This book contains information on over 2,300 ancient Western philosophers, from Abammon to Zoticus. Covering the period from the seventh century BC to the seventh century AD, it brings together the ex
Sophocles' "Ajax" is one of the most disturbing and powerful surviving ancient tragedies. But it is also difficult to understand and interpret. This book offers solutions by drawing
"Iphigenia at Aulis" dramatises the myth of Iphigenia, the young virgin sacrificed by her father Agamemnon at the start of the expedition against Troy. This companion to the play examines the mytholog
This book examines the important continuing discussion about the rebirth of urbanism in Carolingian Europe. Drawing upon new archaeological evidence from southern and northern Europe, Richard Hodges l
Explores the role of drama in healing, from shrines of Asklepios in Ancient Greece to hospitals today. This book argues that a pageant which showed the enactment of the god healing prompted the dream
In playing his part to help Euripides' Supplicant Women share the spotlight with the Greek tragedian's better-known plays, Storey (ancient history and classics, Trent U., Ontario, Canada) presents the
Farrant (French, Pembroke College, Oxford) explores some of the themes, genres, authors, and texts of 19th-century French literature. He begins with a look at history, reviewing the impact of Napoleon
Kelly (Ancient Greek Literature, Balliol College, Oxford U., UK) has produced a companion to the final play of the great ancient Greek playwright, Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus, in which he returns to
"Orestes" was one of Euripides' most popular plays in antiquity. Its plot, which centres on Orestes' murder of his mother Clytemnestra and its aftermath, is exciting as well as moral
This edition, first published by BCP in 1984, is designed - with its extensive annotation and vocabulary - to provide all the help required by the comparative beginner in Latin who is coming to Lucret
Explores Propertius' elegiac poetry in the context of early imperial Roman society. Examining a variety of themes associated with both Propertian poetics and the poet's social context within the early
Phoenician Women, one of Euripides' later tragedies, is an intriguing play that arguably displays some of his finest dramatic technique. Rich in cast and varied in incident, it is an example of Euripi
In setting the stage for Euripides' 5th century BCE tragedy, Goff (classics, U. of Reading) provides historical-cultural context to this play about the aftermath of the legendary defeat of Troy by Gre
Hardwick (classical studies, Open U.) examines the literary and cultural environment underlying the various kinds of translation faithful, imitation, adaptation, and version discussing the extent to
Fluid Pasts outlines an innovative archaeological approach to the study of rivers and flowing water, challenging the view that rivers are somehow more natural, less cultural than other kinds of materi
An introduction to the major issues surrounding Greek tragic costume in its original and subsequent contexts, covering its appearance, its operation and significance in the plays, and the challenges o
This work summarizes and synthesizes the historical and archaeological knowledge of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom, existing between the periods of political disunity known as the First and Second Interm
Although rhetoric is a term often associated with lies, this book takes a polemical look at rhetoric as a purveyor of truth. Its purpose is to focus on one aspect of rhetoric, figurative speech, and t
Lowe (history, Western Oregon U.) investigates the economic impact of the Roman Empire's conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in the first millennium BC through a synthesis of the archaeological literatu
Lefkowitz (emerita, humanities, Wellesley College) studies how biographers across history have attempted to reconstruct the lives of the ancient Greek poets. The author argues that in spite of the fac
