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Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > Classical, early & medieval

The Way of the World (Hardcover): William Congreve The Way of the World (Hardcover)
William Congreve
R461 Discovery Miles 4 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and Modern - Vol. XIV (Forty-Five Volumes); Empedocles-Florian... A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and Modern - Vol. XIV (Forty-Five Volumes); Empedocles-Florian (Hardcover)
Charles Dudley Warner
R1,061 Discovery Miles 10 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for his final grand work, a splendid survey of global literature, classic and modern, and it's not too much to suggest that if his friend and colleague Mark Twain-who stole Warner's quip about how "everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it"-had assembled this set, it would still be hailed today as one of the great achievements of the book world. Highlights from Volume 14 include: . the discourses of Epictetus . the letters of Erasmus . the verse of Euripides . the orations of Edward Everett . excerpts from the religious biographies of Frederick William Farrar . selections from Henry Fielding's Tom Jones . the verse of Firdausi, 10th-century national poet of Persia . the writings of Gustave Flaubert . and much, much more.

Sculpture, weaving, and the body in Plato (Hardcover): Zacharoula Petraki Sculpture, weaving, and the body in Plato (Hardcover)
Zacharoula Petraki
R3,728 Discovery Miles 37 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Plato’s Timaeus is unique in Greek Antiquity for presenting the creation of the world as the work of a divine demiurge. The maker bestows order on sensible things and imitates the world of the intellect by using the Forms as models. While the creation-myth of the Timaeus seems unparalleled, this book argues that it is not the first of Plato’s dialogues to use artistic language to articulate the relationship of the objects of the material world to the world of the intellect. The book adopts an interpretative angle that is sensitive to the visual and art-historical developments of Classical Athens to argue that sculpture, revolutionized by the advent of the lost-wax technique for the production of bronze statues, lies at the heart of Plato’s conception of the relation of the human soul and body to the Forms. It shows that, despite the severe criticism of mimēsis in the Republic, Plato’s use of artistic language rests on a positive model of mimēsis. Plato was in fact engaged in a constructive dialogue with material culture and he found in the technical processes and the cultural semantics of sculpture and of the art of weaving a valuable way to conceptualise and communicate complex ideas about humans’ relation to the Forms.

Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines (Hardcover): Jean Menzies Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines (Hardcover)
Jean Menzies
R299 R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Find out what happened when King Midas was granted his wish, how Icarus flew too close to the sun, and relive the adventures of Jason and the Argonauts in these stories of love, betrayal, infatuation and punishment. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Greek myths have been part of Western culture since they were first set down by the ancients and, as there is no one definitive account, the stories have been ripe for reinterpretation through the centuries. Classicist and writer Jean Menzies has brought together fifteen retellings of famous myths from the likes of Andrew and Jean Lang, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Emilie Kip Baker, each chosen for its clarity and vivacity. The result? An enlightening and lively volume of stories and a treat for all fans of Greek mythology.

Tao Te Ching (Hardcover): Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching (Hardcover)
Lao Tzu; Translated by David Hinton
R299 R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is the source of Zen Buddhism, and is probably the most broadly influential spiritual text in human history. Complete & Unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated and introduced by David Hinton. Fluent in ancient Chinese and an acclaimed poet, he skilfully reveals how remarkably current and even innovative this text is after 2500 years. According to legend, Lao Tzu left China at the age of eighty, saddened that men would not follow the path to natural goodness. At the border with Tibet, a guard asked him to record his teachings and the Tao Te Ching is what he wrote down before leaving. Lao Tzu's spirituality describes the Cosmos as a harmonious and generative organism, and it shows how the human is an integral part of that cosmos.

Plutarchus, Moralia CB (Book, Reprint of the 2nd 1960 ed.): Hubert Plutarchus, Moralia CB (Book, Reprint of the 2nd 1960 ed.)
Hubert
R3,394 Discovery Miles 33 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Die Bibliotheca Teubneriana, gegrundet 1849, ist die weltweit alteste, traditionsreichste und umfangreichste Editionsreihe griechischer und lateinischer Literatur von der Antike bis zur Neuzeit. Pro Jahr erscheinen 4-5 neue Editionen. Samtliche Ausgaben werden durch eine lateinische oder englische Praefatio erganzt. Die wissenschaftliche Betreuung der Reihe obliegt einem Team anerkannter Philologen: Gian Biagio Conte (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa) Marcus Deufert (Universitat Leipzig) James Diggle (University of Cambridge) Donald J. Mastronarde (University of California, Berkeley) Franco Montanari (Universita di Genova) Heinz-Gunther Nesselrath (Georg-August-Universitat Goettingen) Oliver Primavesi (Ludwig-Maximilians Universitat Munchen) Michael D. Reeve (University of Cambridge) Richard J. Tarrant (Harvard University) Vergriffene Titel werden als Print-on-Demand-Nachdrucke wieder verfugbar gemacht. Zudem werden alle Neuerscheinungen der Bibliotheca Teubneriana parallel zur gedruckten Ausgabe auch als eBook angeboten. Die alteren Bande werden sukzessive ebenfalls als eBook bereitgestellt. Falls Sie einen vergriffenen Titel bestellen moechten, der noch nicht als Print-on-Demand angeboten wird, schreiben Sie uns an: Kerstin.Haensch@degruyter.com Samtliche in der Bibliotheca Teubneriana erschienenen Editionen lateinischer Texte sind in der Datenbank BTL Online elektronisch verfugbar.

Studies on the Text of Suetonius' De uita Caesarum (Hardcover): Robert A. Kaster Studies on the Text of Suetonius' De uita Caesarum (Hardcover)
Robert A. Kaster
R2,624 Discovery Miles 26 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Studies on the Text of Suetonius' De uita Caesarum is a companion volume to the critical edition of Suetonius' Lives of the Caesars in the Oxford Classical Texts series, edited by Robert Kaster. It provides detailed insight into the research and textual analysis behind the edition. Part I presents the first comprehensive and accurate account of the medieval manuscript tradition (ninth to thirteenth centuries) on which the Oxford Classical Text is based, and Part II analyses hundreds of passages where a variety of textual problems are encountered, often offering new solutions. Four appendices provide additional support to the arguments of Part I, while a fifth lists all the places (just over 300) where the new text differs from the edition by Maximilian Ihm that has been the standard since 1907.

Virgil, Aeneid 11 (Pallas & Camilla), 1-224, 498-521, 532-96, 648-89, 725-835. Latin Text, Study Aids With Vocabulary, and... Virgil, Aeneid 11 (Pallas & Camilla), 1-224, 498-521, 532-96, 648-89, 725-835. Latin Text, Study Aids With Vocabulary, and Commentary (Hardcover)
Ingo Gildenhard
R1,644 Discovery Miles 16 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Histories (Paperback): Herodotus The Histories (Paperback)
Herodotus; Translated by Tom Holland; Introduction by Paul Cartledge; Notes by Paul Cartledge 1
R404 R374 Discovery Miles 3 740 Save R30 (7%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Tom Holland's 'stirring new translation' (Telegraph) of Herodotus' Histories, one of the great books in Western history - now in paperback The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing. Joined here are the sheer drama of Herodotus' narrative of the Persian invasions of Greece, and the endless curiosity - turning now to cannabis, now to the Pyramids - which make his book the source of so much of our knowledge of the ancient world. This absorbing new translation, by one of Britain's most admired young historians, allows all the drama and mysteriousness of this great book to be fully appreciated by modern readers. TOM HOLLAND is the author of Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic, which won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize. Persian Fire, his history of the Graeco-Persian wars, won the Anglo-Hellenic League's Runciman Award in 2006. His most recent book, In the Shadow of the Sword, describes the collapse of Roman and Persian power in the Near East, and the emergence of Islam. He has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for the BBC, and is the presenter of BBC Radio 4's Making History. In 2007, he was the winner of the Classical Association Prize awarded to 'the individual who has done most to promote the study of the language, literature and civilisation of Ancient Greece and Rome'. He served two years as the Chair of the Society of Authors 2009-11. PAUL CARTLEDGE is the inaugural A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge. His numerous books include Sparta and Lakonia: A Regional History 1300-362 BC; The Greeks: A Portrait of Self and Others; Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World; Ancient Greece. A Very Short Introduction; and After Thermopylae: The Oath of Plataea and the End of the Graeco-Persian Wars. He is an Honorary Citizen of Sparta, Greece and holds the Gold Cross of the Order of Honour conferred by the President of the Hellenic Republic. 'Unquestionably the best English translation of Herodotus to have appeared in the last half-century, and there have been quite a few . . . fast, funny, opinionated, clear and erudite . . . I am in awe of Tom Holland's achievement' Edith Hall, TLS 'A labour of love . . . full of rattling good yarns . . . the minister for education should present each of his cabinet colleagues with a copy of Holland's admirable translation' Economist 'Tom Holland has been captivated by Herodotus since he was a child. His pleasure shines through his relaxed, idiomatic, expansive and often dramatic translation ... He, like Herodotus, is a storyteller par excellence' Peter Jones, New Statesman

Plutarchus, Moralia CB (Book, Reprint 1929 ed.): Paton Plutarchus, Moralia CB (Book, Reprint 1929 ed.)
Paton
R5,074 Discovery Miles 50 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Die Bibliotheca Teubneriana, gegrundet 1849, ist die weltweit alteste, traditionsreichste und umfangreichste Editionsreihe griechischer und lateinischer Literatur von der Antike bis zur Neuzeit. Pro Jahr erscheinen 4-5 neue Editionen. Samtliche Ausgaben werden durch eine lateinische oder englische Praefatio erganzt. Die wissenschaftliche Betreuung der Reihe obliegt einem Team anerkannter Philologen: Gian Biagio Conte (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa) Marcus Deufert (Universitat Leipzig) James Diggle (University of Cambridge) Donald J. Mastronarde (University of California, Berkeley) Franco Montanari (Universita di Genova) Heinz-Gunther Nesselrath (Georg-August-Universitat Goettingen) Oliver Primavesi (Ludwig-Maximilians Universitat Munchen) Michael D. Reeve (University of Cambridge) Richard J. Tarrant (Harvard University) Vergriffene Titel werden als Print-on-Demand-Nachdrucke wieder verfugbar gemacht. Zudem werden alle Neuerscheinungen der Bibliotheca Teubneriana parallel zur gedruckten Ausgabe auch als eBook angeboten. Die alteren Bande werden sukzessive ebenfalls als eBook bereitgestellt. Falls Sie einen vergriffenen Titel bestellen moechten, der noch nicht als Print-on-Demand angeboten wird, schreiben Sie uns an: Kerstin.Haensch@degruyter.com Samtliche in der Bibliotheca Teubneriana erschienenen Editionen lateinischer Texte sind in der Datenbank BTL Online elektronisch verfugbar.

The Complete Tragedies, Volume 2 - Oedipus, Hercules Mad, Hercules on Oeta, Thyestes, Agamemnon (Hardcover): Shadi Bartsch The Complete Tragedies, Volume 2 - Oedipus, Hercules Mad, Hercules on Oeta, Thyestes, Agamemnon (Hardcover)
Shadi Bartsch; Lucius Annaeus Seneca; Translated by Susanna Braund, David Konstan
R1,325 Discovery Miles 13 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Edited by world-renowned classicists Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, the Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca offers authoritative, modern English translations of the writings of the Stoic philosopher and playwright (4 BCE 65 CE). The two volumes of The Complete Tragedies presents all of his dramas, expertly rendered by preeminent scholars and translators. The first volume contains Medea, The Phoenician Women, Phaedra, The Trojan Women, and Octavia, the last of which was written in emulation of Senecan tragedies and serves as a unique example of political tragedy. This second volume includes Oedipus, Hercules Mad, Hercules on Oeta, Thyestes, and Agamemnon. High standards of accuracy, clarity, and style are maintained throughout the translations, which render Seneca into verse with as close a correspondence, line for line, to the original as possible, and with special attention paid to meter and overall flow. In addition, each tragedy is prefaced by an original translator's introduction offering reflections on the work's context and meaning. Notes are provided for the reader unfamiliar with the culture and history of classical antiquity. Accordingly, The Complete Tragedies will be of use to a general audience and professionals alike, from the Latinless student to scholars and instructors of comparative literature, classics, philosophy, drama, and more.

Beowulf - a new feminist translation of the epic poem (Paperback): Maria Headley Beowulf - a new feminist translation of the epic poem (Paperback)
Maria Headley
R291 R264 Discovery Miles 2 640 Save R27 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A new, feminist translation of Beowulf by the author of the acclaimed novel The Mere Wife. A man seeks to prove himself as a hero. A monster seeks silence in his territory. A warrior seeks to avenge her murdered son. A dragon ends it all. This radical new verse translation of Beowulf by Maria Dahvana Headley brings to light elements that have never before been translated into English. The familiar elements of the epic poem are seen with a novelist's eye toward gender, genre, and history it has always been a tale of entitlement and encroachment, powerful men seeking to become more powerful, and one woman seeking justice for her child, but this version brings new context to an old story. While crafting her contemporary adaptation of Beowulf, Headley unearthed significant shifts lost over centuries, transforming the binary narrative of monsters and heroes into a thrilling tale in which the two categories often entwine.

Aristophanes - Four Major Plays (Lysistrata, the Acharnians, the Birds, the Clouds) (Hardcover): Aristophanes Aristophanes - Four Major Plays (Lysistrata, the Acharnians, the Birds, the Clouds) (Hardcover)
Aristophanes
R688 Discovery Miles 6 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Aristophanes (ca. 446 BCE-ca. 386 BCE) was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. This collection includes Lysistrata, The Archanians, The Birds, and The Clouds.

The Iliad and the Odyssey (Paperback): Homer The Iliad and the Odyssey (Paperback)
Homer; Translated by George Chapman; Introduction by Jan Parker; Series edited by Tom Griffith
R168 Discovery Miles 1 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated by George Chapman, with Introductions by Jan Parker. Hector bidding farewell to his wife and baby son, Odysseus bound to the mast listening to the Sirens, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector's body round the walls of Troy - scenes from Homer have been reportrayed in every generation. The questions about mortality and identity that Homer's heroes ask, the bonds of love, respect and fellowship that motivate them, have gripped audiences for three millennia. Chapman's Iliad and Odyssey are great English epic poems, but they are also two of the liveliest and readable translations of Homer. Chapman's freshness makes the everyday world of nature and the craftsman as vivid as the battlefield and Mount Olympus. His poetry is driven by the excitement of the Renaissance discovery of classical civilisation as at once vital and distant, and is enriched by the perspectives of humanist thought.

Plato's the Republic - Special Collector's Edition (Hardcover): Plato Plato's the Republic - Special Collector's Edition (Hardcover)
Plato; Translated by Benjamin Jowett; Introduction by Ph. D. Colin Kant
R948 Discovery Miles 9 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Land of Piceno (Hardcover): Phoebe Leed, Nathan Neel The Land of Piceno (Hardcover)
Phoebe Leed, Nathan Neel
R1,332 Discovery Miles 13 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Greek & Roman Hell - Visions, Tours and Descriptions of the Infernal Otherworld (Hardcover): Eileen Gardiner, Homer, Hesiod Greek & Roman Hell - Visions, Tours and Descriptions of the Infernal Otherworld (Hardcover)
Eileen Gardiner, Homer, Hesiod
R914 Discovery Miles 9 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Ancient Greece - A Concise Overview of the Greek History and Mythology Including Classical Greece, Hellenistic Greece, Roman... Ancient Greece - A Concise Overview of the Greek History and Mythology Including Classical Greece, Hellenistic Greece, Roman Greece and The Byzantine Empire (Hardcover)
Eric Brown
R557 R512 Discovery Miles 5 120 Save R45 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Early Santa History Plus Rare 1821 Children's Friend with Old Santeclaus... 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Early Santa History Plus Rare 1821 Children's Friend with Old Santeclaus (Hardcover)
Juleanne Crighton
R536 Discovery Miles 5 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Enchiridion (Hardcover): Epictetus The Enchiridion (Hardcover)
Epictetus; Translated by Thomas Wentworth Higginson; Edited by Tony Darnell
R413 Discovery Miles 4 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sufis and Their Opponents in the Persianate World (Hardcover): Reza Tabandeh, Leonard Lewisohn Sufis and Their Opponents in the Persianate World (Hardcover)
Reza Tabandeh, Leonard Lewisohn
R1,309 Discovery Miles 13 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Silver Hammer, Golden Cross - Book Six of The Circle of Ceridwen Saga (Hardcover): Octavia Randolph Silver Hammer, Golden Cross - Book Six of The Circle of Ceridwen Saga (Hardcover)
Octavia Randolph
R983 Discovery Miles 9 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Murderous Mothers - Late Twentieth-Century Medea Figures and Feminism (Paperback, New edition): Claire E. Scott Murderous Mothers - Late Twentieth-Century Medea Figures and Feminism (Paperback, New edition)
Claire E. Scott
R1,391 Discovery Miles 13 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Murderous Mothers is both an homage to and a critical reflection on the multiple Medea figures that populate late twentieth-century German literature. Claire Scott artfully demonstrates how feminist politics and women's issues - from abstract questions about the power of women's bodies and voices, to concrete matters like abortion and sexual violence - speak through this ancient myth, transforming it into something vital and urgent. Scott's own voice is crystal clear throughout, which allows the layers of productive critique to shine through. With its sophisticated literary analyses, its deep engagement with feminist and postcolonial theory, and its lucid and accessible style, Murderous Mothers will interest and provoke a range of readers and critics." (Kata Gellen, Duke University) "Murderous Mothers explores the ambiguities of literary Medea adaptations in beautifully written, engaging prose. For anyone interested in the aesthetics and politics of contemporary literature, this book offers brilliant examples of how literary adaptations of classical myths can contribute to contemporary political discourses on motherhood, reproductive rights, gender, and rage." (Maria Stehle, University of Tennessee, Knoxville) This book explores German-language Medea adaptations from the late twentieth century and their relationship to feminist theory and politics. Close readings of novels and plays by Ursula Haas, Christa Wolf, Dagmar Nick, Dea Loher, and Elfriede Jelinek reveal the promise and the pitfalls of using gendered depictions of violence to process inequity and oppression. The figure of Medea has been called many things: a witch, a barbarian, a monster, a goddess, a feminist heroine, a healer, and, finally, a murderous mother. This book considers Medea in all her complexity, thereby reframing our understanding of identity as it relates to feminism and to mythological storytelling. This book project was the Joint Winner of the 2020 Peter Lang Young Scholars Competition for German Studies in America.

Naturalis Historiae, Vol. V CB (Book, Reprint 1897 (1986) ed.): Plinius/Jan/Mayhoff Naturalis Historiae, Vol. V CB (Book, Reprint 1897 (1986) ed.)
Plinius/Jan/Mayhoff
R4,625 Discovery Miles 46 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Die Bibliotheca Teubneriana, gegrundet 1849, ist die weltweit alteste, traditionsreichste und umfangreichste Editionsreihe griechischer und lateinischer Literatur von der Antike bis zur Neuzeit. Pro Jahr erscheinen 4-5 neue Editionen. Samtliche Ausgaben werden durch eine lateinische oder englische Praefatio erganzt. Die wissenschaftliche Betreuung der Reihe obliegt einem Team anerkannter Philologen: Gian Biagio Conte (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa) Marcus Deufert (Universitat Leipzig) James Diggle (University of Cambridge) Donald J. Mastronarde (University of California, Berkeley) Franco Montanari (Universita di Genova) Heinz-Gunther Nesselrath (Georg-August-Universitat Goettingen) Dirk Obbink (University of Oxford) Oliver Primavesi (Ludwig-Maximilians Universitat Munchen) Michael D. Reeve (University of Cambridge) Richard J. Tarrant (Harvard University) Vergriffene Titel werden als Print-on-Demand-Nachdrucke wieder verfugbar gemacht. Zudem werden alle Neuerscheinungen der Bibliotheca Teubneriana parallel zur gedruckten Ausgabe auch als eBook angeboten. Die alteren Bande werden sukzessive ebenfalls als eBook bereitgestellt. Falls Sie einen vergriffenen Titel bestellen moechten, der noch nicht als Print-on-Demand angeboten wird, schreiben Sie uns an: Kerstin.Haensch@degruyter.com Samtliche in der Bibliotheca Teubneriana erschienenen Editionen lateinischer Texte sind in der Datenbank BTL Online elektronisch verfugbar.

Essays of Francis Bacon (Hardcover): Francis Bacon Essays of Francis Bacon (Hardcover)
Francis Bacon
R703 Discovery Miles 7 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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