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September 2004
The Loeb Classical
Library
These
distinctive little volumes brought the extant works of Greek and
Latin literature to generations of English-speaking students. With
the original text on the left leaf and an English translation on the
right, they are particularly valuable for readers who have only
partial knowledge of the ancient languages.
The Loeb Classical Library: The Top
50 List
The bestsellers
from the nearly 500 volumes in the Library, with notes on the various
editions and translators, and a brief introduction to the works
included in each volume.
The I Tatti Renaissance
Library
The most recent
series from Harvard University Press is related to, but not part of,
the Loeb Library.
Collecting Tobias
Wolff
Tobias Wolff is
a storyteller. His stories not only illuminate the human condition,
they also create it. Nowhere in his writing does Wolff this as clear
as in his most recent novel, Old School.
First Editions on Film
2003
The initial
yearly review of books that were made into films during the past
year. Not intended to supplant the monthly Books into
Film column, which is mainly concerned with vintage subjects,
this review deals with interesting current films and the firsts that
Books into
Film
Elmer
Gantry, a novel by Sinclair Lewis; a film by Richard Brooks.
Ten Years
Ago
September 1994
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