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1981Best.-Nr. 34661Hirmer Verlag. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Scholars' bookplate to inner cover Slater & Dunbabin. Else very minor shelfwear to book and DJ. Includes plain slipcase.; 391 pages . 1981. 3777432202 . Hirmer Verlag hardcover
1995Best.-Nr. 32987Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ Spine is sunned and very discolored. Very light shelfwear to book.; This book offers a series of in-depth studies of the beliefs attitudes and rituals surrounding death in ancient Greece from the Minoan and Mycenean period to the end of the classical age. Drawing on a wide range of evidence--from literary texts to inscriptions to images in art--Sourvinou-Inwood sheds light on many key still problematic aspects of Greek life myth and literature. She also looks at the problem of "reading" this material within the context of our own culturally-determined beliefs.; 512 pages . 1995. 019814976X . Oxford University Press hardcover
1995Best.-Nr. 33331Oxford University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Review of book tipped in. Dustjacket has faint creasing; 0.85 x 9.32 x 6.32 Inches; 240 pages; Theseus is celebrated as the greatest of Athenian heroes. This work explores what he meant to the Athenians at the height of their city-state in the fifth century B. C. Assembling material that has been scattered in scholarly works Henry Walker examines the evidence for the development of themyth and cult of Theseus in the archaic age. He then looks to major works of classical literature in which Theseus figures exploring the contradictions between the archaic primitive side of his character and his refurbished image as the patron of democracy. His ambiguous nature as outsider flouting accepted standards of behavior while at the same time being a hero-king and a representative of higher ideals is analyzed through his representations in the work of Bacchylides Euripides and Sophocles. This is the only work of scholarship that examines the literary representation ofTheseus so thoroughly. It brings to life a literary character whose virtues flaws and contradictions belong in no less a degree to his creators the people of Athens. . 1995. 0195089081 . Oxford University Press hardcover
1982Best.-Nr. 33379Konrad Triltsch Verlag. Very Good. Softcover. Spine sunned. Clipped review of book affixed to ffep.; Beiträge Zur Archäologie 14; 198 pages . 1982. 3878250371 . Konrad Triltsch Verlag paperback
1980Best.-Nr. 33377Giorgio Bretschneider. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Softcover. Pages tanned. Minor shelfwear. DJ has some chipping and a couple of tears.; 30 pages of plates at end.; Archaeologica 14; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 156 pages . 1980. 888500735X . Giorgio Bretschneider paperback
1987Best.-Nr. 33530Croom Helm. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Bmp to upper edge of rear board. Scholar's name to ffep Jenifer Neils. Else Minor shelfwear. DJ has minor shelfwear.; Interpretations of Greek Mythology first published in1987 builds on the innovative work of Walter Burkert and the ‘Paris school’ of Jean-Pierre Vernant and represents a renewal of interpretation of Greek mythology. The contributors to this volume present a variety of approaches to the Greek myths all of which eschew a monolithic or exclusively structuralist hermeneutic method. Specifically the notion that mythology can simply be read as a primitive mode of narrative history is rejected with emphasis instead being placed on the relationships between mythology and history ritual and political genealogy. The essays concentrate on some of the best known characters and themes – Oedipus Orpheus Narcissus – reflecting the complexity and fascination of the Greek imagination. The volume will long remain an indispensable tool for the study of Greek mythology and it is of great interest to anyone interested in the development of Greek culture and civilisation and the nature of myth.; 294 pages; The volume's fundamental concern is with how the Greeks conceptualized the experience of poetry and debated the values of that experience. The book's organizing theme is a recurrent Greek dialectic between ideas of poetry as on the one hand a powerfully enthralling experience in its own right a kind of 'ecstasy' and on the other a medium for the expression of truths which can exercise lasting influence on its audiences' views of the world. Citing a wide range of modern scholarship and making frequent connections with later periods of literary theory and aesthetics Halliwell questions many orthodoxies and received opinions about the texts analysed. The resulting perspective casts new light on ways in which the Greeks attempted to make sense of the psychology of poetic experience - including the roles of emotion ethics imagination and knowledge - in the life of their culture . 1987. 0709932707 . Croom Helm hardcover
1993Best.-Nr. 33573The Johns Hopkins University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Very light shelfwear to book. Dustjacket has tears chipping and creasing. DJ not sitting square.; 836 pages; Early Greek Myth is a much-needed handbook for scholars and others interested in the literary and artistic sources of archaic Greek myths -- and the only one of its kind available in English. Timothy Gantz traces the development of each myth in narrative form and summarizes the written and visual evidence in which the specific details of the story appear. . 1993. 080184410X . The Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover
1995Best.-Nr. 33577E. J. Brill. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Minor creasing and edgewear to DJ. Very light wear to book.; Religions in the Graeco-Roman World; 473 pages; The Early Amazons offers a new understanding of the ancient Amazon myth situating mythical representations in the realm of cultural history. The first section examines how the Amazons have presented a challenge to views on history myth and gender in classical mythology from the late eighteenth century up to the impact of structuralism. Topics included are nineteenth-century historiography and the interest in linguistics. The second section sheds new light on the culture of archaic Greece offering a coherent assessment of literary and visual representations. Taking mythical narrative as a form of oral storytelling it shows the emergence of the Amazon motif and its meaning in the world of epic. Iconographical analysis reveals how the visual arts have made a contribution of their own to the imaginary presence of the Amazons. . 1995. 9004100776 . E. J. Brill hardcover
1968Best.-Nr. 33639Éditions E. De Boccard. Very Good. Softcover. Very faint shelfwear. Scholar's name to ffep Jenifer Neils.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 350 pages . 1968. Éditions E. De Boccard paperback
2002Best.-Nr. 33744Cambridge University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Minor pencil marginalia to some pages by Jenifer Neils.; Stories take time to tell; Greek and Roman artists had to convey them in static images. How did they go about it How could they ensure that their scenes would be recognized What problems did they have How did they solve them This generously illustrated book explores the ways classical artists portrayed a variety of myths. It explains how formulas were devised for certain stories; how these inventions could be adapted developed and even transferred to other myths; how one myth could be distinguished from another; what links there were with daily life and historical propaganda; the influence of changing tastes and problems still outstanding. Examples are drawn from a wide range of media--vases murals mosaics sarcophagi sculpture--used by the ancient Greeks and Romans. The myths are mostly those that are also easily recognized in later works of art. No previous knowledge of the subject is assumed all examples are illustrated and all names terms and concepts are fully explained. Susan Woodford teaches Greek and Roman art at the University of London and is engaged in research for the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum. A former Fullbright Scholar and Woodrow Wilson Fellow she and is author of The Parthenon Cambridge 1981 The Art of Greece Cornell 1993 An Introduction to Greek Art Cornell 1986 and The Trojan War in Ancient Art Cornell 1993.; 10.2 X 7.2 X 0.9 inches; 332 pages . 2002. 0521782678 . Cambridge University Press hardcover
1970Best.-Nr. 33768Wilhelm Fink Verlag. Near Fine with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Münchener Archäologische Studien 1; 116 pages . 1970. 3770504348 . Wilhelm Fink Verlag hardcover
1980Best.-Nr. 32003University of Toronto Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover G. P. Goold.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 198 pages; Provides a throrough analysis of the literary and non-literary aspects of Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound essential for an understanding of the play. . 1980. 0802023916 . University of Toronto Press hardcover
1969Best.-Nr. 31567Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover G. P. Goold. Foxing to top of textblock. Light edgewear to DJ.; Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries 11; 262 pages; An exhaustive study of Claudian's unfinished mythological epic with a text apparatus criticus and commentary. The long introduction begins with a catalogue of manuscripts; and this leads to an investigation into the manuscript tradition and the history of the poem's transmission. Dr Hall then surveys the most important printed editions of the poem. He examines various theories of dating and discusses the sources of the story. He concludes the introduction with a brief critical assessment of the form and style of the poem. Dr Hall establishes his text after an examination of all the extant manuscripts. The apparatus though very full is selective in that it records readings of younger manuscripts only when they offer something new. It also ignores trifling corruptions. The commentary is similarly selective. In general it discusses everything relevant to the establishing of the text and ignores points of purely mythological and literary interest. . 1969. 0521074428 . Cambridge University Press hardcover
1993Best.-Nr. 29701Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Minor Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover G. P. Goold. Minor edgewear along lower edge of DJ.; 216 pages; In recent years the subtlety and complexity of Apollonius' Argonautica have been better appreciated but in Dr Hunter's view the purposes and aesthetic of the epic are still not readily understood and much basic analysis remains to be done. The present book seeks to offer some of that analysis and to place the Argonautica within its social and intellectual context. A series of studies deal with notions of heroism; with eros and the suffering of Medea; the role of the divine; poetic voice and literary self-consciousness; and the Ptolemaic context of the poem. A pervasive theme of the book is Apollonius' creative engagement with Homer and a final chapter sketches out an approach to Virgil's use of Apollonius in the Aeneid. The Argonautica emerges as a brilliant and original experiment. This book is the only advanced study of the Argonautica currently available. All Greek is translated. . 1993. 0521413729 . Cambridge University Press hardcover
1964Best.-Nr. 29074Weidmannsche Buchhandlung. Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minor shelfwear to all volumes except vol. 1 which has bumped corners and bumping to lower edge of front board.; V1: 1964 964 pp; vol. 2.1 1966 : xii 419 pp; vol. 2.2 1967 : viii 421-756 pp; Vol. 2.3: 1967 VI 757-1532; 1-2.3; 2496 pages . 1964. Weidmannsche Buchhandlung hardcover
1994Best.-Nr. 27436Princeton University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. 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. . 1994. 0691032386 . Princeton University Press hardcover
1998Best.-Nr. 27601Cambridge University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Very minor shelfwear.; This is a study of the works of art from early Greece that have long been presented as "illustrations to Homer " but that are argued here to be nothing of the kind. Early Greek artists showed no preference for Homeric subjects and when their interests did coincide with Homer's treated his account as at best one of the possible variants. Close descriptive analysis of texts and pictures and of the artists' aims together with statistical evidence provide the basis for the argument.; 0.43 x 8.29 x 5.91 Inches; 200 pages . 1998. 0521620228 . Cambridge University Press hardcover
1987Best.-Nr. 27103Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages tanned. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover G. P. Goold. DJ a bit sunned.; Cambridge Classical Studies; 200 pages; Although Ovid is currently enjoying a new wave of popularity most critics withhold from his poetry the close word-by-word readings that are necessary for a thorough understanding of it. Ovid twice treated the myth of Persephone and Hinds's book is at first a historical inquiry--the most extensive yet done--into the double transformation in Metamorphosis 5 and Fasti 4 of the rape of Persephone one of the great Graeco-Roman myths. The study continues as a critical exploration of Ovid's self-conscious delight in language and in writing manifested in these twin narratives providing a feast for students of both Latin poetry and narratives in general. . 1987. 052133506X . Cambridge University Press hardcover
1964Best.-Nr. 27166Latomus. Very Good. Softcover. Signed by author to ffep "with best wishes Bernie". Wraps a bit browned. Faint creasing. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover G. P. Goold.; Collection Latomus Volume 73; 63 pages; Signed by Author . 1964. Latomus paperback
1987Best.-Nr. 26350Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages tanned. Scholar's name to ffep R. E. Fantham. Large tear to DJ repaired with cellotape with a few tears with some loss.; Cambridge Classical Studies; 200 pages; Although Ovid is currently enjoying a new wave of popularity most critics withhold from his poetry the close word-by-word readings that are necessary for a thorough understanding of it. Ovid twice treated the myth of Persephone and Hinds's book is at first a historical inquiry--the most extensive yet done--into the double transformation in Metamorphosis 5 and Fasti 4 of the rape of Persephone one of the great Graeco-Roman myths. The study continues as a critical exploration of Ovid's self-conscious delight in language and in writing manifested in these twin narratives providing a feast for students of both Latin poetry and narratives in general. . 1987. 052133506X . Cambridge University Press hardcover
1998Best.-Nr. 26360Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Light bumping to 2 corners. Scholar's name to ffep Elaine Fantham. Minor shelfwear to DJ.; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; 304 pages; Book IV of Ovid's celebration of the calendar and the associated legends of the Roman year treats the month of April a particularly happy phase of the Augustan ceremonial year. Around the festival of Venus and the anniversary of the foundation of Rome Ovid retells the legends of Rome's royal founder Romulus and the Trojan hero Aeneas. The introduction and commentary pay special attention to Ovid's art as a poet but aim to provide both the general background and specific explanations of his historical and religious material.; Signed by Editor . 1998. 0521445388 . Cambridge University Press hardcover
1993Best.-Nr. 26384Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Light bumping to lower edge. Pencil marginalia to a couple of pages. Creasing and 1 chip along top edge of DJ.; 216 pages; In recent years the subtlety and complexity of Apollonius' Argonautica have been better appreciated but in Dr Hunter's view the purposes and aesthetic of the epic are still not readily understood and much basic analysis remains to be done. The present book seeks to offer some of that analysis and to place the Argonautica within its social and intellectual context. A series of studies deal with notions of heroism; with eros and the suffering of Medea; the role of the divine; poetic voice and literary self-consciousness; and the Ptolemaic context of the poem. A pervasive theme of the book is Apollonius' creative engagement with Homer and a final chapter sketches out an approach to Virgil's use of Apollonius in the Aeneid. The Argonautica emerges as a brilliant and original experiment. This book is the only advanced study of the Argonautica currently available. All Greek is translated. . 1993. 0521413729 . Cambridge University Press hardcover
2003Best.-Nr. 18729Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Very faint spotting to top of textblock. Else book is fine. Dustjacket is protected in plastic sleeve.; In this book Andrew Erskine examines the role and meaning of Troy in the changing relationship between Greeks and Romans as Rome is transformed from a minor Italian city into a Mediterranean superpower. The book seeks to understand the significance of Rome's Trojan origins for the Greeks by considering the place of Troy and Trojans in Greek culture. It moves beyond the more familiar spheres of art and literature to explore the countless overlapping local traditions the stories that cities told about themselves a world often neglected by scholars.; 336 pages . 2003. 0199240337 . Oxford University Press hardcover
1987Best.-Nr. 18409Oxford University Committee of Archaeology. Very Good. Softcover. Former owner's name to half-title. Laminate lifting to 1 corner. Else very minor shelfwear.; Oxford University Committee for Archaeology. Monograph No. 12; 140 pages; A comprehensive study of the mythological scenes and isolated mythical figures which appear in Laconian art chiefly on black-figure vases from about 580 BC until the end of the sixth century . 1987. 0947816127 . Oxford University Committee of Archaeology paperback
1992Best.-Nr. 18535L'Erma di Bretschneider. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Gift inscription from author on ffep. Else Book is fine. DJ has very light edgewear.; Studia Archaeologica 59; 158 pages; Signed by Author . 1992. 8870627306 . L'Erma di Bretschneider hardcover
