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This book examines the work of Ammianus Marcellinus, who has often been underestimated as a writer while lauded as an historian. This book portrays him as a... Læs mere
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Pity and Power in Ancient Athens argues that the exercise of power in democratic Athens, especially during its brief fifth-century empire, raised troubling questions about the alleviation and infliction of suffering, and pity emerged as a topic in Athenian culture at this time.
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Pausanias' Description of Greece is the most important non-fictional travel work in ancient Greek literature. It is here... Læs mere
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Greek tragedy is widely read and performed, but outside the commentary tradition detailed study of the poetic style and language of Aeschylus,... Læs mere
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Introduction for students and non-specialists to this wide-ranging body of poetry, which includes work by such famous poets as Sappho and Pindar. It takes full... Læs mere
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Archaic Greek poetry is an important source for the history of the period. This 2005 book offers close readings of this poetry, particularly that of Solon, in order to explore the politics and ideologies of the day. The influence of performance context is also examined.
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In this fascinating study of the language of insult in classical Athens, Professor Worman demonstrates that the abuse of public speakers - particularly political... Læs mere
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Using deconstructionist and feminist theory, this book investigates the theme of the lost voice of truth and justice in four plays by Euripides. It sheds light on... Læs mere
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This book argues that the animal choruses in Greek comedy of the late fifth century may have been conscious revivals of an... Læs mere
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This 2006 book addresses the issue of transferring any piece of theatre from a source into a target language. The history of translating classical tragedy and... Læs mere
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Accessible edition with commentary of this widely read but highly complex and challenging play. Provides help with morphology, grammar and syntax and interpretation of the text in... Læs mere
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Generations of authors, scholars and students have embraced the sophisticated scurrility of Apuleius and Petronius, the elegance of Chariton and... Læs mere