EURIPIDES; W. S. BARRETT (ED. )

Euripides: Hippolytos Edited with Introduction and Commentary

Oxford Clarendon Press, 1978. Hardcover. ISBN: 019814167X. Pages browned. Pencil underlining and notes. DJ taped down to boards. Dustjacket is protected in plastic sleeve. DJ is price-clipped. ; Extensive English Commentary and Introduction with Greek Text and Latin apparatus. ; 453 pages. Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 37562

Catalogue: Classical Studies

Keywords: 019814167X Classical Greek & Roman Plays & Drama Poetry & Poets Euripides Greek Literature Classical Greek & Roman

BOWRA, C. M.

Pindar

Oxford Clarendon Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0198143389. Leonard Woodbury's review of book tipped in (stapled offprint from Phoenix). A few rust stains from staples to ffep. Else Minor Shelfwear. DJ is price-clipped. DJ has tears and some chipping with faint soiling. ; 446 pages; Chapter titles include: THE THEORY OF POETRY / GODS, HEROES, AND MEN / ECHOES OF POLITICS / THE ATHLETIC IDEAL / MANNERS AND MANNERISMS / THE SCOPE OF IMAGERY / THE TREATMENT OF MYTH / UNITY AND VARIETY OF STRUCTURE / THE POETICAL PERSONALITY. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 37509

Catalogue: Classical Studies

Keywords: 0198143389 Pindar Odes Pindaric Odes Greek Poetry Poetry & Poets Greek Literature Classical Greek & Roman

HARVEY, SIR PAUL (ED. )

The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature Compiled and Edited

Oxford University Press, 1974. Hardcover. ISBN: 0198661037. Minor shelfwear to book. Scholar's name to ffep (Bonnie Maclachlan [née Ward]). DJ is price-clipped. DJ spine browned. Some tears and chipping to DJ. ; 468 pages; From Achilles's heel to the sword of Damocles, Western culture teems with allusions from the rich heritage of classical literature, and this new edition of The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, the first updating since Sir Paul Harvey's original edition of 1937, provides the key to these works and the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations that produced them. Substantially revising the first edition, this volume condenses the findings of the most recent scholarship into highly readable prose and supplies a wealth of background information not found in Harvey's Companion. Indispensable to those studying classical literature in depth, the book will be equally accessible to the non-specialist. All Greek is transliterated, with translations given for all quotations from Greek and Latin. The main focus of the Companion remains the lives and works of the principal authors. Biographical entries offer the essential facts and sift the conjectural evidence, while entries on the major works include discussions of the philosophical dialogues and political speeches and plot summaries of the epic poems and plays. The various literary forms--epic, comedy, tragedy, rhetorical writing--are covered in depth, supplemented by articles on the origins of the Greek and Latin alphabets and languages. The Companion also puts this literature into its societal and historical contexts, including many articles on political, social, and artistic achievements. We learn, for example, about the political climate that produced the great speeches of Demosthenes and Cicero. Orators, statesmen, and generals stalk the pages, and major battles and conquests from the time of Alexander to the fall of Rome are summarized. Articles on contemporary social mores and religious beliefs help explain literary references, while the glories of philosophy, science, and art are celebrated from Cynics to Stoics, astronomy to water-clocks, and flute competitions to vase painting. Helpful maps supplement geographical entries, a chronological table provides an overview of the main historical and literary events, and a systematic set of cross-references links the entries. The breadth and accuracy of this volume will surely make it the standard reference book of its kind for years to come.. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 37483

Catalogue: Classical Studies

Keywords: 0198661037 Reference Classical Greek & Roman Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

HENDERSON, JEFFREY

The Maculate Muse Obscene Language in Attic Comedy

Oxford University Press, 1991. Second Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0195066855. Very minor shelfwear. ; The pervasive and unrestrained use of obscenity has long been acknowledged as a major feature of fifth-century Attic Comedy; no other Western art form relies so heavily on the sexual and scatological dimensions of language. This acclaimed book, now in a new edition, offers both acomprehensive discussion of the dynamics of Greek obscenity and a detailed commentary on the terminology itself. After contrasting the peculiar characteristics of the Greek notion of obscenity to modern-day ideas, Henderson discusses obscenity's role in the development of Attic Comedy, its historical origins, varieties, and dramatic function. His analysis of obscene terminology sheds new light on Greekculture, and his discussion of Greek homosexuality offers a refreshing corrective to the idealized Platonic view. He also looks in detail at the part obscenity plays in each of Aristophanes' eleven surviving plays. The latter part of the book identifies all the obscene terminology found in theextant examples of Attic Comedy, both complete plays and fragments. Although these terminological entries are arranged in numbered paragraphs resembling a glossary, they can also be read as independent essays on the various aspects of comic obscenity. Terms are explained as they occur in eachindividual context and in relation to typologically similar terminology. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 37521

Catalogue: Classical Studies

Keywords: 0195066855 Greek & Roman Drama Classical Greek & Roman Athenian Dramatical Drama History & Criticism Greek Classics

MULLEN, WILLAIM

Choreia: Pindar and Dance

Princeton University Press, 1982. Hardcover. ISBN: 0691065004. TLS newspaper clipping of book tipped in. Minor shelfwear to book. DJ has a few small tears and some minor soiling. ; Discusses dance as an integral part of the work of the Greek lyric poet Pindar. ; 296 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 37506

Catalogue: Classical Studies

Keywords: 0691065004 Pindar Poetry & Poets Dance Greek Literature Lyric Poetry Classical Greek & Roman

ROBINSON, CYRIL EDWARD

Everyday Life in Ancient Greece

Oxford At the Clarendon Press, 1954. Hardcover. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and removed pocket. ; 159 pages. Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 37550

Catalogue: Classical Studies

Keywords: Classical Greek & Roman

TODISCO, LUIGI

Teatro E Spettacolo in Magna Grecia E in Sicilia Testi Immagini Architettura

Biblioteca Di Archeologia, 2002. Softcover. ISBN: 8830415871. Faint yellowing to wraps. ; Biblioteca Di Archeologia 32; 140 X 28 X 205 millimeters; 269 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 37513

Catalogue: Classical Studies

Keywords: 8830415871 Theater & Theatre Greek Literature Drama Plays & Drama Classical Greek & Roman