Litteraturvetenskap: klassisk, tidig & medeltida litteratur

C.S. Lewis sista bok, vida betraktad som en av hans främsta, är en lärd genomgång av den medeltida världsbilden och dess inflytande över olika delar av människans tillvaro, från psykologin till vetenskapen, föreställningsförmågan och fantasin. Skr...

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En kylslagen majdag för ett sekel sedan gjorde ynglingen Einar Kjellén en makalös arkeologisk upptäckt. Under mossan på en uppländsk bergknalle hittade han världens äldsta bildberättelse, dold sedan bronsåldern. I myllrande hällristningsscener åte...

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Aristoteles 2300 år gamla poetik har översatts av Jan Stolpe. I en inledning kommenterar Arne Melberg några av de mest välkända och omdiskuterade begreppen, bl a mimesis, mythos, katharsis och metafor.

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Offers a full introduction to and survey of runes and runology: their history, how they were used, and their interpretation. Runes, often considered magical symbols of mystery and power, are in fact an alphabetic form of writing. Derived from one ...

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" [...] från sitt bakhåll  fattade sonen sin far med vänster hand, och med högra grep han den väldiga skäran, vass i eggen, och avskar faderns testiklar, raskt och beslutsamt [...]" För över två och ett halvt tusen år sedan sjöng de...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. No man can live a happy life, or even a supportable life, without the study of wisdom Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-AD 65) is one of the most famous Roman phil...

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This Norton Critical Edition includes: Marie Borroffs acclaimed verse translation, marginal glosses and explanatory footnotes. Laura L. Howess full introduction along with Borroffs seminal essay, The Metrical Forms as well as her Translators Note....

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The complete poems of the priestess Enheduana, the worlds first known author, newly translated from the original Sumerian Helles translation feels urgent, incandescent, stripped of academic cladding. . . . The growing popularity of Enheduana gives...

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The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty and power; about marriage, family and identity; and about travellers, hospitality and the changing meanings ...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Our life is what our thoughts make it The extraordinary writings of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180), the only Roman emperor to have also been a stoic philosophe...

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Den tidiga fornnordiska litteraturen förser oss med de enda hedniska texter som är bevarade från Europas medeltid. Varken på keltiskt, slaviskt eller övrigt germanskt område finner vi någon motsvarighet, och detta ger oss en unik möjlighet att när...

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Horatius har lärt oss mycket utan att vi vet om det. "Carpe diem" till exempel. Och han lät inte en dag gå utan att fundera över hur den skulle levas på det bästa sättet. Carl-Göran Ekerwald har gjort en inspirerad närläsning av Horatius...

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Though it wasn't successful at its first performance, in the centuries since then, Euripides's Medea has established itself as one of the most powerful and influential of the Greek tragedies. The story of the wronged wife who avenges her...

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Named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by the Modern Library Anne Carsons remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic love Since it was first published, Eros the Bittersweet, Anne Carsons lyrical meditation on lo...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Greedily she engorged without restraint, And knew not eating death; Miltons Paradise Lost is a poem of epic proportions that tells of Satans attempts to mislead Eve...

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We are all Classicists - we come into touch with the Classics daily: in our culture, politics, medicine, architecture, language, and literature. What are the true roots of these influences, however, and how do our interpretations of these aspects ...

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'FASCINATING' Guardian | 'WE LOVE THIS BOOK' Blackwells | 'THE BEST GIFT BOOK THERE IS' Independent A GUIDE TO LIVING IN DARK TIMES, FROM PEOPLE WHO REALLY DID Bursting with wisdom and artwork from the Middle Ages, th...

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'I hope my passion for Rome's past has not impaired my judgement; for I do honestly believe that no country has ever been greater or purer than ours or richer in good citizens and noble deeds' Livy dedicated most of his life to writ...

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Xenophon's Memorabilia and Apology provide a passionate defence of Socrates against the charges brought against him that lead to his execution. The two texts together provide a moving account of what happened immediately before, during, and after ...

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From the critically acclaimed poet and classicist Anne Carson: a brilliant new translation of the work of Sappho, together with the original Greek. During her life on the island of Lesbos, Sappho is said to have composed nine books of lyrics. Only...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. The discourses of the great Stoic philosopher Epictetus are regarded as some of the most influential teachings of the ancient world. Born into slavery and se...

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A translation of the great collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry known as the Poetic Edda. Populated by Gods, giants, and human heroes, the poems contain the narratives of the creation of the world and the coming of Ragnarok...

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The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle For the first time, a complete reproduction [of] The Voynich Manuscript, has been published, featuring essays exploring what is known about the...

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Longus' romance tells the story of two teenagers, who love each other but do not know how to make love. Divine presences mingle with peasant life in this colourful story of the mystery of love and sexual initiation. Ronald McCail's new translation...

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The age of Augustus, commonly dated to 30 BC - AD 14, was a pivotal period in world history. A time of tremendous change in Rome, Italy, and throughout the Mediterranean world, many developments were underway when Augustus took charge and a recurr...

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Platonic forms of love. Plato of Athens, who laid the foundations of the Western philosophical tradition and in range and depth ranks among its greatest practitioners, was born to a prosperous and politically active family circa 427 BC. In early l...

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A landmark anthology of the masterpieces of Greek drama, featuring all-new, highly accessible translations of some of the world's most beloved plays, including Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound, Bacchae, Electra, Medea, Antigone, and Oedipus the King Fe...

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Introduction to Medieval Europe 3001500 provides a comprehensive survey of this complex and varied formative period of European history within a global context, covering themes as diverse as barbarian migrations, the impact of Christianisation, th...

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This Cambridge Companion serves as an authoritative guide to Augustine'sConfessions - a literary classic and one of the most important theological/philosophical works of Late Antiquity. Bringing together new essays by leading scholars, the volume ...

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The Gallic War, published on the eve of the civil war which led to the end of the Roman Republic, is an autobiographical account written by one of the most famous figures of European history. This new translation reflects the purity of Caesar's La...

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