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Herodotus: Book Iii

by Georgina Longley

~~35,76€~~ 28,61€ 20% OFF

 This accessible edition for students presents Herodotus as one of the most fascinating and colourful authors from the ancient world. Book III of Herodotus'' nine-book work is one of the richest in its exploration of themes, such as the practices and customs of different peoples and the nature of political power, issues still much debated today. This commentary illuminates the geographical and even anthropological scope of Herodotus'' history, and enables students to confidently tackle the text in the original Greek. Bringing together a full introduction, text, commentary and translation, Longley makes Herodotus accessible to students of ancient Greek. This guide shows us why Herodotus is still considered the ''Father of History''.
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Herodotus: Book Iii

by Georgina Longley

~~35,76€~~ 28,61€ 20% OFF

 This accessible edition for students presents Herodotus as one of the most fascinating and colourful authors from the ancient world. Book III of Herodotus'' nine-book work is one of the richest in its exploration of themes, such as the practices and customs of different peoples and the nature of political power, issues still much debated today. This commentary illuminates the geographical and even anthropological scope of Herodotus'' history, and enables students to confidently tackle the text in the original Greek. Bringing together a full introduction, text, commentary and translation, Longley makes Herodotus accessible to students of ancient Greek. This guide shows us why Herodotus is still considered the ''Father of History''.
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Aeschylus: Agamemnon

by Leah Himmelhoch

~~41,72€~~ 33,38€ 20% OFF

 This accessible edition for students brings the Agamemnon, Aeschylus'' opening play in the Oresteia trilogy, to life for first-time readers. A hugely popular play in antiquity and with a rich reception history to the present day, this is an essential play for students of classics, drama and the canon of western literature. Leah Himmelhoch provides a helpful guide for students and instructors wishing to study and teach the play, building on her over twenty-five years of experience teaching college and university students. A quick introduction sets out Agamemnon''s historical, literary, and performative context, its use of imagery and themes (especially gender conflict and the perversion of sacrificial ritual), and its subsequent literary and cultural impact while extensive commentary notes guide students through every line of the Greek text. Difficult passages are carefully explained while the power and beauty of the language is brought out at every opportunity. Himmelhoch''s commentary also offers a companion website with a running vocabulary for the entire Agamemnon as further help for students.
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Aeschylus: Agamemnon

by Leah Himmelhoch

~~41,72€~~ 33,38€ 20% OFF

 This accessible edition for students brings the Agamemnon, Aeschylus'' opening play in the Oresteia trilogy, to life for first-time readers. A hugely popular play in antiquity and with a rich reception history to the present day, this is an essential play for students of classics, drama and the canon of western literature. Leah Himmelhoch provides a helpful guide for students and instructors wishing to study and teach the play, building on her over twenty-five years of experience teaching college and university students. A quick introduction sets out Agamemnon''s historical, literary, and performative context, its use of imagery and themes (especially gender conflict and the perversion of sacrificial ritual), and its subsequent literary and cultural impact while extensive commentary notes guide students through every line of the Greek text. Difficult passages are carefully explained while the power and beauty of the language is brought out at every opportunity. Himmelhoch''s commentary also offers a companion website with a running vocabulary for the entire Agamemnon as further help for students.
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Homeric Battle Of The Frogs And Mice

by Erik Robinson e Joel P. Christensen

~~40,53€~~ 32,42€ 20% OFF

 This book offers students of Greek and scholars interested in Greek literature the first English-language commentary on the "Battle of Frogs and Mice", a short animal epic ascribed to Homer in the ancient world. The book includes a contextualizing introduction covering issues of literary genre, literary history and the language of Homeric Greek. In addition to a revised Greek text, the volume also offers a new translation of the poem. The commentary furnishes readers with extensive linguistic and literary information so that they may investigate the problem of the poem''s character and authorship on their own. A full vocabulary at the back ensures this is a one-stop shop for students reading the poem.
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Homeric Battle Of The Frogs And Mice

by Erik Robinson e Joel P. Christensen

~~40,53€~~ 32,42€ 20% OFF

 This book offers students of Greek and scholars interested in Greek literature the first English-language commentary on the "Battle of Frogs and Mice", a short animal epic ascribed to Homer in the ancient world. The book includes a contextualizing introduction covering issues of literary genre, literary history and the language of Homeric Greek. In addition to a revised Greek text, the volume also offers a new translation of the poem. The commentary furnishes readers with extensive linguistic and literary information so that they may investigate the problem of the poem''s character and authorship on their own. A full vocabulary at the back ensures this is a one-stop shop for students reading the poem.
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Greek Lyric Poetry

by David A. Campbell

~~51,36€~~ 41,09€ 20% OFF

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 This edition provides a full and representative selection of all early Greek lyric (omitting Pindar, who requires his own volume), elegiac and iambic poetry. The extensive commentary gives assistance with matters of dialect and language, Homeric and Hesiodic comparisons, interpretation, content and metre
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Herodotus: Book Iii

by Georgina (Independent Scholar, Uk) Longley

~~40,55€~~ 32,44€ 20% OFF

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Aeschylus: Agamemnon

by Leah (Hobart And William Smith Colleges, Usa) Himmelhoch

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Herodotus: Book Iii

by Georgina Longley

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Aeschylus: Agamemnon

by Leah (Hobart And William Smith Colleges, Usa) Himmelhoch

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Corinth In Late Antiquity - A Greek, Roman And Christian City

by Amelia R. Brown

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The Homeric Battle Of The Frogs And Mice

by Erik (Brandeis High School, San Antonio, Texas, Usa) Robinson

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The Homeric Battle Of The Frogs And Mice

by Erik (Brandeis High School, San Antonio, Texas, Usa) Robinson

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 Offers students of Greek and scholars interested in Greek literature an English-language commentary on the Battle of Frogs and Mice, a short animal epic ascribed to Homer in the ancient world. This book includes a contextualizing introduction covering issues of literary genre, literary history and the language of Homeric Greek.
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Periplus Ponti Euxini

by Aidan Liddle e Arrian

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 This work contains Arrian's Greek text "Periplus Ponti Euxini", with an introduction, commentary and facing-page translation. It describes a tour taken by the Roman senator around the Black Sea and gives an insight into the cultural and political background of the early second century.
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Oeconomicus

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