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Oedipus Trilogyby Sophocles; F. Storr
The Floating Press 1912; US$ 4.99Oedipus the King is Sophocles' legendary rendition of the myth of the great king Oedipus, perhaps the best known of all of the Greek Tragedies. When an oracle foretells that the young prince Oedipus will grow up to murder his father he is cast out of the kingdom by the king who hopes by doing so that he will avoid his fate. Oedipus grows up and many years later, not knowing his own identity, or the identity of his father, meets him at a crossroad where they argue and the king... more...
Plato and the English Romanticsby E. Douka Kabitoglou
Routledge 1990; US$ 125.00Tackles the problematic relationship between Platonic philosophy and Romantic poetry, between the intellect (Apollo) and the emotions (Dionysus). It concentrates on the daemonic `mania' which the author sees as originating both. more...
Plutarch and the Historical Traditionby Philip A. Stadter
Routledge 1992; US$ 135.00These essays offer diverse perspectives on the biographical techniques and appropriation of sources for the use and reshaping of historical tradition by one of the most prominent philosophers and biographers of the ancient world. more...
Aristophanesby Carlo Ferdinando Russo
Routledge 1994; US$ 39.95This is the classic book about Aristophanes. Russo examines the plays as libretti for actors and singers rather than as mere texts, and never loses sight of the stage. more...
Medieval German Literatureby Marion Gibbs; Sidney M. Johnson
Routledge 2000; US$ 41.95This comprehensive survey examines Germanic literature from the eighth century to the early fifteenth century. The authors treat the large body of late-medieval lyric poetry in detail for the first time. more...
Fifty Key Classical Authorsby Alison Sharrock; Ash Rhiannon
Routledge 2001; US$ 33.95A chronological guide to influential Greek and Roman writers, Fifty Key Classical Authors is an invaluable introduction to the literature, philosophy and history of the ancient world. Including essays on Sappho, Polybius and Lucan, as well as on major figures such as Homer, Plato, Catullus and Cicero, this book is a vital tool for all students of classical civilization. more...
Political Oratory from Classical Athensby David Phillips
Routledge 2004; US$ 37.95A collection of speeches from three of the greatest orators in history - Demosthenes, Lysias and Hypereides - rendered in lively, readable prose. These translations capture the energy, vigour and power of the originals. more...
Written Texts and the Rise of Literate Culture in Ancient Greeceby Harvey Yunis
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 46.00From the sixth through the fourth centuries BCE, the landmark developments of Greek culture were accompanied by an explosive growth in the use of written texts. This book considers how writing, reading, and disseminating texts led to new ways of thinking and new forms of expression and behaviour. more...
Declamation, Paternity, and Roman Identityby Erik Gunderson
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 50.00For centuries declamation was a staple of education and cultured literary life in the Roman world. This book radically re-evaluates the genre, its social import, and its place in the history of the Western self. It will interest specialists in classics, rhetoric, queer studies, and psychoanalytic literary criticism. more...
Terence and the Language of Roman Comedyby Evangelos Karakasis; R. L. Hunter; R. G. Osborne; M. D. Reeve; P. D. Garnsey; M. Millett; D. N. Sedley; G. C. Horrocks
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 35.00This book examines Terence's use of language and provides the first linguistic and stylistic commentary on the extant fragments of the fabula palliata, togata and atellana. Terence, except in the case of his Eunuchus, is shown to distance himself in style and language from the practice of other comic authors. more...









