This book is a major new critical study of the greatest comic writer of ancient Greece. It relates Aristophanes' work to modern literature and modern theory. It offers a new theory of comedy. It will be essential reading for students and specialists of ancient Greek drama and poetry, and also many students and specialists of modern literature.

A practical guide to qualitative research methods in the multidisciplinary field of physical culture. This innovative, unique and clearly-written book provides a complete one-stop manual to designing, researching and writing an effective research project. Key features of the book include * Boxed text * Guides to further reading * Chapter guides and summaries of key points * Figures and tables throughout * A unique table summarizing the '7 Ps' approach, providing a visual overview of the approach for teachers and researchers. 'It was daunting doing a dissertation for the first time and the 7P approach provided a clear step-by-step guide from start to finish of the project' - Sarah, Undergraduate Student, Bath University, UK

This book provides a guide to qualitative research methods in the multidisciplinary field of physical culture. Developing an approach based on the '7 Ps' of research, this text navigates a pathway through the research process that will be invaluable as a teaching tool and to experienced and inexperienced researchers alike.

The first comprehensive study of Nietzsche's earliest book, The Birth of Tragedy (1872), this important volume by M. S. Silk and J. P. Stern examines the work in detail: its place in Nietzsche's philosophical career; its value as an account of ancient Greek culture; its place in the history of German ideas, and its value as a theory of tragedy and music. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Lesley Chamberlain, illuminating its enduring importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this accessible study has been revived for a new generation of readers.

The first comprehensive study of Nietzsche's earliest book, The Birth of Tragedy (1872), this important volume by M. S. Silk and J. P. Stern examines the work in detail: its place in Nietzsche's philosophical career; its value as an account of ancient Greek culture; its place in the history of German ideas, and its value as a theory of tragedy and music. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Lesley Chamberlain, illuminating its enduring importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this accessible study has been revived for a new generation of readers.

This volume is a distinctive critical introduction to Homer's Iliad, the earliest epic poem, and the earliest known work of literature in ancient Greece. Michael Silk deals with the poem's historical context, its composition and its extensive influence, and relates its literary power to the peculiar coherence and inter-relation of such aspects of the poem as its style, character-portrayal and ideology. Through use of quotation from the original and accompanying English translation, close attention is paid to the distinctive texture of Homeric poetry. This revised edition takes account of recent scholarship in the field and includes a comprehensive updated guide to further reading. It is essential reading for students of literature and classics.

Bee Parables is educational and edifying. Become fascinated by the honey bee world and see the parallels to the Christian community. Building upon the concepts in 1 Corinthians 12, believers are encouraged to have an active and healthy role within a Christian community. Bee Parables does this by first explaining interesting facts about honey bees and then encourages a similar response among believers. Individual bees, each dutifully performing their designated tasks, contribute to the well being of the entire colony. Likewise, Christians are reminded to faithfully use their God given abilities to make a contribution towards the overall growth and well being of their fellow believers. The bees need each other for survival. Christians are challenged to consider their individual roles within their churches with equal seriousness. David Silk obtained his Bachelor of Science (Nuclear Engineering) in 1984 from Penn State. He later earned his Master of Arts (New Testament) in 2005 from Biblical Theological Seminary where he received the Master of Arts Academic Award and the Greek Exegesis Award upon graduation. David Silk has combined his seminary education with a life long interest in honey bees and over ten years of personal beekeeping experience to produce Bee Parables. He has worked for the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission for over 23 years. He and his wife Brenda have been married for over 17 years. They live in the suburbs of Philadelphia and attend Storehouse Church.

This important book of twenty-nine new essays focuses on the definition of tragedy and what has made it such a uniquely powerful and affecting form of art from the age of the Greeks to the present day. In addition to re-examining Greek tragedy in its cultural and political context, the essays relates the tragedy of the Greeks to the serious drama and theoretical perspectives of the modern world, with Shakespeare at the forefront of several essays.

A major critical study of the greatest comic writer of ancient Greece, which relates Aristophanes' work to modern literature and modern theory in order to offer a new theory of comedy. It will be essential reading for students and specialists of ancient Greek drama and poetry, and also for many students and scholars of modern literature.

This volume is a distinctive critical introduction to Homer's Iliad, the earliest epic poem, and the earliest known work of literature in ancient Greece. Michael Silk deals with the poem's historical context, its composition and its extensive influence, and relates its literary power to the peculiar coherence and inter-relation of such aspects of the poem as its style, character-portrayal and ideology. Through use of quotation from the original and accompanying English translation, close attention is paid to the distinctive texture of Homeric poetry. This revised edition takes account of recent scholarship in the field and includes a comprehensive updated guide to further reading. It is essential reading for students of literature and classics.