Literary Collections & Literary Criticism: Exploring History Through the Written Word
These Literary Collections & Literary Criticism books offer a treasure trove of literary works and critical analyses. Redefine what you know of classic literature, from ancient epics to contemporary critiques, and further understand the impact literature has had on society and culture. For those with an interest in language’s role in literature, our Linguistics & Philology books are a perfect complement.
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Spinning Fates and the Song of the Loom
The Use of Textiles, Clothing and Cloth Production as Metaphor, Symbol and Narrative Device in Greek and Latin Literature
Price: £40.00
ISBN: 9781789259865
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2023-01-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
360 Pages
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...
Early Greek Alphabetic Writing
A Linguistic Approach
Price: £38.00
ISBN: 9781789257434
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2021-08-10
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
160 Pages
This latest volume in the Contexts of and Relations Between Early Writing Systems series explores ancient Greek scripts and their development and evolution as a variety of scripts that usually fall under the umbrella of 'the Greek alphabet'.
The Social and Cultural Contexts of Historic Writing Practices
Price: £55.00
ISBN: 9781789254785
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2021-02-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
384 Pages
This book offers new ways of approaching the study of writing and integrating it into wider debates and discussions about culture, history and archaeology.
Understanding Relations Between Scripts II
Early Alphabets
Price: £50.00
ISBN: 9781789250923
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2019-10-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
240 Pages
Contexts of and Relations between Early Writing Systems (CREWS) is a project funded by the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 677758), and based in the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge.
Puṣpikā: Tracing Ancient India Through Texts and Traditions
Contributions to Current Research in Indology, Volume 5
Price: £38.00
ISBN: 9781789252828
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2019-10-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
172 Pages
Fifth publication of proceedings from this series of symposia on the texts, languages, literary, philosophical and religious traditions of South Asia. Focuses on Jainism.
Myth and Materiality
Price: £15.99
ISBN: 9781785709753
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2018-04-18
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
192 Pages
John Waddell presents a personal exploration of the notion that myth, especially as portrayed in medieval Irish literature, may illuminate archaeology and archaeology may shed light on myth.
Puṣpikā: Tracing Ancient India Through Texts and Traditions
Contributions to Current Research in Indology, Volume 4
Price: £30.00
ISBN: 9781785707568
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2017-08-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
182 Pages
Fourteen papers on a variety of topics related to the intellectual traditions of South Asia such as grammar, poetry and philosophy, examined from several different disciplinary perspectives, with a particular emphasis on philology, history and sociology.
Jerusalem Throne Games
The Battle of Bible Stories After the Death of David
Price: £30.00
ISBN: 9781785706165
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2017-07-24
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
352 Pages
The question of who wrote the bible is complex yet has deep significance for religious studies. This treatise puts forward a new assessment of the authorship of a key section of the Old Testament, and demonstrates the power of storytelling as a political weapon.
Spinning Fates and the Song of the Loom
The Use of Textiles, Clothing and Cloth Production as Metaphor, Symbol and Narrative Device in Greek and Latin Literature
Price: £40.00
ISBN: 9781789259865
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2023-01-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
360 Pages
Early Greek Alphabetic Writing
A Linguistic Approach
Price: £38.00
ISBN: 9781789257434
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2021-08-10
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
160 Pages
The Social and Cultural Contexts of Historic Writing Practices
Price: £55.00
ISBN: 9781789254785
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2021-02-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
384 Pages
Understanding Relations Between Scripts II
Early Alphabets
Price: £50.00
ISBN: 9781789250923
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2019-10-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
240 Pages
Puṣpikā: Tracing Ancient India Through Texts and Traditions
Contributions to Current Research in Indology, Volume 5
Price: £38.00
ISBN: 9781789252828
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2019-10-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
172 Pages
Myth and Materiality
Price: £15.99
ISBN: 9781785709753
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2018-04-18
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
192 Pages
Puṣpikā: Tracing Ancient India Through Texts and Traditions
Contributions to Current Research in Indology, Volume 4
Price: £30.00
ISBN: 9781785707568
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2017-08-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
182 Pages
Jerusalem Throne Games
The Battle of Bible Stories After the Death of David
Price: £30.00
ISBN: 9781785706165
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2017-07-24
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
352 Pages