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Surviving Greek Tragedy | |||
| Literature | ||||
| Robert Garland | ||||
| Duckworth 2004 286 pages | ||||
| Paperback 0715631233 | ||||
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Lucretius | |||
| Literature | ||||
| John Godwin | ||||
| Bristol Classical 2004 142 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1853996718 | ||||
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| In his long poem On the Nature of Things Lucretius offers his readers the key to conquering fear of the gods and of death, enabling them to achieve the state of happiness promised by Epicurean philosophy. John Godwin discusses this most modern of Roman poets in a short introductory guide to Lucretus' literary and philosophical context, the poem's artistry and its continuing relevance to our turbulent world. | ||||
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Euripides: Alcestis | |||
| Alcestis | Literature | |||
| AM Dale | ||||
| Bristol Classical 2003 130 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1853995975 | ||||
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| Accompanying the Greek text, Dale's introduction and commentary (including metrical analysis) provide informed access to this intriguing 'pro-satyr' play. First published by OUP in 1954. | ||||
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Cicero: Select Letters | |||
| A Companion to the Translation by LP Wilkinson | Literature | |||
| MM Willcock | ||||
| Bristol Classical 1986 76 pages | ||||
| Paperback 0862921953 | ||||
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Cicero: Philippics I and II | |||
| Philippics I & II | Literature | |||
| JJ Denniston (Edited by) | ||||
| Bristol Classical 2004 186 pages | ||||
| Paperback 0906515084 | ||||
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| Cicero's 14 Philippics attacking Mark Antony after Caesar's assassination are among the orator's greatest and most courageous political speeches. This school edition of 1926 presents the Latin text of the first two orations, with help on grammatical matters and analysis of their structure, content and historical background. | ||||
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Freudian Mythologies | |||
| Greek Tragedy and Modern Identities | Literature | |||
| Rachel Bowlby | ||||
| Oxford University Press 2007 252 pages | ||||
| Hardback 0199270392 | ||||
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Apuleius and Drama | |||
| The Ass on Stage | Literature | |||
| Regine May | ||||
| Oxford University Press 2006 380 pages | ||||
| Hardback 0199202923 | ||||
| Published Price £83.00 | Our Price £16.99 | |||
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Paradiso | |||
| Literature | ||||
| Dante Alighieri; Trans. Robert Hollander; Jean Hollander | ||||
| Doubleday 2007 916 pages | ||||
| Hardback 0385506783 | ||||
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| Paradiso is the third and final cantica of the Divine Comedy. His journeys through Hell and Purgatory complete, Dante is led by his beloved Beatrice through the heavens to Paradise, where he learns the final truths of divine love and salvation. Robert and Jean Hollander's verse translation, with the original Italian en face, remains true to Dante's text but also conveys a sense of the work's poetic greatness in Italian. With introduction and extensive notes. | ||||
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Medea | |||
| Literature | ||||
| Robin Robertson | ||||
| Free 2008 86 pages | ||||
| Hardback 1416592237 | ||||
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| In this 'Medea fit for our times', award-winning poet Robin Robertson has produced a free verse translation of Euripides' disturbing psychological tragedy of betrayal and revenge. Abandoned for a younger woman by Jason, Medea is resolute in her decision to punish him by killing not only this new wife but also her own children. | ||||
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Antigone | |||
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| Sophocles; Trans. Reginald Gibbons; Charles Segal | ||||
| Oxford University Press 2007 198 pages | ||||
| Paperback 0195143108 | ||||
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| One of the most influential ancient tragedies, Sophocles' Antigone raises questions about the roles of law and the divine in human life and the conflict between State and individual. Poet Reginald Gibbons' translation is accompanied by notes and a lengthy introduction by the late Charles Segal discussing the play's background and meaning. | ||||
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Classical Constructions | |||
| Papers in Memory of Don Fowler, Classicist and Epicurean | Literature | |||
| S J Heyworth (Edited by) | ||||
| Oxford University Press 2007 368 pages | ||||
| Hardback 019921803X | ||||
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The New Posidippus | |||
| A Hellenistic Poetry Book | Literature | |||
| Kathryn Gutzwiller (Edited by) | ||||
| Oxford University Press 2008 394 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0199541663 | ||||
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| One of the most exciting literary discoveries of recent years has been the Milan Papyrus which contains previously unknown epigrams by the 3rd century BCE poet, Posidippus of Pella, and is also our earliest example of a Greek poetry book that is roughly contemporary with its author. Fifteen scholars have contributed to this volume of essays on the poems, their arrangement within the book, and the author in his Ptolemaic context; plus a complete translation of all Posidippus' surviving poetry by Frank Nisetich. | ||||
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The Wooden Horse | |||
| The Liberation of the Western Mind, from Odysseus to Socrates | Literature | |||
| 2007 606 pages | ||||
| Hardback 158567818X | ||||
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| Keld Zeruneith puts forward a bold and provocative reassessment of Greek mythological, religious and philosophical thought, tracing the emergence of a new 'structure of consciousness' which continues to shape our minds. Beginning with Homer's Odysseus, who resolves conflict through the stratagem of the Trojan Horse, and ending with Plato's vision of utopia, he argues for a view of Greek thought which identifies a development from archaic mother-cults to a patriarchal world ruled by laws. | ||||
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Women in Greek Myth | |||
| Second edition | Literature | |||
| 2007 240 pages | ||||
| Paperback 0715635654 | ||||
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| The original 1986 edition of Lefkowitz's influential work challenged assumptions about the female characters in Greek mythology by focusing on the words of ancient authors rather than modern literary and anthropological theories (which saw the Amazons, for example, as the last remnant of a matriarchal society). This second edition includes revisions to the original material and six new chapters which respond to reviewers' comments and cover such topics as seduction, rape and women's roles in religious rites. | ||||
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Celebrity in Antiquity | |||
| From Media Tarts to Tabloid Queens | Literature | |||
| Robert Garland | ||||
| Duckworth 2006 178 pages | ||||
| Paperback 0715634488 | ||||
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