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Sprachbehandlung und Darstellungsweise in römischer Prosa
John Benjamins Publishing Company 1971; US$ 135.00Die Corvinuserzählung, die wir bei Gellius finden, ist in der Forschung lange disputiert worden. H. Peter (1870) hatte sich entschlossen, sie unter die Fragmente des Claudius Quadrigarius aufzunehmen, wegen der Nachbarschaft zur Torquatuserzählung. Mcdonald (1975) vergleicht die bei Gellius gegebene Erzählung mit der livianischen (VII 26f) und betrachtet... more...
Creative Imitation and Latin Literature
Cambridge University Press 1979; US$ 48.00The contributors analyse passages from various authors to demonstrate how Latin authors created new works of art by imitating earlier literature. more...
Sexuality in Greek and Roman Literature and Society
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 37.95This Sourcebook contains numerous original translations of ancient poetry, inscriptions and documents, all of which illuminate the multifaceted nature of sexuality in antiquity. The detailed introduction provides full social and historical context for the sources, and guides students on how to use the material most effectively. Themes such as marriage,... more...
Colloquial and Literary Latin
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 97.00Twenty-six of the world's leading Latin scholars discuss questions of colloquial Latin and its usage. more...
Lines of Enquiry
Cambridge University Press 1976; US$ 44.00In these studies of Latin poetry Niall Rudd demonstrates a variety of critical methods and approaches. more...
Römische Werte und römische Literatur im frühen Prinzipat
De Gruyter 2011; US$ 140.00This edited volume, which has its origins in a Collaborative Research Centre (Sonderforschungsbereich) in Dresden, ?Institutionality and Historicity?, deals with the relationship between Roman values and the political strategies and changing social roles of the early Principate as reflected in contemporary literary communication. more...
A Companion to Latin Literature
Wiley 2008; US$ 207.95A Companion to Latin Literature gives an authoritative account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the end of the second century AD. Provides expert overview of the main periods of Latin literary history, major genres, and key themes Covers all the major Latin works of prose and poetry, from Ennius to... more...
Second Sophistic
Taylor and Francis 1993; US$ 49.95Sophism was the single most important movement in second century literature: prose of that period came to be written as entertainment rather than confined to historical subjects. Graham Anderson shows how the Greek sophists' skills in public speaking enabled them to perform effectively across a variety of activities. As he presents the sophists' roles... more...
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