Classical Studies


Greek Tragedy

Suffering under the Sun
$55.00
In Stock, 
Hardback Jan 2010 ISBN13: 9780199232512ISBN10: 0199232512 Individual essays on all the plays enable the reader to understand each of the texts as well as the general background to the dramas
bookshot


Politeness and Politics in Cicero's Letters

$85.00
In Stock, 
Hardback Apr 2009 ISBN13: 9780195329063ISBN10: 0195329066 New insights into the negotiation and maintenance of political "friendships" in ancient Rome
bookshot


New Directions in Ancient Pantomime

$140.00
In Stock, 
Hardback Dec 2008 ISBN13: 9780199232536ISBN10: 0199232539 The first comprehensive study of ancient pantomime dancing in its social and literary context
bookshot


The Nation and its Ruins

Antiquity, Archaeology, and National Imagination in Greece
$125.00
In Stock, 
Hardback Sep 2007 ISBN13: 9780199230389ISBN10: 0199230382 The first investigation of the production and use in Greece of the material, as opposed to the simply literary, classical past

See more from the series


bookshot


The Peloponnesian War

$19.95
In Stock, 
Paperback Jul 2009 ISBN13: 9780192821911ISBN10: 0192821911 This new edition combines a masterly new translation by Martin Hammond with comprehensive supporting material

See more from the series


bookshot


Paradox and the Marvellous in Augustan Literature and Culture

$130.00
In Stock, 
Hardback Jul 2009 ISBN13: 9780199231249ISBN10: 0199231249 A new angle on important aspects of a central period of Roman culture and literature
bookshot


Classics in Post-Colonial Worlds

$140.00
In Stock, 
Hardback Nov 2007 ISBN13: 9780199296101ISBN10: 0199296103 The first book to discuss the interaction between classical texts and modern culture in a postcolonial setting

See more from the series


bookshot


The Monetary Systems of the Greeks and Romans

$110.00
In Stock, 
Hardback Mar 2008 ISBN13: 9780199233359ISBN10: 0199233357 The only up-to-date account of the problems concerning both Greek and Roman money
bookshot


Living Classics

Greece and Rome in Contemporary Poetry in English
$99.00
In Stock, 
Hardback Sep 2009 ISBN13: 9780199233731ISBN10: 019923373X Explores the recent renaissance of the Greek and Latin classics in poetry written in English

See more from the series


bookshot


Plato and Hesiod

$99.00
In Stock, 
Hardback Jan 2010 ISBN13: 9780199236343ISBN10: 0199236348 A multifaceted account of Plato's hitherto neglected engagement with Hesiod
bookshot


Discover these from OUP

A thousand years of English literature

cover The Oxford English Literary History is the new century's definitive account of a rich and diverse literary heritage that stretches back for a millennium and more.


Authoritative and comprehensive

cover The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature surveys the terrain of American literary history, from the 1600s to the present day, through 350 interpretive essays.


The most exotic blooms

cover Orchids are widely collected, often temperamental and always admired. However, even those those who cultivate and appreciate them find them a mystery. Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part One) provide in depth information and understanding of these beautiful blooms.