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The Origins Of Democratic Thinking - The Invention Of Politics In Classical Athens

by Cynthia Farrar

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 The Athenians invented both democracy and democratic political theory. Farrar shows that unlike Plato and Aristotle, Protagoras, Thucydides, and Democritus developed theories that recognized democracy's value and wrestled with its challenges. Her new introduction argues for the ongoing relevance of Athenian democratic thought for the modern world.
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Authority And Tradition In Ancient Historiography

by John (Florida State University) Marincola

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 This acclaimed and influential book examines the ways in which Greek and Roman historians claimed their authority to narrate events, and how these claims were inextricably bound up with traditions developed by their predecessors. Now reissued with a substantial new Introduction, the book remains essential for all students of historiography.
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Authority And Tradition In Ancient Historiography

by John (Florida State University) Marincola

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 This acclaimed and influential book examines the ways in which Greek and Roman historians claimed their authority to narrate events, and how these claims were inextricably bound up with traditions developed by their predecessors. Now reissued with a substantial new Introduction, the book remains essential for all students of historiography.
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Interaction In Poetic Imagery - With Special Reference To Early Greek Poetry

by M. S. (King'S College London) Silk

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 This influential book has made an unusual and original contribution to literary theory through a study of poetic imagery in early Greek lyric and drama and the formulation of a new critical concept, 'interaction'. This reissue contains a substantial new Introduction engaging with critical and scholarly developments since first publication.
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The Politics Of Immorality In Ancient Rome

by Catharine (Birkbeck College, University Of London) Edwards

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 Why was the literature of ancient Rome so preoccupied with immorality? Arguing that this powerful moralising discourse was utilised by Romans to negotiate conflicts and tensions in their social and political order, this study is of vital importance to students, scholars and non-specialists intrigued by Roman culture and society.
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The Politics Of Immorality In Ancient Rome

by Catharine (Birkbeck College, University Of London) Edwards

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 Why was the literature of ancient Rome so preoccupied with immorality? Arguing that this powerful moralising discourse was utilised by Romans to negotiate conflicts and tensions in their social and political order, this study is of vital importance to students, scholars and non-specialists intrigued by Roman culture and society.
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The Romanization Of Britain - An Essay In Archaeological Interpretation

by Martin (University Of Cambridge) Millett

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 Offering a fresh perspective on Roman Britain based on archaeological evidence, this acclaimed study, now reissued, explores the social dynamics of cultural change from a local perspective by analysing patterns of interaction between provincial peoples and imperial power. A new introduction reviews the ongoing debate about Romanization.
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Interaction In Poetic Imagery - With Special Reference To Early Greek Poetry

by M. S. (King'S College London) Silk

~~31,08€~~ 21,76€ 30% OFF

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 This influential book has made an unusual and original contribution to literary theory through a study of poetic imagery in early Greek lyric and drama and the formulation of a new critical concept, 'interaction'. This reissue contains a substantial new Introduction engaging with critical and scholarly developments since first publication.
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The Poet'S Voice - Essays On Poetics And Greek Literature

by Simon (University Of Cambridge) Goldhill

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 Explores how poetry and the figure of the poet are represented within the poetry of ancient Greece. This revised edition, complete with substantial new Introduction, will be of vital importance to students, scholars and non-specialists intrigued by Greek literature and literary criticism more widely.
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The Poet'S Voice - Essays On Poetics And Greek Literature

by Simon (University Of Cambridge) Goldhill

~~114,91€~~ 80,44€ 30% OFF

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 Explores how poetry and the figure of the poet are represented within the poetry of ancient Greece. This revised edition, complete with substantial new Introduction, will be of vital importance to students, scholars and non-specialists intrigued by Greek literature and literary criticism more widely.
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Myth And Territory In The Spartan Mediterranean

by Irad (Tel-Aviv University) Malkin

~~114,91€~~ 80,44€ 30% OFF

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 Establishes Sparta as a Mediterranean entity, examining how mythology justified conquest and colonization across the Spartan Mediterranean in the archaic and Classical periods. This revised edition, complete with substantial new Introduction, will be vital to students, scholars, and non-specialists intrigued by Spartan culture and society.
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Myth And Territory In The Spartan Mediterranean

by Irad (Tel-Aviv University) Malkin

~~27,03€~~ 18,92€ 30% OFF

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 Establishes Sparta as a Mediterranean entity, examining how mythology justified conquest and colonization across the Spartan Mediterranean in the archaic and Classical periods. This revised edition, complete with substantial new Introduction, will be vital to students, scholars, and non-specialists intrigued by Spartan culture and society.
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Helping Friends And Harming Enemies - A Study In Sophocles And Greek Ethics

by Ruby (University Of Washington) Blondell

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 Sophocles is often considered the least philosophical of the three great Greek tragedians. By analysing a fundamental principle of Greek popular ethics, this study challenged that presumption, and remains of vital interest to students, scholars and non-specialists interested in Greek culture and drama.
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Helping Friends And Harming Enemies - A Study In Sophocles And Greek Ethics

by Ruby (University Of Washington) Blondell

~~27,03€~~ 18,92€ 30% OFF

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 Sophocles is often considered the least philosophical of the three great Greek tragedians. By analysing a fundamental principle of Greek popular ethics, this study challenged that presumption, and remains of vital interest to students, scholars and non-specialists interested in Greek culture and drama.
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Reading Greek Tragedy

by Simon (University Of Cambridge) Goldhill

~~120,32€~~ 84,22€ 30% OFF

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 Revised edition of the pioneering Reading Greek Tragedy, which serves as an advanced, critical introduction for non-specialist readers who want to appreciate the plays in all their complexity. Includes a substantial new Introduction which engages with critical and scholarly developments in Greek tragedy since the original publication.
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Reading Greek Tragedy

by Simon (University Of Cambridge) Goldhill

~~32,45€~~ 22,72€ 30% OFF

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 Revised edition of the pioneering Reading Greek Tragedy, which serves as an advanced, critical introduction for non-specialist readers who want to appreciate the plays in all their complexity. Includes a substantial new Introduction which engages with critical and scholarly developments in Greek tragedy since the original publication.
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The Origins Of Democratic Thinking - The Invention Of Politics In Classical Athens

by Cynthia Farrar

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 The Athenians invented both democracy and democratic political theory. Farrar shows that unlike Plato and Aristotle, Protagoras, Thucydides, and Democritus developed theories that recognized democracy's value and wrestled with its challenges. Her new introduction argues for the ongoing relevance of Athenian democratic thought for the modern world.

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