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Stanford WB. & Luce JV. W. B. J. V.
The Quest for Ulysses
New York: Praeger 1974 The literary mythological historical and geographical evidence for Odysseus' legendary voyages surveyed and illustrated. 256p. illus some col. bibliography.index. 1st.US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Praeger hardcover
Bookseller reference : 13791 ISBN : 0275465608 9780275465605
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Stanford W. B.
THE ULYSSES THEME A Study in the Adaptability of a Traditional Hero
Basil Blackwell. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1968. Second Edition. Hardcover. 0631078401 . Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover G. P. Goold. Obituary of Finley tipped in. Light bumping to corners. DJ has edgewear with chipping and small tears. DJ has browning. ; 340 pages; Surveys the literature of this tradition emphasizing the major contributions of such writers are Virgil Dante Shakespeare Tennyson Joyce and Kazantzakis. He finds in the main trends of this literature a distinction between Ulysses the statesman and Ulysses the wanderer. . Basil Blackwell hardcover
Bookseller reference : 30671 ISBN : 0631078401 9780631078401
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Stanford, W.B.[William Bedell] & Luce, J.V.[John Victor ]
The Quest for Ulysses
The literary, mythological, historical and geographical evidence for Odysseus' legendary voyages surveyed and illustrated. 256p. illus (some col.) bibliography.index Book
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Stanglmeier, G.F.L. / Liebe, André
Der Kopf des Osiris: Machenschaften und Geheimnisse der Ägyptologie - Stanglmeier, G.F.L. / Liebe, André
Kopp Verlag, 2007. Hardcover,OPpbd 1. Auflage Es steht in den alten Mythen und Legenden: Der "Kopf des Osiris" ist in der ägyptischen Stadt Abydos zu finden. Doch stimmt das wirklich? Das Autoren-Team G.F.L. Stanglmeier und André Liebe fahndet seit 1999 nach dem geheimnisvollen Totengott. Aber wer war Osiris? Ein König der Frühzeit, ein antiker Götze, einer der mächtigsten Götter aller Zeiten - oder gar ein "Götter-Astronaut"? ....,mit zahlreichen Abbildungen,... --> Format: 21,5 cm (8°), Seiten: 255, Gewicht < 500g , ; Namenseintragung auf Vorsatz(überklebt), sonst wie neu,... # INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping ( with Tracking number) available ! # [2 Warenabbildungen]
Bookseller reference : b023265
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Stanley, Keith
THE SHIELD OF HOMER Narrative Structure in the Iliad
Light bump to 1 corner. Faint foxing to top of textblock. Very light shelfwear to DJ. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; 1.25 x 9.75 x 6.75 Inches; 492 pages; In this masterly interpretation of narrative sequence in the Iliad, Keith Stanley not only sharpens the current debate over the date and creation of the poem, but also challenges the view of this work as primarily a celebration of heroic force. He begins by studying the intricate ring-composition in the verses describing Achilles' shield, then extends this analysis to reveal the Iliad as an elaborate and self-conscious formal whole. In so doing he defends the hypothesis that the poem as we know it is a massive reorganization and expansion of earlier "Homeric" material, written in response to the need for a stable text for repeated performance at the sixth-century Athenian festival for the city's patron goddess. Stanley explores the arrangement of the poem's books, all unified by theme and structure, showing how this allowed for artistically satisfying and practically feasible recitation over a period of three or four days. Taking structural emphasis as a guide to poetic discourse, the author argues that the Iliad is not a poem of "might"--as opposed to the Odyssean celebration of "guile"--but that in advocating social and personal reconciliation the poem offers a profound indictment of a warring heroic society.
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Stanley, Keith
THE SHIELD OF HOMER Narrative Structure in the Iliad
foxing to textblock. Light shelfwear to DJ with 1 tiny chip. ; 1.25 x 9.75 x 6.75 Inches; 492 pages; In this masterly interpretation of narrative sequence in the Iliad, Keith Stanley not only sharpens the current debate over the date and creation of the poem, but also challenges the view of this work as primarily a celebration of heroic force. He begins by studying the intricate ring-composition in the verses describing Achilles' shield, then extends this analysis to reveal the Iliad as an elaborate and self-conscious formal whole. In so doing he defends the hypothesis that the poem as we know it is a massive reorganization and expansion of earlier "Homeric" material, written in response to the need for a stable text for repeated performance at the sixth-century Athenian festival for the city's patron goddess. Stanley explores the arrangement of the poem's books, all unified by theme and structure, showing how this allowed for artistically satisfying and practically feasible recitation over a period of three or four days. Taking structural emphasis as a guide to poetic discourse, the author argues that the Iliad is not a poem of "might"--as opposed to the Odyssean celebration of "guile"--but that in advocating social and personal reconciliation the poem offers a profound indictment of a warring heroic society.
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Stanovsky, Vladislav; Vladislav, Jan / Kolibal, Stanislav [Illustr.]
Der Märchenbaum: Märchen aus aller Welt.
250x185mm. 454 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Cover slightly stained. Cover corners and spine edges slightly bumped. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Stanton Will
Once Upon a Time is Enough
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott 1970. Small hardcover pictorial cover 1970 first edition previous owner's inscription reimagined fairy tales NOT for kids. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Illus. by Chess Victoria illustrator. J.B. Lippincott Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 200217-MYB45
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Staples, Ariadne
FROM GOOD GODDESS TO VESTAL VIRGINS Sex and Category in Roman Religion
Scholar's name to ffep (R. E. Fantham). Else book is fine. 1 small closed tear to DJ (1 cm). Else Very light shelfwear to DJ. ; 0.79 x 8.43 x 5.67 Inches; 207 pages; The role of women in Roman culture and society was a paradoxical one. They enjoyed social, material and financial independence yet they were denied basic constitutional rights. Although Roman history is not short of powerful female figures, such as Agrippina and Livia, their power stemmed from their associations with great men and was not officially recognized. Ariadne Staples' book examines how women in Rome were perceived both by themselves and by men through women's participation in Roman religion, as Roman religious ritual provided the single public arena where women played a significant formal role. From Good Goddess to Vestal Virgins argues that the ritual roles played out by women were vital in defining them sexually and that these sexually defined categories spilled over into other aspects of Roman culture, including political activity. Staples provides an arresting and original analysis of the role of women in Roman society, which challenges traditionally held views and provokes further questions.
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Staples, Ariadne
FROM GOOD GODDESS TO VESTAL VIRGINS Sex and Category in Roman Religion
Very minor edgewear to top corners of DJ else Fine. ; 0.79 x 8.43 x 5.67 Inches; 207 pages; The role of women in Roman culture and society was a paradoxical one. They enjoyed social, material and financial independence yet they were denied basic constitutional rights. Although Roman history is not short of powerful female figures, such as Agrippina and Livia, their power stemmed from their associations with great men and was not officially recognized. Ariadne Staples' book examines how women in Rome were perceived both by themselves and by men through women's participation in Roman religion, as Roman religious ritual provided the single public arena where women played a significant formal role. From Good Goddess to Vestal Virgins argues that the ritual roles played out by women were vital in defining them sexually and that these sexually defined categories spilled over into other aspects of Roman culture, including political activity. Staples provides an arresting and original analysis of the role of women in Roman society, which challenges traditionally held views and provokes further questions.
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Stapleton Michael
Illustrated Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology
New York: Peter Bedrick Books 1986 244p. illus.bibliography.index. 1st.US Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Peter Bedrick Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 23289 ISBN : 0872260631 9780872260634
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Stapleton Michael
Illustrated Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology
New York: Peter Bedrick Books 1986 224p. illus.index. Soft Cover. Very Good. Peter Bedrick Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 12681 ISBN : 0872260631 9780872260634
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Stapleton Michael
The Illustrated Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology
Peter Bedrick Books 1986. clean unmarked copy. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Peter Bedrick Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 352414 ISBN : 0872260631 9780872260634
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Stapleton Michael
The Illustrated Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology
Peter Bedrick Books 1986 Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Peter Bedrick Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 333514 ISBN : 0872260631 9780872260634
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Stapleton, Michael
A DICTIONARY OF GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY
Very light shelfwear to book. Else fine. DJ has a few tears with creasing, chipping ; 224 pages
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Stapleton, Michael
Illustrated Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology
224p. illus.index. Book
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Stapleton, Michael
Illustrated Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology
244p. illus.bibliography.index Book
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Star, Suzanne
In Search of Unicorns
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 168 pages. Black and white illustrations.
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Stassinopoulos Arianna and Beny Roloff
The Gods of Greece
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited 1983 Original black cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ. A study of 14 ancient gods of the Greeks illustrated by the matchless photographs of Roloff Beny which are enough to tempt one to believe in them ! 216 pp. Heavy book will need extra postage. ISBN 0-7710-1203-9. First No Additional printings. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Roloff Beny. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. McClelland and Stewart, Limited hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007177 ISBN : 0771012039 9780771012037
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Statius Publius Papinius
P. Statii Papinii Opera quae extant, Ioh. Bernartius ad libros veteres recensuit & scholiis illustrauit. Legato assieme: Ad P. Stati Papini Thebaidos et Achilleidos, Scholia, ad Syluarum libros, Notae
<p>2 opere rilegate assieme. 11,5 cm, rilegatura recente in piena pelle, titolo in oro su tassello al dorso; p. 576; 340, (8). Brunitura omogenea, cinque macchie d'inchiostro che non disturbano la lettura del testo, piccole mancanze al frontespizio della prima opera che non toccano il testo. Fregi ai frontespizi</p>
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Statius; D. W. T. Vessey intro. & A. D. Melville tr.
STATIUS: THEBAID
Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0198147821 . Very light shelfwear to book. DJ has some creasing to front panel and sticker residue to rear panel. ; 1.18 x 8.75 x 5.75 Inches; 428 pages; This is a new translation of the Thebaid of Publius Papinius Statius an epic poem in twelve books completed in about AD 90. The Thebaid has been thought by many to stand second only to Virgil among Latin narrative poems. Its theme is the war between Eteocles and Polynices sons of Oedipus for the throne of Thebes. Rich in incident and always dramatic in tone it unfolds a panorama of human ambition and violence triumph and catastrophe. Though remaining within the Homeric and Virgilian tradition it achieves its own power and vitality in thought language and description. Held in high esteem and widely imitated in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance the Thebaid of Statius is not only a masterpiece of poetry but a compelling story at times horrifying noble and pathetic of humankind bound by the power of Fate. . Oxford University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 11544 ISBN : 0198147821 9780198147824
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Statius; D. W. T. Vessey (intro.), & A. D. Melville (tr.)
STATIUS: THEBAID
Very light shelfwear to book. DJ has some creasing to front panel and sticker residue to rear panel. ; 1.18 x 8.75 x 5.75 Inches; 428 pages; This is a new translation of the Thebaid of Publius Papinius Statius, an epic poem in twelve books, completed in about AD 90. The Thebaid has been thought by many to stand second only to Virgil among Latin narrative poems. Its theme is the war between Eteocles and Polynices, sons of Oedipus, for the throne of Thebes. Rich in incident and always dramatic in tone, it unfolds a panorama of human ambition and violence, triumph and catastrophe. Though remaining within the Homeric and Virgilian tradition, it achieves its own power and vitality in thought, language, and description. Held in high esteem and widely imitated in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the Thebaid of Statius is not only a masterpiece of poetry but a compelling story, at times horrifying, noble, and pathetic, of humankind bound by the power of Fate.
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Stauff, Philipp
Märchendeutungen. Sinn und Deutung der deutschen Volksmärchen. - Aus dem Inhalt: Die Sonnenmärchen / Dornröschen / Rotkäppchen / Der Jude und das Vorlegeschloß / Aschenplüster mit der Wünschelgerte / Der goldene Vogel und vieles mehr. -
Leipzig, Dürr' sche Buchhandlung, 2. Auflage 1921. 20,5 x 16 cm. Originaler Halbleinenband mit goldgeprägten Einbandtiteln, insgesamt etwas berieben, randbestoßen und lichtgerandet. Unterer Rücken mit altem Signatur-Etikett. 194 (2) Seiten mit einem s/w Porträtfoto von Guido von List ( Vorbild des Autors ). Das Vorsatzblatt wurde ganzseitig in alter Tinte mit einem Zitat ( Frida Schanz ) beschrieben, darunter eine private Widmung ( an Margrit Galette von Therese Leonhardi, Leipzig 1924 ), rückseitig ein dreizeiliger Vermerk in Kugelschreiber, der sich auf den Vorbesitz bezieht. Die Seite vor Beginn des 1. Märchens wurde in Bleistift ( Sütterlinschrift ) mit einem Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen. Einige Seiten mit radierbaren Randbemerkungen und Seitenverweisen sowie Illustrationen ( zu den Sonnenmärchen, wo u. a. altheilige Hakenkreuze erwähnt werden ). Der Bezug des vorderen Innengelenks ist angerissen. Insgesamt noch ganz gut erhalten.
Bookseller reference : 427472
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Stavropoulos Panagiotis
Fiabe dalla Grecia
ill. Tra i flutti del Mar Egeo o in cima alle montagne, dall'Epiro a Creta, dall'Asia minore alla Calabria, ad Atene o sulle isole, e in molti altri luoghi della grecità, le fiabe della tradizione popolare intrecciano miti antichi a più recenti influenze orientali e occidentali, magia a usi e costumi del mondo rurale. Raccontano storie di creature fantastiche, principesse ostinate, giovanotti insolenti, animali parlanti, Moire magnanime, marinai probi, poveri onesti e ricchi ingrati, sfidando le leggi del mondo conosciuto e anche di quello sconosciuto... Età di lettura: da 3 anni.
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STAZIO Attilio (Napoli 1923 - 2010)
Sul CULTO di VEJOVE in ROMA. Estratto originale dal vol 23 dei Rendiconti dell'Accademia di Archeologia Lettere e Belle Arti, 1949.. DEDICA AUTOGTRAFA DFIRMATA dell'Autore a Matioo Attilio LEVI.
In-8° (cm.24,4), pp. 16. Brossura editoriale. Piccola abrasione a un angolo del piatto. VEIOVE o VEDIOVIS, dio sabino degli Inferi, contrapposto al Giove celeste. STAZIO, numismatico, docente di Numismatica greco-romana all'Università di Napoli "Federico II" presso la quale ricopriva la posizione di professore emerito. È stato animatore, fin dagli esordi, nel 1961, dei Convegni internazionali di studi sulla Magna Grecia di Taranto, noti anche come Convegni tarantini, organizzati dall'ISAMG, Istituto per la storia e l'archeologia della Magna Grecia, di cui è stato presidente. Come estr. è ignoto a SBN.
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Steinbeck John
Le Fleuve Alphée
NRF Gallimard Broché 1978 In-8 (14 x 20,5 cm), broché, 219 pages, envoi de l'auteur à la fausse page de titre, bandeau d'édition inséré en début d'ouvrage ; l'ouvrage est équipé d'un protège-livre, très bel état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Bookseller reference : ne1144
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STEINER George .
LES ANTIGONES .
Editions Gallimard, 1986, "Bibliothèque des Idées", traduit de l'Anglais par Philippe BLANCHARD, illustrations en noir hors texte, index, broché, 350pp. très bon état, 225x140 . (p3)
Bookseller reference : 5039
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Steinmann Brigitte
Les enfants du singe et de la démone. Mémoires des Tamang, récits himalayens
Societé d'ethnologie, coll. « Recherche Sur La Haute-Asie », n° 14 2001 In-8 broché 24 cm sur 16. 501 pages. Très bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 119926
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Stebbing Nancy
The Vale of the White Horse - Land and People
Oxfordshire County Council Museum Services PB Undated - late 70's Museum publication No. 9 giving the history of the man-made landscape of the Vale. Stapled booklet good 32pp 0 Oxfordshire County Council Museum Services PB paperback
Bookseller reference : BYB6935
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Steckmesser Kent Ladd
Western Outlaws : The "Good Badman" in Fact Film and Folklore
Claremont CA U.S.A.: Regina Books 1983. trade paperback some underlining in pencil. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Regina Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 040212-K830 ISBN : 0941690083 9780941690089
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Stefano Andreani, Bruno Traversetti, a cura di
I miti degli dei e degli eroi
Volume rilegato con titoli al dorso, coperta in buono stato, sovraccoperta leggermente segnata al margine e alla cuffia inferiori, tagli imbruniti, pagine con imbrunitura maggiormente diffusa ai bordi, libro completamente fruibile, appartenente alla collana "Miti e Leggende del Mondo", con introduzione di Francesco Gabrieli, presenti illustrazioni in nero nel testo e tavola a colori e in nero fuori testo, edizione su licenza della Nuove Edizioni Gherardo Casini Editore S.p.A., numero pagine 308 (XI, 297) USATO
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Stefano Andreani, Bruno Traversetti, a cura di
I miti degli dei e degli eroi
Introduzione di Francesco Gabrieli, rilegatura editoriale rigida, cartonata, blu con titoli bianchi al solo dorso, sovraccoperta illustrata, ingiallita ai margini, con qualche ombratura al dorso ed al posteriore ed usura da scaffalatura, pagine ingiallite ai bordi causa tempo, con numerose illustrazioni in nero nei testi ed alcune tavole a colori ed in nero f.t. Numero pagine 297 USATO
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Stefano Della Bella
Il suicidio di Didone, 1610-1664
Stefano Della Bella (Firenze 1610-1664) - Il suicidio di Didone, 1610-1664 Stampa raffigurante Didone nell'atto di suicidarsi gettandosi su una spada. Acquaforte, senza firma, mm.110x70 all'impronta del rame su foglio di cm.13x21 ca, esemplare su carta vergellata senza filigrana. Splendida prova impressa su carta vergellata di datazione sconosciuta, con ampi margini e ottima inchiostratura.
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Steffen, Victor
De Graecorum fabulis satyricis. Edidit Polska Akademia Nauk, komitet nauk o kulturze antycznej.
Wroclaw u.a. Ossolineum, (1979). 108 S. (= Archiwum filologiczne, 40). Gr.-8vo. OKart.
Bookseller reference : 53156
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Steger, J[ohann] A[ndreas] Fr[iedrich]
Mythologie für die Jugend beiderlei Geschlechts
Oder Vater Treuwalds Abendunterhaltungen mit seinen Kindern über die Mythologie. Mit 12 Darstellungen auf 3 gest. Tafeln. Quedlinburg, G. Basse, [1812]. 8vo. (15,2 x 9,4 cm). Titel, 4 Bl., 238 S., 1 Bl. Anzeigen. Halbleinwandband um 1900 mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. [3 Warenabbildungen]
Bookseller reference : 6388
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Stehling, Nicolaus
Stunden christlicher Andacht für Katholiken. Ein Erbauungsbuch zur Beförderung wahrer Frömmigkeit und häuslichen Glückes. - Nach den Schriften alter und neuer Kirchenlehrer von Nicolaus Stehling in Düsseldorf.
Berlin: Verlag von Rudolph Liebmann. 1849. 474 Seiten. 21cm. Zustand: Gut gering gebräunt, 1/4 der Seiten hat brandfleckartige Spuren im Seitenrand, meistens gering fleckig, aber auch ohne oder mehr Fleckigkeit (Innen); Es gibt auch Feuchtigkeitsspuren; Kleine Schrifteinträge vor dem Titelblatt; Halbleder
Bookseller reference : 461425
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STEIDLE Wolf (Stuttgart 1910 - München 2003)
Zwei VERGILPROBLEME. I. Die Götter in Georgica I 5b -23. 2. Zum Verständnis der 10. Ecloge. Sonderdruck (corposo estratto originale) aus Serta philologika aenipontana, 1961. In cop. INVIO AUTOGRAFO dell'Autore.
in-8° (cm. 23,8), pp. 24 (da p.311 a p. 334). Brossura editoriale. STEIDLE, filologo classico, soprattutto latinista.
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Steig Jeanne with pictures by Steig William
A GIFT FROM ZEUS: SIXTEEN FAVORITE MYTHS
New York : Joanna Cotler / HarperCollins 2001. Hardcover. Near Fine in dust jacket; remainder mark on bottom edge. 7.8 x 8.0 x 0.9 inches. First Edition 16 Greek myths retold and illustrated by the Steigs Joanna Cotler / HarperCollins hardcover
Bookseller reference : 02803 ISBN : 0060284056 9780060284053
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Steiger Brad and Sherry Hansen Steiger
Montezuma's Serpent and Other True Supernatural Tales of the Southwest: And Other True Supernatural Tales of the Southwest
New York: Paragon House 1992. 1st. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Near Fine overall. Book clean and unmarked with very light shelfwear. Dust Jacket unclipped with a small crease to front and light edge wear. 205 pages. Paragon House hardcover
Bookseller reference : AK0300007 ISBN : 1557784744 9781557784742
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Steinbeck John
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
New York: Del Rey 1980. Very Good paperback. Mass Market Paper Back. Very Good. Del Rey
Bookseller reference : 181203-MYB29 ISBN : 0345289552 9780345289551
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STEINBECK, JOHANNES
Mythus und Wahrheit im Neuen Testament. Zur Frage der Entmythologisierung des Christentums.
München/Basel, Ernst Reinhardt Verlag 1954. Ganzleinen mit Schutzumschlag, 8 , 76 S., "In ansprechender Weise zeigt die Schrift, was alles im Neuen Testament auf einer mythologischen Form des Denkens beruht und daher für uns heute keine Glaubenswahrheit mehr bedeutet. Gleichzeitig hebt sie die ewigen Werte der Botschaft Jesu klar heraus." Guter Zustand. Bilder im PDF- uder JPEG-Format auf Anfrage.
Bookseller reference : 8831
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Steinbeck, John
The Acts Of King Arthur and his Noble Knights : from the Winchester Mss. of Thomas Malory and other sources / John Steinbeck. Ed. by Chase Horton.
London : Book Club, 1979. XIII, 363 pp. Gr. 8°. Bound in orig. cardboard covers with gilt-lettering on spine, and DJ.
Bookseller reference : 33631
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Steiner Deborah Tarn
THE TYRANT'S WRIT Myths and Images of Writing in Ancient Greece
Princeton University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0691032386 . Light shelfwear to book and DJ. ; 280 pages; Covering material as diverse as curse tablets coins tattoos and legal decrees Deborah Steiner explores the reception of writing in archaic and classical Greece. She moves beyond questions concerning ancient literacy and the origins of the Greek alphabet to examine representations of writing in the myths and imaginative literature of the period. Maintaining that the Greek alphabet was not seen purely as a means of transcribing and preserving the spoken word the author investigates parallels between writing and other signifiers such as omens tokens and talismans; the role of inscription in religious rites including cursing oath-taking and dedication; and perceptions of how writing functioned both in autocracies and democracies. Particularly innovative is the suggestion that fifth-century Greek historians and dramatists portrayed writing as an essential tool of tyrants who not only issue written decrees but also "inscribe" human bodies with brands and cut up land with compasses and rules. The despotic overtones associated with writing inform discussion of its function in democracies. Although writing could promote equal justice ancient sources also linked this activity with historical and mythical figures who opposed the populist regime. By examining this highly nuanced portrayal of writing Steiner offers a new perspective on ancient views of written law and its role in 5th-century Athenian democracy. . Princeton University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 27436 ISBN : 0691032386 9780691032382
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Steiner George
Le antigoni
Steiner George Le antigoni. Milano, Garzanti 1990 italian, 354 BTT161G Brossura editoriale, volume in buone condizioni, copertina in buone condizioni, testo parzialmente sottolineato in matita ma nel complesso esemplare molto buono, adesivo ex libris sulla prima pagina, legatura salda 354 pagine circa Copertina come da foto
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Steiner Rudolf
Miti e misteri dell'antico Egitto
br. "Io so che esiste un mondo spirituale in cui è possibile vivere. Io sono vissuto per tre giorni e mezzo in quel mondo e ve ne reco notizia; vi porto i doni del mondo spirituale". Quando, in un lontanissimo passato, gli uomini stritolavano il grano della terra per mezzo di semplici pietre, erano però in grado d'innalzare i loro sguardi ad altezze sublimi della vita dello spirito. Di quelle altezze sublimi, la maggioranza degli uomini odierni non ha la minima idea; ignora totalmente quel che sperimentava un iniziato caldeo quando vedeva a suo modo le stelle, gli animali, le piante, i minerali in connessione con l'uomo, e ne riconosceva le forze risanatrici. "Consideriamo con quali mezzi primitivi siano state costruite le gigantesche Piramidi, e confrontiamo quei mezzi con lo slancio e l'alto volo che lo spirito egiziano era in grado di spiccare verso i misteri dell'esistenza cosmica. Pensiamo con quale profondità spirituale gli Egiziani vedevano nelle figure delle loro divinità le impronte, le immagini di quanto s'era svolto in passato nel cosmo e sulla Terra".
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Steiner Rudolf
Miti e misteri dell'antico Egitto. Scienza esoterica egiziana e anatomia occulta
brossura Quando, in un lontanissimo passato, gli uomini stritolavano il grano della terra per mezzo di semplici pietre, erano però in grado d'innalzare i loro sguardi ad altezze sublimi della vita dello spirito. Di quelle altezze sublimi, la maggioranza degli uomini odierni non ha la minima idea; ignora totalmente quel che sperimentava un iniziato caldeo quando vedeva a suo modo le stelle, gli animali, le piante, i minerali in connessione con l'uomo, e ne riconosceva le forze risanatrici.
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STEINER Rudolf
Âmes des peuples. La mission des âmes de quelques peuples dans ses rapports avec la mythologie germano-nordique
Triades, 1990. In-8 broché de 211 pages. Dos insolé sinon Bon état
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Steiner, Bernhard
Sappho.
Jena, Eugen Diederichs, 1907. 8°. Mit rot-schwarzem Titeldruck, s/w Schmuckinitialen und einigen Illustrationen. 111 S. hübscher blauer Orig.-Ganzleinenband mit goldgepr. Rückentitel und Deckelgoldprägung sowie Kopfgoldschnitt. - Über Sapphos äussere Lebensschicksale; Sapphos Musenhaus; Sapphos Persönlichkeit; Sappho bei der Nachwelt. Vor- und Nachsatz stockfleckig. Einige Seiten geringfügig stockfleckig.
Bookseller reference : 11402
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STEINER, Carl Joseph
Das Mineralreich nach seiner Stellung in Mythologie und Volksglauben, in Sitte und Sage, in Geschichte und Literatur, im Sprichwort und Volksfest. Kulturgeschichtliche Streifzüge.
Gotha,Thienemann 1895. X,142 S. Priv. Hln. mit aufgezogenem OU., Seiten ganz vereinzelt leicht fleckig, Kopfschnitt ein wenig angestaubt, sonst sehr gut erhalten. - mit eigenhändiger Widmung des Verfassers am Titelblatt
Bookseller reference : 2561-N
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Steiner, Deborah Tarn
THE TYRANT'S WRIT Myths and Images of Writing in Ancient Greece
Light shelfwear to book and DJ. ; 280 pages; Covering material as diverse as curse tablets, coins, tattoos, and legal decrees, Deborah Steiner explores the reception of writing in archaic and classical Greece. She moves beyond questions concerning ancient literacy and the origins of the Greek alphabet to examine representations of writing in the myths and imaginative literature of the period. Maintaining that the Greek alphabet was not seen purely as a means of transcribing and preserving the spoken word, the author investigates parallels between writing and other signifiers, such as omens, tokens, and talismans; the role of inscription in religious rites, including cursing, oath-taking, and dedication; and perceptions of how writing functioned both in autocracies and democracies. Particularly innovative is the suggestion that fifth-century Greek historians and dramatists portrayed writing as an essential tool of tyrants, who not only issue written decrees but also "inscribe" human bodies with brands and cut up land with compasses and rules. The despotic overtones associated with writing inform discussion of its function in democracies. Although writing could promote equal justice, ancient sources also linked this activity with historical and mythical figures who opposed the populist regime. By examining this highly nuanced portrayal of writing, Steiner offers a new perspective on ancient views of written law and its role in 5th-century Athenian democracy.
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