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A Companion to the Classical Tradition (Paperback)

A Companion to the Classical Tradition accommodates the pressing need for an up-to-date introduction and overview of the growing field of reception studies.A comprehensive introduction and overview of the classical tradition - the interpretation of classical texts in later centuriesComprises 26 newly commissioned essays from an international team of expertsDivided into three sections: a chronological survey,a geographical survey,and a section illustrating the connections

The Cambridge Companion to Homer (Paperback)

The two Homeric poems,the Iliad and the Odyssey,have long been considered masterpieces,and their influence on subsequent Greek and Western literature has been immense. An international team of experts discusses the poems,their background and composition,and subsequent reception to the present day. Each chapter features contemporary critical insights and closes with a guide to further reading on the topic.

The Cambridge Companion to Heidegger (Paperback)

Martin Heidegger is now widely recognized as one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. He transformed mainstream philosophy by defining its central task as asking the 'question of being'. His thought has contributed to the turn to hermeneutics and to postmodernism and poststructuralism. Moreover,the disclosure of his deep involvement in Nazism has provoked much debate about the relation of philosophy to politics. This edition brings to the fore other works,as well as alternative approache

Anglicanism and the Western Catholic Tradition (Paperback)

This collection of essays by leading Anglican and Roman Catholic historians exemplifies the increasing scholarly interchange out of which a more sophisticated interpretation of the history of centuries of separation is developing - an interpretation that can be a unifying rather than a dividing force in future Anglican-Catholic relations. In helping to create a sense of common ownership of the past,Anglicanism and the Western Christian Tradition also lays the foundations for a way of remembering which h

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The Arts & Crafts Companion (Paperback)

A movement dedicated to the revival of traditional craftsmanship,Arts and Crafts was enthusiastically embraced by all those who had become disenchanted with shoddy mass-production at the turn of the 20th century. This comprehensive history of Arts and Crafts traces both the origins of the movement and examines the personalities behind it. Fields addressed include architecture,glass and lighting,ceramics,gardens,and furniture,and detailed studies of specific Arts and

A Companion to Magical Realism (Paperback)

This new Companion to Magical Realism provides an assessment of the world-wide impact of a movement which was incubated in Germany,flourished in Latin America and then spread to the rest of the world. It provides a set of up-to-date assessments of the work of writers traditionally associated with magical realism such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez (in particular his recently published memoirs),Alejo Carpentier,Miguel ngel Asturias,Juan Rulfo,Isabel Allende,Laura Esquivel and Salman Rushdie,as well as brin

A Companion to Catalan Literature (Paperback)

This book is the only one of its kind in English. Part literary history,part literary criticism,it is above all a personal assessment of a rich and important body of work which is still not widely known outside Catalonia. Catalan literature,one of the three major Peninsular literatures,reached an impressive level of excellence in the middle ages,beginning with Ramon Llull and the chronicles,and culminating in the two great fifteenth-century writers,the poet Ausias March and Joanot Martorell,the auth

Classical Tradition in Operation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rudd, Niall, PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, In these five essays Niall Rudd presents an eclectic set of comparisons between certain ancient authors and later English writers ranging from Chaucer to Pound. He shows how five English writers consciously used and adapted classical works, and in so doing he illuminates both the classical authors and their English imitators and admirers. Readable translations and summaries of the Latin sources make these stimulating studies accessible even to scholars and students with little or no Latin. The first essay compares Chaucer's treatment of Dido in The House of Fame and The Legend of Good Women with Virgil's presentation of Dido in the Aeneid, and Ovid's in Heroides 7. The second essay, comparing Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors with Plautus' Menaechmi, demonstrates how Shakespeare, weaving Roman farce into the framework of Hellenistic romance, developed both genres into something richer and more complex. The third essay on Pope's Epistle to Augustus shows his conversion of Horace's praise of Augustus into an anti-royalist attack on George II. In the fourth essay, Rudd discusses how much of Tennyson's Lucretius is invented and imported by Tennyson as a way of externalizing the inner conflicts he experienced in the age of doubt. The final essay, on Pound and Propertius, looks at Pound's representation of the Latin poet in Homage to Sextus Propertius, specifically in the areas of imperial politics, love, and language. In his preface Rudd writes: 'Everyone knows of the Classical Tradition - comprehending it is another matter.' This book brings it closer to our understanding.

A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture (Paperback; )

A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture edited by Rory McTurk. (ISBN ) Rory McTurk is Professor Emeritus of Icelandic Studies at the University of Leeds. Previously he taught at the Universities of Lund and Copenhagen and at University College, Dublin. This major survey of Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture comprises 29 chapters written by leading scholars in the field, over a third of whom are Icelanders. At the same time, it conveys a sense of the mainland Scandinavian origins of the Icelandic people, and reflects the ongoing contact between Iceland and other countries and cultures. The volume highlights current debates among Old Norse-Icelandic scholars specializing in different aspects of the subject. Coverage of traditional topics is complemented by material on previously neglected areas of study, such as the sagas of Icelandic bishops and the translated knights' sagas. Chapters on 'archaeology', 'social institutions' and 'geography and travel' make it possible to view literature in its wider cultural context, while chapters on 'reception' and 'continuity' demonstrate the ways in which medieval Norse-Icelandic literature and culture overflow into the modern period. I am located in London and both post-delivery and collection are available. If interested in either of these two options, please feel free to contact me and ask for more information. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

To the Last Man: The Battle of the Alamo (Paperback)

Imagine being in the middle of the Texas rebellion at the Battle of the Alamo. The Texans were outnumbered more than 10 to 1,but they were ready to fight to the death for independence from Mexico. Lively language and historical illustrations help readers feel as if they are part of the fight. The text is clear where fact meets legend in this historical battle. Meets Common Core critical thinking standards.

On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition (Paperback)

A classic for more than 20 years,this thought-provoking volume explores the role of Jewish women in the synagogue,in the family,and in the secular world. Greenberg offers ways to change present Jewish practices so that they more readily reflect feminine equality.

The Cambridge Companion to Monteverdi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Whenham, John / Wistreich, Richard, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Claudio Monteverdi is one of the most important figures of 'early' music, a composer whose music speaks powerfully and directly to modern audiences. This book provides an up-to-date and authoritative treatment of Monteverdi and his music, complementing Paolo Fabbri's standard biography of the composer. Written by leading specialists in the field, it is aimed at students, performers and music-lovers in general and adds significantly to our understanding of Monteverdi's music, his life, and the contexts in which he worked. Chapters offering overviews of his output of sacred, secular and dramatic music are complemented by 'intermedi', in which contributors examine individual works, or sections of works in detail. The book draws extensively on Monteverdi's letters and includes a select discography/videography and a complete list of Monteverdi's works together with an index of first lines and titles.

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The Cambridge Companion to Spinoza

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Garrett, Don, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Benedict (Baruch) de Spinoza has been one of the most inspiring and influential philosophers of the modern era, yet also one of the most difficult and most frequently misunderstood. The essays in this volume provide a clear and systematic exegesis of Spinoza's thought informed by the most recent scholarship. They cover his metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science, psychology, ethics, political theory, theology, and scriptural interpretation, as well as his life and influence on later thinkers.

THE OXFORD COMPANION TO MUSIC

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The Oxford Companion to Australian History

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The Students Companion to Social Policy

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Learning To Teach In The Secondary School: A Companion To School Experience, 6th Ed.

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The Routledge Companion to Urban Regeneration (Hardcover)

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The Cambridge Companion to Nineteenth-Century American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Larson, Kerry, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This Companion is the first critical collection of its kind devoted solely to American poetry of the nineteenth century. It covers a wide variety of authors, many of whom are currently being rediscovered. A number of anthologies in the recent past have been devoted to the verse of groups such as Native Americans, African-Americans and women. This volume offers essays covering these groups as well as more familiar figures such as Dickinson, Whitman, Longfellow and Melville. The contents are divided between broad topics of concern such as the poetry of the Civil War or the development of the 'poetess' role and articles featuring specific authors such as Edgar Allan Poe or Sarah Piatt. In the past two decades a growing body of scholarship has been engaged in reconceptualizing and re-evaluating this largely neglected area of study in US literary history this Companion reflects and advances this spirit of revisionism.

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