Ancient, classical and medieval texts

A collection of fourteen highly influential articles by Michael H.

A reader for intermediate students of ancient Greek, introducing three of ancient Greece''s most important authors, Euripides, Thucydides and Plato.

A collection of fourteen highly influential articles by Michael H.

The first modern literary commentary on Pliny the Younger''s Epistles II, essential reading for students and scholars of Roman literature.

Commentary providing firm grounding in matters of language and text while addressing major literary, dramatic and historical questions.

The first detailed single-volume commentary in any language on the final book of Virgil''s epic masterpiece.

The first modern literary commentary on Pliny the Younger''s Epistles II, essential reading for students and scholars of Roman literature.

Commentary providing firm grounding in matters of language and text while addressing major literary, dramatic and historical questions.

A commentary for students on the four speeches delivered by Cicero during the crisis of 63 BC.

The first detailed single-volume commentary in any language on the final book of Virgil''s epic masterpiece.

A commentary for students on the four speeches delivered by Cicero during the crisis of 63 BC.

A completely revised and considerably enlarged edition of this best-selling edition of Lucretius'' account of why death does not matter.

A completely revised and considerably enlarged edition of this best-selling edition of Lucretius'' account of why death does not matter.

This book considers how religious beliefs and cultic rituals were given expression in the world of the Greek citizen.

Philostratus is one of the greatest examples of the vitality and inventiveness of the Greek culture of his period, at once a one-man summation of contemporary tastes and interests and a strikingly individual re-inventor of the traditions in which he was steeped.

Philostratus is one of the greatest examples of the vitality and inventiveness of the Greek culture of his period, at once a one-man summation of contemporary tastes and interests and a strikingly individual re-inventor of the traditions in which he was steeped.

Accessible edition with commentary of this widely read but highly complex and challenging play.

This book uses the example of a famous sea-monster from Greek myth to offer a new way of understanding mythical symbols.

This book examines the figure of the returning warrior as depicted in the myths of several ancient and medieval Indo-European cultures.

This book uses the example of a famous sea-monster from Greek myth to offer a new way of understanding mythical symbols.

This book examines the figure of the returning warrior as depicted in the myths of several ancient and medieval Indo-European cultures.

Edition for students and scholars of this climactic book in the epic featuring the fatal encounter between Hector and Achilles.

Edition for students and scholars of this climactic book in the epic featuring the fatal encounter between Hector and Achilles.

Explores ''polis religion'' – a leading paradigm in current studies on ancient Greek religion – and shows ways of moving beyond it.

Explores ''polis religion'' – a leading paradigm in current studies on ancient Greek religion – and shows ways of moving beyond it.

The first complete English translation of the Brontoscopic Calendar, providing an understanding of Etruscan Iron Age society as revealed through the ancient text.

The first complete English translation of the Brontoscopic Calendar, providing an understanding of Etruscan Iron Age society as revealed through the ancient text.

This book traces the image of the pregnant male in Greek literature as it evolved during the classical period.

This book traces the image of the pregnant male in Greek literature as it evolved during the classical period.

The first general critique of the interpretations of animal sacrifice established by Walter Burkert, the late J.

The first general critique of the interpretations of animal sacrifice established by Walter Burkert, the late J.

The neglected history of how intellectuals since the Renaissance have approached ideas of the occult which challenged biblical religion.

The neglected history of how intellectuals since the Renaissance have approached ideas of the occult which challenged biblical religion.

Not since 1896 has Sophocles'' Ajax received such a sustained analysis on so many levels: literary, dramatic, textual and metrical.

Not since 1896 has Sophocles'' Ajax received such a sustained analysis on so many levels: literary, dramatic, textual and metrical.

This book restores the rich tradition of the Sibyls to the position of prominence they once held in the culture and society of the English Renaissance.

This book restores the rich tradition of the Sibyls to the position of prominence they once held in the culture and society of the English Renaissance.

Why did Aeschylus characterize differently from Sophocles?

Why did Aeschylus characterize differently from Sophocles?

Classical Literature: An Introduction provides a series of essays on all the major authors of Greek and Latin literature, as well as on a number of writers less often read.

Classical Literature: An Introduction provides a series of essays on all the major authors of Greek and Latin literature, as well as on a number of writers less often read.

Situating contemporary critical praxis at the intersection of the social, the political, and the rhetorical, this book is a provocative inquiry into the teaching philosophies of Plato's Socrates and Paulo Freire that has profound implications for contemporary education.

Situating contemporary critical praxis at the intersection of the social, the political, and the rhetorical, this book is a provocative inquiry into the teaching philosophies of Plato's Socrates and Paulo Freire that has profound implications for contemporary education.

The Metamorphoses or Golden Ass of Apuleius (ca.

The Metamorphoses or Golden Ass of Apuleius (ca.

The Historians of Ancient Rome is the most comprehensive collection of ancient sources for Roman history available in a single English volume.

The Historians of Ancient Rome is the most comprehensive collection of ancient sources for Roman history available in a single English volume.

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing.

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing.

Giving access to the latest critical thinking on the subject, Medea is a comprehensive guide to sources that paints a vivid portrait of the Greek sorceress Medea, famed in myth for the murder of her children after she is banished from her own home and replaced by a new wife.