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L'ora die Antigone dal nazismo agli 'anni di piombo'
Narr Francke Attempto 2012; US$ 52.91Hauptbeschreibung La Seconda guerra mondiale costituisce una cesura nellastoria delle ricezioni del mito di Antigone: l'esperienza deltotalitarismo e della Resistenza condiziona in maniera determinantela lettura della tragedia di Sofocle. Eppure c'è unsalto cronologico tra l'Antigone di Brecht (1948) e la ricomparsadel mito di Antigone nel teatro... more...
Lysistrata
Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co. 2011; US$ 5.95English translation of Aristophanes' most popular comedy, with a lively, imaginative plot, memorable heroine, and appeal for peace and tolerance between nations and between the sexes. Includes helpful notes and an introductory essay on Aristophanes, the history of the play and its production, a bibliography and suggestions for further reading. more...
Medea
Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co. 2011; US$ 5.95English translation of Euripides' tragedy based upon the story of Medea's revenge against her husband Jason. Includes an introduction on Euripides, the Greek theatre and the play's mythology; plot summaries; suggestions for further reading. more...
The History of ΤΕΛΟΣ and ΤΕΛΕΩ in Ancient Greek
John Benjamins Publishing Company 1983; US$ 188.00Zweite Analytik
Felix Meiner Verlag 2011; US$ 41.88Hauptbeschreibung Die "Zweite Analytik" ("Analytica Posteriora"), enstanden im 4. Jhdt. v. Chr.,gehört zu den esoterischen Schriften des Aristoteles und präsentiert seine Wissenschaftstheorie, die eine Theorie des Wissens einschließt. Untersucht wird hier die Frage, was Wissenschaft sei und wie sie möglich werde. Von zentraler Bedeutung ist für... more...
The Poetic Style of the Greek Poet Sappho
The Edwin Mellen Press 2010; US$ 139.95This book argues that Sapphos style is characteristically playful, and that this is probably the best explanation for some problematic features of her text. more...
Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey
Atlantic Books Ltd 2013; US$ 10.19The stories of the Trojan war and Helen of Troy, Patroclus and Achilles, the Sirens and the Cyclops are embedded in western culture, yet readers often fail to recognise that they were made famous by two epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey , and one blind poet: Homer. Alberto Manguel begins his book with the poems' inception in ancient Greece... more...
Antigone
Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co. 2012; US$ 5.95English translation of Sophocles? tragic story of Antigone addresses civil disobedience and a moral imperative which supercedes human-created laws. The Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Greek culture. more...
Generi lirico-corali nella produzione drammatica di Sofocle
Narr Francke Attempto 2012; US$ 63.92Hauptbeschreibung Quale rapporto esiste tra i generi lirici e le tragedie di Sofocle? Per quali vie si innestano nelle sezioni cantate dei suoi drammi le forme e gli stili dell'inno, dei peani, dei ditirambi, degli iporchemi, e come vengono rese certe 'atmosfere da epinicio'? Il fine dell'indagine che qui si propone è quello di gettare luce sulla... more...
Die antike Fabel
WBG - Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2012; US$ 15.42Hauptbeschreibung Mit der Textsorte "Fabel" haben sich in jüngerer Zeit immer wieder Neuphilologen verschiedener Fächer beschäftigt, von Gräzisten und Latinisten hingegen wurde sie eher vernachlässigt. Deshalb fehlte lange eine Darstellung, die einen Überblick über die Geschichte dieser Gattung in der Antike mit einer modernen literaturwissenschaftlichen... more...









