Autor Mary Beard

'The reigning Queen of Classics' Spectator'Mary Beard is the best in the business' Dan Snow'Excellent' Guardian'Enthralling' Sunday TimesBritain's most famous classicist asks: what are civilisations?Central to this huge question are the ways in which…

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023'Extraordinary ... a deliciously varied tapestry of detail drawn from across nearly three centuries'…

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER '[Mary Beard] has always had the sharpest eyes for telling detail and colourful anecdote' Sunday Times 'Britain's most famous classicist ... at the peak of her powers' The Times 'Extraordinary ... a deliciously varied…

The Sunday Times Top 10 BestsellerShortlisted for a British Book Industry Book of the Year Award 2016Ancient Rome matters. Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths and stories…

Krátký feministický manifest od oceňované autorky Mary Beard, ve kterém pátrá po kořenech misogynie od antické mytologie až po současnost. Anotace: Profesorka antické literatury Mary Beardová je britské veřejnosti dobře známá, vedle akademické práce…

Najznámejšia odborníčka na históriu antického Grécka a Ríma Mary Beard je aj feministka. So suchým humorom sa vracia k rodovým problémom a ukazuje, ako sa história zachovala k mocným ženám. Ako príklady používa postavy z antiky až po súčasnosť, píše…

Companion to the BBC series CIVILISATIONS, screening on SBS from December 2018.