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Classics

Selected Works

2004

Articles 1 - 7 of 7

Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities

Something Fishy, Tamara Piety Aug 2004

Something Fishy, Tamara Piety

Tamara R. Piety

The story of how one law professor encountered "Moby-Dick" and found therein a reading that offered an opportunity to introduce students to several general themes that resound in the study of law including the question of the function of law, the role of interpretation by analogy, formalism and many others.

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Rimbaud: Una Biografía De Graham Robb, Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez Apr 2004

Rimbaud: Una Biografía De Graham Robb, Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez

Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez

Un reseña de la magnífica biografía de Graham Robb sobre el poeta Arthur Rimbaud.

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Classics In The Nineteenth Century, Kyriakos N. Demetriou Mar 2004

Classics In The Nineteenth Century, Kyriakos N. Demetriou

Kyriakos N. Demetriou

This set comprises the first comprehensive collection of reviews, essays, and articles on George Grote''s writing. It offers a revealing picture of Victorian scholars and their understanding of classical antiquity, and is an indispensable primary source on the reception of Grote in Britain and America. Each volume is prefaced by a lenghty and informative introduction.

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Spine Pathology And Disability At Lesbos, Greece, Anastasia Tsaliki Feb 2004

Spine Pathology And Disability At Lesbos, Greece, Anastasia Tsaliki

Dr Anastasia Tsaliki, PhD

No abstract provided.

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Carlo Michelstaedter’S La Persuasione E La Rettorica: A Translation And Commentary, Carlo Michealstaedter, Russell Valentino, Cinzia Blum, David Depew Dec 2003

Carlo Michelstaedter’S La Persuasione E La Rettorica: A Translation And Commentary, Carlo Michealstaedter, Russell Valentino, Cinzia Blum, David Depew

David J Depew

This translation of Carlo Michelstaedter’s Persuasion and Rhetoric brings the powerful and original work of a seminal cultural figure to English-language readers for the first time. Ostensibly a commentary on Plato’s and Aristotle’s relation to the pre-Socratic philosophers, Michelstaedter’s deeply personal book is an extraordinary rhetorical feat that reflects the author’s struggle to make sense of modern life. This edition includes an introduction discussing his life and work, an extensive bibliography, notes to introduce each chapter, and critical notes illuminating the text. Within hours of completing Persuasion and Rhetoric, his doctoral thesis, 23-year-old Michelstaedter shot himself to death. The text …

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The Ritual Lament In Greek Tradition, By Margaret Alexiou, Nancy Sultan Dec 2003

The Ritual Lament In Greek Tradition, By Margaret Alexiou, Nancy Sultan

Nancy Sultan

No abstract provided.

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Music In Ancient Greece & Rome 1200 B.C.E.—476 C.E., Nancy Sultan Dec 2003

Music In Ancient Greece & Rome 1200 B.C.E.—476 C.E., Nancy Sultan

Nancy Sultan

Profiling milestones and movements in the arts, literature, music and religion from a specific period, each volume in this set helps students and researchers understand the various disciplines of the humanities in relation to each other, as well as to history and culture. An overview of the period and a chronology of major world events begin each volume.

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