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This new digital edition of The Trial and Death of Socrates:
Euthyphro, Apology, Crito and Phaedo presents Benjamin Jowett's
classic translations, as revised by Enhanced Media Publishing. A
number of new or expanded annotations are also included.
The final chapter of Sophocles' classic Oedipus cycle, "Antigone"
epitomizes the clash between law, social obligations, familial
duty, and the honor of the gods. Oedipus' sons have slain each
other on the battlefield, but Kreon, their uncle and Thebes' new
ruler, has decreed that only Eteokles be buried. Polyneikes will be
left to rot - the greatest dishonor imaginable for a Greek warrior.
When their sister Antigone, however, attempts to see Polyneikes
properly honored, she garners a death sentence for breaking Kreon's
edict. Neither she nor Kreon's son Haemon can convince Kreon to
reconsider, forcing the blind prophet Tiresias to reveal the
terrible legacy that Kreon's hubris will bring to Thebes. Yet by
then it is too late - Thebes will run with the blood of its
ill-fated royal family, their fate for those who would act against
the will of the gods. "Antigone" is Sophocles' classic
investigation of the fallout that occurs when pride overwhelms
social dignity - in Kreon's case - and when passion overwhelms
perseverance - in Antigone's case. This phenomenal translation by
Robert Bagg achieves an accurate but idiomatic rendering of the
Greek original, suited for reading, teaching, or performing, and
sure to open a new generation to the depth and power of Greek
drama.
One of the saddest love stories ever, in this beautiful translation
of Virgil's inimitable verse in the Latin hexameters of the Aeneid.
The most famous and influential work of English fantasy ever
published, reimagined for a new generation of readers by John
Matthews, one of the world's leading Arthurian experts, and
illustrated by internationally acclaimed Tolkien artist, John Howe.
The tales of how the boy Arthur drew the Sword from the Stone, or
the love of Lancelot and Guinevere, or how the knights of the Round
Table rode out in search of the Holy Grail are known and loved the
world over. It all began when an obscure Celtic hero named Arthur
stepped on to the stage of history, sometime in the sixth century,
and oral tales led to a vast body of stories from which, 900 years
later, Thomas Malory wrote the famous Morte D'Arthur. THE GREAT
BOOK OF KING ARTHUR presents these well-loved stories for a modern
reader, for the first time collecting many tales of Arthur and his
knights either unknown to Malory or written in other languages.
Here, you will read of Avenable, the girl brought up as a boy who
becomes a famous knight. You will learn of Gawain's strange birth,
his upbringing amongst poor folk and his final rise to the highest
possible rank - Emperor of Rome. There is also the story of Morien
whose adventures are as fantastic and exciting as any to be found
in the pages of Malory. In addition, there are some of the earliest
tales of Arthur, deriving from the tradition of Celtic
storytelling. Here is the original Arthur, represented in such
powerful stories as 'The Adventures of Eagle-Boy', and 'The Coming
of Merlin', based on the early medieval text Vita Merlini, which
gives a completely new version of the great Enchanter's story.
These age-old stories, still as popular today as they were from the
Middle Ages onwards, are dramatically brought to life by the
luminous paintings and drawings of John Howe, whose work on the
Lord of the Rings and Hobbit film trilogies has brought him a
world-wide following.
This book systematically depicts the theory of textual patterns
(chengshi) of the eight-part essays and logic in ancient Chinese
texts. With the rare materials, it covers all the basic and
important aspects of the whole process and values of chengshi, such
as the transformation of different parts and the coherent
expression of the doctrines, the planning of writing, and the
application to the aesthetic and pedagogic fields. It also explores
the similarities and disparities of logical patterns between
ancient Chinese and Western texts. Though entirely fresh and
tentative, the contrastive studies get new insights into the logic
and philosophical concepts hidden in the writings for better
understanding of the uniqueness and richness implied in Chinese
culture.
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Medea
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Euripides; Translated by Diane Arnson Svarlien; Introduction by Robin Mitchell-Boyask; Notes by Robin Mitchell-Boyask
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This is the Medea we have been waiting for. It offers clarity
without banality, eloquence without pretension, meter without
doggerel, accuracy without clumsiness. No English Medea can ever be
Euripides', but this is as close as anyone has come so far, and a
good deal closer than I thought anyone would ever come. Arnson
Svarlien has shown herself exceedingly skillful in making Euripides
sound Euripidean.--David M. Schaps, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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[email protected] Samtliche in der Bibliotheca
Teubneriana erschienenen Editionen lateinischer Texte sind in der
Datenbank BTL Online elektronisch verfugbar.
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:
[email protected] Samtliche in der Bibliotheca
Teubneriana erschienenen Editionen lateinischer Texte sind in der
Datenbank BTL Online elektronisch verfugbar.
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:
[email protected] Samtliche in der Bibliotheca
Teubneriana erschienenen Editionen lateinischer Texte sind in der
Datenbank BTL Online elektronisch verfugbar.
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