{"product_id":"talking-classics-the-shock-of-the-old","title":"Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe life, art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome have something to offer everyone. They are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003enot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTalking Classics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter half a century teaching and studying classics, she fills the book with lively stories, curious facts and some good gossip. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTalking Classics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explains why the deep past does really affect us all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-collapse\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Profile Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42384074571811,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3607\/9395\/files\/71okw04wC1L._SL1500.jpg?v=1777462542","url":"https:\/\/champaca.in\/products\/talking-classics-the-shock-of-the-old","provider":"Champaca Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}