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  • The Odysseyby Homer; Robert Fagles

    Penguin Group Inc. 2006; US$ 12.99

    Robert Fagles?s stunning modern-verse translation?available at last in our black-spine classics line The Odyssey is literature?s grandest evocation of everyman?s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer?s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer?s students. more...

  • Aristophanesby Carlo Ferdinando Russo

    Routledge 1994; US$ 39.95

    This 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$ 41.95

    This 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...

  • Plato and the English Romanticsby E. Douka Kabitoglou

    Routledge 1990; US$ 125.00

    Tackles 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$ 135.00

    These 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...

  • Fifty Key Classical Authorsby Alison Sharrock; Ash Rhiannon

    Routledge 2001; US$ 33.95

    A 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$ 37.95

    A 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...

  • Irony and Misreading in the Annals of Tacitusby Ellen O'Gorman

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 40.00

    This book is a literary analysis of the language and style of Tacitus' Annals. The political context of first-second century AD Rome is also taken into consideration. Issues relating to the study of narrative, Roman politics and theories of history are addressed in the course of the discussion. more...

  • Written Texts and the Rise of Literate Culture in Ancient Greeceby Harvey Yunis

    Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 46.00

    From 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$ 50.00

    For 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...