{"product_id":"talking-classics-the-shock-of-the-old-by-professor-mary-beard-signed-copy","title":"Talking Classics : The Shock of the Old by Professor Mary Beard SIGNED COPY","description":"\u003cp\u003eFROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EMPEROR OF ROME AND SPQR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The rock star scholar of Ancient Rome' FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The reigning Queen of Classics' SPECTATOR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Talking Classics, Mary Beard points to the surprising connections between antiquity and the present. From revolutionaries to dictators, Bob Dylan to Beyoncé, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat:Hardback 208 pages, integrated photographs\/illustrations\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Profile Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Profile Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003eEdition:Main\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9781805220312\u003cbr\u003eEmbargoed until:16 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, BCE to c 500 CE, European history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE\u003cbr\u003eWeight:324g\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:143 x 224 x 27 (mm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64195800334685,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9781805220312.jpg?v=1776250743","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/talking-classics-the-shock-of-the-old-by-professor-mary-beard-signed-copy","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}