From the Middle Ages to the close of the 17th century, alchemy was fundamental to Western culture, as scores of experimenters sought to change lead into gold.
This book investigates certain recurrent structures in the history of the novel as a textual genre and as a narrative form typical of Western literature.
This book comprises a searching philosophical meditation on the evolution of the humanities in recent decades, taking Dante studies as an exemplary specimen.
This book investigates certain recurrent structures in the history of the novel as a textual genre and as a narrative form typical of Western literature.
This book comprises a searching philosophical meditation on the evolution of the humanities in recent decades, taking Dante studies as an exemplary specimen.
Authoritative, comprehensive reference incorporating the latest research on tales, literary and oral sources, and the broad-reaching cultural legacy of Norse mythology.
A biography of Vergil, Rome's greatest poet, by the acclaimed translator of the Aeneid The Aeneid stands as a towering work of Classical Roman literature and a gripping dramatization of the best and worst of human nature.
Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can best re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals.
Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can best re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals.
An around-the-world tour of ancient Christmas celebrations, Pagan Solstice customs, and magical seasonal plants*; Explores in depth the medicinal and magical properties of the many herbs, barks, and berries associated with the Christmas and Yuletide season*; Looks at the origins of the Christmas tree and Santa Claus, as well as female gift bringers, holiday Spirits, and Yuletide animals*; Shares crafts such as how to make a Yule Log, practices such as Winter Solstice divinations, and recipes for traditional foods and drinksFor millennia cultures have taken time out to honor the darkest days of the year with lights, foods, and festivities.
The essays in this volume deal with the history of rhetoric and education for the thousand years from the early Middle Ages to the European Renaissance.
The essays in this volume deal with the history of rhetoric and education for the thousand years from the early Middle Ages to the European Renaissance.
This book collects new work on Latin didactic poetry and prose in the late Republic and early Empire, and it evaluates the varied, shifting roles that literature of teaching and learning played during this period.
Richard Newhauser examines here aspects of the moral tradition of medieval thought, specifically the construction of the seven deadly sins, their offspring, and related schematizations of immorality in the Latin West.
Richard Newhauser examines here aspects of the moral tradition of medieval thought, specifically the construction of the seven deadly sins, their offspring, and related schematizations of immorality in the Latin West.
Zeit seines Lebens hat Klaus Alpers, Hamburger Professor für Klassische Philologie (Lüneburg, 1935–2022) die griechisch-byzantinische Lexikographie tiefgreifend untersucht, insbesondere mit dem Fokus auf das imposante und immer noch nicht vollständig edierte Etymologicum Genuinum (9.
In Statius' Achilleis bewegt sich der namensgebende Held des Werkes, der den antiken und modernen Leser:innen aus Homers Ilias als der Krieger schlechthin bekannt ist, in unkriegerischen Situationen: Bevor er nach Troja aufbricht, versteckt ihn seine Mutter als Mädchen verkleidet auf der Insel Skyros, um ihn vor dem Krieg zu bewahren.
In Statius' Achilleis bewegt sich der namensgebende Held des Werkes, der den antiken und modernen Leser:innen aus Homers Ilias als der Krieger schlechthin bekannt ist, in unkriegerischen Situationen: Bevor er nach Troja aufbricht, versteckt ihn seine Mutter als Mädchen verkleidet auf der Insel Skyros, um ihn vor dem Krieg zu bewahren.
The first of its kind, this book presents a wide range of passages exploring many aspects of the Greco-Roman watery world: physics, philosophy, weather, medicine, marine biology, religion and mythology, infrastructure, sailing, mercantile activities, and waterways that have been politicized.
