Literary studies: ancient, classical Books
Boydell Press A Dictionary of Fabulous Beasts
Book SynopsisMythical creatures drawn largely from medieval travellers' tales, but encompassing civilisations from the Sumerians to the Wild West.A dictionary? No, this is really an astonishing ark filled with beasts from a fabulous zoo far more varied and entertaining than anything from ordinary natural history. From Abaia and Abath to Ziz and Zu, from the microscopic Gigelorum that nests in a mite's ear to the giant serpent Jormungandor who encircles the whole globe, there are beasts from every corner of man's imagination: the light-hearted Fearsome Critters of lumberjack tales find a place alongside the Sirrush of Babylon and the Winged Bulls of Assyria. Some of the fabulous beasts turn out to be real creatures in disguise - a Cameleopard is a kind of glamourised giraffe -while others are almost, but not quite, human. Among the six hundred entries are some which are full-scale essays in their own right, as on Phoenix or Giants; and just in case it seems as though the authors dreamt up the entire book, there is a detailed list of books for the would-be hunter in this mythical jungle.Trade ReviewEngagingly written and zestfully illustrated... Its six hundred entries are amusing and useful starting points. * SPECULUM *
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Liverpool University Press Plautus Bacchides
Book SynopsisPlautus' Bacchides is one of the best and most typical of his plays which in its treatment of character, theme and dialogue provides an excellent introduction to Plautus.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: 1. Plautus and his background 2. Platus and Greek new comedy 3. Native Italian influences 4. Theatrical conditions 5. Language and style 6. Metre 7. Text 8. Translation 9. Commentary Select bibliography Text and translation Commentary Appendix Index
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Liverpool University Press Plato Meno Aris Phillips Classical Texts
Book SynopsisPlato’s Meno occupies a transitional position between the early Socratic dialogues and the developed middle period theory of the Phaedo, Symposium and Republic. It is thus of particular interest for the insights that it gives us into the process by which Plato arrived at that theory. Greek text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Table of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionI. GeneralII. Plato’s life and the date of the Meno III. (a) Is excellence teachable? (I) (b) Developments in the Meno (c) The Meno and the middle period theory (d) Is excellence teachable? (II) IV. (a) The significance of the dialogue form (b) The dramatic date of the Meno (c) The characters in the dialogueV. Evidence for the textSelect BibliographySiglaText and Translation CommentaryIndex
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Liverpool University Press Cicero Tusculan Disputations Book I
Book SynopsisRecent classical scholarship has seen a revived interest in post-Aristotelian Greek philosophy and Cicero's contribution to our knowledge of it. Of Cicero's major works in this field the Tusculan Disputations is perhaps the most approachable. Book I discusses whether or not death is an evil. Latin text with translation and commentary.Table of ContentsPrefaceSelect BibliographyIntroduction I. Cicero’s Life and Writings II. Cicero and the Hellenistic Tradition in Philosophy III. The Tusculan DisputationsNotes to IntroductionCicero: Tusculan Disputations I Text and Translation Commentary Addendum AppendixIndexes
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Liverpool University Press Cicero Verrines II.1
Book SynopsisThis speech from the trial of Caius Verres shows the development of Cicero’s rhetoric. This edition communicates the literary flavour of the original and discusses the historical and political background to the trial, examining noteworthy textual cruces and problems of interpretation. Latin text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: 1. The Extortion Court 2. The Career of Verres 3. The Trial 4. The Political Implications of the Trial 5. The Transmission of the TextNotes to the IntroductionAbbreviationsBibliographySiglaCicero: Verrines II, Book 1 Text and Translation CommentaryIndexes
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Liverpool University Press Cicero Philippics II
Book SynopsisCicero's great polemic against Antony, a literary masterpiece, is here made available with full translation and notes. The introduction to this edition deals with the historical setting, Roman rhetoric and Cicero's style while the notes are mainly literary, not historical. Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary.Trade Review‘His edition of the Second Philippic is accurate and the notes informative.’JACTTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: A. Historical Introduction B. Cicero’s Speeches and the Rhetorical Tradition (by A. E. Douglas) C. Features of Cicero’s Style in Philippics II D. Introduction to the Text and Brief BibliographyCicero: Second Philippic Oration Text and Translation Notes AppendixIndex
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Liverpool University Press Greek Orators II Dinarchus and Hyperides
Book SynopsisHyperides was ranked in antiquity as second in greatness only to Demosthenes amongst the Ten Attic Orators. His execution in 322 BC for opposition to Macedonian rule left Dinarchus as the last of the Ten to survive.Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Historical Background; Dinarchus' Life and Works; Dinarchus' Style; Hyperides' Life and Works; Hyperides' Style; Oratory and History; The Texts. Parallel Greek text and English translation. Dinarchus 1, Against Demosthenes; Hyperides 5, Against Demosthenes; Hyperides 6, Funeral Oration. Apparatus Criticus; Commentary.
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Liverpool University Press Plato Apology of Socrates
Book SynopsisThe Apology is a masterpiece of rhetoric, illustrating Plato’s version of Socrates’ dialectical method. This edition brings together valuable research and develops it further, questioning the historical accuracy of Plato’s version of Socrates’ defence, and presenting the Apology as a work of art. Greek text with translation and commentary.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentINTRODUCTION I. Bibliographical outlines II. Relative dating of early treatments of Socrates’ trial III. Sources for Socrates in general IV. Socrates’ daimonion or ‘divine sign’ V. The trial of Socrates (A) The charge (B) The prosecutors (C) The procedures VI. Some issues in Socratic philosophy (A) General (B) Wisdom, Knowledge and Ignorance (C) Good and Bad (D) Death (E) A discrepancy with the Crito? VII. The text of this editionABBREVIATIONSREFERENCES TO PLATOBIBLIOGRAPHYGREEK TEXT AND TRANSLATIONCOMMENTARYINDEX
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Liverpool University Press Cassius Dio The Augustan Settlement Roman
Book SynopsisDio Cassius’ Roman History contains the fullest surviving account of the reign of Augustus. This edition of Books 53–55 covers the years 28–5 BC and includes Dio’s extended discussion of the constitutional settlement of 27 BC and the imperial system it inaugurated. Ancient Greek text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Trade Review‘This volume adds much to the study of Roman history. Students, scholars, and interested persons will find this updated version of an important ancient author interesting and helpful.’ Classical World‘Rich brings to bear two admirable qualities: serious attention to Dio as a thinker in his own right and a broad familiarity with the history and scholarship of the Augustan period... a useful guide to at least a part of the best extant history of the regime we possess.’ Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceBibliographyAbbreviationsIntroductionText and TranslationCommentaryApparatus CriticusMapsIndex
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Liverpool University Press Cassius Dio The Augustan Settlement Roman
Book SynopsisDio Cassius’ Roman History contains the fullest surviving account of the reign of Augustus. This edition of Books 53–55 covers the years 28–5 BC and includes Dio’s extended discussion of the constitutional settlement of 27 BC and the imperial system it inaugurated. Ancient Greek text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Trade Review‘This volume adds much to the study of Roman history. Students, scholars, and interested persons will find this updated version of an important ancient author interesting and helpful.’ Classical World‘Rich brings to bear two admirable qualities: serious attention to Dio as a thinker in his own right and a broad familiarity with the history and scholarship of the Augustan period... a useful guide to at least a part of the best extant history of the regime we possess.’ Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceBibliographyAbbreviationsIntroductionText and TranslationCommentaryApparatus CriticusMapsIndex
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Liverpool University Press History Bk 2 Classical Texts Aris Phillips
Book SynopsisThis edition of Thucydides’ History Book II provides an introduction, Greek text with facing translation, and a commentary that caters for both specialists and readers with little or no Greek. Matters of text and language are discussed where necessary, but the emphasis is on the Archidamian War and Thucydides’ treatment of this subject.Trade Review‘The work is of such high quality... meticulous scholarship and lucid un-fussy style... it will serve a very wide range of readers very well.’Greece & RomeTable of ContentsPrefaceReferencesMaps 1. Greece & the Aegean 2. Central & Southern GreeceIntroduction 1. Thucudides & his history 2. The Peloponnesian war 3. Summary of Book II 4. Abbreviations used in Apparatus CriticusBibliographyText and TranslationCommentaryAppendix: Athenian Population FiguresIndex
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Liverpool University Press Annals Bk 4 Classical Texts Aris Phillips
Book SynopsisThe fourth book of Tacitus' Annals recounts one of the most turbulent periods of Tiberius' reign: the climax of the conflict between the emperor and Agrippina's family. This edition offers the Latin text with a new facing translation, commentary and a group of introductory essays which highlight the book’s main themes and personalities.Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Bibliography Stemma of the Julian and Claudian Caesars Maps: Map 1. Italy Map 2. Western Europe and North Africa Map 3. The Rhine and Danube Province Map 4. Greece, the Aegean and Asia Minor Introduction 1. The Life and Views of Tacitus 2. The Annales 3. Tiberius 4. The Family of Germanicus 5. Sejanus 6. The Sources of the Annales 7. The Contents of Annales IV Plates: 1. Imperial Virtues 2. The Imperial Family 3. (i) The Imperial Family (ii) Historical Events 4. The Emperor's Public Relations Text and Translation Commentary Index
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Liverpool University Press Cicero Tusculan Disputations II V with a
Book SynopsisBooks II–IV of Cicero’s Tusculan Disputations argue that the perfect human life is unaffected by physical and mental distress or extremes of emotion. Against this background Book V puts the positive, mainly Stoic, case that virtue is alone and of itself sufficient. Latin text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Table of ContentsPrefaceBibliographyIntroduction Notes to the IntroductionTusculans II: Text and Translation CommentarySummary of Tusculans III & IVTusculans V: Text and Translation CommentaryAppendixIndex
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Liverpool University Press Cicero On Friendship and the Dream of Scipio
Book SynopsisCicero's essay On Friendship is of interest as much for the light it sheds on Roman society as for its embodiment of ancient philosophical views on the subjects of friendship. The Dream of Scipio, in which Cicero describes his vision of the cosmos, is an excerpt from his De Republica. Latin text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Table of ContentsPrefaceBibliographical NoteLaelius On Friendship (Laelius de amicitia) Introduction Text and Translation CommentaryThe Dream of Scipio (Somnium Scipionis) Introduction Text and Translation CommentaryAppendix: notes on the textIndex
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Liverpool University Press The Civil War Bk 1 2 Classical Texts Aris
Book SynopsisJulius Caesar's own narrative of the opening year of the Civil War between himself and Pompey is the only surviving account from the classical world of such a conflict written by one of the principals. This acclaimed edition of Books I & II presents Latin text with facing-page English translation, introduction and detailed commentary.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionTable of DatesSelect Bibliography and AbbreviationsThe Civil War Text and Translation of Books I & IIThe Civil War Commentary on Books I & IIIndex to the Text
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Liverpool University Press Cicero On Stoic Good and Evil De Finibus Bonorum
Book SynopsisThis edition of Cicero’s texts on Stoic ethics, De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum Liber III and Parodoxa Stoicorum, presents the arguments to the modern reader in a clear and accessible form, and in a way that allows those with only a little Latin to follow the original text. Text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Table of Contents Introduction I. Background II. Goodness, Knowledge and Happiness Socrates Plato Aristotle Cyrenaics and Cynics III. Epicurus IV. The Stoics V. Philosophy at Rome VI. De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum VII. Paradoxa Stoicorum VIII. The TextNotes to the IntroductionTexts and Translations De Finibus III Paradoxa StoicorumAppendix: Pro Murena 61–63Commentary on De Finibus IIISummary of De Finibus IIICommentary on Paradoxa StoicorumGlossary of Stoic TermsBibliographyIndex of PassagesIndex of Names
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Liverpool University Press Cicero On Fate Boethius The Consolation of
Book SynopsisCicero and Boethius did more than anyone else to transmit the insights of Greek philosophy to the Latin culture of Western Europe. Cicero’s treatise On Fate, discusses free will and determinism, and Boethius’ Consolation, V also explores the relation of divine foreknowledge to human freedom. Latin text with translation and commentary.Table of ContentsPrefaceNote on AbbreviationsIntroductionSiglaText and Translation: Cicero: On Fate Appendix: Parallel Texts Boethius: Consolation of Philosophy IV.5–7 and VCommentary: Cicero: On Fate Appendix: Parallel Texts Excursus: Terminology for Causes: Boethius: Consolation of Philosophy IV.5–7 and V Select BibliographyIndex
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Liverpool University Press Augustine Soliloquies and Immortality of the Soul
Book SynopsisAugustine’s Soliloquies and the Immortality of the Soul explore the primacy of mind over things of sense, and the immortality of the soul. These central tenets of Neoplatonism are not mere theoretical questions for Augustine —the work offers an insight into his emotions at this time. Latin text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Table of ContentsPrefaceBibliographyAbbreviationsIntroduction 1. Monica 2. Augustine's Education 3. The Character of Augustine 4. The Young Augustine and Christianity 5. Augustine and Manichaeism 6. Augustine the Rhetorician 7. Augustine and Scepticism 8. Augustine and Ambrose 9. Augustine and the PlatonistsSoliloquies Book ISoliloquies Book IIImmortality of the SoulCommentary Soliloquies I Soliloquies II Immortality of the Soul
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Liverpool University Press Andocides Andocides v 4 Classical Texts Aris
Book SynopsisRational persuasion and appeal to an audience's emotions are elements of most literature, but they are found in their purest form in oratory. The speeches written by the Greek Orators for delivery in law-courts, deliberative councils and assemblies enjoyed an honoured literary status, and rightly so, for the best of them have great vitality.Table of ContentsPreface GENERAL INTRODUCTION The manuscript and text THE SPEECHES Introduction 1: On the mysteries Text and translation Introduction 2 On his return Text and translation Introduction 3: On the peace with the Spartans text and translation Introduction 4: Against Alcibiades Apparatus Criticus COMMENTARY Appendix A: The family of Andocides Appendix B: The family of Callias Appendix C: The language and style of the against Alcibiades
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Liverpool University Press Greek Orators On the Crown De Corona v 5
Book SynopsisUniversally recognised as the greatest speech by the finest of the Attic Orators, On the Crown is Demosthenes' vindication of his lifelong devotion to Athenian primacy among the Greek states and opposition to the advance of Philip II of Macedon. This edition presents the Greek text with facing translation, introduction and a full commentary.Trade Review‘Anyone working on the orators will need a copy of this book.’Bryn Mawr Classical Review‘The introduction provides an excellent summary. Usher’s great strength is in his notes on rhetoric and arguments; he surpasses all previous commentators.’ Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceINTRODUCTION Demosthenes' Life Early Life Career to 346 B.C. Ascent and Decline The Last Years Background to the Trial The Case against Ctesiphon Ordo Homericus Demosthenes' StyleBIBLIOGRAPHYON THE CROWN Text and Translation The Text and Apparatus CriticusCOMMENTARYINDEX
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Liverpool University Press Thucydides History Book III
Book SynopsisP. J. Rhodes continues his edition of Thucydides’ Histories with Book III, providing an introduction, Greek text with facing translation, and a commentary aimed at both specialists and readers with little or no Greek. Matters of text and language are discussed, but the emphasis is on the Peloponnesian War and Thucydides’ treatment of this subject.Table of ContentsPrefaceReferencesMaps 1. Greece and the Aegean 2. Lesbos and Ionia 3. Corcyra 4. Sicily and the Toe of Italy 5. AmphilochiaIntroduction 1. Thucydides and his History 2. The Peloponnesian War 3. Summary of Book III 4. Abbreviations used in Critical ApparatusNotesBibliographyText and TranslationCommentaryIndex
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Liverpool University Press Julius Caesar The Civil War Book III Aris
Book SynopsisIn the third and final book about his campaigns in the Civil War, Caesar tells of his fight with Pompey in 48 B.C. which ended in the rout of the latter at Pharsalus. He then recounts the pursuit of Pompey to Egypt, at which point the whole work ends abruptly. Latin text with facing-page English translation, introduction and detailed commentary.Trade Review"A sound, independently constructed, judicious and readable text... a clear and idiomatic translation... authoritative and sensitive annotations... indispensable."Classical Review"This volume with its extensive and authoritative commentary of some 96 pages, seems to avoid any charge of trying to please too many people. It is a scholarly work with useful references and cross-references."London Association of Classical TeachersTable of ContentsForewordIntroductionNote on the TextSelect Bibliography and Abbreviations The Civil War Book III Text and TranslationThe Civil War Book III Commentary Indices
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Liverpool University Press Terence Phormio
Book SynopsisTerence's Phormio , based on a Greek original by Apollodorus of Carystus, was produced towards the end of his short dramatic career in 161 BC. With its lively action, based on the traditional elements of love, deception and mistaken identity, the play provides an ideal introduction to the genre of New Comedy.Trade Review"Maltby has produced an admirably informative, elegant, and accessible edition. I highly recommend it to readers of Terence at all levels."Goran Vidovic, Cornell University, Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Manuscripts of Terence containing Phormio Production notice & summary Character list Terence: Phormio Prologue ACT ONE ACT TWO ACT THREE ACT FOUR ACT FIVE Commentary Bibliography Indexes
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Liverpool University Press Symposium Classical Texts Aris Phillips
Book SynopsisThis edition of Plato’s Symposium provides a new and accurate translation, with a substantial commentary taking into account readers with no or little Greek. It treats the text as a work of serious philosophy, offering a fresh reading of a central and influential Platonic text. Greek text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Symposium - Text and Translation Commentary Select Bibliography Index
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Liverpool University Press Cicero Letters of January to April 43 BC Aris
Book SynopsisThis edition contains the 33 extant letters exchanged between Cicero and his correspondents from January to April, 43 BC. Cicero is deeply involved in the political action of this key period of Roman history, when the Senate faced Mark Antony in north Italy, leading to the battle of Mutina, and Antony’s defeat. Text; facing translation; commentary.Table of ContentsPrefaceBibliographyIntroduction 1. Cicero’s Letters 2. Cicero’s life and times 3. Events from the death of Caesar in March 44 to January 43 4. January to April 43 5. The Roman calendar 6. The textTHE LETTERS OF JANUARY TO APRIL 43 The letters Text and translation CommentaryMaps 1. The provinces of the Roman Empire in 43 B.C. 2. Cisalpine GaulAppendixes 1. The eighteen months following April 43 2. The later fates of those named in the correspondenceConcordanceIndexes 1. The other writings of Cicero 2. General
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Liverpool University Press Sallust The War Against Jugurtha
Book SynopsisThe Roman historian C. Sallustius Crispus, better known as Sallust, decided to write about the war against the Numidian king Jugurtha, 'because it was a long and cruel struggle in which fortune swung from side to side; and secondly, because it was then for the first time that a stand was taken against the arrogance of the nobles'.Trade ReviewFor the student of Latin who wants to look beyond Sallusts ever popular Bellum Catilinae, Comber/Balmaceda is the only readily available text of the BJ with commentary at any price. It will serve students of history, classicists, and general readers.'Table of ContentsIntroduction: 1. Sallust's life and career 2. Sallust as historian- i) Works of Sallust, ii) Influence & style 3. The Bellum Iugurthinum i) the history of the war ii) Structure of the work iii) The characters in the BJ: a) Jugurtha, b) Metellus, c) Sella, d) Marius iv) Thought: a) Nobility & new men, b) Sallust's theory of virtus, c) Conclusions: What Sallust thought he was doing 4. A note on the text 5. A note on the translation 6. Maps 7. Chronological chart 8. Genealogical tables 9. Abbreviations Text and translation Commentary Bibliography Index of names and places
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Liverpool University Press Euripides Iphigenia in Tauris
Book SynopsisIphigenia in Tauris tells the story of the princess Iphigenia who was sacrificed by her father Agamemnon to expedite his campaign against Troy but was rescued by the goddess Artemis and transported to the land of the Taurians.Table of ContentsGeneral introduction to the series; Introduction to Iphigenia in Tauris; Parallel Greek text and English translation; Commentary.
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Liverpool University Press Aristotle On the Heavens I II
Book SynopsisThe first two books of Aristotle’s On the Heavens (De Caelo) offer perspectives on the cosmology of a thinker whose ideas in this area were considered authoritative by many until the 17th century. This edition for modern readers presents the Greek text, with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.Table of ContentsPrefaceINTRODUCTIONBibliographyGlossary of NamesON THE HEAVENS Text and TranslationCOMMENTARYIndex
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Liverpool University Press Aristotle On Sleep and Dreams
Book SynopsisThis work is designed to make Aristotle's writings on sleep and dreams accessible in translation to modern readers, and to provide a commentary with a contemporary perspective. It considers Aristotle’s theory of dreams in historical context, especially in relation to Plato. Greek text, with facing English translation, introduction and commentary.Trade Review‘A beautiful edition... a model for this kind of translation and textual study...’ Desmond Fitzgerald, UCSF‘... combining a sureness of classical learning with a sympathetic understanding of the relevant areas of the modern literature. A book that will be of interest and profit to classicist and modern alike.’DialogueTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE NOTE ON THE TEXT AND TRANSLATION ABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION 1. Aristotle’s Life and Work 2. The Parva Naturalia 3. The Greek concept of Dreaming 4. Plato’s Legacy 5. The De Somno and the De Insomniis 6. Dreams and the Imagination 7. Dreaming and Teleology 8. The Function of Dreams 9. Aristotle and Freud 10. Dreams and the ‘Daemonic’ 11. Aristotle and Malcolm 12. Conclusion TEXT AND TRANSLATION On Sleeping and Waking On Dreams On Divination through Sleep NOTES On Sleeping and Waking On Dreams On Divination through Sleep APPENDIX – Aristotle’s Historia Animalium, IV. 10 GLOSSARY SELECT BIBILOGRAPHY INDEX
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Liverpool University Press Thucydides History Books IV.1V.24
Book SynopsisThis volume completes Rhodes’ edition of Thucydides’ books on the Archidamian War, providing an introduction, Greek text with facing translation, and a commentary that caters for both specialists and readers with little or no Greek. Matters of text and language are discussed, but the emphasis is on the war and Thucydides’ treatment of this subject.Table of ContentsPreface ReferencesMaps: 1. Greece and the Aegean 2. Sicily and the Toe of Italy 3. Pylos 4. The Isthmus Region 5. Chalcidice 6. AmphipolisIntroduction: 1. Thucydides and his History 2. The Peloponnesian War 3. Summary of Books IV.1–V.24 4. Abbreviations used in Critical Apparatus BibliographyParallel Greek Text and English TranslationCommentaryIndex
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Liverpool University Press Thucydides History IV1V24 Bk 4 Classical Texts
Book SynopsisThis volume completes Rhodes’ edition of Thucydides’ books on the Archidamian War, providing an introduction, Greek text with facing translation, and a commentary that caters for both specialists and readers with little or no Greek. Matters of text and language are discussed, but the emphasis is on the war and Thucydides’ treatment of this subject.Table of ContentsPreface ReferencesMaps: 1. Greece and the Aegean 2. Sicily and the Toe of Italy 3. Pylos 4. The Isthmus Region 5. Chalcidice 6. AmphipolisIntroduction: 1. Thucydides and his History 2. The Peloponnesian War 3. Summary of Books IV.1–V.24 4. Abbreviations used in Critical Apparatus BibliographyParallel Greek Text and English TranslationCommentaryIndex
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Liverpool University Press Appian Wars of the Romans in Iberia
Book SynopsisIberike was written in the second century AD as part of Appian’s Roman History series, and deals with the Romans' wars in the Iberian peninsula from the third to the first centuries BC. This scholarly edition presents the Greek text with facing-page English translation and extensive notes and commentary.Trade Review'Richardson has produced an edition which should indeed add impetus to the welcome upsurge of interest in this intriguing period and a writer who, as Richardson puts it, "has more to be said for him than has always been acknowledged". [It] throws a welcome light upon Appian's recurring themes and concerns as a historiographer.'Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.08.36Table of ContentsPreface Bibliography Maps 1. Places to illustrate Appian's Iberike 2. Approximate extent of the provinces 3. Some tribes mentioned by Appian INTRODUCTION The author Appian’s Roman History The structure of the Wars in Iberia Appian as a historian The establishment of the text This edition and commentary Notes to the introduction APPIAN: IBERIKE GREEK TEXT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION COMMENTARY Indexes
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Liverpool University Press Tacitus Annals V and VI
Book SynopsisBooks V–VI of the Annals covered Tiberius’ reign from AD29–37. Most of Book V is lost, including the account of the sensational events leading to the execution of Sejanus. However, Book VI narrates fascinating incidents at Rome and on Capri, where Tiberius had retired in AD27. Latin text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Table of ContentsPreface References and Abbreviations Bibliography Introduction: 1. Roman Historical Writing before Tacitus 2. Tacitus: Life and Works 3. Structure of Annals V and VI 4. Sources 5. Language and Style 6. Text and Translation Latin Text and English Translation Commentary Appendixes: 1. The Financial Crisis of A.D. 33 (6.16–17) 2. The Obituary of Tiberius (6.51.3) Indexes: 1. General 2. Latin Words 3. Names Stemma of the Families of Augustus and Tiberius
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Liverpool University Press Augustine The City of God Books I and II
Book SynopsisIn The City of God (De Civitate Dei), St Augustine replies to the pagans, who attributed the recent sack of Rome (AD410), to the Christian religion and its prohibition of the worship of the pagan gods. This edition of Books I & II provides Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary.Trade Review'This is a very useful introduction to Augustine in Latin.'Jennifer Milligan, JACT Review, 2006‘...a good basic tool for students and scholars who wish to read and study Augustine's text in English with the possibility of consulting the Latin original.’Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviations and BibliographyINTRODUCTIONTEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK I TEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK IIAppendices: I. Retractationes 2.69II. Letter to FirmusIII. Suicide, Roman and ChristianCOMMENTARY ON BOOK I COMMENTARY ON BOOK IIIndicesI. ScriptureII. General
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Liverpool University Press Augustine The City of God Books I and II
Book SynopsisIn The City of God (De Civitate Dei), St Augustine replies to the pagans, who attributed the recent sack of Rome (AD410), to the Christian religion and its prohibition of the worship of the pagan gods. This edition of Books I & II provides Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary.Trade Review'This is a very useful introduction to Augustine in Latin.'Jennifer Milligan, JACT Review, 2006‘...a good basic tool for students and scholars who wish to read and study Augustine's text in English with the possibility of consulting the Latin original.’Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviations and BibliographyINTRODUCTIONTEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK I TEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK IIAppendices: I. Retractationes 2.69II. Letter to FirmusIII. Suicide, Roman and ChristianCOMMENTARY ON BOOK I COMMENTARY ON BOOK IIIndicesI. ScriptureII. General
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Liverpool University Press Plato Republic 386c v 1 2 Classical Texts Aris
Book SynopsisThis edition of Plato’s Republic (1–2.368c4) is aimed principally at readers without Greek; however, following the main purpose of the Series, a spectrum of needs is catered for, ranging from those studying through the original text to those working with the translation. Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Preliminaries 2. Composition of Republic 3. Dramatic context, characters and structure 4. The cultural background 5. The arguments (a) Socrates and Cephalus (b) Socrates and Polemarchus (c) Socrates and Thrasymachus (d) Glaucon and Adeimantus 6. Conclusion 7. The text of this edition Bibliography Chronology of Plato’s Life and Works Plato: Republic 1–2.368c4 Commentary Index
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Liverpool University Press Plato Republic 386c Volume 1 2 386c v 1 2
Book SynopsisThis edition of Plato’s Republic (1–2.368c4) is aimed principally at readers without Greek; however, following the main purpose of the Series, a spectrum of needs is catered for, ranging from those studying through the original text to those working with the translation. Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Preliminaries 2. Composition of Republic 3. Dramatic context, characters and structure 4. The cultural background 5. The arguments (a) Socrates and Cephalus (b) Socrates and Polemarchus (c) Socrates and Thrasymachus (d) Glaucon and Adeimantus 6. Conclusion 7. The text of this edition Bibliography Chronology of Plato’s Life and Works Plato: Republic 1–2.368c4 Commentary Index
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Liverpool University Press Augustine The City of God Book V
Book SynopsisIn Book V of The City of God, Augustine addresses a key question. In spite of the moral bankruptcy of the Roman state, Rome has extended her imperial sway throughout Europe and the Near East. If the pagan gods have not guided her to this eminence, how has this success been achieved? Latin text with translation, introduction and detailed commentary.Trade Review‘...a good basic tool for students and scholars who wish to read and study Augustine's text in English with the possibility of consulting the Latin original.’Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviationsBibliographyINTRODUCTIONNOTESTEXT AND TRANSLATIONCOMMENTARYIndices
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Liverpool University Press Augustine The City of God Book X
Book SynopsisThis edition is the only one in English to provide a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of Augustine's The City of God. In Book X, Augustine continues Book IX’s discussion of demonology and Platonism, using the celebrated Neoplatonist Porphyry as his main source. Latin text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Trade ReviewReviews ‘...a good basic tool for students and scholars who wish to read and study Augustine's text in English with the possibility of consulting the Latin original.’Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviations BibliographyINTRODUCTIONNOTESTEXT AND TRANSLATION COMMENTARYIndices
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Liverpool University Press Augustine The City of God Book X
Book SynopsisThis edition is the only one in English to provide a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of Augustine's The City of God. In Book X, Augustine continues Book IX’s discussion of demonology and Platonism, using the celebrated Neoplatonist Porphyry as his main source. Latin text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Trade ReviewReviews ‘...a good basic tool for students and scholars who wish to read and study Augustine's text in English with the possibility of consulting the Latin original.’Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviations BibliographyINTRODUCTIONNOTESTEXT AND TRANSLATION COMMENTARYIndices
£104.02
Liverpool University Press Augustine The City of God Books VIII and IX
Book SynopsisThis edition of Augustine's The City of God provides a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of this most influential document in the history of western Christianity. Books VIII and IX explore demonology, and the similarities between Platonism and Christianity. Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary.Trade Review'...a good basic tool for students and scholars who wish to read and study Augustine's text in English with the possibility of consulting the Latin original. [...] The present volume is of particular interest to specialists of Apuleius, since a large part of both books 8 and 9 of the City of God is devoted to an elaborate polemic of Augustine against Apuleius' middle-Platonic ideas on demonology.'Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2013.10.46Table of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviations and BibliographyINTRODUCTIONNOTESTEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK VIII TEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK IXCOMMENTARY ON BOOK VIII COMMENTARY ON BOOK IXIndices
£31.86
Liverpool University Press Augustine The City of God Books VIII and IX
Book SynopsisThis edition of Augustine's The City of God provides a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of this most influential document in the history of western Christianity. Books VIII and IX explore demonology, and the similarities between Platonism and Christianity. Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary.Trade Review'...a good basic tool for students and scholars who wish to read and study Augustine's text in English with the possibility of consulting the Latin original. [...] The present volume is of particular interest to specialists of Apuleius, since a large part of both books 8 and 9 of the City of God is devoted to an elaborate polemic of Augustine against Apuleius' middle-Platonic ideas on demonology.'Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2013.10.46Table of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviations and BibliographyINTRODUCTIONNOTESTEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK VIII TEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK IXCOMMENTARY ON BOOK VIII COMMENTARY ON BOOK IXIndices
£104.02
Liverpool University Press Greek Drama IV Texts Contexts Performance Aris
Book SynopsisGreek Drama IV: Texts, Context, Performance contains fourteen papers that comprise a snapshot of current work on Greek drama.
£109.50
Liverpool University Press Augustine The City of God Books XI and XII
Book SynopsisPeter Walsh's acclaimed edition of The City of God is the only one in English with a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of this influential work. In Books XI–XII, Augustine turns from attack to defence, initiating his apology for the Christian faith. Latin text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Trade ReviewReviews ‘...a good basic tool for students and scholars who wish to read and study Augustine's text in English with the possibility of consulting the Latin original.’ Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviationsBibliographyINTRODUCTIONNOTESTEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK XI TEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK XIICOMMENTARY ON BOOK XI COMMENTARY ON BOOK XIIIndices
£31.86
Liverpool University Press Augustine The City of God Books XI and XII
Book SynopsisPeter Walsh's acclaimed edition of The City of God is the only one in English with a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of this influential work. In Books XI–XII, Augustine turns from attack to defence, initiating his apology for the Christian faith. Latin text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Trade ReviewReviews ‘...a good basic tool for students and scholars who wish to read and study Augustine's text in English with the possibility of consulting the Latin original.’ Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviationsBibliographyINTRODUCTIONNOTESTEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK XI TEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK XIICOMMENTARY ON BOOK XI COMMENTARY ON BOOK XIIIndices
£104.02
Liverpool University Press Ciceros Speeches
Book SynopsisCicero made a multiple bid for literary acclaim with his oratory and his writings on rhetoric, together with his works on politics, religion and philosophy. He was both orator and critic and his efficiency in preserving written versions of his speeches have left us with an abundance of material for the comparison of theory with practice.
£33.00
Liverpool University Press Augustine The City of God Books XIII and XIV
Book SynopsisThis is the only English edition of The City of God with Latin text and facing-page translation as well as a detailed introduction and commentary. In Books XIII– XIV, Augustine turns to the problem of death as punishment for the sin of disobedience, resumes his attack on the Platonists and pursues topics emerging from consideration of Adam's sin.Trade ReviewReviews ‘...a good basic tool for students and scholars who wish to read and study Augustine's text in English with the possibility of consulting the Latin original.’Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviationsBibliographyINTRODUCTIONNOTESTEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK XIII TEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK XIVCOMMENTARY ON BOOK XIII COMMENTARY ON BOOK XIVIndices
£109.50
Liverpool University Press Augustine The City of God Books VI and VII
Book SynopsisThis edition of Augustine's The City of God is the only one in English to provide a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of this influential document. Books VI and VII focus on the figure of Terentius Varro, a man revered by Augustine’s pagan contemporaries. Latin text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Trade Review‘...a good basic tool for students and scholars who wish to read and study Augustine's text in English with the possibility of consulting the Latin original.’Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviations and BibliographyINTRODUCTIONNOTESTEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK VI TEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK VIICOMMENTARY ON BOOK VI COMMENTARY ON BOOK VIIIndices
£109.50
