Wiley-VCH - Classical Studies

Rome Enters the Greek East

Eckstein, Arthur M. — 10 Feb 2012 08:17:43 +0100

This volume examines the period from Rome's earliest involvement in the eastern Mediterranean to the establishment of Roman geopolitical dominance over all the Greek states from the Adriatic Sea to Syria by the 180s BC. [452 Pages, Softcover]

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Catullus

Gaisser, Julia Haig — 10 Feb 2012 08:17:42 +0100

Catullus is one of the liveliest and most appealing Roman poets. His emotion, charm, and apparent spontaneity resonate with readers as strongly today as in antiquity. This sophisticated literary and historical introduction brings Catullus to life for the modern reader and presents his poetry in all its variety of emotions, subjects, and styles. Julia Gaisser situates Catullus in his historical context, explaining the social and sexual conventions underlying his work. She treats Catullus's language, meters, and poetic architecture as essential elements of his poetry and shows how he has used them to achieve his poetic effects. [254 Pages, Softcover]

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Ancient Epic

King, Katherine Callen — 10 Feb 2012 08:17:40 +0100

Ancient epics remain a fount of inspiration for poets, dramatists, and musicians not only because they tell good stories in an aesthetically beautiful way, but also because they speak to contemporary hearts and minds still wrestling with timeless issues of human limitation, passion, violence, and uses and abuses of power. This book discusses six major epics across the Homeric and Roman traditions, situating each poem in its historical context and providing helpful interpretations, a detailed timeline, suggestions for further readings, and an appendix of the Olympian gods and their Akkadian counterparts. [218 Pages, Softcover]

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Household and Family Religion in Antiquity

Bodel, John / Olyan, Saul M. (eds.) — 10 Feb 2012 08:17:39 +0100

This book aims to advance our understanding of household and family religion in Mediterranean and West Asian antiquity, as opposed to state-sponsored or civic temple cults. The volume explores the new recognition that religious expression associated with household, family, and domicile is significant and must be investigated in a serious way. [342 Pages, Softcover]

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Writing

Powell, Barry B. — 10 Feb 2012 08:17:38 +0100

Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization offers a coherent system of terms and categories for the study of the complex phenomena in the world's writing systems. Tracing the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond, the book examines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the relations of these systems to Egyptian and Chinese writing, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and the mystery of alphabetic writing. The book also incorporates examples from contemporary and historical writing systems, and many illustrations. [296 Pages, Softcover]

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A Companion to Late Antiquity

Rousseau, Philip (ed.) — 10 Feb 2012 08:17:37 +0100

An accessible and authoritative overview capturing the vitality and diversity of scholarship that exists on the transformative time period known as late antiquity. [734 Pages, Softcover]

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A Companion to the Latin Language

Clackson, James (ed.) — 15 Aug 2011 08:17:57 +0200

For a dead language, Latin has achieved an elevated stature unmatched by few living languages -- its cultural cachet evidenced through countless terms and phrases utilized in Western law, medicine, and science. To celebrate this extraordinary legacy, A Companion to the Latin Language offers a comprehensive account of the evolution of Latin from its Indo-European origins to its modern-day usage. Unmatched in breadth of coverage and scholarly rigor, A Companion to the Latin Language presents the most thorough and up-to-date consideration of the rich complexities and enduring legacy of the Latin language available today. [660 Pages, Hardcover]

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English Translation and Classical Reception

Gillespie, Stuart — 19 Apr 2011 08:19:27 +0200

This first book-length study of English translation as a topic in classical reception engages with the dialogues generated between individual translations and their source-texts, and also with the wide and deep tradition of which they form a part. English Translation and Classical Reception argues for a remapping of English literary history which would uncover the neglected history of classical translation from Chaucer to the present. Gillespie explores little-known and sometimes suppressed translated texts in terms of their implications for English literary history and for the interpretation of classical literature. [213 Pages, Hardcover]

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Roman Historiography

Mehl, Andreas — 19 Apr 2011 08:18:33 +0200

Roman Historiography presents a comprehensive introduction to the development of Roman historical writings in the ancient world. Rooting his survey in the context of its Greek predecessors, and within the broader framework of Roman literature and society, Mehl discusses every historical writer of significance in the ancient Roman era. Also considered are essential themes such as genre, teleology, the idea of Rome, and exemplary moral conduct. [298 Pages, Hardcover]

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A Companion to Greek Mythology

Dowden, Ken / Livingstone, Niall (eds.) — 19 Apr 2011 08:18:29 +0200

A Companion to Greek Mythology presents a series of essays that explore the phenomenon of Greek myth from its origins in shared Indo-European story patterns and the Greeks' contacts with their Eastern Mediterranean neighbors through its development as a shared language and thought-system from the Greco-Roman world. Contributions from a prestigious international team of literary experts cover Greek myth's intersection with history, philosophy and religion and introduce readers to topics in mythology that are often inaccessible to non-specialists. [672 Pages, Hardcover]

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The Roman Calendar from Numa to Constantine

Rüpke, Jörg — 18 Apr 2011 08:17:45 +0200

The Roman calendar, in particular the Julian form of the calendar during the reign of Caesar, was used as the basis for what is, globally, the most important calendar today. It evolved in a series of reforms and revolutions and many of its peculiar features, from the names of the months to the number of days, are still visible. Offering new reconstructions of the critical stages of its technical, political, medial, and religious history, The Roman Calendar from Numa to Constantine demands serious revisions to previous accounts and provides a definitive history of the Roman calendar. [240 Pages, Hardcover]

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A Companion to Roman Religion

Rüpke, Jörg (ed.) — 21 Mar 2011 08:18:32 +0100

A comprehensive treatment of the significant symbols and institutions of Roman religion, this Companion places the various religious symbols, discourses, and practices, including Judaism and Christianity, into a larger framework to reveal the sprawling landscape of the Roman religion. [572 Pages, Softcover]

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The Homer Encyclopedia

Finkelberg — 8 Feb 2011 08:18:11 +0100

The Homer Encyclopedia represents the first comprehensive reference work encompassing the world and artistry of the legendary Greek poet Homer. The Encyclopedia includes in-depth coverage of Homer's world, the historical and cultural background of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Homeric scholarship, and the reception of Homer in education, literature, and art from antiquity to the present day, including the Early Christian, Jewish, and Arabic traditions. The contributors to this indispensable three-volume set include established scholars and up and coming Homeric scholars. Breathtaking in scope and scholarship, the Homer Encyclopedia is the definitive reference source for students and scholars of Homer. [1120 Pages, Hardcover]

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Tales of the Barbarians

Woolf, Greg — 10 Jan 2011 08:17:56 +0100

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. The text investigates the connections between empire and knowledge at the turn of the millennia, and the creation of new histories in the Roman West. In addition, the author explores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local experts. [184 Pages, Hardcover]

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A Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography

Marincola, John (ed.) — 29 Nov 2010 08:18:04 +0100

This two-volume Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography reflects the new directions and interpretations that have arisen in the field of ancient historiography in the past few decades. * Comprises a series of cutting edge articles written by recognised scholars * Presents broad, chronological treatments of important issues in the writing of history and antiquity * These are complemented by chapters on individual genres and sub-genres from the fifth century B.C.E. to the fourth century C.E. * Provides a series of interpretative readings on the individual historians * Contains essays on the neighbouring genres of tragedy, biography, and epic, among others, and their relationship to history [748 Pages, Softcover]

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A Companion to Catullus

Skinner, Marilyn B. (ed.) — 24 Nov 2010 08:17:43 +0100

In this companion, international scholars provide a comprehensive overview that reflects the most recent trends in Catullan studies. * Explores the work of Catullus, one of the best Roman 'lyric poets' * Provides discussions about production, genre, style, and reception, as well as interpretive essays on key poems and groups of poems * Grounds Catullus in the socio-historical world around him * Chapters challenge received wisdom, present original readings, and suggest new interpretations of biographical evidence [616 Pages, Softcover]

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A Companion to Classical Receptions

Hardwick, Lorna / Stray, Christopher (eds.) — 24 Nov 2010 08:17:42 +0100

Examining the profusion of ways in which the arts, culture, and thought of Greece and Rome have been transmitted, interpreted, adapted and used, A Companion to Classical Receptions explores the impact of this phenomenon on both ancient and later societies. * Provides a comprehensive introduction and overview of classical reception - the interpretation of classical art, culture, and thought in later centuries, and the fastest growing area in classics * Brings together 34 essays by an international group of contributors focused on ancient and modern reception concepts and practices * Combines close readings of key receptions with wider contextualization and discussion * Explores the impact of Greek and Roman culture worldwide, including crucial new areas in Arabic literature, South African drama, the history of photography, and contemporary ethics [558 Pages, Softcover]

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The Blackwell History of the Latin Language

Clackson, James / Horrocks, Geoffrey — 24 Nov 2010 08:17:39 +0100

This text makes use of contemporary work in linguistics to provide up-to-date commentary on the development of Latin, from its prehistoric origins in the Indo-European language family, through the earliest texts, to the creation of the Classical Language of Cicero and Vergil, and examines the impact of the spread of spoken Latin through the Roman Empire. * The first book in English in more than 50 years to provide comprehensive coverage of the history of the Latin language * Gives a full account of the transformation of the language in the context of the rise and fall of Ancient Rome * Presents up-to-date commentary on the key linguistic issues * Makes use of carefully selected texts, many of which have only recently come to light * Includes maps and glossary as well as fully translated and annotated sample texts that illustrate the different stages of the language * Accessible to readers without a formal knowledge of Latin or linguistics [332 Pages, Softcover]

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A Companion to Ancient Macedonia

Roisman, Joseph / Worthington, Ian (eds.) — 22 Nov 2010 08:18:38 +0100

A Companion to Ancient Macedonia examines the political, military, social, economic, and cultural history of ancient Macedonia from the Archaic period to the end of Roman domination and beyond. Material culture, such as art, architecture, and archaeology, is also explored. Written in a lively and accessible style, the companion includes specially commissioned chapters by leading and up-and-coming scholars, and features suggestions for further reading. This comprehensive, up-to-date collection of essays provides a rich resource for students and scholars of ancient Macedonia. [696 Pages, Hardcover]

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Van De Mieroop Ancient History Course Set

Van De Mieroop, Marc — 15 Nov 2010 08:17:33 +0100

[792 Pages, Softcover]

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