Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

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Plato’s forms, mathematics and astronomy

Plato’s forms, mathematics and astronomy

Author: Theokritos Kouremenos
ISBN: 9783110685299
Format: Paperback
$34.23

In his Laws Plato recommends that the land of the colony whose constitution is planned in this dialogue be divided...  Read More >>

Polybius and His Legacy

Polybius and His Legacy

Author: Nikos Miltsios ,  Melina Tamiolaki
ISBN: 9783110685282
Format: Paperback
$59.97

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Horace and Seneca: Interactions, Intertexts, Interpretations

Horace and Seneca: Interactions, Intertexts, Interpretations...

Author: Martin Stöckinger ,  Kathrin Winter
ISBN: 9783110685251
Format: Paperback
$59.97

This volume sets out to explore the relationship between Horace and Seneca. It is the first book that examines the...  Read More >>

Studien zur hellenistischen Biographie und Historiographie

Studien zur hellenistischen Biographie und Historiographie...

Author: Stefan Schorn
ISBN: 9783110685183
Format: Paperback
$68.55

Drawing on surviving fragments, the papers collected in this volume reconstruct both the ways in which Hellenistic...  Read More >>

Der antike Fiktionalitätsdiskurs

Der antike Fiktionalitätsdiskurs

Author: Stefan Feddern
ISBN: 9783110685268
Format: Paperback
$68.55

For the first time, this basic work systematically analyzes the most important ancient theories of literary fiction,...  Read More >>

Journey through Utopia

Journey through Utopia

Author: Marie Louise Berneri
ISBN: 9780367360962
Format: Hardback
$252.00

In this title, originally published in 1950, the author has set out to give a description and a critical assessment...  Read More >>

Roman History, Volume III

Roman History, Volume III

Author: Appian ,  Professor Brian McGing
ISBN: 9780674997264
Format: Hardback
$51.95

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Roman History, Volume II

Roman History, Volume II

Author: Appian ,  Professor Brian McGing
ISBN: 9780674996489
Format: Hardback
$51.95

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Roman History, Volume I

Roman History, Volume I

Author: Appian ,  Professor Brian McGing
ISBN: 9780674996472
Format: Hardback
$51.95

Appian (ca. AD 95–161) is a principal source for the history of the Roman Republic. His theme is the process by...  Read More >>

History of Rome, Volume V: Books 21–22

History of Rome, Volume V: Books 21–22

Author: Livy ,  J. C. Yardley
ISBN: 9780674996946
Format: Hardback
$51.95

Livy, the great Roman historian, presents a vivid narrative of Rome’s rise from the traditional foundation of the...  Read More >>

Platon: Menon: Übersetzung und Kommentar

Platon: Menon: Übersetzung und Kommentar

Author: Theodor Ebert
ISBN: 9783110685220
Format: Paperback
$34.23

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The Masons and the Mysteries in 18th Century Drama: Three Masonic Comedies: Pierre Clément, Les Fri-maçons; Carlo Goldoni, Le Donne Curiose; Francesco Griselini, I Liberi Muratori

The Masons and the Mysteries in 18th Century Drama:...

Author: Matthew Leigh
ISBN: 9783110676198
Format: Hardback
$205.83

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The Representation of Slavery in the Greek Novel: Resistance and Appropriation

The Representation of Slavery in the Greek Novel: Resistance...

Author: William M. Owens
ISBN: 9780367348755
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This volume offers the first comprehensive treatment of how five the canonical Greek novels represent slaves and...  Read More >>

Pseudo-Skylax's Periplous: The Circumnavigation of the Inhabited World: Text, Translation and Commentary

Pseudo-Skylax's Periplous: The Circumnavigation of the...

Author: Graham Shipley (School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester (United Kingdom))
ISBN: 9781789620924
Format: Paperback
$137.94

The text of the Periplous or 'circumnavigation' is a highly significant geographical text by a 4th century BC author....  Read More >>

The Iliad (Canon Classics Worldview Edition)

The Iliad (Canon Classics Worldview Edition)

Author: Homer ,  Louis Markos
ISBN: 9781944503635
Format: Paperback
$47.39

""I have always from my earliest youth had an awe and love of Homer which even now makes the words falter on my...  Read More >>

Typen, Gruppen und Individuen bei Livius: Untersuchungen zur Darstellung und Funktion historischer Akteure in >ab urbe condita<

Typen, Gruppen und Individuen bei Livius: Untersuchungen...

Author: Clemens Schlip
ISBN: 9783110661668
Format: Hardback
$274.47

In Livy's work, both typological groups and remarkable individuals are essential drivers of the historical process....  Read More >>

New Perspectives on Thomas of Ireland's Manipulus Florum / Nouvelles Perspectives Sur Le Manipulus Florum de Thomas d'Irlande

New Perspectives on Thomas of Ireland's Manipulus Florum...

Author: J Hamesse ,  M J Munoz
ISBN: 9780888448323
Format: Hardback
$332.64

Papers based on a colloquium held at the Wilfrid Laurier University from May 16-17, 2014.  Read More >>

Narrating Desire: Moral Consolation and Sentimental Fiction in Fifteenth-Century Spain

Narrating Desire: Moral Consolation and Sentimental...

Author: Sol Miguel-Prendes
ISBN: 9781469651958
Format: Paperback
$171.60

Proposes a new taxonomy and conceptual frame for the controversial Iberian genre of sentimental romance. In establishing...  Read More >>

Jerome’s Abbreviated Psalter: The Middle English and Latin Versions

Jerome’s Abbreviated Psalter: The Middle English and...

Author: James H. Morey (Professor of English, Emory University)
ISBN: 9781641893503
Format: Hardback
$250.80

Jerome’s Abbreviated Psalter was the primary medium for lay people in the Middle Ages to imitate the monastic divine...  Read More >>

Everyday Sermons from Worcester Cathedral Priory: An Early-Fourteenth-Century Collection in Latin

Everyday Sermons from Worcester Cathedral Priory: An...

Author: Joan Greatrex (retired associate professor of medieval history, Robinson College, Cambridge)
ISBN: 9781641893480
Format: Hardback
$330.00

Edited and with commentary by Joan Greatrex, this book makes available for the first time in printed form the sermon...  Read More >>

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