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Imperialism, Cultural Politics, and Polybius
OUP Oxford 2012; US$ 149.99The essays in this volume address central problems in the development of Roman imperialism in the third and second century BC. Published in honour of the distinguished Oxford academic Peter Derow, they follow some of his main interests: the author Polybius, the characteristics of Roman power and imperial ambition, and the mechanisms used by Rome in... more...
Omero e i suoi oratori
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 154.00The birth of rhetoric istraced back to the 5th century B.C.E., when the first theoretical treatises on rhetoric were drafted. As early as in the speeches of the Iliad however, one canrecognize a deliberate and thoughtful use of refined rhetorical techniques, although these techniques were only codified at a much later date. The Homeric orators thus... more...
The "Homeric Hymn to Hermes"
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 182.00This volume offers a detailed philological commentary on the longest of the Homeric Hymns. The commentary is preceded by a lengthy introduction addressing the Hymn?s ideas on poetry and music, its humorous aspects, the poem?s relation to the rest of archaic hexameter literature, its reception in later literature, its structure, date and place of composition,... more...
Homer, gedeutet durch ein großes Lexikon
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 168.00The ?Lexicon of Early Greek Epic? is now complete after half a century of philological work. It offers a host of information concerning the entire range of Early Greek vocabulary, as used by Homer, Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and the so-called ?small epics.? The first entry was made in 1955; the last in 2010. This volume, which marks the conclusion... more...
The Lyric of Ibycus
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 154.00Ibycus is a crucial figure in the world of archaic poetry, whose work has not received the attention it deserves. This commentary brings together his most important fragments, together with some less well-known pieces which give insight to his content and style. It provides an introduction to Ibycus? life and poetry, an individual analysis of each... more...
Vögel (Aves) I
De Gruyter 1856; US$ 168.00Burmeister, Hermann: Systematische Uebersicht der Thiere Brasiliens more...
Die Funktion des Mythos bei Pindar
De Gruyter 1971; US$ 126.00Die Funktion des Mythos bei Pindar Interpretationen zu sechs Pindargedichten more...
Theogony / Works and Days
Talonbooks 2012; US$ 17.95Adapts Hesiod?s two great poems that paved the way for subsequent achievements of Greek philosophy, most notably of Plato. more...
Die Wiedergeburt der griechischen Tragödie auf der Bühne des 19. Jahrhunderts
De Gruyter 2005; US$ 154.00The Potsdam performance of Sophocles' »Antigone« in 1841 was an event of historic significance tantamount to a renaissance of Greek tragedy in the German theatre. In terms of the performing version used, the incidental music, and the stage architecture, Ludwig Tieck (1773-1853) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) explored avenues that were... more...
Contributi critici sul testo di Eschilo
Narr Francke Attempto 2012; US$ 62.55Hauptbeschreibung Der vorliegende Band vereinigt die Beiträge der internationalen Tagung Eschilo, il creatore della tra more...









