Mason, Harold AndrewMareMagnum
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1972Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; As fewer and fewer people learn to read ancient Greek, there is a need for a critical study of the most influential translations that have been made from the major works of ancient Greek literature. Mason’s monograph offers exactly that for readers of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey. " More particularly, he presents a persuasive argument for reading Alexander Pope’s translation, his accompanying notes, and his "Essay on Criticism. " These merit careful study, for they illuminate Pope’s principles as a translator and constitute one of the most intelligent and penetrating commentaries on the poetic qualities of the epics ever written in English. Mason’s new insights, along with his stringent and lively comments, will bring readers closer to a real understanding of Homer, whether they read him in the original or come to him in translation for the first time. They will also find here a masterly appreciation of Pope. ; 216 pages
1996Reveals how certain strategic metaphors embedded in the early Western literary canon have promoted--and continue to promote--systems of inequality and social control. Collins examines texts ranging from the Homeric epics and the Platonic dialogues to Virgil's "Aeneid" and the "Book of Revelation". Drawing on the linguistic and documentary evidence of usages in early societies, chiefly Greek and Hebrew, Collins has produced a penetrating examination of social and personal structures in those worlds. ; 9.5 x 0.75 x 6.5 Inches; 196 pages
1999Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; 0.98 x 9.37 x 6.31 Inches; 208 pages; Bruce Louden's bold re-reading of the Odyssey -- the first attempt in years to map in detail the poem's overall structure -- offers new insights into the artistry of Odysseus' mythic voyage and enriches our understanding of Homer's masterful craftsmanship. Louden's groundbreaking work uncovers an extended narrative pattern, repeated in full three times, which reveals the poem's underlying skeletal structure. This organizational analysis helps to explain the existence of several characters or episodes sometimes dismissed as extraneous, as late additions, or even as corruptions to Homer's original intent. In addition, Louden's discovery strengthens the suggestion that the Odyssey was the product of oral tradition. By repeating this sequence of successive motifs, a single, improvising bard could explore a variety of complex ideas within a poem as long as the Odyssey. Though centrally concerned with the form of Homer's rich and complex plot, Louden's study is not exclusively, or even primarily, formalistic. His investigation involves the study of characters' names, challenges faced by Odysseus, the structure of the poem, and roles assigned to the poem's female characters. Louden's comprehensive achievement gives the reader a fresh perspective on the role of divine hostility and the artistry of an epic survivor on his timeless journey home.
1982Light soiling to textblock and boards. Former owner's name on ffep; Looks at the noun-epithet phrases in Homer. ; 222 pages
1991Front cover has some creasing. Top corner of pages are all creased. Good reading copy. ; Table of Contents: Forschungsstand, Charakter und Ziel der Arbeit; Auf der Suche nach einem eindeutigen Forschungskriterium: Untersuchungen zur Theorie der Menippeischen Satire; Die satirischen Dialoge Lukians; Das Komische in den satirischen Díalogen; Die Unterscheidungsmerkmale der satirischen Strukturen; Die satirischen Strukturen in Homers Epik; Thersites-Szene (Il. II 212-277) ; Das Lied des Demodokos über Ares und Aphrodite (Od. VIII 266-369). ; Prace historycznoliterackie; 144 pages
2000Light shelfwear to DJ. ; Between 279 and 229 B. C. , the Aitolian koinon, a federation of mountain cantons in west central Greece, expanded to incorporate many of the neighboring lands and peoples lying between the Adriatic and Aegean Seas. This new political configuration contributed to the development of modern systems of federal democracy based on proportional representation. Despite these institutional advances, the Aitolians and their polity are reviled in the ancient historical tradition, which views them as backward, semi-barbarous brigands. The Politics of Plunder is the first English-language book in over a century to examine the political history of the Aitolian koinon in its era of expansion. Joseph Scholten presents a chronological reconstruction of the koinon's course of expansion, synthesizing a number of recent studies covering Aitolian topography, epigraphy, and institutional development that help to compensate for deficiencies in the ancient narrative record. His study is the first to ask how a people and a polity so detested by their contemporaries succeeded in making such fundamental contributions to their regional political culture. Scholten's careful investigation charts a middle course that neither whitewashes the Aitolians nor credulously accepts the biased ancient tradition. This balanced approach provides a much-needed fresh perspective on the Aitolians and their koinon. Discussing the history of the ancient Aegean Greek world and the political, economic, and social history of the Hellenistic Era, this book will interest anyone concerned with those subjects or fascinated by the development of ancient Greek political institutions and theories, particularly federalism. ; Hellenistic Culture and Society; 2.72 x 9.31 x 7.94 Inches; 339 pages
1997Hellenistic Culture and Society; 1.63 x 9.3 x 6.35 Inches; 579 pages; A great deal of information has come to light over the past several decades about the role of arbitration between the Greek states. Arbitration and mediation were, in fact, central institutions in Hellenistic public life. In this comprehensive study, Sheila Ager brings together the scattered body of literary and epigraphical sources on arbitration, together with up-to-date bibliographic references, and commentary.
1970Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing else NF. ; Later reprint by Sandpiper Books. As a propagandist Claudian offers unique illumination of the intrigues inside and between the rival courts of Milan and Constantinople in the decisive years following the death of Theodosius the Great. Though a Greek by birth, Claudian revived Latin poetry with a flair not seen since the Silver Age- and not to be seen again. This book studies Claudian's political and propagandist techniques, his accounts of Stilico's campaigns and rivals, his debt to Greek rhetorical theory and contemporary poetry, his culture, attitudes to Rome and its problems and, not least, his position as a pagan at a Christian court. ; 508 pages
1951Foxing to textblock. Shelfwear and rubbing to boards. Minor edgewear to corners. ; Looks at Greek epic, comedy and tragedy from a single viewpoint. ; Sather classical lectures; 333 pages
1968Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Shelfwear. ; Edited by John D. Christie. Contents: Epic Poetry; Homeric Epic; The Time & Place of Homer; Trojan Story; Homeric Myth & Legend; The Sources of Homer; The Unity of Homer; The Greatness of Homer. ; 224 pages
1962Spine has discoloration spots and traces of removed call number. Ex-library copy with usual stamps. Light edgewear and rubbing. ; 741 pages
1966Very light foxing to top of textblock. Minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; 263 pages
1965Book is slightly cocked. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; Collection of essays range over the whole field of Drama from the function of the mask in the Greek Theatre to the undermining of the Classical Ideal in the Fair Theatres of Paris in the eighteenth century. ; 277 pages
1981Soiling to textblock. Light shelfwear else Near Fine ; Still the most comprehensive book on the subject of the authorship of Prometheus Bound. ; Cambridge Classical Studies; 419 pages
1979Light soiling. ; Band III, Kapitel V. Contents: Einfuhrung; Minoische Einflusse in der spathelladischen religiosen Tradition; Der mykenische Kult nach den archaologischen Zeugnissen; Der mykenische Kult nach den Linear B-- Dokumenten; Das Dunkle Zeitalter, eine Ubergangsphase; Der Götterkult bei Homer; Kultdenkmaler des homerischen Zeitalters; Zusammenfassrung; Literatur ; Archaeologia Homerica; 205 pages
1967Light soiling. A few pages are uncut. ; Band II, Kapitel K. Contents: Bergwerke und Steinbruche; Die vorklassische Entwicklung des Huttenwesens; Metalle; Weiterverabeitung der Rohmetalle; Zusammenfassung; Bergmannische und metallurgische Fachausdrucke; Literatur. ; Archaeologia Homerica: Die Denkmäler Und Das Frühgriechische Epos. ; 43 pages
1994Dustjacket has light rubbing. Light shelfwear. ; Eros in Mourning begins with a reading of the Iliad that shows how Homer, not yet influenced by the ideology of transcendence, analyzes the structure of unassuageable mourning in a way that is as up-to-date as the latest poststructuralism. Then, in readings of Dante, Hamlet, La Princess de Clèves, Heart of Darkness, and Lacan, Staten depicts the "thanato-erotic" hysteria that is set off by the specter of the dead and decomposing body that is also the body of sexual love and which, in the "transcendentalizing" tradition, is more female than male. Yet, St. John, certain troubadours, and Milton offer glimpses of a more affirmative relation to "eros in mourning. " ; 9.5 x 1 x 6.5 Inches; 248 pages
1986A sturyd of certain kinds of artistic design shared by the ancient Greek and medieval European epic. Also looks at Chanson de Roland and Rolandslied. ; Martin Classical Lectures; 0.87 x 9.64 x 6.45 Inches; 230 pages
1977Dustjacket is price-clipped, and rubbed. ; 8.75 x 0.75 x 5.75 Inches; 162 pages
1953Shelfwear. Pages are yellowed. ; 8vo; 171 pages
1987Shelfwear; In Spanish/ En Espanol; 8vo; 149 pages
1974Light soiling to covers. Light general wear. ; Unchanged Reprint of 1921. Looks at the Origin of ancient Greek religion, its rites, its influence on society and culture as well as the origins of the gods and myths From Prehistoric Times until after the death of Alexander the Great ; 9 x 0.5 x 6 Inches; 160 pages
1974Unchanged Reprint of 1932. Contents: I. Characteristics and Value of The Evidence Derived from Inscriptions; II. Inter-State Arbitration in the Greek World; III. Clubs and Societies in the Greek World. ; 9.5 x 0.5 x 6.25 Inches; 96 pages
1978Checkmarks inscribed on table of Contents. Soiling to boards and textblock. ; Unchanged Reprint of 1933. Translated by L. M. Frazer and D. C. Macgregor. ; 9.25 x 1 x 6.25 Inches; 187 pages
1976Underlining in pen on a few pages, otherwise NF. Light foxing to textblock. ; Unchanged Reprint of 1930. Deciphers Latin inscriptions.