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Book SynopsisLivy is a popular author in schools and universities in all areas of the English speaking world.Table of ContentsPreface; Maps; Introduction; Parallel Latin Text and English Translation; Abbreviations; Commentary; Apparatus Criticus; Indexes

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Book SynopsisHelen who has always been faithful to her husband Menelaus; who never went to Troy, but was carried off to Egypt, where she remains throughout the Trojan War, waiting faithfully for her husband Menelaus to rescue her. Meanwhile, Helen of Troy - a mere phantom fashioned by the gods - has blighted the real Helen's life with undeserved hatred.Trade Reviewthis is a fine and timely presentation of a play whose rich complexity is increasingly recognised.'

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Book SynopsisLatin text with facing translation plus notes and commentary.Table of ContentsPreface; Maps; Introduction; Parallel Latin Text and English Translation; Abbreviations; Commentary; Apparatus Criticus; Indexes

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Book SynopsisLatin text with facing translation plus notes and commentary.Table of ContentsPreface; Maps; Introduction; Parallel Latin Text and English Translation; Abbreviations; Commentary; Apparatus Criticus; Indexes

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Book SynopsisFemale mysticism, usually nourished in contemplative surroundings, in Blannbekin's case drew its inspiration from urban life; Weidhaus identifies her visions as 'street mysticism'.This early example of a spiritual diary incorporating the visions of a female mystic offers a glimpse of religious women's daily life and spiritual practices. Agnes Blannbekin was from an Austrian farming family, but as a Beguinelived an urban life: Ulrike Weithaus refers to her experiences as 'street mysticism'. Blannbekin's spiritual life revolved around the liturgical cycles of the church year, but also embraced the opportunities and vagaries of city life. Her visions comment on memorable events such as a popular bishop's visit to town during which people were trampled to death; the consequences of a rape committed by a priest; thefts of the Eucharist and the work of witches. Christ, for Blannbekin, is not only bridegroom, but also shopkeeper, apothecary, and axe-wielding soldier, and it was her vision of swallowing Christ's foreskin which led to the eventual censorship of her works. Life and Revelations has only recently been rediscovered by Austrian scholar Peter Dinzelbacher, and this translation is based on his critical edition.Trade ReviewScholars of women's spirituality will welcome this entrée to th etext of a lively, hitherto inaccessible author. * CATHOLIC HISTORICAL REVIEW *Table of ContentsThe life and revelations of the Viennese beguine Agnes Blannbekin; Spatiality and the sacred in Agnes Blannbekin's life and revelations; maps of the holy; the court as sacred space; the city as sacred space; women's ritual action and writings as sacred performance.

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Book SynopsisMost Old English literature was translated or adapted from Latin: what was translated, and when, reflects cultural development and the increasing respectability of English.Translation was central to Old English literature as we know it. Most Old English literature, in fact, was either translated or adapted from Latin sources, and this is the first full-length study of Anglo-Saxon translation as a cultural practice. This 'culture of translation' was characterised by changing attitudes towards English: at first a necessary evil, it can be seen developing increasing authority and sophistication. Translation's pedagogical function (already visible in Latin and Old English glosses) flourished in the centralizing translation programme of the ninth-century translator-king Alfred, and English translations of the Bible further confirmed the respectability ofEnglish, while Ælfric's late tenth-century translation theory transformed principles of Latin composition into a new and vigorous language for English preaching and teaching texts. The book will integrate the Anglo-Saxon period more fully into the longer history of English translation.ROBERT STANTON is Assistant Professor of English, Boston College, Massachusetts.Trade ReviewValuable book... Stanton's easy familiarity with a multitude of sources and his thorough knowledge of the patristic debates on translation, coupled with his exceedingly thorough and insightful translations, makes this book essential for scholars. MEDIEVAL REVIEW An important contribution to scholarship [that] raises questions about connections between culture and translation practice that anyone working in this field should consider. * SPECULUM *Table of ContentsInterpretation, pedagogy, and Anglo-Saxon glosses; King Alfred and Early English translation; bible translation and the anxiety of authority; Aelfric and the rhetoric of translation.

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Book SynopsisThe first attempt by ordinary lay people - merchants, scriveners, craftsmen - to write their own history, and its effect on the growth and development of London.The early fifteenth century witnessed the first attempt made by ordinary lay people - merchants, scriveners, craftsmen - to write their own history, in the so-called "London chronicles", which have had a profound effect upon the growth and development of London. The earliest of the extant chronicles represents the first generation of historical writing to be undertaken in English since the Anglo-Saxon chronicle, and reflects an important shift in the movement from a primarily oral to a literate culture. However, despite their significance for evidence of this change, and as a secular and largely vernacular voice, much about the London chronicles remain a mystery. This study, the first for over 80 years, includes manuscripts unknown to Kingsford in his 1913 survey, studies them in relation to each other, and draws together what can be known about their origins, purpose and effect upon their audience. It alsoprovides an annotated edition of the previously unpublished text of Bradford, West Yorkshire Archives, MS 32D86/42, while a selection of crucial events recorded in the chronicles -- such as the Rising of 1381 and Cade's Rebellion-- is presented in an appendix. MARY-ROSE McLAREN gained her Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne.Trade Review[A] highly detailed and technical study. No historian should consult [the London] chronicles in future without McLaren as a guide. * SPECULUM *Mary-Rose McLaren has put all scholars of the period in her debt by a careful and exhaustive analysis of all the extant chronicles, published or otherwise.. This will be the standard guide and interpretation of the London chronicles for the foreseeable future. * ALBION *Table of ContentsPart 1 Exploring the London Chronicles: the authorship of the London Chronicles; the chroniclers as historians; the manuscripts of the London Chronicles. Part 2 An annotated edition of Bradford, West Yorkshire Archives MS 32D86/42: the Bradford Manuscript - an introduction; the Bradford Manuscript text and notes.

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Book SynopsisThe 15 original essays in this volume represent only a few of the paths that Glyn Burgess's research career has taken: lays, by Marie de France and unknown authors; manuscript collections of lays and fabliaux; episodic narratives, from ancestral/?outlaw romance and Norman vernacular historiography; transformations of the Brendan legend; and authorial voice in religious texts, including Wace's. The diversity of content and approaches has created a volume which will serve both as a fitting tribute to Burgess's continuing influence and expertise, as well as a contribution to the growing theoretical and applied work in the area of the short narrative, which the authors extend to a very broad range of works, from fabliau to hagiography, from history to myth. This breadth of interest, within a close and analytical focus on short narrative, make this an important, indeed unique, collection.Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Tabula Gratulatoria Biographical Essay AppreciationGlyn S. Burgess ­— Publications Introduction 1. Brevity as Emphasis in the Narrative Lay: The Long and the Short of ItDouglas Kelly 2. Looking in the Mirror and Twinning Tales in Milun and DoonMatilda Tomaryn Bruckner 3. Marie de France, Translator of LaisRupert T. Pickens 4. Heritage in the Lais of Marie de FranceLogan E. Whalen 5. Marie de France’s Chaitivel: A Lesson in rapiditàEliza Hoyer-Millar 6. Marie de France’s Lais in BnF MS. nouv. acq. fr. 1104 (MS. S)Leslie C. Brook 7. Où ranger les récits brefs? Petite enquête sur le contexte manuscrit des fabliaux et des laisRichard Trachsler 8. Textual Clusters in Manuscript Transmission and Reception: The Lai de l’ombre and its Co-TextsKaren Pratt 9. The Teller and the Tale: Meta- and Micro-narratives in the Chanson de ToileKaren J. Taylor 10. La Voie de Povreté et de Richesse, A Fourteenth-Century Moral AllegoryGlynnis M. Cropp 11. The Fire Rekindled: Brendan in the BalticsClara Strijbosch 12. The Journey of St. Brendan: The Navigatio through Six Centuries of Augmentation and ReductionMargaret Burrell 13. Where the Snakes Went: What Happened to St. Patrick’s Serpents?Keith Busby 14. L’histoire d’Hasting: un récit bref dans le long temps des chroniques normandesLaurence Mathey-Maille 15. Authorial Voice in Wace’s Assomption and Anonymous VersionsJean Blacker 16. Envoi: Multum in parvoPeter F. Ainsworth Contributors Index of Names Index of Manuscripts Subject Index

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Book SynopsisThis translation of Confessions enlivens the beguiling world of late antiquity.Trade Review"... Constantine makes Augustine his own in the way of great translators." -- The Best Books of 2018: Works in Translation! - Open Letters Review

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Book SynopsisStudies in the Age of Chaucer is the annual yearbook of the New Chaucer Society, publishing articles on the writing of Chaucer and his contemporaries, their antecedents and successors, and their intellectual and social contexts. More generally, articles explore the culture and writing of later medieval Britain (1200-1500). Each SAC volume also includes an annotated bibliography and reviews of Chaucer-related publications.

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Book SynopsisStudies in the Age of Chaucer is the annual yearbook of the New Chaucer Society, publishing articles on the writing of Chaucer and his contemporaries, their antecedents and successors, and their intellectual and social contexts. More generally, articles explore the culture and writing of later medieval Britain (1200-1500). Each SAC volume also includes an annotated bibliography and reviews of Chaucer-related publications.

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Book SynopsisThe annual yearbook of the New Chaucer Society, publishing articles on the writing of Chaucer and his contemporaries, their antecedents and successors, and their intellectual and social contexts. More generally, articles explore the culture and writing of later medieval Britain (1200-1500). SAC also includes an annotated bibliography and reviews of Chaucer-related publications.

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Book SynopsisA Guide to Early Printed Books and Manuscripts provides a concise introduction to the language and concepts employed in bibliographical studies and textual scholarship as they pertain to early modern manuscripts and printed texts.Table of ContentsIllustrative Materials viii Acknowledgments ix 1 A Guide for the Perplexed 1 2 Paper and Related Materials 22 3 The Structure of Documents 49 4 Producing Texts 83 5 Analysis and Evidence 122 6 Making Variants 149 7 Setting Conditions 183 8 Last Words 211 Selected Further Reading 219 Index 230

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Book SynopsisSex: Vice and Love from Antiquity to Modernity examines the impact that sexual fantasies about the classical world have had on modern Western culture. Offers a wealth of information on sex in the Greek and Roman world Correlates the study of classical sexuality with modern Western cultures Identifies key influential themes in the evolution of erotic discourse from antiquity to modernity Presents a serious and thought-provoking topic with great accessibility Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xi Part I Roman Vice 1 1 Introduction 3 2 Naked Bodies 7 An Introduction (less than successful) to the Naked Body 7 The Naked Body in Greece 14 Naked Romans 21 The Love of Art and the Art of Love 28 3 Obscene Texts 34 Illustrating the Unspeakable 34 Talking Dirty 40 4 Erotic Rites 48 The Myth of the Orgy 48 Locating the Erotic in Roman Religion 55 5 Imperial Biography 65 The Private Lives of the Caesars 65 Explaining Roman Gossip Culture 79 Part II Greek Love 89 6 Introduction 91 What is 'Greek Love'? Scenes from a Courtroom I 92 7 Greece 97 The Loves of Hellas 97 The Platonic Vision 99 8 Rome and the West 109 Greece under Rome and Rome under Greece 109 Greek Love Burns Briefly, but Brightly 119 9 Renaissance and Enlightenment 124 Giving Birth in the Beautiful 124 The Pursuit of Love 135 10 Nineteenth Century and Beyond 143 Greek Love Triumphant 143 Sapphic Love 149 A Mixed Legacy: Greek Love in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries 159 11 Epilogue 164 Scenes from a Courtroom II 164 Notes and Further Reading 166 Bibliography 190 Index 205

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Book SynopsisSex: Vice and Love from Antiquity to Modernity examines the impact that sexual fantasies about the classical world have had on modern Western culture. Offers a wealth of information on sex in the Greek and Roman world Correlates the study of classical sexuality with modern Western cultures Identifies key influential themes in the evolution of erotic discourse from antiquity to modernity Presents a serious and thought-provoking topic with great accessibility Trade Review“The book is helpfully provocative and certainly helps to explain the enduring appeal of Grecece and Rome in contemporary (erotic) culture.” (INTAMS review - Journal for the Study of Marriage & Spirituality, 18 January 2012) "Recommended. Graduate students/faculty." (Choice, 1 March 2011) "This book is enjoyable and informative . . . it would be of especial interest to students of reception studies and the history of sexuality, but there is also much material that is useful to the classical scholar". (Bmcreview, 26 April 2011) "It is because of the personal narratives - as well as the sophistication, wit and learning of the whole enterprise - that this book is highly recommended reading." (Times Higher Education, 30 October 2010)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xi Part I Roman Vice 1 1 Introduction 3 2 Naked Bodies 7 An Introduction (less than successful) to the Naked Body 7 The Naked Body in Greece 14 Naked Romans 21 The Love of Art and the Art of Love 28 3 Obscene Texts 34 Illustrating the Unspeakable 34 Talking Dirty 40 4 Erotic Rites 48 The Myth of the Orgy 48 Locating the Erotic in Roman Religion 55 5 Imperial Biography 65 The Private Lives of the Caesars 65 Explaining Roman Gossip Culture 79 Part II Greek Love 89 6 Introduction 91 What is 'Greek Love'? Scenes from a Courtroom I 92 7 Greece 97 The Loves of Hellas 97 The Platonic Vision 99 8 Rome and the West 109 Greece under Rome and Rome under Greece 109 Greek Love Burns Briefly, but Brightly 119 9 Renaissance and Enlightenment 124 Giving Birth in the Beautiful 124 The Pursuit of Love 135 10 Nineteenth Century and Beyond 143 Greek Love Triumphant 143 Sapphic Love 149 A Mixed Legacy: Greek Love in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries 159 11 Epilogue 164 Scenes from a Courtroom II 164 Notes and Further Reading 166 Bibliography 190 Index 205

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Book SynopsisClassical slavery provides fascinating, complex, and engaging, albeit sometimes grim, topics for the historian. This book provides the political and historical context for Greek and Roman slavery and briefly surveys the institutions themselves. It conveys the interest of the field of ancient slavery to students of history.Trade Review"Ancient Greek and Roman Slavery is one of the first overviews of the lives of slaves in Greece and Rome aimed at a more general reader [...] an excellent book to use for an undergraduate course on the ancient world, either as a main text or as an adjunct to a more traditional textbook that focuses on the traditional narratives of these societies." - Christian Perring, PhD, Editor of Metapsychology Online Reviews"Hunt delivers an introduction to classical slavery that will appeal to a wide range of readers. The book will function equally well as a textbook in courses on ancient slavery, social history, or comparative slavery, and as a reference work for historians working on slavery in other periods. It is difficult to produce a text that serves the needs of these distinct audiences, but Hunt does so successfully by using case studies that guide the reader through the methodology of studying ancient slavery. [...] The greatest compliment that I can pay Hunt is that he has convinced me that a thematic approach [for my course], using his text, will be much more interesting. - Katharine P.D. Huemoeller, University of British Columbia for Bryn Mawr Classical Review“In this wide-ranging and thorough book, Hunt navigates complex and partial sources with great skill to produce a comprehensive account of how slavery operated, varied and changed throughout the ancient world […] Within each of these topics, Hunt is careful to present contrasting scholarly views of the evidence. […] [The book's] treatment of a huge subject is serious and well balanced, and also well written, an easy read. Highly recommended.” - Colin McDonald for Classics for AllTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Modern and Ancient References: Abbreviations xiii 1 Introduction and Historical Context 1 2 Definitions and Evidence 17 3 Enslavement 31 4 Economics 49 5 Politics 67 6 Culture 83 7 Sex and Family Life 99 8 Manumission and Ex-Slaves 117 9 Everyday Conflict 137 10 Revolts 155 11 Representations 173 12 Philosophy and Law 191 13 Decline and Legacy 209 References 221 Index 239

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Book SynopsisClassical slavery provides fascinating, complex, and engaging, albeit sometimes grim, topics for the historian. This title provides the political and historical context for Greek and Roman slavery and briefly surveys the institutions themselves. It conveys the interest of the field of ancient slavery to students of history.Trade Review"Ancient Greek and Roman Slavery is one of the first overviews of the lives of slaves in Greece and Rome aimed at a more general reader [...] an excellent book to use for an undergraduate course on the ancient world, either as a main text or as an adjunct to a more traditional textbook that focuses on the traditional narratives of these societies." - Christian Perring, PhD, Editor of Metapsychology Online Reviews"Hunt delivers an introduction to classical slavery that will appeal to a wide range of readers. The book will function equally well as a textbook in courses on ancient slavery, social history, or comparative slavery, and as a reference work for historians working on slavery in other periods. It is difficult to produce a text that serves the needs of these distinct audiences, but Hunt does so successfully by using case studies that guide the reader through the methodology of studying ancient slavery. [...] The greatest compliment that I can pay Hunt is that he has convinced me that a thematic approach [for my course], using his text, will be much more interesting. - Katharine P.D. Huemoeller, University of British Columbia for Bryn Mawr Classical Review“In this wide-ranging and thorough book, Hunt navigates complex and partial sources with great skill to produce a comprehensive account of how slavery operated, varied and changed throughout the ancient world […] Within each of these topics, Hunt is careful to present contrasting scholarly views of the evidence. […] [The book's] treatment of a huge subject is serious and well balanced, and also well written, an easy read. Highly recommended.” -Colin McDonald for Classics for AllTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Modern and Ancient References: Abbreviations xiii 1 Introduction and Historical Context 1 2 Definitions and Evidence 17 3 Enslavement 31 4 Economics 49 5 Politics 67 6 Culture 83 7 Sex and Family Life 99 8 Manumission and Ex-Slaves 117 9 Everyday Conflict 137 10 Revolts 155 11 Representations 173 12 Philosophy and Law 191 13 Decline and Legacy 209 References 221 Index 239

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Book SynopsisA Companion to Marcus Aurelius presents the first comprehensive collection of essays to explore all essential facets relating to contemporary Marcus Aurelius studies.Table of ContentsList of Figures ix Notes on Contributors xi Preface xvii List of Abbreviations xix The Study of Marcus Aurelius: Introduction 1Marcel van Ackeren Part I The Main Sources 11 1 Cassius Dio and the Historia Augusta 13Anthony R. Birley 2 Archaeological Evidence of the Marcomannic Wars of Marcus Aurelius (AD 166–80) 29Thomas Fischer 3 The Meditations 45Matteo Ceporina 4 Marcus Aurelius’ Letters 62Pascale Fleury 5 Epigraphic Records 77Péter Kovács Part II Biography and Background 93 6 The Political State of the Roman Empire 95Werner Eck 7 Cultural and Intellectual Background and Development 110Leofranc Holford-Strevens 8 Early Life: Family, Youth, and Education 139Anthony R. Birley 9 Marcus’ Life as Emperor 155Anthony R. Birley 10 The Relation of Politics and Philosophy under Marcus Aurelius 171Lukas de Blois Part III Marcus the Emperor 183 11 Administration and Jurisdiction in Rome and in the Provinces 185Werner Eck 12 Religion in the Age of Marcus Aurelius 200Mark J. Edwards 13 The Wars and Revolts 217Anthony R. Birley 14 The Roman Empire after His Death 234Olivier Hekster Part IV Material Forms of Self-Representation 249 15 The Column of Marcus Aurelius 251Martin Beckmann 16 The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius 264Peter Stewart 17 Coins 278Susanne Börner 18 The Portraits: A Short Introduction 294Dietrich Boschung 19 The Reliefs: Representation of Marcus Aurelius’ Deeds 305Dietrich Boschung Part V Marcus the Philosopher 315 20 The Form and Structure of the Meditations 317Jean-Baptiste Gourinat 21 The Style of the Meditations 333Angelo Giavatto 22 Aspects of Orality in (the Text of) the Meditations 346Michael Erler 23 The Meditations as a (Philosophical) Autobiography 362Irmgard M€annlein-Robert 24 Marcus and Previous Stoic Literature 382Christopher Gill 25 Marcus Aurelius on Physics 396David Sedley 26 Logic and the Meditations 408Angelo Giavatto 27 Ethics 420Jean-Baptiste Gourinat 28 Social Ethics and Politics 437Gretchen Reydams-Schils 29 The Meditations and the Ancient Art of Living 453John Sellars 30 The Self in the Meditations 465Anthony A. Long Part VI Reception 481 31 The Reception of the Philosopher-King in Antiquity and the Medieval Age 483Julia Bruch and Katrin Herrmann 32 The Sanctification of Marcus Aurelius 497Amy Richlin 33 Marcus Aurelius and Neostoicism in Early Modern Philosophy 515Jill Kraye 34 Marcus Aurelius in Contemporary Philosophy 532John Sellars Index 545

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Book SynopsisThis version of the Iliad is ideal for readings and performances.Trade ReviewThe energetic and rhythmic translation is quite faithful to the original. ChoiceTable of ContentsTranslator's PrefaceIntroduction, by Erwin CookTHE ILIADBook 1Book 2Book 3Book 4Book 5Book 6Book 7Book 8Book 9Book 10Book 11Book 12Book 13Book 14Book 15Book 16Book 17Book 18Book 19Book 20Book 21Book 22Book 23Book 24NotesBooks 1–12, by Hal Cardiv and Erwin CookBooks 13–24, by Natalie Trevino and Erwin CookNames in the Iliad

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the historicizing turn in Latin literary scholarship, Roman Literary Cultures combines new critical methods with traditional analysis across four hundred years of Latin literature.Trade Review‘All articles are minutely argued… Editors and contributors should be congratulated for this engaging addition to Phoenix Supplementary Volumes.’ -- Clifford Broeniman * The Classical Journal June 2017 *"Charming and impressive, this volume is characteristic both of the editors and of Elaine Fantham; she must have been pleased." -- Amy Richlin, University of California, LA * University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018 *Table of Contents1. Introduction - Alison Keith and Jonathan Edmondson Part I - Domestic Politics 2. Varro on the Battle of Moisture in the Roman Domus (A Note on Men. Fr. 531-32) - Christer Bruun 3. Rape, the Family, and the "Father of the Fatherland" in Ovid, Fasti 2 - Fanny Dolansky 4. Naming the Elegiac Mistress: Elegiac Onomastics in Roman Inscriptions - Alison Keith 5. In Manus: Pliny's Letters and the Arts of Mastery - Sarah Blake Part II - Revolutionary Poetics 6. The Magic is in the Mix: Circe, Ovid, and the Genre(s) of the Remedia Amoris - Barbara Weiden Boyd 7. Primus Pastor: The Origins of Pastoral in Ovid's Metamorphoses - Sarah McCallum 8. Narrative Transition and Literary Allusion in Ovid's Metamorphoses 9 - C.W. Marshall 9. Elegy and Epic in Lucan's Bellum Ciuile - Cedric Littlewood 10. Revolution and Revenge: Reading Aeneas through Hannibal - Elizabeth Kennedy Part III - Civic Spectacle 11. The Charms of an Older Lover: Afranius 378-382 Ribbeck3 - Jarrett Welsh 12. Knowledge, Power, and Republicanism in Lucan - Jonathan Tracy 13. The Rites of Others - Clifford Ando 14. Rituals of Reciprocity: Gladiatorial Munera in Apuleius' Metamorphoses - Jonathan Edmondson

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Book SynopsisThe year 1962 marks the tercentenary of the birth of Richard Bentley (1662–1742), Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, editor of Paradise Lost, but principally and justly famous as one of the greatest classical scholars. To mark the event, the University of Toronto Press is issuing a special reprint of Alexander Dyce’s edition of the Epistola (1691), the work which first brought Bentley fame, and which has long been out of print.This Latin exercise was called forth by one of those unhappy productions which, mediocre themselves, have had the ill luck to attract the inspection of genius. In the eighth or ninth century A.D., Joannes Malelas of Antioch, a Greek writer, attempted a chronological record of mankind and in it he had recourse to name or quote from classical works no longer extant. English scholars in the seventeenth century prepared a translation of the chronicle into Latin and an accompanying commentary; just before its publication, und

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Book SynopsisThe final volume in The Oratory of Classical Greece series presents four speeches by or falsely ascribed to the most renowned of the ancient Greek orators, Demosthenes, which have not been translated in recent times.Trade ReviewHarris is an excellent guide both to the historical issues of the period and to issues in Athenian law…Harris' copious annotation...offers readers many, many starting points for engagement with individual passages. * Journal of Hellenic Studies *Table of Contents Series Editor's Preface (Michael Gagarin) Translator's Preface (Edward Harris) Series Introduction (Michael Gagarin) Oratory in Classical Athens The Orators The Works of the Orators Government and Law in Classical Athens The Translation of Greek Oratory Abbreviations Note on Currency Bibliography of Works Cited Introduction to Demosthenes (Michael Gagarin) Life Works Style Significance Introduction to This Volume (Edward Harris) DEMOSTHENES (Edward Harris) 23. Against Aristocrates 24. Against Timocrates 25–26. Against Aristogeiton I and II Bibliography for This Volume Index

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Book SynopsisThe Utopia Reader compiles primary texts from a variety of authors and movements in the history of theorizing utopias.Utopianism is defined as the various ways of imagining, creating, or analyzing the ways and means of creating an ideal or alternative society. Prominent writers and scholars across history have long explored how or why to envision different ways of life. The volume includes texts from classical Greek literature, the Old Testament, and Plato's Republic, to Sir Thomas More's Utopia, to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and beyond. By balancing well-known and obscure examples, the text provides a comprehensive and definitive collection of the various ways Utopias have been conceived throughout history and how Utopian ideals have served as criticisms of existing sociocultural conditions.This new edition includes many historically well-known works, little known but influential texts, and contemporary writings, providing an even more expansive coveragTrade Review"The Utopia Reader is the place to start a literary voyage into new futures, possible futures, and dangerous alternative futures. These well-selected readings let the reader know that there is neither a shared perfect future nor a shared perfect interpretation. Accessible and provocative." -- Jean Pfaelzer,author of The Utopian Novel in America: the Politics of a Literary Form"How utopianto see something that was very good get better. This second edition includes an expanded introduction that addresses the complexities of defining utopia, significant additions to several sections, and an entirely new section on the 21st century that includes young adult dystopias and non-print utopias." -- Kenneth Roemer,author of Utopian Audiences

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Book SynopsisHumanitarian lessons and practical insights from the prophet of IslamThe words of Muhammad, messenger of God and prophet of Islam, have a special place in the hearts of his followers. Wielding an authority second only to the Qur''an, they are cited by scholars in a vast array of disciplinesincluding law, theology, metaphysics, poetry, grammar, history, and medicineand are quoted by Muslims to one another in their daily lives. Light in the Heavens by al-Qadi al-Quda''i, a Sunni judge in the Fatimid court in Egypt, is an outstanding example of a compilation of these sayings, known as hadiths, that circulated orally and were later assembled and written down. From North Africa to India, generations have used Light in the Heavens as a teaching text for children as well as adults, and many of its 1,200 sayings are familiar to individuals of diverse denominations and ethnicities. For Muslimswho consider Muhammad's teachings the fount of wisdom and the beacon of guTrade Review"Easily readable and accessible. Highly recommended and beneficial for the expert, the scholar, and the student of Islamic Studies, while equally expedient for general readers." * Reading Religion *"This distinctly ethical and pragmatic collection . . . offers humanitarian lessons and practical insights with a universal appeal." * Islamic Horizons *"A splendid addition to the new Library of Arabic Literature series . . . [and a] wonderful translation . . . This book will help adjust the 'Western' understanding of Islam from the benighted view acquired from media, government propaganda, and religious bigotry toward the wise, demanding, and impressive way of being human, both at the level of the individual and at the level of society, that it is for a quarter of the human race." * Speculum *"Beautifully edited and translated by Tahera Qutbuddin . . . The book is a welcome addition to the literature on . . . hadith scholarship, and will be of interest to scholars, students, and non-specialist readers interested in classical and medieval Islam, Islamic history, and Islamic studies, particularly Islamic theology and hadith studies." * Digest of Middle East Studies *"Al-Quḍāʽīs book is one of those works not characterized by originality, but by skillful selection of sayings from a huge body of literature, and it was very popular in the Islamic Middle Ages… Overall, I find the translation impressive. [Qutbuddin] deliberately frees herself to use idiomatic English rather than producing a clumsy literal rendering of the Arabic, and in the vast majority of cases, she hits squarely on the core meanings of the Arabic sayings… an excellent edition and translation of an important text." * Orientalistische Literaturzeitung *

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Book SynopsisThe Utopia Reader compiles primary texts from a variety of authors and movements in the history of theorizing utopias. Utopianism is defined as the various ways of imagining, creating, or analyzing the ways and means of creating an ideal or alternative society. Prominent writers and scholars across history have long explored how or why to envision different ways of life. The volume includes texts from classical Greek literature, the Old Testament, and Plato's Republic, to Sir Thomas More's Utopia, to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and beyond. By balancing well-known and obscure examples, the text provides a comprehensive and definitive collection of the various ways Utopias have been conceived throughout history and how Utopian ideals have served as criticisms of existing sociocultural conditions. This new edition includes many historically well-known works, little known but influential texts, and contemporary writings, providing an even more expansive coverage of the varietiTrade Review"The Utopia Reader is the place to start a literary voyage into new futures, possible futures, and dangerous alternative futures. These well-selected readings let the reader know that there is neither a shared perfect future nor a shared perfect interpretation. Accessible and provocative." -- Jean Pfaelzer,author of The Utopian Novel in America: the Politics of a Literary Form"How utopianto see something that was very good get better. This second edition includes an expanded introduction that addresses the complexities of defining utopia, significant additions to several sections, and an entirely new section on the 21st century that includes young adult dystopias and non-print utopias." -- Kenneth Roemer,author of Utopian Audiences

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Book SynopsisWolfgang Capito (1478–1541) was one of the most important figures of the Reformation, a leading churchman who turned from Catholic to Protestant. A professor of theology and advisor to the Archbishop of Mainz, he moved to Strasbourg and worked for two decades toward the reformation of the city, which became, after Wittenberg, the most active centre of the Reformation movement. This volume – the first of three – is a fully annotated translation of Capito’s existing correspondence, covering the years 1507–1523. The letters reveal his dialogue with leading humanists and reformers, such as Erasmus and Luther (with whom Capito had a contentious relationship), and reflect the cultural and political milieu of the time. They also offer significant insights into the progress of the Reformation. Erika Rummel’s head- and footnotes provide historical context by identifying classical and biblical quotations as well as persons and places.

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Book SynopsisThis Miltonic reference works is the third and final volume in a trilogy dealing with Miltonic analogues. It complements the author's previous compendia of analogues, The Celestial Cycle (on Paradise Lost) and That Invincible Samson (on Samson Agonistes).Thirty-seven years of research in the libraries of the world have unearthed on impressive array of analogues of Comus, Lycidas, and Paradise Regained; and the more important of these are now made available in Kirkconnell's English translation in Awake the Courteous Echo. The book includes 39 analogues of Comus, 102 of Lycidas, and 25 of Paradise Regained. These analogues range from the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh to those of Milton's contemporaries. Dr. Kirkconnell's initial concern is not with source hunting, but with analogues as analogues, the Jonsonian masque, the pastoral elegy, and the brief epic. The subtle

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Book SynopsisThe textual tradition of the Latin dramatist Publius Terentius Afer (second century BC) is unusually rich and complex. Over six hundred manuscripts containing some or all of Terence's six comedies have survived, but only one codex and three small fragments date from antiquity. All the rest were copied in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance when Terence was very popular. Recently scholars have been devoting considerable study to the role of his works and the commentaries on them in the cultural and intellectual development of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. However, little attention has been given to an examination and re-examination of the manuscripts in order to determine which are the most useful for establishing a reliable text of the plays.In this study John N. Grant examines afresh the manuscript tradition of the comedies, looking in particular at a branch of the medieval manuscripts which has been neglected in the past. He establishes the primacy of one manuscript,

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Book SynopsisAn incisive exploration of the way Greek myths empower us to defeat tyranny. As tyrannical passions increasingly plague twenty-first-century politics, tales told in ancient Greek epics and tragedies provide a vital antidote. Democracy as a concept did not exist until the Greeks coined the term and tried the experiment, but the idea can be traced to stories that the ancient Greeks told and retold. From the eighth through the fifth centuries BCE, Homeric epics and Athenian tragedies exposed the tyrannical potential of individuals and groups large and small. These stories identified abuses of power as self-defeating. They initiated and fostered a movement away from despotism and toward broader forms of political participation. Following her highly praised book Enraged: Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths, the classicist Emily Katz Anhalt retells tales from key ancient Greek texts and proceeds to interpret the important message they hold for us today. As she reveals, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Aeschylus's Oresteia, and Sophocles's Antigone encourage us—as they encouraged the ancient Greeks—to take responsibility for our own choices and their consequences. These stories emphasize the responsibilities that come with power (any power, whether derived from birth, wealth, personal talents, or numerical advantage), reminding us that the powerful and the powerless alike have obligations to each other. They assist us in restraining destructive passions and balancing tribal allegiances with civic responsibilities. They empower us to resist the tyrannical impulses not only of others but also in ourselves. In an era of political polarization, Embattled demonstrates that if we seek to eradicate tyranny in all its toxic forms, ancient Greek epics and tragedies can point the way.Trade Review"Anhalt encourages readers to look with fresh eyes at how easily power can be abused and how to fight back against despotic rule. Her engaging retellings of stories from ancient Greek epic and tragedy show just how relevant these texts are in the political climate of the twenty-first century." —Donna Zuckerberg, author of Not All Dead White Men: Classics and Misogyny in the Digital Age"The Greeks endured violence and demagoguery but also created antidotes, from the Odyssey's depiction of survival skills like rational deliberation, to the deep probes of politics by Aeschylus and Sophocles. Emily Katz Anhalt brilliantly articulates what this hard-won ancient wisdom offers those battling anti-democratic forces today."—Richard Martin, author of Myths of the Ancient Greeks"A thought-provoking exploration of how the ancient Greeks developed forms of storytelling to interrogate what it means to be a leader and how despotic leaders tend to abuse their power. The ancient myths at the center of this book speak to the present moment with uncanny prescience, as if written for our time as both a warning and an opportunity to rehearse the moral choices that we and our leaders must make each day."—Bryan Doerries, author of The Theater of War: What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us Today"Anhalt's prose is wonderfully readable and at the same time deeply scholarly. She elucidates the social/political/psychological realities represented in these classic texts and demonstrates how critical reading of literature enables one to see one's own realities and their inherent dangers more clearly...Recommended."—M. F. McClure, CHOICEOur current political climate presents us with steep challenges. We could start by working toward exposing more students, and others, to these stories and texts in the first place. Even that seems an increasingly high bar. An engaging and readable volume like this one can help by presenting readers with the complexities and subtleties of Homer and the tragedies in an accessible way, and by encouraging us all to think with these myths as we try to understand our modern world, and, one hopes, work to improve it."—Daniel W. Berman, Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsContents and AbstractsIntroduction: Confronting Tyranny Today chapter abstractToday, as in ancient times, tyrannical abuses of power—whether by one person, a few, or many—destroy individuals, corrode communities, and endanger democratic institutions. During the eighth through the fifth centuries BCE, however, ancient Greece witnessed an unprecedented movement away from tyranny and tribalism and toward civil society and broader forms of political participation. Democracy emerged as a consequence of gradual changes in social and political attitudes fostered by epic and tragic reworkings of Greek myths over many centuries. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Aeschylus's Oresteia, and Sophocles's Antigone identify aspirations and skills crucial to preventing abuses of power in any and every era. The ancient Greeks never removed tyrannical abuses of power from their world or from themselves, but their stories show us why and how we could. 1Leadership (Iliad 1–2) chapter abstractThe Iliad's opening scenes depict a hierarchical, destructively competitive power structure familiar to the epic's earliest archaic audiences and not unfamiliar to us today. High achievers compete ruthlessly for honor, wealth, and supremacy at the expense of the community's welfare. Truth succumbs to violence and intimidation. Cruelty and bystanders' enjoyment of it constitute the emblems of tyrannical leadership and thoughtless subjection to it. By adhering to the principles of their own society, leading men harm their communities and themselves. The epic's human characters blame the gods for their suffering, but the audience sees that human choices are far more determinative than divine actions, and their consequences more predictable. Democracy was not even a concept when tales of the Trojan War began to circulate, but the Iliad begins by exposing the cost to everyone of exclusively self-serving leadership, and suggesting that the community bears the responsibility for defining "good" leadership. 2Community (Odyssey 1–4) chapter abstractThe Odyssey begins by emphasizing that human communities need some form of mortal political authority capable of maintaining order. In the archaic world of Homer's characters and earliest audiences, "political authority" meant a king or a small group of powerful elites; but the epic begins to undermine the legitimacy of unfettered and unaccountable autocratic authority by suggesting that the powerful are responsible for the quality of life of everyone subject to their power. The Odyssey defines a "good" king as a ruler who benefits not merely himself but everyone in the community by promoting respect for reciprocal obligations among everyone, including himself. The ancient Greeks themselves failed to achieve this goal, but the Odyssey's portrait of communal order and happiness excludes all forms of tyranny. It offers both a challenge and an invitation to every human community. 3Reality (Odyssey 5–8) chapter abstractOdysseus's adventures begin with his remarkable choice of reality over fantasy. This choice initiates his return home and permits him to recover his political authority and reestablish order and happiness for himself, his household, and his community. The seductions and deceptions of imaginative non-reality-based narratives can help cultivate our evidence-based reasoning skills. But Odysseus's example reminds us that a preference for fantasy, irrationality, and magical thinking over the reality of empirical lived experience can corrode our capacity for rational thought and prevent constructive political discourse and creative problem-solving. Preferring fantasy to reality, we risk empowering the tyrants and would-be tyrants in our own times, because they are hard at work in the real world while we amuse ourselves in imaginary ones. The rejection of tyranny originates in the realization that real-life problems require real-life solutions. 4Deception (Odyssey 9–16) chapter abstractThis section of the Odyssey reminds us that the distinction between "true" and "false" matters, and that recognizing the distinction is our responsibility. Instead of asking or permitting the audience to suspend disbelief, tales narrated by Odysseus evoke our skepticism and cultivate our empiricism because we have other evidence against which to measure them. The Odyssey suggests that the determination of "true" or "false" is not merely a matter of opinion. Truth must be objectively verifiable. Matching wits with Odysseus, we develop the skills to defend ourselves against authoritative speakers who bombard us with fictions, even contradictory fictions, so as to eradicate the very concept of objective fact. 5Success (Odyssey 17–24) chapter abstractThe Odyssey's conclusion introduces a profoundly egalitarian challenge to any narrowly based or exclusive power structure, and to the primitive equation of vengeance with justice. Ingenuity, skepticism, empiricism, and self-restraint enable Odysseus to succeed in exacting violent revenge against the rapacious, shortsighted suitors. But the epic presents these essential survival skills as potentially accessible to anyone, and Odysseus's successful defeat of the suitors offers no guarantee of permanently benevolent leadership, political harmony, or future prosperity. The epic's unsatisfying ending reminds the audience that vengeance is not a solution but a problem, a source of greater conflict. Violent revenge manifests as a lethal threat to civil society, since it is likely to escalate and become interminable. Not violence but farsighted wisdom and self-restraint, symbolized by Athena's ultimate intervention, prove vital to individual and communal survival and success. 6Justice (Aeschylus's Oresteia) chapter abstractAthenian tragedies in the fifth century BCE challenged traditional, archaic tribal goals and promoted new ideals more conducive to preserving civil society and democratic institutions. The Oresteia undermines the age-old equation of revenge with justice, revising an ancient tale and dramatizing the devastating consequences of retributive violence. As each violent act in this new version derives from and produces others, Aeschylus exposes the common fallacy of assuming that because one side in a dispute appears deeply wrong the other side must be right. In the trilogy's conclusion, persuasive speech permits a zero-sum conception of justice and victory to evolve from a crushing conquest of one side at the expense of another into a conception of victory as a win for all concerned. The Oresteia presents the trial by jury as a healthier alternative to vengeance killings. Our great challenge is to make that vision a reality. 7Conflict (Sophocles's Antigone) chapter abstractLike the Homeric epics, Athenian tragedies offer us, as they offered fifth-century Athenians, the opportunity to learn from others' mistakes. Sophocles's Antigone explores the great challenge confronting every human community: What do we do when we disagree? Antigone exposes the catastrophic consequences of a closed mind incapable of accepting new information or thinking creatively. Neither Creon nor Antigone is a constructive role model. The collision between Creon's rejection of the family in favor of civic loyalties and Antigone's "family first" certainty and disregard for civic loyalties destroys family, city, and the relevant individuals. Inflexible, hot-tempered, and impervious to reasoned argument, Antigone and Creon collide and self-destruct. Antigone learns nothing. Creon learns too late. They cannot be helped, but maybe we can be. Dramatizing how not to go about resolving disputes, Sophocles's cautionary tale reminds us that in every conflict our certainties may blind us to better ideas. Conclusion: The Art of Self-Governance chapter abstractTwenty-first-century tyranny is merely the latest iteration of an age-old pestilence. The Iliad, Odyssey, Oresteia, and Antigone can help to inoculate us against it. These stories remind us that words have consequences and that discernment is our responsibility. They teach us to value evidence and expertise, and to choose leaders who will not sacrifice the welfare of the community to their own shortsighted greed. Exposing the tyrannical potential of a closed mind, these tales encourage us to resist the seductions of violence, assess facts, value diverse viewpoints, and resolve complex problems creatively. They not only fortify us against liars, magical thinkers, con artists, and thugs, but also remind us to beware of becoming liars, magical thinkers, con artists, or thugs ourselves. Fortified by ancient Greek tales against the tyrannical forces of today, we can learn to govern ourselves.

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents first editions of a variety of cuneiform tablets from the Old Babylonian period belonging to the collection of the late Shlomo Moussaieff. It makes available for the first time three texts representing varying levels of Mesopotamian scribal education. The first is what the authors argue is the most complete copy of the first fifty lines of the standard version of the Sumerian epic Gilgameš and the Bull of Heaven. The second is a hitherto unpublished bilingual (Sumerian-Akkadian) lexical list of unknown provenance, similar to the Proto-Aa syllabary. Each of the 314 entries preserved on this tablet provides a pronunciation gloss, a Sumerian logogram, and an Akkadian translation. A unique feature of this list is that the signs are arranged on the basis of graphic concatenation: each sign contains one of the graphic components of the preceding sign. It also yields a great number of hitherto unknown, synonymous Akkadian translations to the Sumerian logograms. The final chapter contains an edition of two groups of lenticular school tablets, containing thirty-three elementary-level scribal exercises.With this volume, Jacob Klein and Yitschak Sefati preserve and disseminate important artifacts that advance the study of Sumerian literature, Mesopotamian lexicography, and ancient Near Eastern scribal education.Trade Review“Editing the texts in this volume is a tremendous accomplishment. One can only imagine all the effort and scholarship that went into this publication, which hopefully will reach a broader audience than Sumerologists alone.”—John Hayes Review of Biblical LiteratureTable of ContentsPrefaceGeneral IntroductionI. Gilgameš and the Bull of HeavenIntroductionOutline of the Plot Political-Historical Background Description of the Moussaieff Tablet (ShM) Composite Text and Translation Commentary Score The Mussaieff Tablet Transliteration .Copy Photographs Word Index II. An Old Babylonian Bilingual Lexical Text Introduction Transliteration and Translation Commentary Sequence of Basic Sign Forms Comparative Synopsis of KA, IGI, and KU in the Syllabaries ShM, Proto-Ea, and EaComparative Synopsis of Syllabaries —Number of Lexical EntriesSyllabary Sumerian-Akkadian Word Index Akkadian-Sumerian Word Index Photographs III. Lenticular School Tablets Introduction Collection A (nos. 1–10) Collection B (nos. 46–69) Word Index Bibliography and Abbreviations General Index

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