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In Search of the Classic: Reconsidering the Greco-Roman Tradition, Homer to Valery & Beyond
In Search of the Classic: Reconsidering the Greco-Roman Tradition, Homer to Valery & Beyond
by Steven Shankman
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The "classical," Steven Shankman argues, should not be confused with a particular historical period of Western antiquity, although it may owe its original articulation to the literary and philosophical explorations of ancient Greek authors... (read more)

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The woman and the lyre :women writers in classical Greece and Rome
The woman and the lyre :women writers in classical Greece and Rome
by Jane Mcintosh Snyder
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"Faint though the voices of the women of Greek and Roman antiquity may be in some cases, their sound, if we listen carefully enough, can fill many of the gaps and silences of women’s past."—from the Conclusion Beginning with Sappho in the... (read more)

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Varieties of Enchantment: Early Greek Views of the Nature & Function of Poetry
Varieties of Enchantment: Early Greek Views of the Nature & Function of Poetry
by George Walsh
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A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original... (read more)

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The singer of tales
The singer of tales
by Albert B Lord
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Gregory Nagy is Jones Professor of Classical Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard University, and the Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University.... (read more)

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Women in Antiquity
Women in Antiquity
by Ian Mcauslan
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This volume collects fourteen articles by leading authorities to cover history, the law, mythology, literature, and religion in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Reflecting twenty years of scholarship, most of the articles have been updated to take account of the... (read more)

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First Poets Lives of the Ancient Greek
First Poets Lives of the Ancient Greek
by Michael Schmidt
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Michael Schmidt traces the lives and works of the great Classical and Biblical poets, showing their legacy in English poetry today... (read more)

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Theory; Text; Context: Issues in Greek Rhetoric and Oratory (Suny Series, Speech Communication)
Theory; Text; Context: Issues in Greek Rhetoric and Oratory (Suny Series, Speech Communication)
by Christopher Johnstone
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Historical, theoretical, critical, and contextual problems in the understanding of ancient rhetoric are addressed in eight essays that consider the early development and practice of the art of oratory. Surveying Classical Greek rhetoric from its... (read more)

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Spark Notes the Iliad
Spark Notes the Iliad
by Homer
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Classical Literary Criticism
Classical Literary Criticism
by T S Dorsch
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Oldest Dead White European Males: And Other Reflections on the Classics
Oldest Dead White European Males: And Other Reflections on the Classics
by Bernard Knox
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Best of the Achaeans
Best of the Achaeans
by Gregory Nagy
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Phrasikleia: An Anthropology of Reading in Ancient Greece (Anthropology of Contemporary Issues)
Phrasikleia: An Anthropology of Reading in Ancient Greece (Anthropology of Contemporary Issues)
by Jesper Svenbro
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Ancient Greek Literature & Society 2ND Edition
Ancient Greek Literature & Society 2ND Edition
by Charles Beye
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The Oldest Dead White European Males and Other Reflections on the Classics: And Other Reflections on the Classics
The Oldest Dead White European Males and Other Reflections on the Classics: And Other Reflections on the Classics
by Bernard Knox
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Ancient Epic Poetry: Homer, Apollonius, Virgil
Ancient Epic Poetry: Homer, Apollonius, Virgil
by Charles Rowan Beye
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-277) and index.... (read more)

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Sons of the Gods, Children of Earth: Ideology & Literary Form in Ancient Greece
Sons of the Gods, Children of Earth: Ideology & Literary Form in Ancient Greece
by Peter W Rose
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-405) and index.... (read more)

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Climbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin
Climbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin
by Tracy Lee Simmons
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Discussions of educational reform often involve windy talk of a "return to the classics, " but as Tracy Lee Simmons notes, rarely do would-be reformers go so far as to advocate a return to education in the classical languages themselves. In this concise... (read more)

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Essays on Classical Literature Selected From Arion
Essays on Classical Literature Selected From Arion
by Niall Rudd
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Scenes From Greek Drama
Scenes From Greek Drama
by Bruno Snell
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Backing into the Future: The Classical Tradition & Its Renewal
Backing into the Future: The Classical Tradition & Its Renewal
by Bernard Knox
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