Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition – serie
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6 produkter
Why Plato Wrote
Häftad, 2012
383 kr
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Why Plato Wrote argues that Plato was not only the world’s first systematic political philosopher, but also the western world’s first think-tank activist and message man. Shows that Plato wrote to change Athenian society and thereby transform Athenian politicsOffers accessible discussions of …
Tales of the Barbarians
Ethnography and Empire in the Roman West
Av Greg Woolf
Häftad, 2014
366 kr
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Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. Investigates the connections between empire and knowledge at the turn of the millennia, and the …
After the Past
Sallust on History and Writing History
Häftad, 2021
624 kr
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Provides a unique and accessible understanding of Sallust and his influence on writing the history of RomeGaius Sallustius Crispus ('Sallust', 86-35 BCE) is the earliest Roman historian from whom any works survive. His two extant writings chronicle crucial moments of a political, social, and …
Tales of the Barbarians
Ethnography and Empire in the Roman West
Av Greg Woolf
Inbunden, 2011
1070 kr
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Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. Investigates the connections between empire and knowledge at the turn of the millennia, and the …
Dionysus Resurrected
Performances of Euripides' The Bacchae in a Globalizing World
Inbunden, 2013
1178 kr
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Dionysus Resurrected analyzes the global resurgence since the late 1960s of Euripides’ The Bacchae. By analyzing and contextualizing these modern day performances, the author reveals striking parallels between transformational events taking place during the era of the play’s revival and events …
Why Plato Wrote
Inbunden, 2010
801 kr
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Why Plato Wrote argues that Plato was not only the world’s first systematic political philosopher, but also the western world’s first think-tank activist and message man. Shows that Plato wrote to change Athenian society and thereby transform Athenian politicsOffers accessible discussions of …
