Daisy Dunn

Machiavellis observation om ledarskapets svåra balansgång är lika relevant i vår tid, som den en gång var i 1500-talets Florens. Kinas framväxt, Rysslands attack mot Ukraina och den växande politiska och ekonomiska närvaron i den globala södern har aktualiserat frågan om vikten av kompetent ledarskap inom politiskt styre. Denna antologi utforskar utmaningarna för ledarskap och statskonst i en allt mer komplex värld och ställer frågan huruvida vi kan skapa politiska eliter som är kapabla att på ett säkert vis vägleda väst genom de många prövningar vi står inför. Genom att se till vårt förflutna såväl som till vår samtid undersöker världsledande forskare och skribenter hur ledarskapsidéer har utvecklats genom historien för att ge oss en större förståelse för statskonsten och för vilka färdigheter och organisationer som krävs för att driva små stater, stora imperier och allt däremellan. Boken finns även i engelsk utgåva.

Uncover the legendary roots of Rome as you build this stunning 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle and journey through Virgil’s greatest masterpiece, the Aeneid. Build this jigsaw puzzle – without divine intervention – and join Aeneas, Trojan hero and son of Venus, as he escapes the fallen city of Troy. Follow as he battles mighty storms and ancient monsters, becomes entangled in a tragic love affair, and ultimately reaches Italy, where he is destined to found a great city. This puzzle comes with a fold-out story guide by Daisy Dunn, who summarizes twenty key scenes from the Aeneid, bringing to life a rich cast of heroes, heroines and jealous deities.

'A brilliant concept, executed with enviable elegance' Lucy Worsley'A gem of a book. Thanks to Daisy Dunn's elegant and lively retelling of history, the women of the ancient world are restored to the centre of the story of classical antiquity. It was a joy to read.' Peter FrankopanSpanning 3,000 years, from the birth of Minoan Crete to the death of the Julio-Claudian dynasty in Rome, a magisterial new history of the ancient world told, for the very first time, through women. For centuries, men have been writing histories of antiquity filled with warlords, emperors and kings. But when it comes to incorporating women aside from Cleopatra and Boudica, writers have been more comfortable describing mythical heroines than real ones. While Penelope and Helen of Troy live on in the imagination, their real-life counterparts have been relegated to the margins. In The Missing Thread, Daisy Dunn inverts this tradition and puts the women of history at the centre of the narrative. These pages present Enheduanna, the earliest named author, the poet Sappho and Telesilla, who defended her city from attack. Here is Artemisia, sole female commander in the Graeco-Persian Wars, and Cynisca, the first female victor at the Olympic Games. Cleopatra may be the more famous, but Fulvia, Mark Antony's wife, fought a war on his behalf. Many other women remain nameless but integral. Through new examination of the sources combined with vivid storytelling Daisy Dunn shows us the ancient world through fresh eyes, and introduces us to an incredible cast of ancient women, weavers of an entire world.

Una magistral historia del mundo antiguo contada por primera vez a trav s de mujeres artistas, l deres y creadoras de la historia. Durante siglos, la historia del mundo cl sico ha sido relatada a trav s de emperadores, reyes y se ores de la guerra, relegando a un segundo plano las personalidades femeninas que tambi n lo conformaron. En La venganza de Pandora, la clasicista Daisy Dunn se propone revertir esta tradici n para situar a las mujeres en el centro de la narrativa. Por las siguientes p ginas desfilan personajes conocidos como Cleopatra, Agripina o Safo, seguidas por otras artistas, escritoras y l deres como Artemisia, la nica mujer comandante en las guerras greco-persas; Cynisca, la primera mujer ganadora en los Juegos Ol mpicos o Fulvia, la esposa de Marco Antonio que libr una guerra en su nombre, adem s de muchas otras de las que desconocemos su nombre, pero de una forma u otra marcaron en curso de la historia. A lo largo de tres mil a os, desde la Creta minoica hasta la Grecia mic nica, desde Lesbos hasta el Asia Menor, desde el Imperio Persa hasta la corte real de Macedonia, y concluyendo en el Imperio romano, Daisy Dunn nos muestra el mundo antiguo a trav s de la mirada del incre ble elenco de mujeres que lo conform . ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONA masterful story of the ancient world told for the first time through women artists, leaders, and creators of history. For centuries, the history of the classical world has been told through emperors, kings, and warlords, relegating to the background the female personalities who also shaped it. In Pandora's Revenge, the classicist Daisy Dunn seeks to reverse this tradition by placing women at the center of the narrative. The following pages feature well-known figures such as Cleopatra, Agrippina, or Sappho, followed by other artists, writers, and leaders like Artemisia, the only female commander in the Greco-Persian wars; Cynisca, the first female winner in the Olympic Games, or Fulvia, the wife of Mark Antony who waged a war in his name, as well as many others whose names we do not know, but who in one way or another marked the course of history. Over three thousand years, from Minoan Crete to Mycenaean Greece, from Lesbos to Asia Minor, from the Persian Empire to the royal court of Macedonia, and concluding in the Roman Empire, Daisy Dunn shows us the ancient world through the eyes of the incredible cast of women who shaped it.

Odysseus’ ten-year homecoming in 1,000 pieces: dive into Homer's timeless epic with this jigsaw puzzle and concertina fold-out. Homer’s Odyssey, predating the invention of writing in ancient Greece, is revived in this 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle. Encounter the one-eyed Cyclops, who feasts on the flesh of men; bewitching women, who charm with songs and spells; and meddling gods and goddesses, who shape the hero’s fate. Follow Odysseus’ journey using the accompanying concertina, exploring twenty key scenes. Daisy Dunn’s text will ignite fresh interest in one of the world’s oldest and greatest poems. Get ready for a modern take on this ancient masterpiece.

Oxford thought it was at war. And then it was. After the horrors of the First World War, Oxford looked like an Arcadia - a dream world - from which pain could be shut out. Soldiers arrived with pictures of the university fully formed in their heads, and women finally won the right to earn degrees. Freedom meant reading beneath the spires and punting down the river with champagne picnics. But all was not quite as it seemed. The women of Oxford still faced a battle to emerge from their shadows. And among the dons a major conflict was beginning to brew. This singular tale of Oxford colleagues and rivals encapsulates the false sense of security that developed across the country in the interwar years. With the rise of Hitler and the Third Reich came the subversion of history for propaganda. In academic Oxford, the fight was on not only to preserve the past from the hands of the Nazis, but also to triumph, one don over another, as they became embroiled in a war of their own.

One of The Smithsonian's 10 best history books of 2024 One of BBC History Magazine's best books of 2024 "Thoroughly researched and sprightly.... a complete history of the Mediterranean world] with the women added back in, as they always should have been."--The New York Times A dazzlingly ambitious history of the ancient world that places women at the center--from Cleopatra to Boudica, Sappho to Fulvia, and countless other artists, writers, leaders, and creators of history Around four thousand years ago, the mysterious Minoans sculpted statues of topless women with snakes slithering on their arms. Over one thousand years later, Sappho wrote great poems of longing and desire. For classicist Daisy Dunn, these women--whether they were simply sitting at their looms at home or participating in the highest echelons of power--were up to something much more interesting than other histories would lead us to believe. Together, these women helped to make antiquity as we know it. In this monumental work, Dunn reconceives our understanding of the ancient world by emphasizing women's roles within it. The Missing Thread never relegates women to the sidelines and is populated with well-known names such as Cleopatra and Agrippina, as well as the likes of Achaemenid consort Atossa and Olympias, a force in Macedon. Spanning three thousand years, the story moves from Minoan Crete to Mycenaean Greece, from Lesbos to Asia Minor, from the Persian Empire to the royal court of Macedonia, and concludes with Rome and its growing empire. The women of antiquity are undeniably woven throughout the fabric of history, and in The Missing Thread they finally take center stage.

A vivid portrait of the ancient world that illuminates the stories of the women so often pushed to history's sidelines

Ash spewed into the sky. All eyes were on Vesuvius. Pliny the Elder sailed towards the phenomenon. A teenage Pliny the Younger waited. His uncle did not come back.

When Pliny the Elder perished at Stabiae during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, he left behind an enormous compendium of knowledge, his thirty-seven-volume Natural History, and a teenaged nephew who revered him as a father. Grieving his loss, Pliny the Younger inherited the Elder's notebooks--filled with pearls of wisdom--and his legacy. At its heart, The Shadow of Vesuvius is a literary biography of the younger man, who would grow up to become a lawyer, senator, poet, collector of villas, and chronicler of the Roman Empire from the dire days of terror under Emperor Domitian to the gentler times of Emperor Trajan. A biography that will appeal to lovers of Mary Beard books, it is also a moving narrative about the profound influence of a father figure on his adopted son. Interweaving the younger Pliny's Letters with extracts from the Elder's Natural History, Daisy Dunn paints a vivid, compellingly readable portrait of two of antiquity's greatest minds.

Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES'Brought evocatively to life' HISTORY REVEALED- Was there really a Trojan War?- What makes a Homeric hero?- How did Odysseus defeat the Cyclops? IMMERSE yourself in the epic adventures of the Ancient Greek gods and heroes. Filled with daring feats, battles and terrifying monsters, the poems and the stories told within them raise complex questions about fate, death and forgiveness that are still debated today. MIGHTY HEROES AND MEDDLING GODSWritten by the winner of the Classical Association Prize 2020, Daisy Dunn's Homer is a fascinating introduction to these ancient stories and their truly timeless themes.

Jenny and Amy are best friends with each other, and with their horses, Kat and Felix. Soon a new girl arrives--small and shy, and tough as leather. She readily adopts the nickname, Ponyshoes, that snooty Laura tries to taunt her with. Through the summer, Ponyshoes and her new friends ride in horse shows, clear the highest jumps, and win more than their share of ribbons. And when they're not riding, they help rescue sick horses, catch the eye of a cute boy, deal with pain and disappointment, and see dreams come true. But most of all, they have lots of fun. For anyone who loves horses, this is a must-read. Equal parts funny and heartwarming, the story will leave you feeling good. And the characters feel like someone you might actually know. They think and talk and act like real girls, not some kid from a movie who is always cheerful, clever, graceful, and good. And as the story moves forward, these girls grow as riders, as friends, and as people.

A vivid narrative that recreates the life of Gaius Valerius Catullus, Rome's first modern" poet, and follows a young man's journey through a world filled with all the indulgences and sexual excesses of the time, from doomed love affairs to shrewd political maneuvering and backstabbing--an accessible, appealing look at one of history's greatest poets. Born to one of Verona's leading families, Catullus spent most of his young adulthood in Rome, mingling with the likes of Caesar and Cicero and chronicling his life through his poetry. Famed for his lyrical and subversive voice, his poems about his friends were jocular, often obscenely funny, while those who crossed him found themselves skewered in raunchy verse, sudden objects of hilarity and ridicule. These bawdy poems were disseminated widely throughout Rome. Many of his poems recall his secret longstanding affair with the seductive older Clodia. While Catullus and Clodia made love in the shadows, the whole of Italy was quaking as Caesar, Pompey and Crassus forged a doomed alliance for power. During these tumultuous years, Catullus increasingly turned to darker subject matter, and he finally composed his greatest work of all--a poem about the decoration on a bedspread--which forms the heart of this biography, a work of beauty that will achieve immortality and make Catullus a legend. Catullus' Bedspread includes an 8-page color insert.

A biography of Gaius Valerius Catullus, Rome's first great poet, a dandy who fell in love with another man's wife and made it known to the world through his verse. This superb book gives a rare portrait of life during one of the most critical moments in world history through the eyes of one of Rome's greatest writers.