Night's Black Agents

by Daniel Ogden

Book Overview

The Ghost of Sychaeus:

At length, in dead of night, the ghost appears
Of her unhappy lord: the specter stares,
And, with erected eyes, his bloody bosom bares.
The cruel altars and his fate he tells-The Aeneid


The literature of classical antiquity bristles with witches, ghosts, magic books, curses, voodoo-dolls, and other fiendish monsters. This book covers the literature of both Greek and Roman cultures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847252303
• ISBN13: 9781847252302
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.5"