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The Last Of The Wine
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Author : Mary Renault
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
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The Last Of The Wine
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Author : Mary Renault
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-08-06
The Last Of The Wine written by Mary Renault and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-06 with Fiction categories.
'All my sense of the ancient world - its values, its style, the scent of its wars and passions - comes from Mary Renault. Her Theseus novels are perhaps the most exciting of her Greek fictions, and The Last of the Wine the most moving. I turned to writing historical fiction because of something I learned from Renault: that it lets you shake off the mental shackles of your own era, all the categories and labels, and write freely about what really matters to you' EMMA DONOGHUE 'Mary Renault's portraits of the ancient world are fierce, complex and eloquent, infused at every turn with her life-long passion for the Classics. Her characters live vividly both in their own time, and in ours' MADELINE MILLER Combining the scholarship of a historian with the imagination of a novelist, Mary Renault masterfully brings the ancient world to life in this page-turning drama of the Peloponnesian War. Alexias, a young Athenian of good family, comes of age during the last phases of the Peloponnesian War. The adult world he enters is one in which the power and influence of his class have been undermined by the forces of war. Alexias finds himself drawn to the controversial teachings of Socrates, following him even though it at times endangers both his own life and his family's place in society. Among the great teacher's followers Alexias meets Lysis, and the two youths become inseparable - together they wrestle in the palaestra, journey to the Olympic Games, and fight in the wars against Sparta. As their relationship develops against the background of famine, siege and civil conflict, Mary Renault expertly conveys the intricacies of classical Greek culture. 'Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. She shows us their strangeness; discerning, sure-footed, challenging our values, piquing our curiosity, she leads us through an alien landscape that moves and delights us' HILARY MANTEL 'The most vivid and convincing reconstruction of ancient Greek life that I have ever seen' Sunday Times
The Last Of The Wine
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Author : Mary Renault
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2013-09-10
The Last Of The Wine written by Mary Renault and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-10 with Fiction categories.
New York Times bestseller: A “highly superior historical novel” about the bond that grows between two men in ancient Athens (Saturday Review). Alexias is a young aristocrat living during the end of Athens’s Golden Age. Prized for his beauty and athletic prowess, Alexias studies under Sokrates with his closest friend, Lysis. Together, the young men come of age in an Athens on the verge of great upheaval. They attend the Olympics, partake in symposia, fight on the battlefields of the Peloponnesian War, and fall in love. The first of Mary Renault’s celebrated historical novels of ancient Greece, The Last of the Wine follows Alexias and Lysis into adulthood, when Athens is defeated by Sparta, the Thirty Tyrants take hold of the city, and the lives of both men are changed forever. Through their friendship, Renault opens a vista onto ancient Greek life, uncovering its vibrancy, culture, and political strife, and offers an unforgettable story of love, honor, loyalty, and the remarkable bond between two men. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary Renault including rare images of the author. “Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. She shows us their strangeness; discerning, sure-footed, challenging our values, piquing our curiosity, she leads us through an alien landscape that moves and delights us.” —Hilary Mantel
The Last Of The Wine
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Author : Mary Renault (pseud.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
The Last Of The Wine written by Mary Renault (pseud.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with Greece categories.
The Last Of The Wine
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Author : Mary Renault
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
The Last Of The Wine written by Mary Renault and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with Fiction categories.
Last Of The Wine
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Author : Morris G. Lamb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
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The Last Of The Wine
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Author : Elliott-Howard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
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The Last Of The Wine
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Author : Brenda Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Signet
Release Date : 1973-12-18
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Chinese Decorative Arts
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Author : Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Chinese Decorative Arts written by Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Art objects, Chinese categories.
The Impossible Collection Of American Wine
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Author : Enrico Bernardo
language : en
Publisher: Assouline Publishing
Release Date : 2021-09-01
The Impossible Collection Of American Wine written by Enrico Bernardo and has been published by Assouline Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-01 with Travel categories.
In the same series as Assouline’s original The Impossible Collection of Wine: The 100 Most Exceptional Vintages of the Twentieth Century this addition to the Ultimate Collection envisions a cellar brimming with the most remarkable American wines. The Impossible Collection of Wine: The 100 Most Exceptional and Collectible American Wines highlights wines from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries produced by the finest vineyards. Celebrating vintages from the legendary 1964 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour to the more recent yet striking 2010 Ultramarine Blanc de Blancs, this collection reflects all the diversity and beauty that American wine has to offer. Author Enrico Bernardo, Best Sommelier of the World 2004, explores the world of endless surprises that wine has to offer, as well as the joy and memories that it can bring to all those who appreciate it. Including wines from Napa to Walla Walla Valley, the selection takes into account rarity, terroir, taste, and historical mystique. Bernardo celebrates the most exquisite vintages, inviting the reader on a journey through the unique history of American wine, from its beginnings with the Founding Fathers to the momentous Judgment of Paris and the distinct Napa Valley culture of today. Bringing readers on a journey from 1955 to 2016, Bernardo curates a list any connoisseur could only dream of.