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Greek Historiography

by Thomas F. Scanlon

68,83€ + 10% CARD

 This volume provides an accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date survey of the ancient Greek genre of historical writing from its origins before Herodotus to the Greek historians of the Roman imperial era, seven centuries later.
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Greek Historiography

by Thomas F. Scanlon

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 This volume provides an accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date survey of the ancient Greek genre of historical writing from its origins before Herodotus to the Greek historians of the Roman imperial era, seven centuries later.
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Roman Historiography - An Introduction To Its Basic Aspects And Development

by Andreas (University Of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany) Mehl

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 Roman Historiography presents a comprehensive introduction to the development of Roman historical writings in the ancient world. Rooting his survey in the context of its Greek predecessors, and within the broader framework of Roman literature and society, Mehl discusses every historical writer of significance in the ancient Roman era.
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Virgil

by R. Alden Smith

43,66€ + 10% CARD

 Virgil offers undergraduates, graduate students and general readers a comprehensive and carefully balanced introduction to the works and literary reception of Virgil. Offering a fresh, comprehensive introduction to Virgil in translation, this book traces the poet's literary influence on later authors and his impact on the arts.
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Catullus

by Julia Haig (Bryn Mawr College, Usa) Gaisser

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 Catullus is one of the liveliest and most appealing Roman poets. His emotion, charm, and apparent spontaneity resonate with readers as strongly today as in antiquity. This sophisticated literary and historical introduction brings Catullus to life for the modern reader and presents his poetry in all its variety of emotions, subjects, and styles.
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Ancient Epic

by Katherine Callen King

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 Offers a comprehensive introduction to six of the greatest ancient epics - Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey", Vergil's "Aeneid", Ovid's "Metamorphoses", and Apollonius of Rhodes' "Agonautica". This title offers interpretive analyses of poems within a historical context. It includes an appendix of the Olympian gods and their Akkadian counterparts.
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Catullus

by Julia Haig Gaisser

125,81€ + 10% CARD

 Catullus is one of the liveliest and most appealing Roman poets. His emotion, charm, and apparent spontaneity resonate with readers as strongly today as in antiquity. This sophisticated literary and historical introduction brings Catullus to life for the modern reader and presents his poetry in all its variety of emotions, subjects, and styles.
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Ancient History - Monuments And Documents

by Jr. Charles W. Hedrick

119,18€ + 10% CARD

 Introduces readers to the chief disciplines, methods and sources employed in 'doing' ancient history, as opposed to 'reading' it. This book encourages readers to engage with historical sources, rather than to be passive recipients of historical tales. It gives readers a sense of the nature of evidence and its use in the reconstruction of the past.
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Greek Tragedy

by Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz

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 Greek Tragedy sets ancient tragedy into its original theatrical, political and ritual context and applies modern critical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues to interest modern audiences.
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Roman Satire

by Daniel Hooley

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 Presents an introduction to Roman satire. This book examines the development of the genre, focusing particularly on the literary and social functionality of satire. It focuses on the development and function of satire in literary and social contexts.
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Classical Literature - A Concise History

by Richard Rutherford

150,98€ + 10% CARD

 * A accessible one--volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome. * Covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustine around AD 410. * Highlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature.
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Ancient Rhetoric And Oratory

by Thomas Habinek

123,16€ + 10% CARD

 Introduces readers to the ancient rhetorical tradition by investigating key questions about the origins, nature and importance of rhetoric. This book explores the role of the orator, especially the two greatest figures of the tradition, Demosthenes and Cicero. It also investigates the place of rhetoric at the center of ancient education.
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Plum Blossom Divination Reference Book

by Joey Yap

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 The Plum Blossom method, or known in Chinese as the 'Mei Hua Yi Shu' is a subsystem of Yi Jing Divination. This is a complete reference for Yi Jing Plum Blossom practitioners and students. It also includes general and concise explanations of each Hexagram to further help you understand the meaning of the Hexagrams.
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Ovid

by Katharina (Columbia University, Usa) Volk

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 The first general introduction to Ovid written in English in over 20 years, this book provides a unique and accessible introduction to the complete works of Ovid. Using a thematic approach, Volk lays out what we know about Ovid's life, presents the author's works within their poetic genres, and discusses central Ovidian themes.
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Virgil

by R. Alden (Baylor University, Usa) Smith

43,20€ + 10% CARD

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 Virgil offers undergraduates, graduate students and general readers a comprehensive and carefully balanced introduction to the works and literary reception of Virgil. Offering a fresh, comprehensive introduction to Virgil in translation, this book traces the poet's literary influence on later authors and his impact on the arts.
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Ancient Rhetoric And Oratory

by Thomas (University Of Southern California) Habinek

121,60€ + 10% CARD

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 Introduces readers to the ancient rhetorical tradition by investigating key questions about the origins, nature and importance of rhetoric. This book explores the role of the orator, especially the two greatest figures of the tradition, Demosthenes and Cicero. It also investigates the place of rhetoric at the center of ancient education.
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Roman Satire

by Daniel (University Of Missouri, Columbia) Hooley

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 This compact and critically up-to-date introduction to Roman satire examines the development of the genre, focusing particularly on the literary and social functionality of satire. It considers why it was important to the Romans and why it still matters. Provides a compact and critically up-to-date introduction to Roman satire.
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Greek Tragedy

by Nancy Sorkin (Hamilton College, Usa) Rabinowitz

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 Greek Tragedy sets ancient tragedy into its original theatrical, political and ritual context and applies modern critical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues to interest modern audiences.
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Homer

by Barry B. (University Of Wisconsin) Powell

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 This concise book is a complete and contemporary introduction to Homer and his two master-works, the Iliad and the Odyssey. It explains the "Homeric Question," illuminating its current status, and critiques the literary qualities of the Iliad and the Odyssey, analyzing and contrasting their plotting, narrative technique, and characterization.
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The Business Ethics Twin-Track - Combining Controls And Culture To Minimise Reputational Risk

by Steve Giles

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 Institute a proactive reputational management framework that matches individual behaviour to organizational values The Business Ethics Twin-Track is a practical guide to reputational risk management.
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Greek Historiography

by Thomas F. Scanlon

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 This volume provides an accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date survey of the ancient Greek genre of historical writing from its origins before Herodotus to the Greek historians of the Roman imperial era, seven centuries later.
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Rome Enters The Greek East - From Anarchy To Hierarchy In The Hellenistic Mediterranean, 230-170 Bc

by Arthur M. (University Of Maryland) Eckstein

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 This volume examines the period from Rome's earliest involvement in the eastern Mediterranean to the establishment of Roman geopolitical dominance over all the Greek states from the Adriatic Sea to Syria by the 180s BC.
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Ancient Epic

by Katherine Callen (University Of California, Los Angeles, Usa) King

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 Ancient epics remain a fount of inspiration for poets, dramatists, and musicians not only because they tell good stories in an aesthetically beautiful way, but also because they speak to contemporary hearts and minds still wrestling with timeless issues of human limitation, passion, violence, and uses and abuses of power.
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Roman Historiography - An Introduction To Its Basic Aspects And Development

by Andreas (University Of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany) Mehl

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 Roman Historiography presents a comprehensive introduction to the development of Roman historical writings in the ancient world. Rooting his survey in the context of its Greek predecessors, and within the broader framework of Roman literature and society, Mehl discusses every historical writer of significance in the ancient Roman era.
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