{"id":8117121974566,"title":"Academy of Letters","handle":"academy-of-letters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f4018;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Patrick Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f4018;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9780578434384\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f4018;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 138\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePatrick Hunt's remarkable new collection of 110 lyrical and satirical poems derive from a lifetime of exploration, reflection, and literary and musical composition. He provides poems from a multifaceted perspective, using his experiences as an archaeologist, author, musician, and educator. Most of the poems were written in Europe between 2015 and 2018 and draw upon experiences in England, Greece, Germany, Italy, and Russia. Readers find in Hunt's creativity lyrical debts to Sappho, Virgil, and Li Bai. Similarly, one finds musical influences from J.S. Bach, Franz Liszt, Vincenzo Bellini, Artur Schnabel, and Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari. Wanting to mine mountains of \u003cspan color=\"#0f4018\"\u003eirony\u003c\/span\u003e, Hunt adds to well-established reputation as a poet whose work is layered, playful, pithy, reflective, and polyphonic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0d391a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Hunt, Ph.D. (University College London) has been teaching Humanities at Stanford University since 1993. He has authored more than 20 books, among them 6 poetry collections. In addition to his literary works, he has published over 100 articles in the fields of archaeology, history, and literature in peer-reviewed journals and Encyclopedia Britannica and is also an Expert for National Geographic Expeditions, appearing frequently on National Geographic Explorer TV, NOVA, and in documentaries.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-07-22T12:09:55-04:00","created_at":"2023-02-01T15:10:31-05:00","vendor":"Stone Tower Press","type":"Book","tags":["Patrick Hunt","Poetry","satire"],"price":1595,"price_min":1595,"price_max":1595,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44350061117734,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780578434384","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Academy of Letters","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1595,"weight":241,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780578434384","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/8131b4xB8XL.jpg?v=1675282232"],"featured_image":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/8131b4xB8XL.jpg?v=1675282232","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32829782196518,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2560,"width":1707,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/8131b4xB8XL.jpg?v=1675282232"},"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2560,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/8131b4xB8XL.jpg?v=1675282232","width":1707}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f4018;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Patrick Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f4018;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9780578434384\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f4018;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 138\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePatrick Hunt's remarkable new collection of 110 lyrical and satirical poems derive from a lifetime of exploration, reflection, and literary and musical composition. He provides poems from a multifaceted perspective, using his experiences as an archaeologist, author, musician, and educator. Most of the poems were written in Europe between 2015 and 2018 and draw upon experiences in England, Greece, Germany, Italy, and Russia. Readers find in Hunt's creativity lyrical debts to Sappho, Virgil, and Li Bai. Similarly, one finds musical influences from J.S. Bach, Franz Liszt, Vincenzo Bellini, Artur Schnabel, and Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari. Wanting to mine mountains of \u003cspan color=\"#0f4018\"\u003eirony\u003c\/span\u003e, Hunt adds to well-established reputation as a poet whose work is layered, playful, pithy, reflective, and polyphonic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0d391a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Hunt, Ph.D. (University College London) has been teaching Humanities at Stanford University since 1993. He has authored more than 20 books, among them 6 poetry collections. In addition to his literary works, he has published over 100 articles in the fields of archaeology, history, and literature in peer-reviewed journals and Encyclopedia Britannica and is also an Expert for National Geographic Expeditions, appearing frequently on National Geographic Explorer TV, NOVA, and in documentaries.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":8117114863910,"title":"Archaeology and the Bible","handle":"archaeology-and-the-bible","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f5019;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Patrick Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f5019;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781734585902\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f5019;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 184\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume uses archaeology (and its related sciences), history, and linguistics to enrich the context and interpretation of ten biblical passages. In so doing, Patrick Hunt views some of the many features of cultural, social and historical backgrounds of the texts while giving readers an appreciation of the multi-faceted world of archaeology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Genesis 41, Joseph in Egypt, and Pharaoh’s Dream of Seven Cows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoshua 5 and Flint Knives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Kings 10 and Why Solomon’s Legendary Gold is Gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eII Chronicles 32, II Kings 19, and the Destruction of Sennacherib’s Army Besieging Jerusalem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMark 14:3 and an Archaeological Solution to a Philological Problem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorinthian Bronze, Demeter, and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlossolalia\u003c\/i\u003e in I Corinthians 8, 13, 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom these and other cases Hunt shows how an understanding of the richness of the biblical text is enhances when using archaeology and its associated disciplines. The illumination of the selected texts reveals some of the rewarding and broader discoveries readers experience when seriously engaging the Bible with the tools of archaeology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b4d21;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Hunt, Ph.D. (University College London) has been teaching Humanities at Stanford University since 1993. He has authored 18 books, among them 5 poetry collections. In addition to his literary works, he has published over 100 articles in the fields of archaeology, history, and literature in peer-reviewed journals and Encyclopaedia Britannica and is also an Expert for National Geographic Expeditions, appearing frequently on National Geographic Explorer TV, NOVA and other documentaries.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-04-27T16:12:28-04:00","created_at":"2023-02-01T15:08:42-05:00","vendor":"Stone Tower Press","type":"Book","tags":["Archaeology","Church History","history","linguistics","Patrick Hunt","The Bible"],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1695,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44350046634278,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781734585902","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Archaeology and the Bible","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1695,"weight":306,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781734585902","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Illuminations-front.png?v=1675282122"],"featured_image":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Illuminations-front.png?v=1675282122","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32829765157158,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.772,"height":1024,"width":791,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Illuminations-front.png?v=1675282122"},"aspect_ratio":0.772,"height":1024,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Illuminations-front.png?v=1675282122","width":791}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f5019;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Patrick Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f5019;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781734585902\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f5019;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 184\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume uses archaeology (and its related sciences), history, and linguistics to enrich the context and interpretation of ten biblical passages. In so doing, Patrick Hunt views some of the many features of cultural, social and historical backgrounds of the texts while giving readers an appreciation of the multi-faceted world of archaeology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Genesis 41, Joseph in Egypt, and Pharaoh’s Dream of Seven Cows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoshua 5 and Flint Knives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Kings 10 and Why Solomon’s Legendary Gold is Gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eII Chronicles 32, II Kings 19, and the Destruction of Sennacherib’s Army Besieging Jerusalem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMark 14:3 and an Archaeological Solution to a Philological Problem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorinthian Bronze, Demeter, and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlossolalia\u003c\/i\u003e in I Corinthians 8, 13, 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom these and other cases Hunt shows how an understanding of the richness of the biblical text is enhances when using archaeology and its associated disciplines. The illumination of the selected texts reveals some of the rewarding and broader discoveries readers experience when seriously engaging the Bible with the tools of archaeology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b4d21;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Hunt, Ph.D. (University College London) has been teaching Humanities at Stanford University since 1993. He has authored 18 books, among them 5 poetry collections. In addition to his literary works, he has published over 100 articles in the fields of archaeology, history, and literature in peer-reviewed journals and Encyclopaedia Britannica and is also an Expert for National Geographic Expeditions, appearing frequently on National Geographic Explorer TV, NOVA and other documentaries.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":8117045952806,"title":"Creation Groans","handle":"creation-groans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_small.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Patrick Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9780692849453\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 224\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTalking animals have been characters in literature for centuries. In this collection, Patrick Hunt uses biblical stories of animals giving them voices and presenting the biblical story from their imagined viewpoint. In so doing, he offers words of wisdom from unlikely characters in the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow did the animals in the Garden of Eden react to their pristine environment? What might have the animals on Noah's ark communicated to one another? What might the lions that faced off with Daniel have thought? What about the donkey that Jesus rode into Jerusalem? This delightful and thought-provoking volumes offers 24 stories to well-worn idioms such as a \"Bird's eye view\" and \"straight from the horse's mouth\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003ePatrick Hunt, Ph.D. (University College London) has been teaching Humanities at Stanford University since 1993. He has authored 18 books, among them 5 poetry collections. In addition to his literary works, he has published  over 100 articles in the fields of archaeology, history, and literature in peer-reviewed journals and \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEncyclopaedia Britannica \u003c\/span\u003eand is also an Expert for National Geographic Expeditions, appearing frequently on National Geographic Explorer TV,  NOVA and other documentaries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-12-04T10:15:37-05:00","created_at":"2023-02-01T14:16:37-05:00","vendor":"Stone Tower Press","type":"Book","tags":["Animals","Bible","Creation","Patrick Hunt"],"price":1595,"price_min":1595,"price_max":1595,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44349726949670,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780692849453","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Creation Groans","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1595,"weight":227,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780692849453","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9780692849453.jpg?v=1675278997"],"featured_image":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9780692849453.jpg?v=1675278997","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32829323411750,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.714,"height":2101,"width":1500,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9780692849453.jpg?v=1675278997"},"aspect_ratio":0.714,"height":2101,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9780692849453.jpg?v=1675278997","width":1500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_small.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Patrick Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9780692849453\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 224\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTalking animals have been characters in literature for centuries. 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In addition to his literary works, he has published  over 100 articles in the fields of archaeology, history, and literature in peer-reviewed journals and \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEncyclopaedia Britannica \u003c\/span\u003eand is also an Expert for National Geographic Expeditions, appearing frequently on National Geographic Explorer TV,  NOVA and other documentaries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":8117125349670,"title":"Greek Musings","handle":"greek-musings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #214e2a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Patrick Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #214e2a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9780692056110\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #214e2a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 134\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePatrick Hunt's original fabulist tales, Greek Musings, derive from his experiences in Greece spread out over a lifetime. Both memoir and myth combine here in sometimes amusing, sometimes numinous encounters with Greek culture past and present. This small collection should add to Hunt's stature as a Philhellene, along with his five books of poetry and philosophical aphorisms where the ancient world has inspired much of his thinking, and his professional life as historian and archaeologist. He is forever grateful to the American School of Classical Studies in Athens where he was a graduate student and has been fulfilled teaching different aspects of the Greek world that have greatly influenced Hunt's life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #224d2a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Hunt, Ph.D. (University College London) has been teaching Humanities at Stanford University since 1993. He has authored 18 books, among them 5 poetry collections. In addition to his literary works, he has published over 100 articles in the fields of archaeology, history, and literature in peer-reviewed journals and Encyclopaedia Britannica and is also an Expert for National Geographic Expeditions, appearing frequently on National Geographic Explorer TV, NOVA and other documentaries. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-09-10T11:06:39-04:00","created_at":"2023-02-01T15:13:09-05:00","vendor":"Stone Tower Press","type":"Book","tags":["Ancient Greece","Greece","Historical","Patrick Hunt"],"price":1595,"price_min":1595,"price_max":1595,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44350070882598,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780692056110","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Greek Musings","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1595,"weight":210,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780692056110","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GreekMusings-front.png?v=1675282389"],"featured_image":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GreekMusings-front.png?v=1675282389","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32829798646054,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.772,"height":1024,"width":791,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GreekMusings-front.png?v=1675282389"},"aspect_ratio":0.772,"height":1024,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/GreekMusings-front.png?v=1675282389","width":791}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #214e2a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Patrick Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #214e2a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9780692056110\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #214e2a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 134\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePatrick Hunt's original fabulist tales, Greek Musings, derive from his experiences in Greece spread out over a lifetime. Both memoir and myth combine here in sometimes amusing, sometimes numinous encounters with Greek culture past and present. This small collection should add to Hunt's stature as a Philhellene, along with his five books of poetry and philosophical aphorisms where the ancient world has inspired much of his thinking, and his professional life as historian and archaeologist. He is forever grateful to the American School of Classical Studies in Athens where he was a graduate student and has been fulfilled teaching different aspects of the Greek world that have greatly influenced Hunt's life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #224d2a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Hunt, Ph.D. (University College London) has been teaching Humanities at Stanford University since 1993. He has authored 18 books, among them 5 poetry collections. In addition to his literary works, he has published over 100 articles in the fields of archaeology, history, and literature in peer-reviewed journals and Encyclopaedia Britannica and is also an Expert for National Geographic Expeditions, appearing frequently on National Geographic Explorer TV, NOVA and other documentaries. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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Hunt’s wide-ranging interests and expertise offer insights regarding the past and the present in a kaleidoscopic vision of a meaningful and coherent world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis rich and detailed book touches on topics that span more than three thousand years of history. Among the subjects discussed are:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eÖtzi the Iceman \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eProto-Elamite Animal Sculptures \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePersian Paradise Gardens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHannibal’s Elephants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Order of the Golden Fleece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAlbrecht Dürer’s Star Charts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMozart and Mathematics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eDerived from more than four decades of experiences in museums, some of the world’s finest libraries, on archaeological excavations, and leading expeditions around the globe, Hunt presents essays that will enrich readers on a wide array of subjects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" style=\"color: #2e663b;\"\u003ePatrick Hunt is an archaeologist, art historian, historian, composer, linguist, poet, and world explorer. 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Hunt’s wide-ranging interests and expertise offer insights regarding the past and the present in a kaleidoscopic vision of a meaningful and coherent world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis rich and detailed book touches on topics that span more than three thousand years of history. 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From the 16th through 20th centuries, many artists shifted away from biblical themes and focused on classical Greek and Roman stories for their work. The intertwining of art, literature, and music by artists and others resulted in works that gained international attention and appreciation and that are an important part of the contemporary humanities. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatrick Hunt's rich and detailed book analyzes 18 works of art from the 16th to 20th centuries by 13 artists. 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{"id":8117125284134,"title":"Pascal and Voltaire","handle":"pascal-and-voltaire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a4925;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Patrick Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a4925;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781942614227\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a4925;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 71 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePascal (1623-1662) and Voltaire (1694-1778) were two of the most influential thinkers of the broader Enlightenment Era. Although their lifetimes did not overlap, they shared common interests. However, their very different philosophical perspectives would have strongly clashed. What might a conversation between the two of them have been if they had met at the famed Parisian Cafe Procope (or perhaps in a \"waiting\"room after death, one that at least to Voltaire resembled the famous Enlightenment cafe)? In this play touching on topics as diverse as literature, logic, religion, rationalism, mathematics, and metaphysics, Patrick Hunt imagines a creative and stimulating dialogue between these great minds. His work challenges and encourages readers to consider their own world views. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a4b25;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Hunt (Ph.D., Institute of Archaeology, UCL, University of London, 1991) is an archaeologist and historian, who has taught at Stanford University since 1993. National Geographic Society's Expedition Council sponsored his Hannibal Expedition in 2007-08. He was Director of the Stanford Alpine Archaeology Project from 1994 to 2012 and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (London) in 1989. Hunt is also a National Lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-09-10T10:37:45-04:00","created_at":"2023-02-01T15:13:03-05:00","vendor":"Stone Tower Press","type":"Book","tags":["Historical","history","Pascal","Patrick Hunt","Voltaire"],"price":1295,"price_min":1295,"price_max":1295,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44350070423846,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781942614227","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Pascal and Voltaire","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1295,"weight":94,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781942614227","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Voltaire-front.jpg?v=1675282383"],"featured_image":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Voltaire-front.jpg?v=1675282383","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32829798187302,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.772,"height":1024,"width":791,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Voltaire-front.jpg?v=1675282383"},"aspect_ratio":0.772,"height":1024,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Voltaire-front.jpg?v=1675282383","width":791}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a4925;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Patrick Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a4925;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781942614227\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a4925;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 71 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePascal (1623-1662) and Voltaire (1694-1778) were two of the most influential thinkers of the broader Enlightenment Era. Although their lifetimes did not overlap, they shared common interests. However, their very different philosophical perspectives would have strongly clashed. What might a conversation between the two of them have been if they had met at the famed Parisian Cafe Procope (or perhaps in a \"waiting\"room after death, one that at least to Voltaire resembled the famous Enlightenment cafe)? In this play touching on topics as diverse as literature, logic, religion, rationalism, mathematics, and metaphysics, Patrick Hunt imagines a creative and stimulating dialogue between these great minds. His work challenges and encourages readers to consider their own world views. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a4b25;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Hunt (Ph.D., Institute of Archaeology, UCL, University of London, 1991) is an archaeologist and historian, who has taught at Stanford University since 1993. National Geographic Society's Expedition Council sponsored his Hannibal Expedition in 2007-08. He was Director of the Stanford Alpine Archaeology Project from 1994 to 2012 and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (London) in 1989. Hunt is also a National Lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}

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