Classique

The third-century BC Greek poet Herodas had been all but forgotten until a papyrus of eight of his Mimiambs (plus fragments) turned up in the Egyptian desert at the end of the 19th century. They have …

The works of Virgil (70–19 BCE) define the  »golden age » of Latin poetry and have inspired a long tradition of interpretation and adaptation that starts in his own time and extends to important mode …

Agamemnon is the first of the three plays within the Oresteia trilogy and is considered to be one of Aeschylus » greatest works. This collection of 12 essays, written by prominent international acade …

This definitive collection of Ved Mehta’s work contains excerpts from nearly all his writings, many of which first appeared in the New Yorker. It begins with his first book, the classic autobiography …

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 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 …

"First Love: And Other Fascinating Stories of Spanish Life" by Emilia Pardo-Bazan stands as a timeless classic within Spanish literature, showcasing Pardo-Bazan’s prowess as one of the fore …

This motivational analysis of the protagonists in Thomas Hardy »s three most widely read novels–Tess of the d »Urbervilles, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and Jude the Obscure–highlights an often-overl …

This study provides a critical edition of the Pervigilium Veneris with a Latin text, translation and commentary. This late-antique poem, the  »Vigil of Venus », is of unknown date and authorship. It …

First published in 1987, this is a critical edition of the 1647 text by the Scottish author Alexander Ross which offered the Renaissance reader not only a wealth of factual information concerning the …