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196833639Éditions E. De Boccard. 1968. Softcover. Very Good. Very faint shelfwear. Scholar's name to ffep Jenifer Neils.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 350 pages . Éditions E. De Boccard paperback
20068233Éditions Latomus. 2006. Softcover. Fine. Collection Latomus Volume 299; 246 pages . 2870312407 . Éditions Latomus paperback
195725184New York: Walck 1957. 1st edition US. Hardcover. Fine. Hodges Walter C. 1st ptg. 8vo full blue cloth Vikings vs. Normans. Light shelfwear else fine in fine price-clipped dj no previous owner's marks. Walck hardcover
1845DEMO015623ILondon: E. Appleyard 1845. Roscoe's Library edition. Hardcover. Very Good. linecuts. 8vo 554 pages half black leather extra gilt spine rehinged <br/><br/>Possibly the first book appearance in English of Sue's August 25 1845 letter to his dedicatee. "This romance was one of the most popular specimens of the roman feuilleton the episodic melodramatic novel published by the cheap dailies of the mid-nineteenth century. The Jew who refused hospitality to Jesus has been doomed to a life of sorrow and wandering until his last descendant shall have died. . It is an interesting very compelling story as good as the best of Alexandre Dumas per - THESAURUS OF BOOK DIGESTS." Illustrated with linecuts. E. Appleyard hardcover
199902195El Paso TX: Cinco Puntes Press 1999. Hardcover. Fine in dustjacket. small 4to. First U.S. Edition originally published in Mexico in 1996 by Ediciones Colectivo Callejero Guadalajara Copyright page includes National Endowment for the Arts logo; erratum laid in saying NEA `has withdrawn previously committed funding' Cinco Puntes Press hardcover
18904555F. A. Brockhaus. 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. Leather spine and corners with gilt lettering and raised bands. May have been rebound at one time. Attractive.; Foxing to prelims and textblock. Text is in German and ancient Greek.; 223 pages . F. A. Brockhaus hardcover
199031838London: Hodder & Stoughton 1990 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition. "Classical legend and location myth and magic birds and animals and the love of natural beauty" ExceptionaL copy dj is price clipped else as new. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
199438856Princeton University Press. 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Light shelfwear to book and DJ.; 280 pages; Covering material as diverse as curse tablets coins tattoos and legal decrees Deborah Steiner explores the reception of writing in archaic and classical Greece. She moves beyond questions concerning ancient literacy and the origins of the Greek alphabet to examine representations of writing in the myths and imaginative literature of the period. Maintaining that the Greek alphabet was not seen purely as a means of transcribing and preserving the spoken word the author investigates parallels between writing and other signifiers such as omens tokens and talismans; the role of inscription in religious rites including cursing oath-taking and dedication; and perceptions of how writing functioned both in autocracies and democracies. Particularly innovative is the suggestion that fifth-century Greek historians and dramatists portrayed writing as an essential tool of tyrants who not only issue written decrees but also "inscribe" human bodies with brands and cut up land with compasses and rules. The despotic overtones associated with writing inform discussion of its function in democracies. Although writing could promote equal justice ancient sources also linked this activity with historical and mythical figures who opposed the populist regime. By examining this highly nuanced portrayal of writing Steiner offers a new perspective on ancient views of written law and its role in 5th-century Athenian democracy. . 0691032386 . Princeton University Press hardcover
199427436Princeton University Press. 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Light shelfwear to book and DJ.; 280 pages; Covering material as diverse as curse tablets coins tattoos and legal decrees Deborah Steiner explores the reception of writing in archaic and classical Greece. She moves beyond questions concerning ancient literacy and the origins of the Greek alphabet to examine representations of writing in the myths and imaginative literature of the period. Maintaining that the Greek alphabet was not seen purely as a means of transcribing and preserving the spoken word the author investigates parallels between writing and other signifiers such as omens tokens and talismans; the role of inscription in religious rites including cursing oath-taking and dedication; and perceptions of how writing functioned both in autocracies and democracies. Particularly innovative is the suggestion that fifth-century Greek historians and dramatists portrayed writing as an essential tool of tyrants who not only issue written decrees but also "inscribe" human bodies with brands and cut up land with compasses and rules. The despotic overtones associated with writing inform discussion of its function in democracies. Although writing could promote equal justice ancient sources also linked this activity with historical and mythical figures who opposed the populist regime. By examining this highly nuanced portrayal of writing Steiner offers a new perspective on ancient views of written law and its role in 5th-century Athenian democracy. . 0691032386 . Princeton University Press hardcover
199532987Oxford University Press. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. DJ Spine is sunned and very discolored. Very light shelfwear to book.; This book offers a series of in-depth studies of the beliefs attitudes and rituals surrounding death in ancient Greece from the Minoan and Mycenean period to the end of the classical age. Drawing on a wide range of evidence--from literary texts to inscriptions to images in art--Sourvinou-Inwood sheds light on many key still problematic aspects of Greek life myth and literature. She also looks at the problem of "reading" this material within the context of our own culturally-determined beliefs.; 512 pages . 019814976X . Oxford University Press hardcover
199136993Oxford University Press. 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Very minor shelfwear to book and DJ.; "Much influenced by structuralism she insisted long before it was fashionable to do so that cultural products - texts images myths rituals - do not bear their meaning on their face but need to be decoded: the title of a collection of her essays Reading Greek Culture 1991 summed up her approach."; 336 pages . 0198147503 . Oxford University Press hardcover
199434771University of Arizona Press. 1994. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Some Foxing to DJ flaps and textblock and boards. A bit of colour loss along top edge of boards.; This volume gathers diverse views of Apollo's origins and his far-reaching influences. It provides a fresh multifaceted portrait of Apollo through essays that explore such topics as the etymology of his name his association with religious cults and sacred groves his appearances in Greco-Roman literature and his iconography in the visual arts. Also included are bibliographies of ancient and modern sources.; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 190 pages . 0816513899 . University of Arizona Press hardcover
199827601Cambridge University Press. 1998. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Very minor shelfwear.; This is a study of the works of art from early Greece that have long been presented as "illustrations to Homer " but that are argued here to be nothing of the kind. Early Greek artists showed no preference for Homeric subjects and when their interests did coincide with Homer's treated his account as at best one of the possible variants. Close descriptive analysis of texts and pictures and of the artists' aims together with statistical evidence provide the basis for the argument.; 0.43 x 8.29 x 5.91 Inches; 200 pages . 0521620228 . Cambridge University Press hardcover
199315621Latomus. 1993. Softcover. Near Fine. Pages unopened. Very light shelfwear. Else fine.; Collection Latomus Volume 220; 217 pages . 2870311605 . Latomus paperback
198810127The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1988. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Very minor shelfwear to DJ at heel of spine else Fine. DJ has minor discoloration to spine and front panel.; Surveys the literary treatment of the Orpheus myth as the myth of the essence of poetry its ability to encounter the fullest possible intensity of beauty and sorrow and to transform they into song. The first half concentrates on the ancient literary tradiiton. Later chapters focus on the continuities of the myth in modern literature.; 256 pages . 0801837081 . The Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover
19862625Princeton University Press. 1986. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Dustjacket and book have minor shelfwear. Dustjacket is protected in mylar.; Signed on ffep by author: "For Al with all best wishes Charlie". Traces the underlying mythical patterns implicit poetics and processes of mythopoesis that animate Pindar's longest and most elaborate victory ode. Particularly concerned with the way in which he incorporates patriarchal and aristocratic ideology myths of creations and first beginnings the voyage to the limits of the world and the myth of the hero.; 1 x 9.25 x 6 Inches; 223 pages; Signed by Author . 0691054738 . Princeton University Press hardcover
196934776Argonaut Inc. Publishers. 1969. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Pages tanned. Foxing to textblock.; 131 pages . 0824401352 . Argonaut Inc. , Publishers hardcover
199036912Oxford Clarendon Press. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Scholar's name to ffep Bonnie Maclachlan née Ward. DJ has 1 tiny tear 1 cm and faint edgewear.; In the sixth century B. C. Pherekydes of Syros the reputed teacher of Pythagoras and a contemporary of Thales and Anaximander wrote a book about the birth of the gods and the origin of the cosmos. Considered one of the first prose works of Greek literature Pherekydes' book survives only in fragments. Drawing on these fragments as well as the ancient testimonies Schibli here reconstructs the theo-cosmological schema of Pherekydes. From the mythopoeic creation account colorful narratives of a divine marriage and a battle of the gods and his remarks on the soul Pherekydes emerges as a figure who moved between myth and philosophy and as an important witness to early Greek thought in its various manifestations.; 0.82 x 8.62 x 6.18 Inches; 240 pages . 0198143834 . Oxford Clarendon Press hardcover
198134661Hirmer Verlag. 1981. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Scholars' bookplate to inner cover Slater & Dunbabin. Else very minor shelfwear to book and DJ. Includes plain slipcase.; 391 pages . 3777432202 . Hirmer Verlag hardcover
198734523Paul Aströms Förlag. 1987. Softcover. Very Good-. Foxing and spotting to wraps. Scholars' bookplate to inner cover Slater & Dunbabin. Faint creasing to upper rear wrap; Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology and Literature. Pocket-Book 55; 329 pages . 9186098624 . Paul Aströms Förlag paperback
19344696Librairie H. Lamertin. 1934. Softcover. Very Good. Light discoloration to spine. Very light chipping to wraps at extremities. Minor shelfwear.; 58 plates.; Études De Philologie D'Archéologie Et D'Histoire Ancieenes. Institut Historique Belge De Rome.; 305 pages . Librairie H. Lamertin paperback
1856901095Boston: Ticknor and Fields 1856. Cloth. Good. Cloth. 303 pages with illustrations by Hammatt Billings. Wear and tear at the spine ends. Wear at corners. A few corner creases to interior pages and a few instances of foxing brown spotting. Moderate spine slant. <br /> Ticknor and Fields hardcover
197715633Latomus. 1977. Softcover. Near Fine. Pages unopened. Very Minor shelfwear. Else fine.; Collection Latomus Volume 151; 106 pages . 2870310013 . Latomus paperback
199144766Routledge. 1991. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Foxing to textblock and DJ. Dustjacket is protected in mylar.; First full-length interpretation of the foundation sets out a completely new methodology for analysing large inscriptions and challenges some of the basic assumptions scholars have made about the origins and significance of the "Second Sophistic". Argues that Ephesians used their past to define their present during the Roman Empire and his study sheds new light on how second-century Greeks established and maintained their identities in relation to Romans Christians and jews.; 1 x 9 x 6 Inches; 192 pages . 041505530X . Routledge hardcover
199111226Routledge. 1991. Hardcover. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. book has one bump to upper edge of front board else fine. Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear with one small scratch to foreedge of back panel.; First full-length interpretation of the foundation sets out a completely new methodology for analysing large inscriptions and challenges some of the basic assumptions scholars have made about the origins and significance of the "Second Sophistic". Argues that Ephesians used their past to define their present during the Roman Empire and his study sheds new light on how second-century Greeks established and maintained their identities in relation to Romans Christians and jews.; 1 x 9 x 6 Inches; 192 pages . 041505530X . Routledge hardcover
