Language & Literature

ISBN: 9780956838155
Published by : Cambridge Philological Society
Series: Cambridge Classical Journal Supplements
Volume: 40
This volume of essays is intended to commemorate the eminent Latin scholar David West, best known for his work on Lucretius, Horace, Virgil, and Shakespeare. The contributors – Francis Cairns, Ian Du Quesnay, Bruce Gibson, Alex Hardie, Stephen Har... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781784916442
Published by : Archaeopress Access Archaeology
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In ancient times, the first communities, societies, and civilizations in the Iberian peninsula, according to archaeological evidence, began to develop following a progressive local evolution tempered by the... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789492444127
Published by : Barkhuis
Series: Ancient Narrative Supplements
Volume: 22
After many decades of neglect, the last forty years have seen a renewed scholarly appreciation of the literary value of the Greek novel. Within this renaissance of interest, four monographs have been published to date which focus on individual nov... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781785706448
Published by : Oxbow Books
Understanding Relations Between Scripts examines the writing systems of the ancient Aegean and Cyprus in the second and first millennia BC, principally Cretan ‘Hieroglyphic’, Linear A, Linear B, Cypro-Minoan and the Cy... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781785707834
Published by : Oxbow Books
These thirty essays were presented to Alan L Boegehold, a distinguished philologist and an inspirational teacher, on the occasion of his retirement and his seventy-fifth birthday. The contributions fall into two categories, each o... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781785702952
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Sheffield Studies in Aegean Archaeology
The relationship between the Homeric epics and archaeology has long suffered mixed fortunes, swinging between 'fundamentalist' attempts to use archaeology in order to demonstrate the essential historicity of the epics and their background, and out... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781785702990
Published by : Oxbow Books
In the ancient Greek-speaking world, writing about the past meant balancing the reporting of facts with shaping and guiding the political interests and behaviours of the present. Ancient Historiography on War and Empire shows the ways in which the... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781785701603
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles Series
Volume: 24
Textile imagery is pervasive in classical literature. An awareness of the craft and technology of weaving and spinning, of the production and consumption of clothing items, and of the social and religious significance of garments is key to the ap... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789491431982
Published by : Barkhuis
Scholars for centuries have regarded fakes and forgeries chiefly as an opportunity for exposing and denouncing deceit, rather than appreciating the creative activity necessary for such textual imposture. But should we not be more curious about wha... .... Learn More