Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

29102 books were found.

Symphosius the Aenigmata

Symphosius the Aenigmata

Author: Tim J Leary ,  T J Leary
ISBN: 9781306723145
Format: Electronic book text
$279.84

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Radical Theatre

Radical Theatre

Author: Rush Rehm (Stanford University, USA)
ISBN: 9781306724142
Format: Electronic book text
$190.08

Why should Greek tragedy matter now? This book opens a dialogue between the tragic theatre in ancient Athens and...  Read More >>

Medieval Literature and Civilization

Medieval Literature and Civilization

Author: D A Pearsall ,  R A Waldron
ISBN: 9781306723398
Format: Electronic book text
$955.68

These original contributions to the study of medieval literature and civilization in Britain and Scandinavia are...  Read More >>

Philoponus: On Aristotle Physics 4.6-9

Philoponus: On Aristotle Physics 4.6-9

Author: Pamela Huby
ISBN: 9781306724289
Format: Electronic book text
$316.80

This is the first translation into English of the commentary of the sixth-century philosopher Philoponus on Aristotle's...  Read More >>

Robert Thornton and His Books: Essays on the Lincoln and London Thornton Manuscripts

Robert Thornton and His Books: Essays on the Lincoln...

Author: Susanna Fein ,  Michael Johnston (Colgate University, New York)
ISBN: 9781306738217
Format: Electronic book text
$261.36

The Yorkshire landowner Robert Thornton (c.1397- c.1465) copied the contents of two important manuscripts, Lincoln...  Read More >>

Aeschylus: Suppliants

Aeschylus: Suppliants

Author: Thalia Papadopoulou (University of Ioannina, Greece)
ISBN: 9781306722681
Format: Electronic book text
$190.08

Aeschylus' 'Suppliants' dramatises the myth of the fifty daughters of Danaos, who flee Egypt and come to Argos as...  Read More >>

Looking at Medea

Looking at Medea

Author: David Stuttard
ISBN: 9781306722735
Format: Electronic book text
$290.40

Euripides' Medea is one of the most often read, studied and performed of all Greek tragedies. A searingly cruel...  Read More >>

Seneca's Tragedies and the Aesthetics of Pantomime

Seneca's Tragedies and the Aesthetics of Pantomime

Author: Alessandra Zanobi
ISBN: 9781306723749
Format: Electronic book text
$279.84

Pantomime was arguably the most popular dramatic genre during the Roman Empire, but has been relatively neglected...  Read More >>

Philoponus: On Aristotle Physics 4.1-5

Philoponus: On Aristotle Physics 4.1-5

Author: Keimpe Algra (Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands) ,  Johannes Van Ophuijsen
ISBN: 9781306723978
Format: Electronic book text
$316.80

Aristotle's account of place, in which he defined a thing's place as the inner surface of its nearest immobile container,...  Read More >>

Euripides Our Contemporary

Euripides Our Contemporary

Author: J Michael Walton (University of Hull)
ISBN: 9781306728522
Format: Electronic book text
$216.48

'In this masterful reevaluation of Euripides, Michael Walton recasts the playwright in light of his resonance for...  Read More >>

Defective Art of Poetry, The: Sappho to Yeats

Defective Art of Poetry, The: Sappho to Yeats

Author: Benjamin Bennett
ISBN: 9781306734899
Format: Electronic book text
$224.40

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Marking Maternity in Middle English Romance: Mothers, Identity, and Contamination

Marking Maternity in Middle English Romance: Mothers,...

Author: Angela Florschuetz
ISBN: 9781306734912
Format: Electronic book text
$237.60

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Index of Middle English Prose, The: Handlist XXI: Manuscripts in the Hatton and E Musaeo Collections, Bodleian Library, Oxford

Index of Middle English Prose, The: Handlist XXI: Manuscripts...

Author: Patrick J Horner
ISBN: 9781306785150
Format: Electronic book text
$261.36

Latest volume in a series which is a monumental achievement REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES  Read More >>

Rethinking Chaucer's Legend of Good Women

Rethinking Chaucer's Legend of Good Women

Author: Carolyn P Collette
ISBN: 9781306785143
Format: Electronic book text
$237.60

A fresh reading of the Legend shows it to be one of Chaucer's most carefully crafted and significant works.  Read More >>

Jason and the Argonauts Through the Ages

Jason and the Argonauts Through the Ages

Author: Jason Colavito
ISBN: 9781306566056
Format: Electronic book text
$118.80

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Taming Anger

Taming Anger

Author: Kostas Kalimtzis
ISBN: 9781306819008
Format: Electronic book text
$826.32

From Homer to Aristotle, understanding anger and harnessing its power was at the core of Hellenic civilization....  Read More >>

News from the Raven: Essays from Sam Houston State University on Medieval and Renaissance Thought

News from the Raven: Essays from Sam Houston State University...

Author: Darci N Hill
ISBN: 9781306859042
Format: Electronic book text
$238.15

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Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

Author: Geoffrey Chaucer ,  Steve Ellis (University of Birmingham)
ISBN: 9781306871358
Format: Electronic book text
$570.11

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Pope, Homer, and Manliness: Some Aspects of Eighteenth-Century Classical Learning: Some Aspects of Eighteenth Century Classical Learning

Pope, Homer, and Manliness: Some Aspects of Eighteenth-Century...

Author: Carolyn D Williams (University of Reading, UK)
ISBN: 9781306872430
Format: Electronic book text
$316.80

The author here reassesses the concept of masculinity, and argues that it cannot be seen as an absolute standard,...  Read More >>

Odes

Odes

Author: Independent Scholar David R Slavitt
ISBN: 9781306866880
Format: Electronic book text
$26.37

The Odes of Horace are a treasure of Western civilization, and this new English translation is a lively rendition...  Read More >>

The Metaphysical Poets

The Metaphysical Poets

Author: David Reid (University of Aberdeen)
ISBN: 9781306870504
Format: Electronic book text
$562.19

The Metaphysical Poets provides an introduction to the work of six strikingly various and original poets- Donne,...  Read More >>

Handbook of Greek Literature (Routledge Revivals), A: From Homer to the Age of Lucian

Handbook of Greek Literature (Routledge Revivals), A:...

Author: H J Rose
ISBN: 9781306883337
Format: Electronic book text
$396.00

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Greek Tragedy and the Emotions: An Introductory Study: An Introductory Study

Greek Tragedy and the Emotions: An Introductory Study:...

Author: W B Stanford
ISBN: 9781306883122
Format: Electronic book text
$343.20

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Stagecraft in Euripides

Stagecraft in Euripides

Author: Michael Halleran (College of William and Mary)
ISBN: 9781306882828
Format: Electronic book text
$264.00

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