GRIFFIN, JASPER

Homer on Life and Death

Oxford University Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0198140169. Dustjacket spine is sunned. Minor edgewear to DJ. DJ is price-clipped. Scholar's name to ffep (D. Gerber). ; 234 pages; This book demonstrates how Homeric poetry manages to confer significance on persons and actions, interpreting the world and the lives of the people who inhabit it. Taking central themes like characterization, death, and the gods, the author argues that current ideas of the limitations of "oral poetry" are unreal, and that Homer embodies a view of the world both unique and profound.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 37522

Catalogue: Greek History

Keywords: 0198140169 Homeric Epic Greek Literature Social & Cultural Epic Poetry Poetry & Poets Literary Criticism Classical Greek & Roman

AESCHYLUS; MARK GRIFFITH (ED. )

Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound

Cambridge University Press, 1988. Softcover. ISBN: 0521270111. Spine and front wrap creased. Some pencil notes. Pages browned. Scholar's name to ffep (Cedric Boulter). ; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; 328 pages; The myth of fire stolen from the gods appears in many pre-industrial societies. In Greek culture Prometheus the fire-stealer figures prominently in the poems of Hesiod, but in Prometheus Bound Hesiod's morality tale has been transformed into a drama of tragic tone and proportions. In the introduction, Mark Griffith examines how the dramatist has achieved this transformation, looking at the play from all angles - plot and characters, dramatic technique, style and metre. He includes a short section on the production of the play and on the questions of authenticity and date. The commentary guides the reader through problems of language, metre and content. An important feature of this volume is the appendix, which gathers together the existing fragments of the other two plays in the supposed Prometheus trilogy, quoting them in full in the original language and in translation, with short accompanying commentary. This is suitable for undergraduates and students in the upper forms of schools. It also deserves the serious attention of scholars. The introduction requires no knowledge of Greek and will interest students of drama and literature in other cultures too.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 37591

Catalogue: Greek Literature

Keywords: 0521270111 Prometheus Aeschylus Plays & Drama Greek Literature Tragedies Theater & Theatre Myth And Mythology

SOPHOCLES; MARK GRIFFITH (ED. )

Sophocles: Antigone

Cambridge University Press, 1999. Softcover. ISBN: 0521337011. Minor creasing to spine. Scholar's name to ffep (D. Gerber). ; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; 366 pages; In this new edition of Sophocles' tragedy Antigone, Mark Griffith combines sophisticated literary and cultural interpretation with close attention to language, meter, and issues of performance, and thus makes the play more fully available to readers of Greek than ever before. The introduction requires no knowledge of Greek and will interest all students of drama and literature.. Very Good .

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Book number: 36469

Catalogue: Classical Studies

Keywords: 0521337011 Sophocles Plays & Drama Greek Literature Poetry & Poets Classical Greek & Roman

SOPHOCLES; MARK GRIFFITH (ED. )

Sophocles: Antigone

Cambridge University Press, 1999. Softcover. ISBN: 0521337011. Creasing to spine. Scholar's name to ffep (Bonnie Maclachlan [née Ward]). Very minor pencilling to a few pages. ; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; 366 pages; In this new edition of Sophocles' tragedy Antigone, Mark Griffith combines sophisticated literary and cultural interpretation with close attention to language, meter, and issues of performance, and thus makes the play more fully available to readers of Greek than ever before. The introduction requires no knowledge of Greek and will interest all students of drama and literature.. Very Good .

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Book number: 37594

Catalogue: Greek Literature

Keywords: 0521337011 Sophocles Plays & Drama Greek Literature Poetry & Poets Classical Greek & Roman

VAN GRONINGEN, B. A.

La Composition Littéraire Archaîque Grecque. Procédés Et Réalisations

Amsterdam: N. V. Noord-Hollandsche Uitgevers Maatschappij, 1960. Second Edition. Hardcover. Wraps browned. Scholar's name to ffep (D. Gerber). Pages tanned. Creasing to rear wrap. ; En Français. ; Verhandelingen Der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Van Wetenschappen, Afd. Letterkunde. Nieuwe Reeks, Deel LXV, No. 2; 394 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 37498

Catalogue: Greek Literature

Keywords: Greek Literature Poetry & Poets Literary Criticism Classical Greek & Roman

APULEIUS; J. ARTHUR HANSON

Apuleius: Metamorphoses Volume Ii: Books 7-11

Harvard University Press, 1989. Hardcover. ISBN: 0674994981. Minor shelfwear. ; Loeb Classical Library No. 453; Vol. 2; 377 pages. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 37503

Catalogue: Loeb Classical Library

Keywords: 0674994981 Loeb Classical Library Apuleius Latin Literature

HARRINGTON, KARL POMEROY

Mediaeval Latin Selected and Edited

"la Nuova Italia" Editrice, 1942. Hardcover. Limp boards. Former owner's names to ffep. Some pen notes and underlining else VG. ; Allyn and Bacon`s College Latin Series; 1.51 x 9.03 x 6.06 Inches; 698 pages; K. P. Harrington's Mediaeval Latin, the standard medieval Latin anthology. Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 37514

Catalogue: Medieval Studies

Keywords: Classics Literature & Fiction Mediaeval Medieval Movements & Periods History & Criticism Middle Ages Reference Latin

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

ARISTOPHANES; JEFFREY HENDERSON (ED. )

Aristophanes: Lysistrata Edited with Introduction and Commentary

Oxford University Press, 1991. Softcover. ISBN: 0198144962. minor pencilling. Scholar's name to ffep (Bonnie Maclachlan [née Ward]). Creasing to spine. ; Clarendon Paperbacks; 320 pages; The first new edition in almost sixty years, this volume of Aristophanes' Lysistrata brings the play completely up to date with modern scholarship. It provides the first complete account of its history and contains new information about the comic theater and its social and political context. Lysistrata not only brims with topical references to social life, religion, and politics in classical Athens; it is also one of our best sources for information on the life of women in antiquity, offering a unique glimpse of their everyday life.. Very Good .

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Book number: 37519

Catalogue: Greek Literature

Keywords: 0198144962 Women's Studies Aristophanes Comedy Plays & Drama Greek Literature

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

ARISTOPHANES; JEFFREY HENDERSON

Three Plays By Aristophanes Staging Women. Translated and Edited

Routledge, 1996. Paperback. ISBN: 0415907446. Light pencil marginalia. Dampstaining through upper edge of part of book and front wrap. Spine sunned. ; These three plays by the great comic playwright Aristophanes (c. 446-386 BCE) , the well-known Lysistrata, and the less familiar Women at the Thesmophoria and Assemblywomen, are the earliest surviving portrayals of contemporary women in the European literary tradition. These plays provide a unique glimpse of women not only in their familiar domestic roles but also in relation to household and city, religion and government, war and peace, theater and festival, and, of course, to men. This freshly revised edition presents, for the first time in a single volume, all three plays in faithful modern translations that preserve intact Aristophanes’ blunt and often obscene language, sparkling satire, political provocation, and beguiling fantasy. Alongside the translations are ample introductions and notes covering the politically engaged genre of Aristophanic comedy in general and issues of sex and gender in particular, which have been fully updated since the first edition in light of recent scholarship. An appendix contains fragments of lost plays of Aristophanes that also featured women, and an up-to-date bibliography provides guidance for further exploration. In addition to their timeless humor and biting satire, the plays are unique and invaluable documents in the history of western sexuality and gender, and they offer strikingly prescient speculations about the social and political future of the female sex. ; New Classical Canon; 272 pages. Good .

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Book number: 37517

Catalogue: Greek Literature

Keywords: 0415907446 Women's Studies Plays & Drama Aristophanes Greek Literature Greek Comedy Theater & Theatre

HORSFALL, NICHOLAS

Virgil, Aeneid 6 [2 Volume Set] a Commentary. Vol. 1: Introduction, Text and Translation; Vol. 2: Commentary and Appendices

De Gruyter, 2013. Hardcover. ISBN: 3110229900. Texte Und Kommentare; Vol. 1/2/2024; 6.3 X 2 X 9.3 inches; 114 pages. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 37554

Catalogue: Latin Literature

Keywords: 3110229900 Vergil Virgil Latin Literature Poetry & Poets Aeneid

AESCHYLUS; HUGH LLOYD-JONES

Aeschylus: Oresteia Translated with Notes

University of California Press, 1993. Softcover. ISBN: 0520083288. Spine slightly sunned. Scholar's name to ffep (Bonnie Maclachlan [née Ward]). ; 276 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 37563

Catalogue: Greek Literature

Keywords: 0520083288 Classical Greek & Roman Aeschylus Greek Literature Plays & Drama Oresteia

KERéNYI, C. , RALPH MANHEIM (TRANS. )

Eleusis Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter

Pantheon Books, 1967. Hardcover. Minor shelfwear to book. Scholar's name stamped to ffep (Stéphane Krésic). DJ is somewhat tattered with tears and chipping. ; The Sanctuary of Eleusis, near Athens, was the center of a religious cult that endured for nearly two thousand years and whose initiates came from all parts of the civilized world. Looking at the tendency to 'see visions,' C. Kerenyi examines the Mysteries of Eleusis from the standpoint not only of Greek myth but also of human nature. ; Bollingen Series LXV, Vol 4; 257 pages. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 37494

Catalogue: Paganism

Keywords: Mythology Eleusis Paganism Classical Greek & Roman Greek History

EURIPIDES; DAVID KOVACS

Euripides: Cyclops. Alcestis. Medea

Harvard University Press, 1994. Hardcover. ISBN: 0674995600. Loeb Classical Library No. 12; 432 pages. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 37561

Catalogue: Greek Literature

Keywords: 0674995600 Poetry & Poets Greek Literature Loeb Classical Library Euripides Plays & Drama Theater & Theatre