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22 produkter
Theogony and Works and Days
Av Hesiod, M. L. West m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
118 kr
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Hesiod, who lived in Boetia in the late eighth century BC, is one of the oldest known, and possibly the oldest of Greek poets. His Theogony contains a systematic genealogy of the gods from the beginning of the world and an account of the struggles of the Titans. In contrast, Works and Days is a …
Greek Lyric Poetry
Includes Sappho, Archilochus, Anacreon, Simonides and many more
Av M. L. West
Häftad, 2008
127 kr
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The Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poets of the two centuries from 650 to 450 BC - Archilochus and Alcman, Sappho and Mimnermus, Anacreon, Simonides, and the rest - produced some of the finest poetry of antiquity, perfect in form, spontaneous in expression, reflecting all the joys and anxieties …
The Epic Cycle
A Commentary on the Lost Troy Epics
Av M. L. West
Inbunden, 2013
3548 kr
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The Iliad and Odyssey do not cover the main story of the Trojan War. The whole saga, which includes Zeus' plan to reduce the world's population, the Judgment of Paris and seduction of Helen, the start of the campaign, the Wooden Horse, the fall of Achilles, the homecoming of Agamemnon, and the …
Hymns of Zoroaster
A New Translation of the Most Ancient Sacred Texts of Iran
Av M. L. West
Häftad, 2019
289 kr
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A new translation of the foundation texts of the Zoroastrian religion, the Gathas (songs) composed by Zoraster himself, together with the Liturgy in seven chapters composed shortly after his death some 2600 years ago. After a substantial introduction to Zoroaster's religious thought, West presents …
Greek Lyric, Tragedy, and Textual Criticism
Collected Papers
E-bok, 2007
2003 kr
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W. S. Barrett (1914-2001) was one of the finest Hellenists of the second half of the twentieth century, known above all for his celebrated edition of Euripides'' Hippolytus. This volume of his collected scholarly papers includes five articles published between 1954 and 1978, together with a much …
Indo-European Poetry and Myth
Av M. L. West
E-bok, 2008
975 kr
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The Indo-Europeans, speakers of the prehistoric parent language from which most European and some Asiatic languages are descended, most probably lived on the Eurasian steppes some five or six thousand years ago. Martin West investigates their traditional mythologies, religions, and poetries, and …
The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women
Its Nature, Structure and Origins
Av M. L. West
Inbunden, 1985
3369 kr
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The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women Its Nature, Structure and Origins
Hesiod Theogonia, Opera et Dies, Scutum, Fragmenta Selecta
Av Hesiod, F. Solmsen m. fl.
Inbunden, 1990
495 kr
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In this new and third edition, the additional fragments contained in the appendix of the second edition have been incorporated in the main text. Some further discoveries have been included, and reference has been made to the results of recent research on the relative placing of certain papyrus …
Early Greek Philosophy and the Orient
Av M. L. West
Inbunden, 1971
2490 kr
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Oxford Scholarly Classics is a new series that makes available again great academic works from the archives of Oxford University Press. Reissued in uniform series design, the reissues will enable libraries, scholars, and students to gain fresh access to some of the finest scholarship of the last …
The Making of the Odyssey
Av M. L. West
Inbunden, 2014
3443 kr
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The poet of the Odyssey was a seriously flawed genius. He had a wonderfully inventive imagination, a gift for pictorial detail and for introducing naturalistic elements into epic dialogue, and a grand architectural plan for the poem. He was also a slapdash artist, often copying verses from the …
Introduction to Greek Metre
Av M. L. West
Häftad, 1987
1467 kr
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This abridged version of the author's comprehensive Greek Metre will provide students with a more easily approachable and digestible introduction to the subject. The explanations of basic matters have been simplified, and additional examples have been included to illustrate the commoner metres.
Greek Lyric, Tragedy, and Textual Criticism
Collected Papers
Inbunden, 2007
3548 kr
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W. S. Barrett (1914-2001) was one of the finest Hellenists of the second half of the twentieth century, known above all for his celebrated edition of Euripides' Hippolytus. This volume of his collected scholarly papers includes five articles published between 1954 and 1978, together with a much …
Indo-European Poetry and Myth
Av M. L. West
Inbunden, 2007
5340 kr
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The Indo-Europeans, speakers of the prehistoric parent language from which most European and some Asiatic languages are descended, most probably lived on the Eurasian steppes some five or six thousand years ago. Martin West investigates their traditional mythologies, religions, and poetries, and …
Indo-European Poetry and Myth
Av M. L. West
Häftad, 2008
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
1516 kr
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The Indo-Europeans, speakers of the prehistoric parent language from which most European and some Asiatic languages are descended, most probably lived on the Eurasian steppes some five or six thousand years ago. Martin West investigates their traditional mythologies, religions, and poetries, and …
The Making of the Iliad
Disquisition and Analytical Commentary
Av M. L. West
Inbunden, 2011
4194 kr
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The Making of the Iliad is intended for readers who have some knowledge of Greek and of Homer. After introductory chapters on the poet of the Iliad's date and homeland, the poetic traditions known to him, the way in which his work developed, and its early reception, Martin West provides a running …
Hellenica: Hellenica
Volume 1: Epic
Av M. L. West
Inbunden, 2011
2705 kr
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Martin West is internationally known as one of the outstanding Classical scholars of our time, and one of the most prolific. Hellenica is a three-volume selection of ninety or so of his more notable papers relating to Greek literature and thought. This first volume, Epic, contains thirty essays, …
Hellenica
Volume II: Lyric and Drama
Av M. L. West
Inbunden, 2013
2858 kr
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Martin West is internationally known as one of the outstanding Classical scholars of our time, and one of the most prolific. Hellenica is a three-volume selection of ninety or so of his most notable papers relating to Greek literature and thought. This second volume contains thirty-one items chosen …
Hellenica
Volume III: Philosophy, Music and Metre, Literary Byways, Varia
Av M. L. West
Inbunden, 2013
3179 kr
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Martin West is internationally known as one of the outstanding Classical scholars of our time, and one of the most prolific. Hellenica is a three-volume selection of ninety or so of his most notable papers relating to Greek literature and thought. This third volume contains thirty-three pieces …
Euripides: Orestes
Av West, M. L. West
Häftad, 1987
631 kr
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If not the profoundest of Greek tragedies, Orestes is certainly one of the most exuberant and entertaining. Euripides stands traditional legend on its head to forge a melodrama full of varied action, emotion, and novel theatrical effects, with a succession of crises crowned by a spectacular happy …
Hymns of Zoroaster
A New Translation of the Most Ancient Sacred Texts of Iran
Av M. L. West
E-bok, 2010
359 kr
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A new translation of the foundation texts of the Zoroastrian religion, the Gathas (songs) composed by Zoraster himself, together with the Liturgy in seven chapters composed shortly after his death some 2600 years ago. After a substantial introduction to Zoroaster's religious thought, West presents …
Hymns of Zoroaster
A New Translation of the Most Ancient Sacred Texts of Iran
Av M. L. West
E-bok, 2010
302 kr
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Zoroaster was one of the greatest and most radical religious reformers in the history of the world. The faith that he founded some 2600 years ago in a remote region of central Asia flourished to become the bedrock of a great empire as well as its official religion. Zoroastrianism is still practised …
