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15 produkter
Cypria
Häftad, 2019
204 kr
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The Cypria, so named because its poet supposedly came from the island of Cyprus, was an early Greek epic that is known to us primarily through quotations and references to passages by later authors, as well as through a prose summary of its plot and contents.Malcolm Davies uses linguistic evidence …
Greek Epic Cycle
Häftad, 2001
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
432 kr
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In the wake of Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey", poets of the seventh and sixth centuries BC composed epics which covered other parts of the Trojan War story or different areas of Greek mythology. Quotations from them and other testimonies as to their content survive in later authors and the evidence …
Aethiopis
Neo-Neoanalysis Reanalyzed
Häftad, 2016
489 kr
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It may seem odd to devote an entire book, however short, to a lost epic of which hardly any fragments (as normally defined) survive. The existence of a late prose summary of the epic’s contents hardly dispels that oddness. One (rather long) word may supply justification: Neoanalysis.This once …
Epic Cycle Concludes
The Sack of Troy and the Nostoi of the Heroes
Häftad, 2027
277 kr
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The Epic Cycle Concludes deals with the two separate epics that related the sack of Troy and with the two that recounted the returns home of the victorious Greek heroes and the further adventures and death of the most famous of those surviving heroes, Odysseus (the Nostoi and the Telegony, …
Poetarum Melicorum Graecorum Fragmenta: Volume I
Alcman, Stesichorus, Ibycus: Post D. L. Page
Inbunden, 1991
6130 kr
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This is the first of a four-volume edition of Greek lyric fragments which takes account of recent papyrus finds and new editions of those works in which the fragments are preserved. A brief exegetical commentary and a more general testimonia vitae atque artis illuminate these often corrupt texts.
Trachiniae
Inbunden, 1991
523 kr
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Sophocles' Trachiniae (`Women of Trachis') is named after the chorus of this tragedy which is concerned with the innocent and ill-fated attempt of Deianeira to win back her husband Heracles after he has sacked the city of Oechalia and fallen in love with the daughter of the defeated king.Over the …
Lesser and Anonymous Fragments of Greek Lyric Poetry
A Commentary
Inbunden, 2021
2608 kr
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An authoritative commentary on the surviving fragments of Greek lyric poetry up to the death of Aristotle. No comparable work exists, partly because these fragments are usually small, textually corrupt and difficult to interpret. But they cast light on several aspects of Greek culture: for example, …
Punishing Criminals
Developing Community-Based Intermediate Sanctions
Inbunden, 1993
1001 kr
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Punishing Criminals is about sentencing theory and policy and the attempt to identify punishments other than imprisonment. Davies argues for the need to develop more credible and effective community-based intermediate sanctions that have the confidence of the public and the officials in the …
Theban Epics
Häftad, 2014
229 kr
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In antiquity, the story of the failed assault of the Seven against Thebes ranked second only to the Trojan War. But whereas the latter was immortalized by Homer’s Iliad, the account of the former in the epic Thebais survives only in fragments preserved in later authors. The same is true of the …
Davies, Croall & Tyrer's Criminal Justice
Häftad, 2026
631 kr
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Davies, Croall & Tyrer's Criminal Justice , 6th edition, offers a comprehensive introduction to the criminal justice system in England and Wales. The perfect companion for anyone studying criminal justice as part of a Law or Criminology degree, this resource is designed to ensure that you …
Davies, Croall & Tyrer's Criminal Justice
E-bok, 2026
622 kr
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Davies, Croall & Tyrer's Criminal Justice, 6th edition, offers a comprehensive introduction to the criminal justice system in England and Wales. The perfect companion for anyone studying criminal justice as part of a Law or Criminology degree, this resource is designed to ensure that you …
Criminal Justice
Häftad, 2015
775 kr
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The 5th edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the Criminal Justice system. Fully up to date, it combines a description of the major agencies involved in the control of crime and the pursuit of justice with an introduction to criminal justice theory and key …
Hero's Life Choice. Studies on Heracles at the Crossroads, the Judgement of Paris, and Their Reception
‘Verbalising the Visual and Visualising the Verbal’
Inbunden, 2023
2772 kr
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Two allegorical ancient Greek stories about a young hero’s career- defining choice are shown in this book to have later been appropriated to radically differing effects. E.g. a male’s choice between female personifications can morph into a female’s choice between the same, or between various male …
