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Limni,Evvia,Greece: Denise Harvey, 2010 Book. New from Publisher. Soft cover. 1st Greek Ed... Vassa Solomou Xanthakis novella The Marriage is considered to be a small classic of Greek literature, a work that is distinguished by the immediacy and freshness of its language while retaining a deep sensibility to traditional life in rural Greece. First published in 1975, it has been reprinted in Greek numerous times. In 1994 it was staged as a play with enormous success by the Thessalian Theatre Company . The subject of this book is simple: the wedding customs and songs of the village of Ambelakia in Thessaly as lived and experienced in one particular marriage, that of Lenaki and Nikolas. But after the weeklong wedding ceremonies are over the magical bridal veil of those days is slowly drawn back and, in unadorned contrast to those customs and celebrations, the realities of life begin to impose themselves. This fading away of enchantment together with the role played by the nuptial mystery in the… Read More

Bruxelles: H.Dessain, 1962 Book. Illus. by (ed.l. Geysels & R. Lenaers). Good>Very Good. Original Wraps. First Pbk.Ed... French commentary on extracts from Xenophon in Greek. 128p.plates.maps Text clean and unmarked, but paper cover torn, now repaired.[5 copies found in WorldCat].

London: George G. Harrap, 1911 Book. Fine. Gilded Decoration on Binding. 1st UK Edition. Re-telling of passages from Xenophon's Anabasis, Hellenica and Memorabilia for English schoolboys. The handsome bookplate in this copy announces that it was awarded as the second prize to a clever student in Form IIIB at KIng Edward's Grammar School. 265p + 16 plates. index. exceptionally crisp, tight copy .

New York: Doubleday Anchor, 1953 Book. Illus. by Translated By Moses Hadas. Very Good +. Pbk.. First Pbk.Ed... Three stories from Ancient Greek : Longus - Daphnis & Chloe ; Xenophon - An Ephesian Tale; Dio Chrysostom - The Hunters of Euboea Pbk. 189p..

Athens: To Vima / Ekdoseis Zitros , 2007 Book. Illus. by Edited by Theodoros G. Mavropoulos.. New Book from Greece. Soft cover. First Thus. Modern edition of Xenophon's "Cyropaedia' Volume 3 of 3. [Pages 367-595] Eisagogika, metafrasi, scholia, analyseis Theodoros G. Mavropoulos. [2 copies found in WorldCat].

Chicago: Bobbs-Merrill/ Library of Liberal Arts, 1953 Book. Good. Pbk.. 4th Printing. First pub 1953 Three stories from Ancient Greek : Longus - Daphnis & Chloe ; Xenophon - An Ephesian Tale; Dio Chrysostom - The Hunters of Euboea Pbk. 142p. Student reading copy only - with underlinings.

Athens: To Vima / Ekdoseis Zitros , 2007 Book. Illus. by Edited by Theodoros G. Mavropoulos.. New Book from Greece. Soft cover. First Thus. Modern edition of Xenophon's "Cyropaedia' Volume 1 of 3. [Pages 1-172] Eisagogika, metafrasi, scholia, analyseis Theodoros G. Mavropoulos. [2 copies found in WorldCat]. .