{"product_id":"talking-classics-the-shock-of-the-old-mary-beard","title":"Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old - Mary Beard","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"is-hidden__small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sp__the-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-hidden__small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sp__the-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-book-details__desc is-open\" style=\"height: 894px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"book-details-description\" class=\"right-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"right-content\" id=\"book-details-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-v-39fa59f2=\"\" class=\"product-keynote\"\u003eThe world's most acclaimed classicist on whether and why the Classics still matter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-39fa59f2=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003eFROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EMPEROR OF ROME AND SPQR\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-39fa59f2=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e'The rock star scholar of Ancient Rome' FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-39fa59f2=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e'The reigning Queen of Classics' SPECTATOR\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-39fa59f2=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-39fa59f2=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003eWhat's exciting about a piece of bread 4,000 years old? Or some pots of paint abandoned in the eruption at Pompeii? Why should we be bothered with the distant past anyway? What's the point?The life, art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome have something to offer everyone. They are not the property of wealthy white men only. They make us wonder how to make sense of people who lived long ago (from angry landlords to giggling senators) - and to think harder about our own world, to look at it differently.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-39fa59f2=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-39fa59f2=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003eIn Talking Classics, Mary Beard points to the surprising connections between antiquity and the present. From revolutionaries to dictators, Bob Dylan to Beyonce, she joins forces with the varied modern characters who have been transfixed by the ancient world. It's not compulsory, she argues, to be excited by antiquity, but it's a shame not to be.After half a century teaching and studying classics, she fills the book with lively stories, curious facts and some good gossip. Talking Classics explains why the deep past does really affect us all.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-39fa59f2=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e208 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardback \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-book-details__desc is-open\" style=\"height: 894px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68031852445850,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/talking-classics-9781805220312.jpg?v=1793669109","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.com\/products\/talking-classics-the-shock-of-the-old-mary-beard","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}