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paperback. Poetry, stories, hymns, prayers, and wisdom texts found exquisite written expression in ancient Egypt while their literary counterparts were still being recited around hearth fires in ancient Greece and Israel. This title offers an extensive sampling of all the major genres of ancient Egyptian literature. Translator(s): Foster, John L. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 line drawings. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780292725270
- ISBN
- 9780292725270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.03
€ 27.99
€ 21.03
Paperback. Ancient epics remain a fount of inspiration for poets, dramatists, and musicians not only because they tell good stories in an aesthetically beautiful way, but also because they speak to contemporary hearts and minds still wrestling with timeless issues of human limitation, passion, violence, and uses and abuses of power. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118255346
- ISBN
- 9781118255346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.03
€ 36.03
Hardback. Ancient epics remain a fount of inspiration for poets, dramatists, and musicians not only because they tell good stories in an aesthetically beautiful way, but also because they speak to contemporary hearts and minds still wrestling with timeless issues of human limitation, passion, violence, and uses and abuses of power. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159470
- ISBN
- 9781405159470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.56
€ 100.56
Hardback. After Sappho but before the great Latin poets, the most important short poems in the ancient world were Greek epigrams. This title offers a selection of the Greek epigrams. It showcases the poetry of nine poets, with many epigrams from "The Milan Papyrus". It provides an introduction describing the emergence of the epigram in Hellenistic Greece. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265790
- ISBN
- 9780520265790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 72.77
€ 94.74
€ 72.77
Paperback. In this book, Tim Whitmarsh offers an innovative new introduction to ancient Greek literature. The volume integrates cutting--edge cultural theory with the latest research in classical scholarship, providing a comprehensive, sophisticated and accessible account of literature from Homer to late antiquity. Series: Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745627922
- ISBN
- 9780745627922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.40
€ 28.40
Paperback. Collects Willis Barnstone's translations of Greek lyric poetry - including the most complete Sappho in English. This book includes a representative sampling of significant poets, from Archilochos, in the 7th century BCE, through Pindar and the other great singers of the classical age, down to the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. Translator(s): Barnstone, Willis. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DC; DSC; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221216
- ISBN
- 9780253221216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.35
€ 27.99
€ 26.35
Hardback. Editor(s): Stephens, Susan A.; Winkler, John J. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 558 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSK; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 558
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637235
- ISBN
- 9780691637235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.70
€ 273.70
Paperback. Current date of publication from iPage.IngramContent.com. Editor(s): Stephens, Susan A.; Winkler, John J. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 558 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 558
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691608846
- ISBN
- 9780691608846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.90€ 63.97
€ 82.90
€ 63.97
Paperback. This book not only introduces readers to ancient scholarship, but also teaches them how to read it. It includes a detailed, step-by-step introduction to the language, a glossary of over 1500 grammatical terms, and a set of more than 200 passages for translation, each accompanied by commentary. Series: American Philological Association Classical Resources Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195312935
- ISBN
- 9780195312935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.61
€ 57.61
This volume examines cinematic representations of ancient Greek women from the realms of myth and history. It discusses how these female figures were resurrected on the big screen by different filmmakers during different historical moments, and were therefore embedded within a narrative which served various purposes. Editor(s): Nikoloutsos, Konstantinos P. Series: Classical Presences. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; APFA; DSBB; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 222 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199678921
- ISBN
- 9780199678921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.57
€ 141.57
Hardcover. This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods and sources employed in "doing" ancient history, as opposed to "reading" it. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405106573
- ISBN
- 9781405106573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.21
€ 113.21
Paperback. This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods and sources employed in "doing" ancient history, as opposed to "reading" it. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405106580
- ISBN
- 9781405106580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.01
€ 45.01
Paperback. Robert Alter's award-winning translation of the Hebrew Bible continues with the stirring narrative of Israel's ancient history. Num Pages: 880 pages, map. BIC Classification: HRCG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 37. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393348767
- ISBN
- 9780393348767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.72
€ 24.72
Hardback. Brings together the important historical, legal, mythological, liturgical, and secular texts of the ancient Near East, to provide a contextual base for understanding the people, cultures, and literature of the Old Testament. This book aims to understand the likenesses and differences which existed between Israel and the surrounding cultures. Editor(s): Pritchard, James B. Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSBB; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 285 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691035031
- ISBN
- 9780691035031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.25€ 162.40
€ 207.25
€ 162.40
Paperback. Introduces readers to the ancient rhetorical tradition by investigating key questions about the origins, nature and importance of rhetoric. This book explores the role of the orator, especially the two greatest figures of the tradition, Demosthenes and Cicero. It also investigates the place of rhetoric at the center of ancient education. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235156
- ISBN
- 9780631235156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.61
€ 43.61
Hardcover. Introduces readers to the ancient rhetorical tradition by investigating key questions about the origins, nature and importance of rhetoric. This book explores the role of the orator, especially the two greatest figures of the tradition, Demosthenes and Cicero. It also investigates the place of rhetoric at the center of ancient education. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235149
- ISBN
- 9780631235149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.02
€ 117.02
Hardcover. Revives the classical strategies of ancient Greek and Roman rhetoricians and adapts them to the needs of contemporary writers and speakers. Num Pages: 416 pages, figures. BIC Classification: CFG; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205175482
- ISBN
- 9780205175482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.40
€ 194.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907587290
- ISBN
- 9781907587290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. Editor(s): Keegan, Marcia. Translator(s): Lhalungpa, Lobsang P. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC; DNF; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 319 x 245 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666757
- ISBN
- 9780940666757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 31.52
€ 47.99
€ 31.52
Paperback. As the end of the 20th century approaches, many predict that it will mirror the 19th-century decline into decadence. The author of this text finds a closer analogy with the culture wars of France in the 1690s - a battle of the books known as the "Quarrel between the Ancients and Moderns". Num Pages: 236 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HBA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226141381
- ISBN
- 9780226141381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13