Clásico

In a much-needed comprehensive introduction to Silius Italicus and the Punica, Jacobs offers an invitation to students and scholars alike to read the epic as a thoughtful and considered treatment of …

"The Forest Farm: Tales of the Austrian Tyrol" by Peter Rosegger is a classic work of Austrian literature that transports readers to the picturesque Alpine setting of the Tyrol region. Thro …

This is the endorsed publication from OCR and Bloomsbury for the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 1) prescription of Cicero»s Philippic II sections 44–50 (… viri tui similis esses) and 78 ( C. Caesari ex …

Ajax is perhaps the earliest of Sophocles» tragedies, yet the issues at its heart remain profoundly resonant today. Set in the Greek encampment during the siege of Troy, it traces not just the story …

These new essays comprise the first collective study of Lucan and his epic poem that focuses specifically on points of contact between his text and the cultural, literary, and historical environments …

In this wide-ranging and ambitiously conceived Research Companion, contributors explore Shakespeare’s relationship to the classic in two broad senses. The essays analyze Shakespeare’s specific debts …

First published in 1994. Lyric Texts and Lyric Consciousness presents a model for studying the history of lyric as a genre. Professor Miller drawls a distinction between the work of the Greek lyrists …

This book introduces readers who may have no previous knowledge of Menander»s comedies to Epitrepontes (The Arbitration), arguably the most exquisitely crafted of his better-preserved plays. It expl …

This study examines how Tacitus» representation of speech determines the roles of speakers within the political sphere, and explores the possibility of politically effective speech in the principate …

This volume offers a wide range of sample passages from literature written in Latin in the British Isles during the period from about 1500 to 1800. It includes a general introduction to and bibliogra …