{"product_id":"heroes-of-the-city-of-man-leithart-pbk","title":"Heroes of the City of Man (Leithart)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e: Peter J. Leithart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN\u003c\/b\u003e: 9781885767554\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding\u003c\/b\u003e: paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection\u003c\/b\u003e: Faculty \u0026amp; Alumni\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo be fully educated, it is necessary to read the great pagan classics of Homer and Virgil and the ancient Greek playwrights. However, many Christians are often disgusted by the barbarity and violence, put off by the emphasis on honor and man-centered glory, and simply baffled by the long and tedious descriptions of battle scenes and elaborate ceremonies. In this book written for high school students, Leithart gives a patient, yet critical examination of some of the greatest classics of ancient literature, including Hesiod's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheogony\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Homer's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Aechylus' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEumenides\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Sophocles' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOedipus Tyrannus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Euripides' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bacchae\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Aristophanes' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and Virgil's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAeneid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faculty \u0026 Alumni","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50182937215200,"sku":"Books:9781885767554n","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/81zXj2RXqUL._SL1360.jpg?v=1775587628","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/heroes-of-the-city-of-man-leithart-pbk","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}