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19 produkter
Aztec Latin
Renaissance Learning and Nahuatl Traditions in Early Colonial Mexico
Av Andrew Laird
Inbunden, 2024
1313 kr
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In 1536, only fifteen years after the fall of the Aztec empire, Franciscan missionaries began teaching Latin, classical rhetoric, and Aristotelian philosophy to native youths in central Mexico. The remarkable linguistic and cultural exchanges that would result from that initiative are the subject …
Ancient Literary Criticism
Av Andrew Laird
E-bok, 2006
1087 kr
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The volume makes widely available some important scholarship on the canonical texts of ancient rhetoric and poetics. Whilst there are numerous studies of general trends in classical criticism, this collection offers direct discussions of primary sources, which provide a useful companion to the …
Powers of Expression, Expressions of Power
Speech Presentation and Latin Literature
Av Andrew Laird
E-bok, 1999
1033 kr
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Can a speaker''s words ever be faithfully reported? History, philosophy, ethnography, political theory, linguistics, and literary criticism all involve debates about discourse and representation. By drawing from Plato''s theory of discourse, the lively analysis of speech presentation in this book …
Aztec Latin
Renaissance Learning and Nahuatl Traditions in Early Colonial Mexico
Av Andrew Laird
E-bok, 2023
1244 kr
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In 1536, only fifteen years after the fall of the Aztec empire, Franciscan missionaries began teaching Latin, classical rhetoric, and Aristotelian philosophy to native youths in central Mexico. The remarkable linguistic and cultural exchanges that would result from that initiative are the subject …
Aztec Latin
Renaissance Learning and Nahuatl Traditions in Early Colonial Mexico
Av Andrew Laird
E-bok, 2023
1244 kr
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In 1536, only fifteen years after the fall of the Aztec empire, Franciscan missionaries began teaching Latin, classical rhetoric, and Aristotelian philosophy to native youths in central Mexico. The remarkable linguistic and cultural exchanges that would result from that initiative are the subject …
A Companion to the Prologue of Apuleius' Metamorphoses
Av Ahuvia Kahane, Andrew Laird
Inbunden, 2001
4918 kr
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Nowadays we can judge books by their covers. In antiquity, when a 'book' was a papyrus roll, its first few words advertised the nature of the text to follow. The Prologue of Apuleius' innovative novel, the Metamorphoses (or Golden Ass), is an extraordinary example of a programmatic opening, which …
Powers of Expression, Expressions of Power
Speech Presentation and Latin Literature
Av Andrew Laird
Inbunden, 1999
1661 kr
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Can a speaker's words ever be faithfully reported? History, philosophy, ethnography, political theory, linguistics, and literary criticism all involve debates about discourse and representation. By drawing from Plato's theory of discourse, the lively analysis of speech presentation in this book …
Ancient Literary Criticism
Av Andrew Laird
Inbunden, 2006
5498 kr
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The volume makes widely available some important scholarship on the canonical texts of ancient rhetoric and poetics. Whilst there are numerous studies of general trends in classical criticism, this collection offers direct discussions of primary sources, which provide a useful companion to the …
Ancient Literary Criticism
Av Andrew Laird
Häftad, 2006
2104 kr
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The volume makes widely available some important scholarship on the canonical texts of ancient rhetoric and poetics. Whilst there are numerous studies of general trends in classical criticism, this collection offers direct discussions of primary sources, which provide a useful companion to the …
Under Pressure
How the Gospel Helps Us Handle the Pressures of Work
Av Andrew Laird
Häftad, 2017
153 kr
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Under Pressure
How the gospel helps us handle the pressures of work
Av Andrew Laird
E-bok, 2017
98 kr
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How the Gospel helps us handle the pressures of work ‘Why do I feel so stressed about work?’ ‘Is life always going to feel this overwhelming and busy?’ ‘How can my faith help me cope with the demands of my workplace?’ If you’ve asked these kinds of questions before, you’re not alone. When it comes …
Epic of America
An Introduction to Rafael Landivar and the Rusticatio Mexicana
Av Andrew Laird
Inbunden, 2006
2599 kr
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A lively introduction to the rich and complex tradition of Latin literature from colonial Spanish America, and to its best known author, the poet Rafael Landivar. Rafael Landivar is the best known of all the poets from the Americas to write in Latin. In the 15 books of his Rusticatio Mexicana …
Italy and the Classical Tradition
Language, Thought and Poetry 1300-1600
Av Carlo Caruso, Carlo Caruso m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
2599 kr
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Italy's original fascination with its cultural origins in Greece and Rome first created what is now known as 'the Classical tradition' - the pervasive influence of ancient art and thought on later times. In response to a growing interest in Classical reception, this volume provides a timely …
Antiquities and Classical Traditions in Latin America
Av Andrew Laird, Nicola Miller
Häftad, 2018
301 kr
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This collection is the first concerted attempt to explore the significance of classical legacies for Latin American history – from the uses of antiquarian learning in colonial institutions to the currents of Romantic Hellenism which inspired liberators and nation-builders in the nineteenth and …
Epic of America
An Introduction to Rafael Landivar and the Rusticatio Mexicana
Av Andrew Laird
Häftad, 2020
542 kr
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A lively introduction to the rich and complex tradition of Latin literature from colonial Spanish America, and to its best known author, the poet Rafael Landivar. Rafael Landivar is the best known of all the poets from the Americas to write in Latin. In the 15 books of his Rusticatio Mexicana …
Italy and the Classical Tradition
Language, Thought and Poetry 1300-1600
Av Andrew Laird, Carlo Caruso m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
640 kr
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Italy's original fascination with its cultural origins in Greece and Rome first created what is now known as 'the Classical tradition' - the pervasive influence of ancient art and thought on later times. In response to a growing interest in Classical reception, this volume provides a timely …
Estudios en honor a Rafael Landívar, S. J.
Av Lucrecia Mendez de Penedo, Marcela Suarez m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
168 kr
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La publicación forma parte de la Monumenta Landivariana, serie mayor, cuyo objetivo es ofrecer estudios generales y especializados en torno a la obra poético-literaria de Rafael Landívar. Autores de diversos centros académicos y de investigación se unen para analizar, desde perspectivas …
