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1987Foxing to top of textblock. Minor shelfwear to book and DJ. ; Describes the forms of patronage from Homer's time to the Hellenistic period, focusing on Homeric bards, the lyric poets, Pindar, Theocritus, and the Alexandrian poets and scholars. Gold then discusses patronage in Rome from the dramatists in the third century B. C. To the later republican poets such as Catullus, Lucretius, and the elegists. ; 267 pages
1988Very Light shelfwear to book. DJ has light edgewear and foxing. ; In this study of the Hellenistic poets of the third century B. C. Hutchinson provides a much-needed picture of the poetry of the period while demonstrating its quality and vitality. The work of the Hellenistic poets in the third century BC has not only an important place in Greek literature, but also a particular significance for Latin poetry. Hutchinson explores the works of such writers as Theocritus, Callimachus, and Apollonius of Rhodes--developing a generalconception of poetry that centers around the poets' handling of tone, level, and form--and offers a fresh analysis of the influence of Hellenistic poetry on the city of Rome. Despite much technical work on the texts and language of these authors - Theocritus, Callimachus, Apollonius Rhodius, and others - previous literary criticism on most of the major figures is limited in quantity and scope. He explores the work of the individual writers in turn, while developing a general conception of the poetry as a whole, centred around the poets' handling of tone, level, and form. The book concludes with a fresh approach to the influence of Hellenistic poets in Rome. All quotations in Greek or Latin have been translated by the author. ; Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints; 392 pages
1979Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). DJ is price-clipped. Dustjacket spine is sunned. ; Looks at the 'querelle des anciens et des modernes' -- the question whether writers should imitate the classics or use literary forms which seemed more suited to their own era--and the debate in Europe since the earliest days of the Renaissance. ; 240 pages
1978Foxing to spine. Creasing through upper corner of some pages. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). ; By focusing on the story of Hector, Redfield presents an imaginative perspective not only on the Iliad but also on the whole of Homeric culture....Through Hector, as the "true tragic hero of the poem, " the events and themes of the Iliad are understood and the function of tragedy within culture is examined. ; 0.96 x 8.97 x 6.01 Inches; 336 pages
1980Scholar'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.
1974Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Dustjacket has edgewear with chipping and small tears. ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 236 pages
1982Foxing/spotting to boards (colour loss). Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Endpapers excised. ; 118 pages
1925Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Spine sunned. Endpapers slightly browned. ; Menschen. Völker. Zeiten. Eine Kulturgeschichte in Einzeldarstellungen I; 178 pages
1967Wraps slightly yellowed. ; Provides criticism, sound scholarship, and systematic explication of the characters, action, events, and artistic devices of the Odyssey. ; A Spectrum Book; 0.29 x 9.03 x 6.01 Inches; 120 pages
1988Foxing to textblocks and DJ flaps. Heavier foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblocks. Scholar's bookplate to inner covers of Vol. 1-2 (G. P. Goold). Else minor shelfwear. ; A three-volume commentary compiled by an international team of scholars includes an introduction discussing previous research on the Odyssey, its relation to the Iliad, the epic dialect, and the transmission of the text. Vol. I: (1988) 396 pp ISBN: 0198140371; Vol. II: (1989) 300 pp ISBN: 0198140479; Vol. III: (1992) 447 pp ISBN: 0198140487; ; 3 Volume Set COMPLETE. Commentary on Homer's Odyssey. ; Vol. 1/3/2022; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1143 pages
1993Book is fine. DJ has very light shelfwear. ; 1 x 9.5 x 6.75 Inches; 396 pages; Heinze's study, originally published in German in 1903, remains a classic of Virgil scholarship. His pioneering work remains a basic text for students and scholars today, providing a study of the techniques by which Virgil composed his epic on Aeneas. This translation makes the book available in English for the first time. Translation by Hazel and David Harvey and Fred Robertson.
1990Minor shelfwear. Light bumping to top of spines of Vol. 1-2. ; A three-volume commentary compiled by an international team of scholars includes an introduction discussing previous research on the Odyssey, its relation to the Iliad, the epic dialect, and the transmission of the text. 1991-1992; 3 Volume Set COMPLETE. Commentary on Homer's Odyssey. Clarendon Paperbacks; Vol. 1/3/2022; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Vol. 1: (1991) 396 pp; Vol. II: (1990) 300 pp; Vol. III: (1992) 447 pp
1982Spine and part of front wrap show sun discoloration. ; In this concise analysis, written with elegant wit, the greatest living textual critic of Latin authors offers new insight into the poetry of Horace. Horace is best known for his four books of Odes, cherished for their lyric grace. His amiable persona is displayed more intimately in the moralizing verses of the Satires and Epistles. In a reading of all the poetry, but focusing especially on problematic areas, Shackleton Bailey examines Horace's art of self-presentation. A variety of themes are elucidated, from the poet's relations with his patron to Roman sexual attitudes. Close scrutiny is given to about thirty passages which, he argues, have been misread. An appended essay on a notable predecessor, the textual scholar Richard Bentley, is especially revealing on the art of classical scholarship. ; Classical Life and Letters; 0.67 x 8.81 x 5.68 Inches; 142 pages
1898Former owner's circle stamp to ffep and a couple of pages. Light fraying to spine ends. Endpapers foxed. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 176 pages; Extensive English introduction, commentary and Latin Text.
1991Jerome Lectures 11; 108 pages; A survey of how Greek historians explained the conditions of a state's success and the dangers of power.
1992Very light pencilling. DJ has some creasing. ; History of Women in the West; Vol. 1; 572 pages
2001Very minor shelfwear to book. DJ has 1 small tear (1 cm) with creasing along upper edge. Front DJ flap creased. ; From Cinderella to The Boy Who Cried Wolf to The Dragon Slayer to the Judgment of Solomon, certain legends, myths, and folktales are part of the oral tradition in countries around the world. In addition to their pervasiveness, these stories show an astonishing longevity; many such tales are found in classical antiquity. Ariadne's Thread is an encyclopedia of more than a hundred such international oral tales, all present in the literature of ancient Greece and Rome. It takes into account writings, including early Jewish and Christian literature, recorded in or translated into Greek or Latin by writers of any nationality. As a result, it will be invaluable not only to classicists and folklorists but also to a wide range of other readers who are interested in stories and storytelling. William Hansen presents the familiar form of each tale and discusses the similar ancient story or stories, examining how each corresponds with and differs from that form. He then gives principal sources and, where appropriate, comments on the cultural factors affecting the shape and content of the ancient story, the context of transmission, and issues raised in the secondary literature. Finally, he provides a bibliography of scholarly studies and the pertinent reference in the standard folk-narrative index, The Types of the Folktale by Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson. Again and again, Hansen demonstrates how ancient narratives are often best understood in the context of the larger tradition. He forces us to rethink the nature of Greek mythology by encouraging an appreciation of the extent to which Greek myths and legends parallel international stories. By virtue of their durability, he says, these orally transmitted stories rank among the world's most successful artistic creations.; Myth And Poetics; 9.4 X 6.1 X 1.9 inches; 576 pages
19911 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 355 pages; The powerful portrait of the glorious Greek warrier Achilles presented in Homer's Iliad around 700 BC imbued a particular soldier with transcendent value, linking "soldier" with "hero" in Western European culture. Tracing Achilles' appearances through periods of Greek, Roman, and Christian imperialism in the works of poets, generals, philosophers, priests, and patriots, Katherine Callen King establishes the moral or political significance attached to the hero as a response to shifting mores and contemporary issues.
1990Light yellowing to wraps. Minor shelfwear. ; This superb and fascinating book insists upon trying to place the poetry of Sappho, Alcaeus, Pindar, Archilochus, and others within its social and ritual contexts: oral performance, patron/poet relationship, and religious or communal function. Considering the evidence, such efforts must at times rely upon inspiration, but the close textual readings of individual poems, judicious use of anthropological method, and inclusion of many of the recently discovered fragments creates a vivid picture. ; 0.97 x 8.94 x 6.08 Inches; 408 pages
1978Spine is sunned. Light shelfwear. ; By focusing on the story of Hector, Redfield presents an imaginative perspective not only on the Iliad but also on the whole of Homeric culture....Through Hector, as the "true tragic hero of the poem, " the events and themes of the Iliad are understood and the function of tragedy within culture is examined. ; 0.96 x 8.97 x 6.01 Inches; 336 pages
1993Foxing to textblock. ; Surveys the literary treatment of the Orpheus myth as the myth of the essence of poetry, its ability to encounter the fullest possible intensity of beauty and sorrow and to transform they into song. The first half concentrates on the ancient literary tradiiton. Later chapters focus on the continuities of the myth in modern literature. ; 256 pages
1969Very light shelfwear. Glue Stains along inner hinges. Textblock has one small stain. ; With an Introduction containing Outlines of the History of the Legend of Merlin. Also Essays on Merlin the Enchanter and Merlin the Bard, & Arthurian Localities. O. S. 21 & 36. Pp 189-776; Early English Text Society; Vol. 2; 587 pages
1998Pencil and pen underlining and notes to a few pages. Else minor shelfwear. ; 9.2 X 6.2 X 0.5 inches; 208 pages
1993Thinking Gender; 9.1 X 6.0 X 0.9 inches; 328 pages
1932Spine browned. Traces of removed label to spine. Former owner's bookplate on inner cover. Pages tanned. ; Wood engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 309 pages; The tragedy of Troilus and Criseyde is one of the greatest narrative poems in English literature. Set during the siege of Troy, it tells how the young knight Troilus, son of King Priam, falls in love with Criseyde, a beautiful widow. Brought together by Criseyde's uncle, Pandarus, the lovers are then forced apart by the events of war, which test their oaths of fidelity and trust to the limits. Described by editor Barry Windeatt as Chaucer's most ambitious single achievement, his masterpiece, Troilus and Criseyde is the first work in English to depict human passion with such sympathy and understanding.