbuster.' - \u003cem\u003eJACT Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Toohey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415088976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415088978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.76w x 1.07d","brand":"Peter Toohey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086558802175,"sku":"9780415088978","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec164eb3-2478-4ae3-9bc8-80e4e23970b5.jpg?v=1769095370","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/epic-lessons-peter-toohey-9780415088978","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}