By introducing a multifaceted approach to epic geography, the editors of the volume wish to provide a critical assessment of spatial perception, of its repercussions on shaping narrative as well as of its discursive traits and cultural contexts.
Representation of myth in the novel, as a poetic, narrative and aesthetic device, is one of the most illuminating issues in the area of ancient religion, for such narratives investigate in various ways fundamental problems that concern all human beings.
In dieser Arbeit wird Platons radikale Position zu Gelderwerb und Reichtum untersucht, die sich in der Kritik an den Honoraren der Sophisten, in den strengen Besitzregeln der Politeia und in der restriktiven Wirtschaftsordnung der Nomoi ausdrückt.
Anders Cullhed's study The Shadow of Creusa explores the early Christian confrontation with pagan culture as a remote anticipation of many later clashes between religious orthodoxy and literary fictionality.
Der Band Erfolgreich recherchieren – Altertumswissenschaften und Archäologie bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über digitale Informations- und Forschungsressourcen sowie Quellen zu den wichtigsten Teilgebieten der Klassischen Altertumswissenschaften und Archäologie, insbesondere der Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Provinzialrömischen Archäologie.
In comparison to Mark and Luke, the First Gospel contains a striking preponderance of economic language in passages dealing with sin, righteousness, and divine recompense.
This book contributes to the understanding of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, dancing, theatre and ecstasy, by putting together 30 studies of classical scholars.
Ever since the papyrus containing Alcman's Partheneion was first published in 1863, classicists have been faced with one of the hardest riddles of their scholarship.
