HOW TO TELL A STORY, Aristotle, Translated by Philip Freeman
For over two thousand years, Aristotle’s Poetics has been a fundamental but often little-known text on storytelling. In this short but fascinating work Aristotle reveals the timeless secrets of plot, character, timing, and all the other elements needed to make a story work. In this new translation, entitled How to Tell a Story, Philip Freeman […]
The Gospel of Mary, Philip Freeman
A young Irish nun finds herself the guardian of a mysterious manuscript claiming to be the lost gospel of Mary, when she realizes that church authorities are willing to kill to get their hands on it . . . An old and dying nun has turned up at Deirdre’s monastery in Ireland with an ancient […]
How to Grow Old, Cicero, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Translated by Philip Freeman
Worried that old age will inevitably mean losing your libido, your health, and possibly your marbles too? Well, Cicero has some good news for you. In How to Grow Old (Princeton University Press), the great Roman orator and statesman eloquently describes how you can make the second half of life the best part of all―and […]
SEARCHING FOR SAPPHO, Philip Freeman (Paperback)
An exploration of the fascinating poetry, life, and world of Sappho, including a complete translation of all her poems. Searching for Sappho: The Lost Songs and World of the First Woman Poet (W.W. Norton, paperback release March 21, 2017), is the exciting tale of the rediscovery of Sappho’s poetry and of the woman and world […]
THE GOSPEL OF MARY, Philip Freeman
A gospel that may or may not be authentic, a race against time, a secret that threatens the church: these are some of the elements of the third in the series featuring Sister Deirdre as sleuth in ancient Ireland, in Christianity’s early days. (World Rights/Pegasus/Fall 2017)
HOW TO BE A GOOD FRIEND: An Ancient Guide to Real Friendship in a Superficial Age, Cicero (Philip Freeman, Translator)
Classicist Freeman offers a vivid new translation of Cicero’s famous “De Amicitia,” ruminations on friendship as a core relationship based on loyalty and mutual and genuine connection with others. (Princeton University Press, 2017, World Rights)
SEARCHING FOR SAPPHO: The Lost Songs and World of the First Woman Poet
“Philip Freeman’s Searching for Sappho provides students and general readers with readable translations and interpretations of all the surviving poems and fragments, including those most recently discovered. As it reconstructs Sappho’s life, it offers a lively picture of ancient Greek women’s daily experience within their families and communities. Finally, it conveys a sense of the […]
Celebrating Green: ST PATRICK OF IRELAND, Philip Freeman
Ireland’s patron saint has long been shrouded in legend, but the true story of St. Patrick is far more inspiring than the myths. In St. Patrick of Ireland, Philip Freeman brings the historic Patrick and his world vividly to life. Patrick speaks in his own voice in two remarkable letters he wrote about himself and […]
How to Grow Old: Ancient Wisdom for the Second-Half of Life, Cicero (Translator, Philip Freeman)
Musings on the joys of growing older from the great Roman philosopher and orator, translated and edited by Philip Freeman. This will be the third volume in an informal series of short works from the ancient world, following How to Win an Election and How to Govern a Country. (Princeton University Press, World Rights, 2015)
SACRIFICE, Philip Freeman
The follow up to St. Brigid’s Bones, featuring the feisty Sister Deirdre, a mystery series set in the turbulent age of early medieval Ireland. Sacrifice challenges the young nun to draw on her upbringing as a bard and a druid, as well as her Christian faith, as she tracks down a serial killer. (Pegasus/World Rights/Fall […]